New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-16
ORTHE MONROE DOCTRINE
a STRONG RESOLUTION IN PREPARATION
BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
IT WILL. BE INTENDED. 1T is SAID AS A WARNING
TO ENGLAND NOT TO ATTEMPT TO PUR-
CHASE THE TERRITORY IN DIS
PUTE WITH VENEZUELA.


CHASE THE TERRITORY IN DIS
PI-TE WITH VENEZUELA.
Washington Jan 15.--It expected that
the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
would report the Monroe Doctrine resolution TO
the Senate this morning, but action was de-
ferred until Friday when a special meeting
will be called The delay was partly due to a
Hawaiian cable hearing given during the early
hours of the session and the desire of Mr..
Turpie TO consider the subject still further be-
fore taking definite and positive action. All
the members of the committee Were present
except Mr.. Mills.
The resolution, when it is reported to the
Senate will be found to be of a pronounced
and positive tone. Much care has been given
to the wording. 1t is thought that the com
mittee will take the ground that action 10y
Congress is superior to Presidential utteranceS'
and, in line with this belief. it Is UNDERSTOOD
that the committee will close the opening LETT
in Mr.. Ceveland's Venezuelan messas"
through which many profess to believe Great
Britain may pass to a settlement between her-
sell and Venezuela alone. The President III
his message of December Il said:
Great Bran's present proposition has never lrz Inns
though any adjustment of the boundary which that
country may deem for her ADVANTAGE ~mr .'' H..
objected TO by the United States.
There appears 10 be a disagreement III tie
committee as to the effect Of these WORDS. 10y
some il is looked as an estoppel OF any pro-
test on the part of this Government 10 d lit9n NJ
ly sale by Venezuela TO Great 6rlalh ol NV
disputed territory. Such opinion however, uoe
not appear to obtain among the maJoIi,! VI -
committee. who look on Congress as apoNc III.
Executive. in enunciating a polcN win ieSPVOcc
10 foreign affairs For this reason the text Oh
the resolution putting the Monroe Doctrine mo
legislative form will be broad ana general IL
will be made to apply TO the NehiAueid' raav
as well as to any developments Whlch ma!
arise in the future. II will declare the acquiSi-
ton of any territory by any foreign POWER u!
conouest cession purchase or otherwise TO ne
an unfriendly act to the United states ana WIZ
be intended a warning to Great britain ii0'
TO attempt to purchase the disputed teriltoi!.
II is expected that the resolution Will ne ie
PORTED favorably at Fridays meeting anu . .a
the Senate will be asked 10 take prompt acuo"
in the matter. ,,c,,,o,,
Earlier in the day Representative McCorhich
ACCOMPANIED by Admiral Irwin. appeared Deioie
the. committee urge he passage OF a Dill ~
provide Geographic communicating between the
I-nitad states the Hawaiian Islands and Japan
This Is the bill authorizing a NewYork corpora
ton to construct such cable at its own expense,
the United States agreeing during perlou Vi
twenty years to pay to the cable company yearlS
S25 per nautical mile for each mile or caple iaiu
in return for which during that period the COM
many agrees TO transmit free ali HoVeThheh.
messages Other details. such as the liking OF
nress rates possession Of the line by the Govern
ment in time Of war. etc, are provided ior. NO
action was taken on the bill