Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-01-04
Republicans Have Nominal Con-
troll of United States Senate.
The POPULISTS HELD Al00F
When the Test of Strength Game The!
Made No Response to
the Roll Call.

washington, Dec. oO.--Inefe was
large attendance of senator's in antlcl-
nation of the vote on reorganization,
and the galleries were well filed with
holiday spectators.
Senator PETER presented resolutions
from several G. A. r. posts in Kansas,
Offering their services to the United
States in the event of war with Great
Britain.
Senator Chandler, who has been wag-
ing war against the interstate com
merce commission for not putting a
stop to pooling arrangements, intro
duced a bill to enlarge the interstate
commerce commission, and modify and
increase the scope of its powers.
Senator Brice offered resolutions in
structing the secretary of war to make
an examination of physics and hydraul-
les of the great lakes and to report on
the feasibility and cost of raising the
level of the lakes by a series of dams.
Senator Chandler offered a resolution
calling on the committee on naval at
fairs to inquire into the prices paid by
the United States for armor plate, as to
whether they were reasonable, as TO
whether they were in excess of the
prices charged foreign governments, as
to whether the prices had been in
creased by reason of new patent proc
esses, and whether the navy depart
ment could expedite the granting of
those patents, and whether any officers
of the United States were interested in
these patent processes.
Senator Lodge then took the floor to
ali H. Monroe doc
trine Before he began Senator Mitch
ell of Oregon, chairman of the repub-
lican caucus committee, gave notice
that at the conclusion of Senator
Lodges remarks he should ask the SEN
ate to take up the question of reorganiz-
ing the committees.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Senator Lodges address was listened
to with attention by the senate He
gave very interesting sketch of the
history of the Monroe doctrine and told
how it was vitality involved in the Ven
eZuelan boundary line controversy. lie
followed this with brief relation of the
pending dispute between Great Britain
and Venezuela, which he said had now
reached a crisis affecting most graVely
the well settled policy of the United
States. If England, with no authority
but a disputed claim, seized territory
and declined arbitration upon it, her
action, he declared did not differ from
Selling and holding new territory in
the Americas by right of conquest. IL
she could seize territory under a claim
which had grown larger with each sue
ceedng year, there was nothing to pre-
vent her taking indefinite regions in
South America. The senator referred
to the claim made on Venezuela by
Great Britain for PREPARATION on account
of the arrest by the authorities of the
former country OF British subjects on
the disputed territory. But the ques-
ton of PREPARATION, he declared, must
not be mixed up with the acquisition of
territory If Venezuela paid the in"
demnity fixed and demanded by Great
Britain, she acknowledged in SO doing
that the disputed territory is British
territory and made the whole case void
We had, he continued, neglected toe
long our foreign policy and the great
interests of the United States which lay
beyond her boundaries. We want the
matter of boundary dispute settled bS
arbitration, because if it is settled 9th
erwise it will be a blow to the welfare
and dignity of the United States.
He did not believe the people of Eng
land had the least desire to engage il
ostilities with the United States an!
are than we sought or desired hostili
with them.
We have" said Senator Lodge, "seel
itish forces at Corinto. We know tn
titude they assume in Ve5ezuela