The herald., 1896-02-18

an opposition to the spirit of the Monroe
doctrine. 1t would control the destiny OF
Cuba. There had been much talk of war.
but there has never been possibility OF
war. Neither government would permit it.
No American soldier would enter Canada.
New York would not be put under contri'
button. The Weliand canal would not be
noticed. The two great countries would GO
on peaceably solving their difficulties. To
that end congress would lay down the Mon.
roe doctrine as an essential feature of
American policy. In time of danger the
surest road to peace was an exact state
ment of our policy.
Mr. Davis closed at o:3O, having spoken
just two hours. and was warmly congratu-
| lated by his associates.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon, chairman of
the commit ee on privileges and elections,
presented in the senate report favoriug
the seating of Dupont as senator from
! Delaware.
The report begins with an account of the
proceedings OF the Delaware legislature on
May 9th last, when it is claimed that Mr..
| Dupont was elected.
| 1t shows that in joint assembly the legis-
| 1a'ure of that state numbered thirty MEM
bers, sixteen of whom constitute ma.
| jority, and that at the time of the alleged
election Hon. Wm. T. Watson. who had
been elected member of the state senate
| and also speaker of the senate. was acting
| as governor of the state. leaving. il he was
not entitled to sit as senator, twenty-nitie
| Legislators TO cousutute ,he joint assembly
| and making fifteen majority. Ii is also
shown that Mr.. Dupont received fifteen
votes.
! The committee concludes that The
whole question of The right of MIR. Dupon.
to a seat in the United States senate. as
| claimed, turns upon the single question,
had Mr.. Watson, then holding aud exercis.
| ing the Office of governor of the sta of
| Delaware. right under the constitution OF
| the state and The laws of the land, to eXer.
] else the Office of state senator. and as such
| to sit in The joint assembly May y, 1920,
to be counted therein in making up the
| number constituting the joint assembly
and vote therein for United States sena-
| tor?n
| The committee say that Mr.. Watson did
! not have this right, aud lay down nu nber
| of propositions basis for their conclu-
| sion. The committee therefore enunciates
the declaration that ON May 8, 1898, the
| date of Mr.. Dupont's election, the leg'sia.
ture of the state of Delaware consisted OF
| hut twen'v-nine members: there were in
the joint assembly on that date but twenty
niue .nenoers Cf sucn legislature entitled
| to seats in such joint assembly and entitled
| to be counted and vote therein. AS Mr.
| Dupont received fifteen votes. being n ma
| jority of the whole number entitled to be
| cast in such joint assembly. and a majority
| of all the legal votes cast therein, he was
legally elec ed senator from the state of
Delaware for the full term commencing
March /, 1896, and is entitled to be seated.
| The committee also takes the position that
| the "fact that such elec ion Is not certified
| by the governor of the state in pursuance
| of the statute on that subject does not in
validate such election in anv respect"
The military academy appropriation bill
| was then taken up.
Villas. Democrat of Wisconsin, offered
an amendment increasing the number OF
cadet appointments by two at large from
| each state. This was supported by Haw.
ley, Elkins and Proctor.
Gordon, Democrat of Georgia, spoke OF
| the need of a citizen soldiery, and urged
! that the recent rrmbles of war should warn
the country to be ready. The people are
hoping and praying for peace between this
| country and Great Britain, hut this would
be more effective if backed by power.
Gordon spoke of the great conflict be-
! tween the north and the south, and of the
! happy obiiteration of its fierce animosity.
As matter of safety against foreign con-
| flicts and domestic violence this proposed
enlargement of the militia force of the
country met With the senator's hearty ap-
| proval.
| when at 5 80 p. m. the senate adjourned
| until tomorrow.
! The speech OF Senator Davis of Mime
| sofa, supporting the resolution of which
| he is the author, enunciating the policy of
the United states on the Monroe doctrine,
was the event of the day in the senate.
| There was added interest and significance
| in Mr.. Davis utterances and the discussion
voices the sentiments of the majority of
| the foreign relations committee, of which
he is a member. The public interest in
the subject was evinced by crowded gal.
ieries. the attendance being greater than
at any time since the vote on the bond
bill. Mr.. Davis was given close attention
throughout. The language was conserva-
tive and was not the radical utterance
some had anticipated. Mr.. Davis spoke
| with qualification of the reports coming
from across the Atlantic that settlement
of the Venezuelan trouble was likely to be
effected, vet he declared with emphasis
that the American people would never en-
dorse a settlement based on concession of
any feature of the Monroe doctrine, While
minimizing the possibilities of war, the
senator said that firm and explicit an.
nouncement of our policy TO resist Euro
pean encroachments would give the surest
guaranty of peace.
The rest of the day was given to the mill.
tary academy bill, which was under dis
cussion when the senate adjourned. The
proposition of Mr.. Villas to increase the
number of appointments by two from
each state, an aggregate of ninety, brought
out much deba e. the prevailing sentiment
being favorable to the increase.
The early part of the session today was
devoted to large amount OF routine busi'
ness.
resolution by Mr.. Allen, Populisf. o,
Nebraska, was adopted, calling on the sec.
retary of the treasury for ini ormation as tc
the amount of money, including the gold
reserve, in the treasury on March 4
1889, and March 4, 1898. respectively
whether there was a decrease OF reve1us
between those two dates ond the causes
therefor.
Another resolution by Mr.. Morgan was
adopted calling on The secretary CT the
treasury for all reports during lSo4-95
concerning the condi.ion Of the fur seals In
Bpring sea.
Mr.. Mitchell presented the report on the
Dupont contested election case, and gave
the earliest day possib e.
| Mr.. Palmer, Democrat, of Illinois, au'
nounced that Mr.. Turpie, Democrat, of In
diana, would present minority report at
later day.
message from the house announced
the disagreement of that body in the sen.
ate silver substitute to the bond bill. No
action was taken as to conference.
Mr.. Vest, Democrat of Missouri, called
I'D the recent report of the secretary oi
agriculture, changing the cattle quarran
tine line in Texas. The senate said the
secretary's action in changing the quar-.
rantine line had the effect of increasing
the price of beef to the people of the en-
tire country and worked special loss and
hardship on the cattle interests of the wesi
and the anIth Waat Mr. Vaat aDoka nj