Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-10
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Resolution Keeping Foreigners from
Infringing on Monroe Doctrine.
New Rules Of the House Are But Few in
Number-Othcr Items.

Washington, Jan 8. In the Senate, to-
day, Chandler, Rep, of New Hampshire,
offered u resolution, which was agreed to,
instructing the committee on immigra-
tion to inquire whether legislation is ne
cessary to prevent the Introduction into
the United States of aliens imprisoned in
the penal colonies OF European nations,
established in their American possessions
Baker, Rep, of Kansas, introduced the
following joint resolution and addressed
the Senate in support of it;
Resolved that the United States Of
America will regard it an unfriendly act
for any foreign poser without our con-
sent, by war, treaty, purchase or other
wise to extend its territorial limits in the
Western hemisphere on either of the
Ameican continents, or to, or over, any
ef the islands adjacent thereto, which
this country deems necessary or proper
for Its self preservation, and the United
States of America reserves the right to be
sole Judge Of this niece ssity.
Resolved, that the principle herein
enunciatcd is founded upon the law of
self preservation, which, from necessity
adheres in and belongs to, every civilized
nation ms a sovereign and an inalieuable
ington s farwell address and President
Monroe's ever memorable MESA &c Of Dec.
:, 1923.
In closing his speech, Baker declared
that the United States would maintain
the position announced in his res Tuition
by war, if neces sary in order that peace
might come. We shall not. " he said,
Invite or provoke war. The Justice Of
will tolt 4 Il
the admiration of the civilized world
but il 1t does come, we will triumph in q
cause which history will bless; when the
shock Of fierce contending armies shall be
heard no more, then we shall behold IA
greater America. united, prosperous and
free, still the wonder and the marvel of
the world, matches and uncoDquerable. -
The joint resolution was referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
At145, Stewart, Pop. of Nevada, took
the floor and addressed. the Senate on the
financial question in general particularly
on the Elkips and Butler resolutions for
bidding the issue of bonds under private
contract He characterized the call for a
popular loan as cruel mookery end quoted
from an interview in the New York sun
with Il cabinet minister (not namely to
the effect that the loan is practically un
derwritten by the Rothschild syndicate
The bonds have been offered the public
he said, for gold, while the gold was all
pooled. They had been offered under
possible conditions, the syndicate was dis
paraging the American government
specializing on the government, getting
bonds 10 or 10 per cent. less than the
actual value, lin order to sustain the
honor of the government. How long, ~
he exclaimed, will this government have
honor or credit il these outrageous specu-
lations and populations are allo1cd to
proceed
The President $ tactics in Offering bond
to the public for gold, while practically Sc
curing them for a syndicate reminded
him of a notorious character in the early
days of the California gold fever, who,
when people and animals We're starving
TO death, tantalized a dog one Gay for an
hour with pieco Of ierked beef and then
put it back in his saddle bags. saying to
the starved brute: 81 guess III give this
meat to another dog (Laughter).
Stewart spoke for au hour and threa
quarters, and tacn, on motion of Jones.
Dem, OF Arkansas, the House bond bill.
with Il freq silver substitute reported
from the finance committee was taken up.
Chandler Rep, of New Hampshire,
asked Jones whether he would not prefer
to made the opening speech in favor of
the substitute, tomorrow Jones admitted
that he would, with the understanding
that the bill shall come up, tomorrow, a:
unfinished business.
The Senate thereupon proceeded Il
executive business. WHEN the do9r'
opened, it adjourned till tome ROW.