The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-21
THE DAY In CONGRESS
Senator Davis Rep0its Spirited Resolution
and Preamble on the Monroe Doctrine.
CONFIRMS AND REAFFIRaiS THE DOCTRINE
Appropriation DiIIs Passed In tho
Aaousc-The Urgent DcHcicncy Bili
Hcported-A Bill to Make Nanti,n
Launches SuLJcct Ia Inspection
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me ne RESIDENTS message. I'm response
lhtiNe Ia Ambassador BnyurdB's f.din-
burEh and Boston QInglund speeches.
WITH secretary Olney's report thereon.
wnS laid before the House and referred
10 the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
MI. Cannon ItcD.), of Illinois report cd
the Urgency Deficiency bill. giving notice
hat he would take an carly occasion
10 call II UP for consideration.
Objection was made 10 tho consIflnro
tion of Il resolution calling upon tbn
President for the rcnnrt of tho cn,n
mission upon the Nicaragua canal
The Military Academy bill wns t.,kon
up and passed 1t appropriates s440 III
\ Joint rcsnItItio rcnortpd rrnn, tho
Committee on WAYS and Means nv Mr
Grosvcnor, was agreed TO, directing tho
Commissioner of Internal Revenue tn
| destroy all income tax returns nnd
copies thereof made under The provi
sions of the tariff law of 1894. since de-
clnrcd to he unconstitutional.
The House then nj 2.i5 o,clocl. od-
| journed until Tomorrow.
| Scnatc-Numerous petitions were Dro
| scnted and referred To committees in
| favor of the Stone bill relatinlr Io i'm,
migration, raising the level of the great
| lakes, service pensions, the recognition
| of Cuban bellISrrency, the Retirement
of sreenbacks and relating 10 the Vcne-
Zuelan correspondence
Mr. Davis, of the Committee on For
cign Relations, reported preamble and
| resolution on the Monroe doctrine tho
| text being as follows:
Resolved by the Senate. the House of
Representatives cGucurring. That
Whereas, President Monroe in his
message to Congress Of December ID
unno domni, 1923, deemed If propnr tn
| assert rs a principle In which the rights
and interests of the United States are
involved, that the American continents
by the free and independent condition
which they have assumed and main
tanned. We're thenccforth not to be con-
sider red as subjects for future coloniza-
ton by any European power, and,
Whereas, President Monroe further
declared in The message that the United
states would consider any attmeDt by
ihs allied powers Of Europe 10 extend
their system to any portion Of this hem
isphere. as dangerous to our peace and
safety; that with the existing colonies
ana dependencies OF any European pow
crs we have not inieriered and should
not interfere, but that with the Gov
ernm"nts who have declared their In.
dependence and maintained II, and
whose Independence we have on great
consideration ana on just principles ac-
khowlcdgcd, we could not view any in
terpnSition Tor Inc purpose OF opprcss-
ins them, or interfering In any other
manner with their destiny. by any Eu-
ropean power. IN any other light than
as manifestation OF an unfrlendly dis
i'osiiioh towards the United States; and
iurtheE reiterateo IN thAt message that
IL IL nnFoss!hie tnai the allied powers
shoutn tNtend thelr politicai syS:em
10 any portion oil either content with
out ehdhhserihs our peace ana happi-
ness.
AND whereas the doctrine and poll
GE SO prooaiIieu oy PRESIDENT Monroe
nave since Deen repeatedly asserted
ny tht Ohlted states, by executive de-
ciaiatloh ana acilon upon occasions
hlll CSlSciclcS =ffllliI 10 tNe pan llcular