The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-10
Discussing THE Doctrine
Mr.. Baker Backs His Resolution with
a Monroe Speech.
WARNING EUROPEAN POWERS
Must Have the Consent of the United
states fore Occupying American Ter
ritOry-Snggcstions That u NcnG-
xuclan Rumor i.c Investigated.

Washington. Jan. 9.-The house bond
bill. with the free coinage substitute for
ii reported from the committee ON IL
nance. was to have engaged the attention
of the senate today, but a half hours
speech by Mr.. Baker (Rep.. Kansas
in favor of an extreme application of
the Monroe doctrine. and an hour and
thrce-quarters speech by Mr.. Stewart
pop. Nebraska on the financial ques-
tion prevented the taking up of the
bond bill until so late an hour that Mr..
Jones Dem., Kansas preferred to
withhold his opening speech upon it
until tomorrow.
Mr. Bakers speech-his first in the
senate chamber-had for its text and
groundwork a joint resolution intro
duced by him declaring that the eXten-
sion of any European power of its ter
ritorial limits on the western hemi
sphere, whether by war. treaty, pur-
chase or otherwise. without the con-
sent of the United States, will he re-
garded as an unfrinedly act. and i'm his
speech he declared that position would
be maintained by war if necessary.
The joint resolution was referred to
the committee on foreign relations. and
the senate at 40 adjourned until to-
morrow.
House Proceedings.
For some reason not apparent on the
surface. the committee on rules did
not report the changes today it Is pro-
posed to make in the code of the Fifty
first congress, under which the house
has SO far been operating, although
their work has been completed and Is
in print. Mr.. Henderson. (Rep., Ill),
gave notice that he would make the
renort tomorrow.
Mr.. Blue. ReD., Kan.), reported the
general pension appropriation bill for
the year ending June 80. 1897. and gave
notice that he would call 1t up after the
renort of the committee on rules had
been disposed of.
A concurrent resolution was offered
for immediate consideration by Mr..
Livingston, tDem.. Ga), but Mr. Bou
telle objected. 1t called upon the presi
dent to investigate the report that Great
Britain had advanced her OutcOstS on
the Venezuelan frontier. and If it were
true. ne was instructed tn demand Il
withdra wal of them to the lines Occu
pied on Dec ". 1899.
The resolution went to the committee
on foreign affairs.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Bingham,
(Rep.. PENN. and approved by the
committee on appropriations was
agreed to. calling upon the secretary
of the treasury for statement of the
reasons for the delay in the construc-
tion of the mint building at Philadel-
phia.
After session of twenty-five min
utes the house adjourned until tOmor-
row.
Free Coinage MAJORITY Small.
A very careful canvas of the senate
on the free coinage substitute to the
house bond bill has been made and 1t
is claimed as a result of that canvass
that the majority in the senate i'm favor
of free coinage at this time will be eX-
ceed,ngly small. Some of the so-called
sound money" men go so far as to say
that it may possibly be defeated. A
conference was held. yesterday by Mr..
German and Mr.. Gray. representing
the anti-silver men on the Democratic
side Of the chamber and Mr.. Aldrich. on
! the Republican side. These three men
went over the situation in thorough
I manner and came to the conclusion that
there was good reason to consider the
passage of free coinage bill at this
time as a matter about which there was
some doubt.
They decline to mention any names
hut il is given out that there are 26 or
- Republicans who will vote against
the substitute and u Democrats. max
ing "a total of 40 or Al within three or
four of majority against the bill. The
figures given are claimed to comprise a
list of votes about which there Is no
doubt. and they think that sufficient
doubtful votes may yet be won over to
! defeat the bill.
owing to the late session of the sem
ate the Republican caucus was not held
this afternoon. 1t will be held at the
call OF the chairman. possibly tomor-
row. .,