Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-15
TO MAKE TT A LAW.
Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
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concentration.


lations May Make a Rec
ommendation.
washington, -. g., Jan. 1.-THE Sem
ate committee on foreign relations was
in session for two hours today discuss
ing the Cuban, Armenian and Vene-
zuelan questions, with incidental refer
ence to the Monroe doctrine There was
q full attendance of members and the
discussion took a wide range ON all the
subjects under consideration. There was
no hnaI committee action on any of the
bills or joint resolutions bearing upon
any of the subjects in hand, but all were
referred to subcommittee for special
investigation and report at a future
meeting.
During the meeting the committee
was supplied with copies of the Associat-
ed press dispatches bearing upon the
British cabinet meeting. They were
read with much interest and commented
upon at some length, especially in view
of the fact that they threw new light
upon questions which were then under
discussion. The committee adjourned
at l o'clock to meet subject to the call
of the chairman.
Reaffir1A the Monroe Doctrine.
The committee took positive action
upon only one of the subjects before it.
1t decided upon a positive affirmation
of the Monroe doctrine by Congress, and
subcommittee was appointed to draft
a resolution declaring the sense Of Con-
gress on this question.
The discussion on this point was con-
Quoted upon the basis of Senator Lodges
resolution, which seemed to meet the ap-
proyal of a majority of the members.
Senator Turpie took exception to some
of the phraseOlOgy of this resolution, but
there is little question that the measure
as reported will adhere closely to the
Lodge resolution. The subcommittee is
expected to report at the next full meet
ing Of the committee, or it is possible
that the committee may be polled with
out formal meeting. The committee
was almost unanimous in advocacy of
a declaration on the Monroe doctrine.
Senator Gray is understood to have
taken q position adverse to such q dec
laration.
The opinions advanced were almost all
to the effect that the Venezuelan affair
had served to emphasize the wisdom of
this doctrine and TO show that the time
was ripe for an official declaration of it
by the law-making power of the land
The Associated press dispatch Indicating
Englands purpose of dealing independ-
emily with Venezuela was commented
upon and especially in this connection.
and some of the senator's expressed their
apprehension that the report might be
only too well grounded. Comment was
made upon the portion of the Presidents
message leaving the door open, as com
mitteemen expressed it, for this line of
attack on England's part, but it appeared
to be the sense of the committee that if
England should succeed in patching I'D
the matter with the South American re-
public that circumstance should not be
allowed to stand in the way of a general
declaration which would serve at least
in future emergencies.
Senators Sherman. Lodge and Morgan
were appointed to consider the Cuban
question and the discussion in the COM
mittee indicated that whatever may be
done, if anything is done, will be on the
lines of the recognition of the belIiger-
ency of the insurgents.