The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
DAVIS RESOLUTIONS.
THE ENUNCIATION A TAIL
TWISTER.
rcxt OF the Document IT Is Reported To
The senate and Sent to the Calendar -
Mr.. Gray Announces the Report Was not
Unanimous.

WAsHiNGroN, Jan. Ex-senator Da.
Wis of the senate committee on foreign
relations to-day reported favorably on
the resolution ~enunciating the Monroe
doctrine. II is the result of the care.
full consideration of the committee on
the a~dvisability of Incorporating the
Monroe doctrine into the Federal
statutes.
Resolved, by the Senate, the
House of Representatives concurring.
that, whereas, President Monroe, in
his message to Congress, December .,
Ammo Donini, 1898, deemed proper to
assert as II principle in which the
rights and interests of the United
States are involved, that the American
continents. by the free and independ-
cnt condition which they have as
sumed and maintained, were thence
forth not to be considered as subiects
for future colonization by any Euro.
pean power: and
Whereas, President Monroe further
declared in that message that ihc
United States would consider any at
tempt by the allied powers of Europe
to extend their system to any portion
of this hemisphere as dangerous to
our peace and safety: that. with the
existing colonies and dependencies of
any European power we have not in
terfercd and should not interfere: but
that with the governments who have
declared their independence and main
tanned it, whose independence We have
on great consideration and on just
principles acknowledged, we could
not view any ~intcrposition for the pur-
pose OF Expressing them or controlling
in any other manner their DESTINY by
any European power, in any other
light than as a manifestation of an mr.
friendly disposition toward the United
States; and further reiterated in that
message that il is impossible that the
allied powers should extend their
political system to any portion of
either continent without cndangering
our peace and happiness; and
Whereas, The doctrine and policy
- proclaimed by President Monroe
have since been repeatedly asserted
by the United States, by executive
declaration and action upon occasions
and cXigencics similar to the partic-
ular occasion and eXigency which
caused them to first he announced,
and have been, ever since their pro-
mitigation, and now are, the rightful
policy of the United States; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the United States
of America rcaflirms and confirms tn"
doctrines and principles promulgated
by President Monroe IN his message
of December ., la.3, and declares that
it will assert and maintain those doe
trincs and those principles, and will
,.rayl anu in fYir ,,r,,,.pt ftn,f ,pl
particularly II attempt by any
European power to take or acquire
any new territory On the American
continents or any islands adjacent
thereto, for any right of sovereignty
or dominion in the same. in any case
or instance as to which the United
States shall deem such an attempt tn
he dangerous To its peace and safety
/. or through force, purchase, c%csSion.
occupation, pledge, colonization, pro-
, t,ctoratc OF by control of the case
mcnt in canal or any other means OF
transit across the American isthinus
whether on unfounded %pretension or
right in cases of alleged boundary dis
putes, or under other unfounded pre-,
, tcnsions-as the manifestation of IN
u~nfriendly disposition toward the
United States, n as an interpretation
which it would bc impossible in any
form for the United States to regard
with indifference"
The report went to the calendar.
Z Mr.. Gray announced that the report
l was not unanimous.
I Unusual interest attached to tho
Senate proceedings to-day owing t.
the anticipated action IN the rcpor'
1 from the committee on foreign rcla
5 tons on the Monroe doctrine. Thu
probable effort of Mr.. Pugh TO sccur,
$ II vote, according to notice given oi
i. his resolution reatiirming the histori,
Stanley Matthews resolution that thu
Il government obligations should he pale
in the money current when they wcr,
incurred, namely, silver as well a
gold, also tended to draw the larg,
!. attendance. There was but Il sean
attendance on the floor, but the gal
- leries were crowded during the othel
l. hours of the session. Mr.. Sherman
chairman of the committee on foreign
=, relations, was an early arrival, carry
+. ing IL bunch of reports and documents
n Areport from the postmaster gener
al IN Senate resolution of lnquir
rs gave the details of the practice lon
observed of deducting small sums Il
forfeitures from the wages of railwa
mail clerks for neglect of duty.
Mr., Wolcott. Republican, of Colo
RADIO gave notice hat he would o
Wednesday address the Senate on Nh
~. Sewcll's resolution placing limitation
~ on the Monroe doctrine.
On Mr.. Frye Republican of Maine r'
IS ported ~favorably a bill regulatin
naphtha launches.
or Mr.. Warren (Republican) OF Wy,
ming presented n resolution concern
Oy ing tho ~shrinkage in price of farl
animals and directing an inquiry. IL
:, next Tuesday.
Is Minister Hatch Of Hawaii and Mr.
'e- Hatch occupied seats in the diplomat.
'er gallery.
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