The morning times., 1896-01-21
Senate STILL TALKING
Bond and Funeral Bills Take Up
All a Session.
NO CONCLUSION REACHED
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas, Urged to Fix
II Time for II Vote on the Fina ncial
Mensure-Mr. Pugh Offers His ResO-
luton fora vote-But They w Ouldn't
Have It.

The decision of the Senate Committee on
| Foreign Relations as TO thee xtent and mean
! ing of the Monroe doctrine and as to its
applicability TO the Venezuelan dispute,
| was presented to the Senate through Mr..
Davis, Rep, Minnesota, by whom IL was
| originally drawn up, i'll the shape OF a con-
current resolution.
| Itmakcs both houses of Congress reaffirm
and confirm the Monroe doctrine and prin-
ciplcs ana declare that the United States
shall deem any attempt by a European
power to acquire new or additional ter
ritory on the American continents or
adjacent Islands or any easement In any
interoceanic canal as dangerous TO the
peace ana safety of the United States.
l. One member OF the CommlJtee on Foreign
Relations, Mr.. Gray. DEM, Delaware. re-
marked that IL was not the una ninious report
or the committee. The concurrent reso-
! luton was placed on the calendar without
discussion.
Inc subject, however, came up imrnedi-
ateIy afterwards in the shape OF resolution
offered last week by Mr.. seweii, Rep, New
Jersey, limiting the application or the
Monroe doctrine and Concerning the Vene-
Zueian mess age of President Clevelanda as un-
wise and inopportune.
MIR. sEwELL'S OPPOSITION.
Mr.. Scwell addressed the Senate in sup
port OF his resolution and argued that MIR.
Clcveland's position was far in advance
OF what was contemplated in the Monroe
doctrine and that the effect of II would be
the establishment of protectorate over
Mexico and over each OF the South American
and Central American States. No action
was taken on MIR. Seweli's resolution, but
Senators Wolcott, Rep, Colorado, and
Daniel, Dem, Virginia, gave notice OF
their intention to address the Senate upon
it next Wednesday and Thursday.
No progress was made on the House
bond bill with the free coinage substitute
reported from the Committee ON Finance.
Mr.. Jones, Dem, Ark, who has charge of
it, gave as a reason for not pushing 1t the
fact that several Senators who desired 10
speak upon 1t were not yet prepared and
wanted more time TO get their speeches
ready.
Mr.. Pugh, Dem, Ala, said that those
who were anxious for vote on the sub
iect could be gratified by voting upon tie
resolution Offered by him last wcek-being
the Stanley Mathews proposition of 1878.
He wanted to see what progress the money
power had made since 1878 i'll revolution
izing the sentiment of the two Houses.
Mr. Hill, Dem, n. Y, inquired as to the
parliamentary situation OF Mr.. Pugh's res
olution, stating that he desired To scbmit
some remarks upon that revolutionary res
olution. He therefore asked Mr. Pugh not
to press it this afternoon.
Can get unanimous consent to have IL
voted ON tomorrow" Mr.. Pugh asked
"Nottumorrow; some other day. was Mr.
Hills response.
Can you fix a day when the vote on
my resolution may be taken?" Mr. Pugh
asked.
"Iam not informed" said Mr. Hill humor
INN yvhn 20
election of Senators viii take place in Utah,
and therefore the bond bill cannot be dis-
placed in favor of the Senator's resolution
MR.. HILL OBJECTED.
Mr.. PuGh made a motion TO take up and
consider his resolution. Mr.. Hill remarked
that the effect OF the motion would be
to dispIace the bond bill. and the Vice
President concurred in that view. Mr..
Pugh declared that ne did not want to dis
place the bond bill and he asked unanimous
consent to have his resolution made the
unfinished business in the morning hour.
Mr.. Hin objected.
Mr. Hale Rep, Me-. appealed to Mr..
Jones to push the bond bin, saying that the
apprnpriation bills would soon be before
the Senate and would then have the right OF
way. He added that It was the disposition
of both Houses to wind up the session as
speedily as possible
Mr.. Jones stated that he only refrained
from pushing the bill because several Sen
ators had appealed 10 him not TO do
so until they had addressed the Senate.
which they were not yet prepared TO do.
He could not refuse to allow them reason
able time. especially as there was no oc-
casion for any great hurry a this moment
The bond bill and Mr. Pughs resolution went
over for the day.
Mr.. Call, Dem, Fla, presented the trans
lation OF the constitution of the new republic
OF Cuba and asked unanimous consent to
have it printed as a miscellaneous document.
There being 10 objection, it was so ordered.
The Peffer funeral bill gave rise to some
discussion and was disposed of by being
referred to the Committee on Rules land then,
at 4:3O, after pa ssing some bills OF no general
importance, the Senate adjourned until
today.