Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-24
W. DANIEL
He Speaks on The Subject Of The H0n-
roe Doctrine.
NE SUPPORTS THE PRESIDENT
He Also Fnvors the Davis EcsoIu-
tien-There Must he No Receding
from Mr.. CleveIand's Position
Quorum-Counting Rule.

bate. as Mr.. Dolliver expressed 1t. was
responsible for the only enlivenlng feature
OF an otherwise dreary stretch in the
House proceedings to-day. Immediately
after the reading OF the Journal MIR.
Henderson fRepublican). of Iowa, re-
ported the quorum-counting rule from
the Committee on Rules, as amended to
meet objections made TO the original
form. The changes provided for adjourn
ment pending a roll-call and exempted
Friday night sessions until further or
dered by the House from the operations
Of the rule.
Messrs. Bailey DemocraD. of Texas;
Mills OemocraD, of TeAas; Grow Repub-
lican). of Pennsylvania; Gibson (Republi-
cam. of Tennessee, and Dalzell (Republi-
CAM of Pennsylvania, spoke on the re-
port-all but Messrs. Bailey and Miils
approving the rule. and 1t was agreed TO.
MIR. Crisp moved to substitute for the
rules as a whole the rules of the FIFTY
third Congress.
Before this was put Mr.. Dolliver made
a half sarcastic, half humorous Speech
congratulaiing the Democrats upon tnelr
advance since the famous scenes IN the
Fifty-nrst Congress in which they pro-
tested against the counting OF quorum
by Speaker Reed, as evidenced Dy theiI
Willingness to vote for the RUE reporleu
to-day. ,,.,.
This drew from ex-Speaker Crisp an
earnest defence OF the action OF the DEM
ncrats at that time against what they
then deemed, and which ne still deemed,
a revolutionary proceeding on the part
of the Speaker
II was to this that Mr.. Dolliver re-
sponded, as quoted above In explanation
of mis- purpose to say nothing that shouiu
irritste the Democrats or cause eVii
memories to arise
THE cubstitute Of Mr. Crisp was re-
iected. and the rules as reported were ue-
cared TO be adopted. .,,.o
After the transaction OF some routine
business the House, at 4;jo, TOOK ieOes'
until Friday night for the consideration
of nrtyate pension bills and at the con-
cuson OF that session TO stand adjourned
until Monday next.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Three set speeches were delivered III
the senate to-day. The first was oy MI
Warren CRepublioan), OF wyoming on q
resolution offered by him about "eeh
in reference 10 tho
ehrinkagev in numbers and values OF
farm-snimals throughout the United
states The speech was largely lauda-
ZION of the system of high protectNe
duties. as embodied in the Mckinney act
and a condemnation OF the wilson taih-
act which Mr.. Warren characterized as
an emblem OF beneficence to foreign IN
terests and OF disaster TO our own.
The second speech was made on the
House bond bill. with the free-coihase
annex. by Mr.. Dubois Republican', OF
Idaho Mr.. Dubois declared MS purpose
of voting for the free-coinage SUBSTITUTE
and only expressed his regret that us
adoption BY the Senate would nos a'ah
to secure its enactment.
The Monroe doctrine was the subject OF
the third speech. This was made oy
senator Daniel and was an argument III
favor of the Davis resolution, and In ue-
fence of the course of the administration
in the Venezuelan matter
AMUSING SCENE.
Before the speech-making of the day
began a rather amusing scene was pre-
sented. when Mr. Pugh discovered, 10
his apparent surprise, that his resolution
declaring government obligations payaDle
I'm silver had lost its advantageous place.
as unfinished morning business, ana hau
gone TO the calendar He finally admitted
himself trapped by the skilful Senator
from New York. (Mr. HID, and gave
notice that he would move tomorrow TO
take it from the calendar and brinG II
before the Senate again.
An effort was made by Mr.. Aldrich ute-
nublicaD of Rhode Island, to goad Mr..
tones Democrat), of Arkansas, who has
parliamentary charge of the bond Dill
TO bring that bill TO a vote; and MT.
Jones intimated that he would ask unanl-
nous consent to have a day neAt week
fixed for that purpose.
The only other reference affecting the
financial question was the Introduction or
a bill by Mr. Mills 20 repeal the re-
funding act of 1870 and the resumption
act of 1875 Mr.. Mills said that ne would
try TO get a vote upon II tomorrow.
Mr.. Call offered resolution, which
went over until tomorrow, for The ap-
nointment of a select committee to in
ouire into the imprisonment of Eugene
Y. Debs lin connection with the great
railroad-strike).
MIR. Hoar inquired what had become of
the Armenian resolution rSported yester-
day from the Committee on Foreign Re
latons.
Mr.. Cullom. who had reported the reso-
luton, explained that IL had not been
called up to-day because the Senator
from Wyoming (Mr. Wsrren) had given
notice of his desire to address the Senate
this morning.
MIR. Call offered a resolution, which was
referred to the COMMITTEES OH Commerce,
directing the Chief of Engineers OF the
army 10 make a survey across the penin-
sula of Florida Tor route for ship
canal and to prepare estimates THEREFOR
Mr. Tillman introduced a bill granting
to the city of Charleston. $. C., FOR The
use of the commercial bodies Of that city.
the old post-office buildinA there.
SENATOR DANIEL.
In relation TO the Monroe doctrine,
Senator Daniel said Great Britain could
least fity of all the nations of the earth
object 10 the assertion of the Monroe
doctrine by the United States, as 1t had
been announced. not merely with the
approval OF the British Minister of For
eign Affairs. but at his earnest and
oft-repeated solicitation.
And with no better grace could Great
Britain persist in repelling the manifold
overtures made TO her for arbitration.
The refusal OF Great Britain to arbl-
trate question nominally one OF
boundary between British Guiana and
the republic of Venezuela. involving
many thousand square miles of terri
tory, had led to controversial corre-
spendence between the British Govern
ment and the United States. In that
correspondence the United States Gov
ernment had stood for and recommended
arbitration; but Great Britain had stood
out against 1t and repelled 1t. To all
such appeals Great Britain had turned a
deaf ear.
The responsibility OF the first wrong
was fixed on Great Britain, and Con-