The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-10
DAY IN CONGRESS-.
Debate on The Bond Bln Bsgius To-day.
MIR. Stewart ou Bonds and Free SILVER.
The Monroe Doctrine.

MIR. Stewart ou Bonds and Free SILVER.
The Monroe Doctrine.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Jan. 9.-The
debate on the senate free coinage sub
stltute for the house bond bill was
again postponed to-day. owing TO the
Intervention OF Mr.. Stewart, the Me-
vada Popullst, who insisted upon maxi
Ing n speech In favor OF the Elkins
resolution, as amended by the Butler
amendment, to prohibit the further
sale OF bonds except by the express
consent OF Congress.
The free coinage substitute was called
up ct the conclusion OF Mr.. Stewards
rpeech and now has the right OF way
so that the debate upon II can be post
pOned no longer.
Mr.. Stewart's speech to-day predict
ed the failure OF the popular loan propo-
sltIou OF the administration, intimated
that the loan had already been under
written by the gold syndicate, reiter-
nted the senator's Iyell known free hl-
ver Views and concluded with an appeal
for the financial rs well Us the political
independence OF the United States,
In the morning hour Air. Baker in
troduced q resolution somewhat eS-
panding the Monroe doctrine, and made
speech In favor OF Its adoption as n
formal and unequivocal declaration OF
our policy with reference 10 the vest
eFa hemisphere, as follows:
Resolved, That the United States
will regard Il as an untriendly act Tor
any foreign power. without our con-
sent. by war, treaty, purchase or other
wise TO extend It's territorial limits in
the western hemisphere on either Of
the American continents. to or over
any OF the islands adjacent thereto
which this country deems necessary for
its self-preservntion. And the United
States reserves the right to be the sole
judge OF the necessity for the mainte-
nance OF their national entities.
That the principle herein enuncIated
Is founded on the law OF self-preserva
tlon which from necessity adhercs in
and belongs TO every civilized nation
as q sovereign and inalienable right,
and this principle Is attested by WASH
InGton's farewell address and Presi-
dent Mouroe's ever memorable message
Of December ., 1923"
Mr.. Baker. In his speech In advocacy
OF the resolution. said that while the
countries OF Europe were arranging
their policies and doctrine. II was right
and proper that we should declare 10
the world the policy which we adyanc-
ed and proposed 10 maintain for the
future peace and preservation inviolate
OF the western hemisphere.
Air. Call CDem.. F'ln,) took occasion
before the resolution was referred TO
the foreign relations committee to call
attention to the war which the Cubans
IL,
Ing for independence and expressed the
hope that the committee on foreign re-
lRtions would report a resolution for
the recognition OF the Cuban belllger-
Cnts.
When the morning business had been
disposed OF there was clash as to the
order OF procedure.
Mr.. Stewart Pop, New insisted
upon addressing the senate on the Ell
kins resolution prohibiting the sale OF
bonds except after advertisement TO the
highest bidder. Mr.. Jones CDen.. Ark-)
In charge OF the free coinage substl-
tute TO the house bond bill. wanted 10
proceed with the consideration OF that
bill according to the notice previously
given, but as Mr.. Stewart insisted. Mr..
Jones was compelled to yield.
afr. Stewart, in his remarks. advo-
G4lteu lIt IIlhbhkC VI lHt FAlhluh lNsfOlh-
tion as amended by Mr.. Butler. OF
North CarollnR. prohibiting the sale OF
any bonds IN the future except with the
express consent OF Congress. lie char
acteriZed the proposed popular loan OF
the administration as cruel mock
cry" No loan would be popular unless
Il was offered after the fashion OF the
French loans. He affirmed that II was
not the intention OF the President TO
allow the people to get the bonds. They
were 10 90 rs the others had 6one-to
the syndicate The President, said Mr..
Stewart, was merely tantallzlnE the
public with his counterfeit ofer OF
bonds. The bonds were TO go to the
gold gamblers OF the syndicate. Not
until we had free coinage of silver, said
he, would we have financial indie
pendencc from the Rothschiids and gold
gamblers. AB long rs the gold standard
was maintained in the United States
we would be in bondage 10 Great
Britain.