Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-21
THE MONROE DOCTRINE The Resolution at Last Reaches
 the Senate. NO MISUNDERSTANDING II Foreign Powers Are Told to Keep Off of Amer
 ican Soil. THE REPORT NOT A UNANIMOUS ONE Senator Hill Intimated That the House Bond Bill Is Being Held Back to Await
 the Election of the Two
 Utah Senators.
NO MISUNDERSTANDING 1T
THE REPORT NOT A UNANIMOUS ONE

Washington, D. C., Jan. 20.-Numerous petitions were presented and referred to committees in favor of the Stone bill, relating to immigration, raising the level of the great lakes, service pensions. the recognition of Cuban bellgerency, the retirement of greenbacks and relating to the Transvaal republic
 MT. Davis, republican. of Minnesota, from the committee on foreign relations, reported a preamble and resolution on the Monroe doctrine, the text being as follows:
 Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring, That where as, President Monroe, in his message to congress of December 2, Anno Domini 1923, deemed it proper to assert as prin- ciple in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved on the American continents by the free and in dependent condition which they have as- sumed and maintained were henceforth not to be considered as subjects for fu- ture colonization by any European pow CT: and
 Whereas, President Monroe further de- clared in that message that the United States would consider any attempt by the allied powers of Europe to extend their system to any portion of this hem isphere as dangerous to our peace and sympathy; that with the existing colo nies and dependencies of any European power we have not interfered aud should not interfere, but that with the govern ments who have declared their independ- ence and maintained it, and whose inde- pendence we have on great consideration and on just principles acknowledged, we could not view any interpretation for the purpose of expressing them. or con trolling in any other manner their des- tiny by any European power, in any oth- CT light than as the manifestation of an unfriendly disposition towards the United States and further reiterated in that message that 1t Is impossible that the allied powers should extend their po- litical system to any portion of either continent without endangering our peace and happiness; and
 Whereas, The doctrine and policy so proclaimed by President Monroe have since been repeatedly asserted by the United States, by. executive declaration and >exaction upon occasions and exigen- cies similar to that particular occasion, an exigency which caused them to be first pronounced. and have been ever since their promulgation and now are, the rightful policy of the United States; therefore be 1t
 Resolved, That the United States of America reaffirms and confirms the doc Urine and principles promulgated by
  cep,ber 2, 1923, and declares that it will assert and maintain the doctrine and those principles, and will regard any in fringement thereof, and particularly any attempt by any European power to take or acquire any new or additional terri tory on the American continent or any island adjacent thereto, or any right or sovereignty or dominion in the same, in any case or instance, as to which the United States shall deem such a thing to nr e,of fnfx hxy or through force, purchase, cession, occu- patton, pledge, colonization, protectorate or by control of the leasement in any canal or any other means Of transit across the American isthmus, whether under unfounded pretension of right in cases of alleged boundary disputes. or under any other unfounded pretensions as the manifestation of an unfriendly dis position, which it would be impossible in any form, for the United States to re- gard with indifference.
 The concurrent resolution was placed on the calendar. MT. Gray, member of the committee on foreign relations, stat ing that the report was not unanimous one.
 MT. Frye, from the committee on com merce, reported bill on the subject of naphtha launches, and explained it's pro- visions. Under 1t the launches less than fifteen tons burden shall not require in- spection or an engineer or licensed DlIOt, put lduHC0tS eACccuiIs ultccu tOilS carrying passengers for hire, or carrying freight for hire, shall be subject to in- spection. The bill further provides, MT. Frye said, that none of those launches shall hereafter be utterly lawless, but shall be subject to all the requirements as to the laws of the road. as to safety appliances to be kept on board, as to signals in fogs, and as to the meeting and passing of vessels, which now apply to steam craft.
 
 The Monroe doctrine came up again in the shape of resolutions offered last week by Mir Sewell, republican, of New Jer- sey, limiting the application of the Mon- roe doctrine and condemning the Vene- zuelan message of President Cleveland as unwise and inopportune.
 Mr. Sewell addressed the senate in sup port of his resolution and urged that MT. Cleveland's position was far in advance of what was contemplated in the Mon- roe doctrine. and that the effect of 1t would be the establishment of protec- torate over Mexico and over each of the South American and Central American states.
 No action was taken on Mir. Sewell's resolution, hut Senators Wolcott. repub- lican. of Colorado. and Daniel, demo- crat of Virginia, gave notice of their intention to address the senate upon 1t next Wednesday and Thursday.
 No passage was made on the house bond bill. with the free coinage substi- tute. reported from the tommittee on finance.
 MT. Jones' democrat. of Arkansas. who has charge of it. gave as reason for not pushing 1t the fact that several. sena- tors who desired tn sneak pron 1t were not vet prepared. and wanted more time to get their speeches ready. hut MT. Hifl. democrat of New York. hirted that the vote was kent back until after the cleo tion of the two senators from Utah. z
 The Peffer funeral bill gave rise to some discussion. and was disposedI .nf by being referred to the committed m rules and then at 4:30 o'clock after passing some bills of no general import