The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-12
TALK on MONROE DOCTRINE.
MIR. blanchard Argues In Favor Of Its
Recognition by Consress-The Gentle.
mon from Louisiana Thinks q Navy

Could he Built while You Wait"
Washington. Feb. lin the senate
today the bill for the purchase and dis
tribution of seeds for the year 1896,
which had been discussed for several
days, was finally brought to Il vote and
passed, but not until after some fur
ther severe criticism of the secretary
of agriculture. The urgent deficiency
bill was taken up and gave rise to sew
eral hours discussion-OHe of the points
discussed being the civil service. Sena-
tor WalcOtt. (Rep.. Col), was very earn
est in it's defense; and in arraignment
of the president and the secretary of the
treasury for debauching members of
congress by the power of patronage into
rafting and going back on their
pleadges to their constituents on the
silver question in the last congress.
Senator Blanchard. Dem. La }. made
a speech on the subject of the Monroe
doctrine He argued that it was the
right and the duty of congress to give
legislative construction and recognition
to tina. doctrine. The United States. he
said, was not to act as big brother to
every turbulent republic or island In
the western hemisphere; but 1t should
proclaim broad. comprehensive
American policy. including within its
system the three Americas, Northern,
Central and Southern. He declared
that we were always prepared for war,
and that in the hearts of nine million
fighting men animated with patriotic
fervor and determination. that readi-
ness would be found. AS to fleets, he
said that whenever the necessity arose.
ships of war could be evolved that
would give the United States dominion
Of the seas; and this republic would
become the first naval power Of the
world He would have the Monroe doc
trine cover two propositions-firs that
there shall be no conquest by any Euro
pean power of any territory In America:
and second. that there should be no
treaty acquisition of any such territory
without the consent Of the United
States. He said that he spoke in no
spirit of bombast or bravado. but in
order to contribute to a better under
standing with our transatlantic
cousins. t ...t..t' -..,. -.
BILLS Passed hy House.
Under the arrangements made yes
terday the committee on affairs of the
District of Columbia had opportunity
today to clear the calendar of meas
ures reported by II. Under the leader
ship of Chairman Babcock. (Rep., Wis.,,
the house passed the following bills:
To incorporate the National Univers
ity (an old inStitutiOn) to extend the
time within which the Maryland and
Washington railroad the new electric
line. Joining Baltimore and Washing
tom may be completed: to regulate the
issue of licenses to billiard and pool
rooms; to regulate the trials before the
metropolitan fire and police boards: to
authorize the re-assessmeEt of water
main taxes. after being declared IL
legal by the district courts; to incorpor-
ate and regulate medical colleges; to
regulate the practice of medicine and
surgery.
The remainder of the session was de-
voted to the further discussion of the
bond silver coinage.
Messrs Dearmond. Dem.. MOI, and
Ogden. (Dem.. La.), advocated unlimit-
ed free coinage: Messrs. HILL (Rep..
Conn.,: Lacey, (Rep Ia), and Burton,
tRep., Me), opposed 1t.
The latter. however, advocated the
coinage of the silver bullion in the
treasury.
rcfeat Awaits the Tariff Bill.
Mr.. Quay will tomorrow consent to
have his resolution to recommit the
tariff bill and free coinage substitute
go over temporarily. 1t is also under
stood that an arrangement has been
made whereby the silver substitute is
to be stricken from the bill by the aid
of the votes of the sound money Demo-
Gratis. although the silver men will
subsequently offer the substitute as an
amendment to the tariff bill Repub-
lican leaders are In doubt as to the ul-
innate fate of the bill. II they keep
their own vote intact and secure the
vote of one Populist they can put the
bill through. Some of the leaders pro-
fess that this will be done through the
aid of Mr.. PETER pop. Kan). Mr..
German is quoted as saying he thinks
this arrangement can be successfully
carried OH! by the Republicans. If on
the other hand. the Democrats can rally
six Populist votes to their side of the
chamber, defeat certainly awaits the
tariff hill ON the nnal vote