The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-01-01
SENATOR LODGE SPOKE
The Massachusetts, Statesman
on the Monroe Doctrine.
INTERESTING SKETCH OF POLICY.
Says It Is Vitally Involved In tho Venezu-
elan Boundary Line controversy, and
Tint the Dispute Has Now Reached q
Crisis Affecting Most Gravely the Honor
of the United States-Senate Work.


of the United States-Senate Work.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-There was
large attendance Of senators in antici-
patton Of the vote on the reorganiza-
tion and the galleries were well filed
spectators.
Mr.. PETER (Pop., Kan.) 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 VOORHEES, presented acommu-
nication from Senor V. D. Dommin-
guez, charge d'affaires of the Argentine
legation in this city, bearing upon the
relations between Argentine and the
United States, affected by the tariff,
which is proposed to be levied on wool
under the house revenue tariff bill.
Senator Perkins introduced a Nicara-
guam canal bill. It provides that the
capital stock shall consist Of 100000
shares at S100 each and is on the lines
of tn Barham house bill.
The clerk Of the house announced the
passage of the bond bill by that body.
Mr.. Chandler (Rep., N. H., who has
been waging war against the interstate
commerce commission for not putting a
stop to pooling arrangements, introduced
bill to enlarge the interstate COM
merce commission and modify and III
crease the scope Of its powers.
Mr.. Brice offered resolutions instruct
ing the secretary Of war to make an ex-
animation of the physics and hydraulics
of the great lakes and to report on the
feasibility and cost Of raising the level
Of the lakes by series of dams.
NJ. Chandler offered aresolution call
ing On the committee on naval affairs to
inquire into the prices paid by the Unit
ed States for armor plate; as to wheth-
er they were reasonable, as to whether
they were in excess of the price charged
foreign governments, as to whether the
prices had been increased by reason of
new patent processes, and whether the
navy department had expedited the
granting of those patents and whether
any officers of the United States were
interested in those patent processes.
Mr.. Lodge (Rep., Mass. then took
the floor to deliver an address on the
Monroe doctrine. Before he began, Mr..
Mitchell (Rep.. Or.), chairman of the
Republican caucus, gave notice that at
the completion OF Mr.. Lodges remarks
he should ask the senate to take up the
question OF reorganization Of the COM
mittees of the senate.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Quay
(Rep., PENN was reported, directing
the secretary Of the navy to inform the
senate whether in his opinion it would
be advantageous to the naval service to
now contract for six battleships instead
of four, as at present authorized on the
basis Of the bids now before the navy
department, modified as might be to the
public interest.
Mr.. Lodges address was listened to
with attention by the senate.
Mr.. Lodges Speech.
Mr.. Lodge gave very interesting
sketch of the history Of the Monroe doc
trine and told how it was vdtally in
volved in the Venezuelan boundary line
controversy. He followed this with q