The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
WAS A MAINE DAY.
Senator Frye's Bill in Relation to the
Marine Conference.
SENATOR HALE'S MEASURE FOR
AN HAWAIIAN CABLE.

Senate-other Washington News-sen.
ator SewalIs Revised Version of the
Monroe Doctrine-Re representative Grow
on the Sealing Award.
Washington, January 16.-In the
Senate, today, Mr.. Allen called attention
: to the adverse report made yesterday by
MIR. Sherman from the committee on
foreign relations, on his bill prohibiting
the acceptance by any American citizens
of title or degree of honor from a
foreign government and asked that in
stead of its being postponed indefinitely
as was ordered yesterday it be placed on
the calendar. No objection was made
and Mr.. Aliens request was complied
with
Mr.. Hans brough, from the committee
Oh agriculture and forestry, reported a
joint resolution directing the Secretary OF
Agriculture to carry into effect the
provision of the law IN relation to the
distribution of seeds and of farmers
bulletins
Mr.. Cullom offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, calling on the Secretary
of State for information as to whether
naturalized citizens of Armenian birth
are allowed to visit Turkey on business
or to see their families, and whether the
United States passports held by them are
recognized by the Turkish government,
also whether the families of such
Armenian naturalized citizens residing
in Turkey are permitted to leave that
also whether such Armenian naturalized
citizens of the United States have the
same right to protection in Turkey as
those naturalized in Great Britain.
France, Germany or Russia. The resolu-
ton was tabled.
Mr.. sEWALL's RESOLUTIONS.
MIR. SewalI, Republican Of New Jersey,
offered the following resolution, and
asked that it lie on the table for the
present:
"ResoIyed-That the Monroe doctr inc,
as originally propounded, was directed
TO the special prevention of the threatened
action of the Allied Powers in reference to
the revolted colonies of Spain and the
occupation, by way of colonization, of
any supposed derellct territory on this
hemisphere.
''2-That the question of resisting any
acquisition of territory by conquest was
limited, as stared by Mr. Webster, to
cases in which, by reason of proximity.
such acquisition would be dangerous to
our safety and the integrity of our insti-
buttons.
3.-That the true ground upon which
the Monroe announcement was based and
upon which any similar position has been
taken, rests for its justification upon what
may be our interests and our interests
only; and that neither by the Monroe
doctrine nor any official declaration, have
we ever done under any pledge to any
power or estate on this continent that
binds us 10 act merely for their protection
against invasion or encroachment by any
other power.
THAT when a case arises in which
European power proposes to acquire
territory by invasion OF conquest, it is
then for us to determine whether our
safety. and our integrity, demands that
we shall resist such action by armed
forces if necessary.
o,-That the executive has pressed the
Monroe doctrine beyond what was con-
tenplated at the time of it's announce
ment and that the resultant sequence of
the position thus taken seems to be
committal of this government to pro-
tactorate over Mexico and the Central
and South American States, and that
this would be most unwise and dangerous
and would violate the sound and well
established policy that we should avoid
all entangling alliances with foreign
powers, whether they be European or
American
"6.-That this action was premature,
l0nK1ncr 10 on Of %kao .&,t<x
and inopportune in view of the business
and financial condition of the country
THAT neither Congress nor the
country can be, or has been. committed
by the action or position of the executive
department in reference to tile Vene-
zuelan boundary controversy, as to the
course to be pursued when the time shall
nave arrived for final determination. Tt
will then be our province and our duty
10 the country to act with due regard
for its honor and dignity, the welfare and
safety OF our people and the integrity of
Cur institutions
MR.. HALE'S BILL.
The bill recently offered by Mr.. Hale.
Republican of Maine, to facilitate the
construction and maintenance of tele-
graph cables in the Pacific ocean for the
N-9O
tercourse, was laid before the Senate and
Ar. Hale advocated it. The bill, he said,
committed the government to the sub
vention OF about $3.50, 900 per annum. 1t
embodied plain business enterprise and
would bring the Hawaiian islands close
to the United States, enabling the latter
to act wisely on the happening of any
Significant event. He looked upon annex
alton as an event sure to come in the
near future. He felt sure that, with the
laying OF the proposed cable, all the
world would take notice that the in
terests of the two governments and two
peoples would become so connected that
all attempts at interference from outside
nations would forever cease. If the
United States abandoned the project, or
was languid in prosecuting 1T, the British
would occupy the ground and by hook OF
crook get resting place IN the Hawaiian
islands or great military and COM
meroial British ocean cable.
Mr. Alien, Populist of Nebraska,
argued in favor of government ownership