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SUPPORTS IT.
Senator Davis Speaks in Favor Of
the Monroe Doctrine.
The Agricultural Appropriation Bill
Before the Householder Con-
gressional Proceedings.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Davis
(rep., Mimi spoke in favor of his res
olution for the application and en-
forcement of the Monroe doctrine. He
said that the conditions of our foreign
relations mad amcliorated within the
last month, and that if that ameliora-
ton was the result OF any concession
of the principles of the Monroe doc
trine, the American people would rise
up in condemnation of it. The United
States, he said, under the Monroe doc
trine and under the resolution, as
sumed no responsibility whatever for
trail American states toward foreign
nations; and none of these govern
ments was to expect exemption from
the chastisement of war by any for.
eign power. The intervention of the
United States was to be when, and only
when, the act threatened or proposed
by foreign power might be danger
Gus to the peace and safety of the
United States.
After the speech, The military acatl-
envy appropriation bill was considered,
and Senator Villas dem, Wis) offered
an amendment providing for the APP
pointment by the president of two addi
tional cadets from each state.
Washington, Feb. EX-SENATOR Alien
(pop., NebD, before the journal was
approved, called attention to the fact
that the record stated that the house
had refused to concur in the senate
amendment to the house bond bill, and
that the house had not asked for con-
ference on the matter. AS far as his
knowledge went, this was the first in
stance where conference had not
been asked. He thought it proper
time to ask the finance committee if
an effort would be made to bring about
an agreement between the two houses
on this bill.
Senator Morrill, (rep., Vt.)' chairman
of the finance committee, suited that
that committee was waiting for
some action on the part of the house.
The journal was then approved.
In the House.
Washington, Feb. 1S.-The house re-
sumed consideration Of the agricul-
tural appropriation bill; and the at
tacks upon Secretary Morton and his
policy We're numerous. Amendments
were agreed to appropriating $4,000
for printing the book OH diseases of
the horse; reducing from $4,000 to
100000 the amount for publishing farm
ers' bulletins, appropriatlng $4,000
for irrigation. Investigations.
Washington, Feb. Is = Under re-
quests for unanimous consent the fol-
lowing measures We're considered and
passed by the house: House bill au-
thorizing the Kansas City, Fort Scott
q Memphis Railroad company to eS
tend its line from Baxter Springs, Kan,
10 Miami, l. T.; subjecting the lands
in the Fort Klamath reservation, not
including those in the Klamath rcser-
! walton i'll Oregon, to the laws regulat-
| ing homestead entries; senate bill
| granting the Columbia & Red Noun
7nin Railroad company right of way
across Colvillc reservation for it's line
Of road.
On motion of Mr.. NewlaIds (silver-
ite, New a rcsolutio1i was adopted di-
| rectlng the committee OH ways and
means to inquire inlo the effect of the
| difference Of the exchange between
countries having gold and silver
standards of value upon American in
dustries and TO report by bill or other
wise. In explanation of the resolu-
| ton, Mr.. Newl;.nds stated that it was
| the outgrowth of the action of the
chamber of commerce o: San Francisco.
They recognized there the danger Of
the invasion OF the markets of the Pa
cific coast by the manufactures of
China and Japan.
Mr.. Sherman (rep., N. W reported
the Indian appropriation bill for the
year ending June 30, 1897.
The house joint resolution asking
the secretary of war to furnish the
committee on rivers and harbors the
data in his Office relative to the project
for deep water channel in the harbor
of Manitowoc, Wis. was called up by
Mr. CoOpar fran Vic and noccpd