Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-30
CONGRESS.
Senate.

2Oth-one from the committee on foreign
relations, faNoring a strong feahi,iIn III e.,
Of the doctrine and another IRON docfr me- had
been carried so far beyond its scope as 70
threaten dangerous eon I q,,'n,;ttee re-
port as soon as the routine pfe ee'p 1Ss
were disposed of. 1t was read from rom the
desk receiving close attention; Inc i as IS
sential part of Mr.. Davis resolutlon Is as
follows: Therefore. be it resolved, Una.
the United States, of America reanp1ns
promulgated by President Monroe in his
message of December 2, 1923. ana declares
that it will assert and maintain ina, doc-
trine and those principles and VIII re-
gard any infringement thereof anu par
ticulary any 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 III,
deem such safety by or through force, pur
chase, cession, occupation. pledge: colonial
ton, protectorate or by control OF the ease ease
sit across the American isthmus, whether
on unfounded pretension of right IN cases
of alleged boundary disputes or under
festation of unfriendly disposition to-
ward the United States and as an inter
any form for the United States to regard
with Indifference" The resolution went
on the calendar.
affairs on the Dist and gave the day TO
work on comparatively minor bills on the
calendar. About seventy. bills were passed,
clearing the calendar of much accumula-
ton and leaving only the Important meas
ures pending. Senator Call made things
lively for q time by complaint tnat
Americans were rot being properly protect
ed in Cuba.
The Senate session on the 22d vas WAS
debates. Late in the afternoon contro-
yersy occurred between Mr.. sherman; Mr.;
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has occurred since the present congress
convened. Mr.. Sherman spoke at length
and with great earneStneSS. deprecatlng
the thrusting of IAN old worn-out issue
the silver Question-into the Senate at
time, when practical legislation was i'm
perative. Nj. Teller and Mr.. German an
swered Nh Sherman from their respective
standpoints. while Mr.. Aldrich, MI. Lind
say Mr. Gray and ors took par in fe
cising the Presidents attitude on the Vene.
znelan question. was the notable event of
senator, commanded the attention of f.,
crowded chamber and overfowing galleries.
The three subjects most prominently be-
finance and tarlff-eaeln came in for consid
GRAFTON in the Senate on the Esd. MI. Dam
lei Va) speaking for two hours in support
trine as applicable to Venezuela. Mr.. Du-
bois Gdaho) dealing with the silver phase
Of the financial question. and Mr.. Warren
Wyo) pointing out the disastrous effects
of the tariff legislation of the last Con-
gress on farm products in general and on
ted during the day the report of the secre.
tary Of state concerning the treatment Of
American citizens in Turkey Mr.. Jones
for vote on the pending bond silver bill
next week. but at the request of senator's
withdrew his request until the following
day, when he will again seek to fix a time
for closing the protracted debate on the
bond silver measure Mr.. Gall dla) offered
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pointed. who shall be charged with the duty
Of inouir}ng into the imnrisonment of Eue
court. and who shall report to the Senate
and recommend such legislation as may, be
necessary for the enforcement of the law
and oppressive excess IF judicial po.yer.'
Mr.. Cali said he would car up the resolu-
ton on the following day
After brief but stirring debate the
Senate on the Oath agreed to the concur
rent resolution urging decisive action by
pledging to the President the support of
Congress in the most vigorous action he
may take for the protection. of Americans
American persons and property. Mr.. Gull
lom lllo who reported the. resolution.
urged it's adoption in speech which set
world. the senator said. Mr.. Blanchard of
max of the day was reached when Mr.. Frye
of Maine supported the resolution in
speech which aroused great enthusiasm
sympathy with the Armenians and for its
bitter arraignmcnt of Great Britain's course
toward America
The President on the Goth made answer
to the House resolution calling for infor-
nation as to whether Ambassador Bayard
did at Edinburgh and Boston, England, de-
liver speeches referring TO the American
people as a strong self-confident and often
times violent people, whom it took a real
man to govern. and to the Unsuitable
lection which has done more to corrupt
public life etc, ard if so what action has
answer is in the form of letter by Sec
rotary Olney enclosing copies of the two
speeches which have already been pub.
that, except as revealed in the correspond
the state. department. The House put in
the remainder of the day Oh the military
academy appropriation bill
en the MGase on the 2st Parsed the u
fn 81 of l Which w saFr for $ c
expenses of United States courts. The
abnormal growth of the expenses of federal
and there was general expression in IA
vor OF salary system. A resolution re-
ported by Mr.. Bennett On: " from the
merce was adopted calling the secretary
of the treasury to inform the House
law for the safety of ne pubic in ocean
going travel in the form of lfeboats. etc,
and whether the provisions of law were
being carried out.
The House on the 23d resumed the con-
sideraton of the rules and disposed of the
last amendment offered by the committee.
1t is substituted for the quorum counting
rule of the Fifty-frst Congress. the method
of compelling the attendance of quorum
proposed in the Forty sixth Congresses by
J. Randolph Tucker, With some modifica-
tons. It was not until the rules of the
I'iftyfirst Congress stood adopted with the
few notifications reported from the COM
mittee that something like excitement was
MI Deliver. who tainted the Democrats
with at least acquiescing in the adoption
of all of the principles embodied in the
rules of the '!Fifty-first Congress, against
which they had raised their voices in 1890
Debate, was participated in by Messrs. De
Almond (Mo.l. Bailey CreNl pnuers lVt