The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-23
CHIEFLY ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Senate Considers Cuba, Tur-
key and Hawaii.
The President Held to Have Gone
Too Far in His Declarations-In-
terest in the Silver Debate Lays
While PETER Speaks-The House
Continues Consideration of the
Pension Bill.


continuing his speech begun yesterday. |
Interest In the discussion has begun to |
lag, as was evident by the scant at |
tendance ON the floor and in the CALLER |
les. AS yet no suggestion has been
MADE as to the bringing of the meas
use to a vote.
Foreign questions received consider
able attention during the day. Mr.. Hale
spoke for an hour in favor of a Pacific
ca ole connecting the United States and
Hawaii. The Senator expressed the
opinion that the annexation of the
HAWAIIAN islands to the United States
was certain to be accomplished at an
early day
ne cuban question was briefly dis
cussed In connection with Mr. Calls
resolution calling on the State depart
ment for information on the status of
the uprising.
Ihe Monroe doctrine also received at
tehtlon In resolution by Mr.. Sewell of
new Jersey, declaring the limitations
Oh the doctrine, and stating that PresI-
dent Clevelands attitude was an ex-
tension of the doctrine beyond its or
iginal scope.
"A resolution was adopted asking
the state department for further infor-
nation ON the Turkish and Armenian
affairs.
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS.
MIR. Hansbrough (Rep. ~ d. from
the Committee on Agriculture. renort-
60 iaVorably the resolution directing
lhe Secretary of Agriculture to carry
out the provisions of the law relative
70 .Ie ulstrlbution of seeds and of Gov
eminent publications.
Mr.. Call (Dem., Fla) offered a raso-
tuition directing the Secretary of state
20 SEND to Congress all dispatches from
United states Consuls in Cuba concern
ing the present war
Mr., Cullom (Rep., Illl presented a
resolution, which was agreed 10 asls
ing the State department for informa.
eioh as to whether naturalized limited
orates cltlzens of Armenian birth were
alioWeu TO visit Turkey; whether their
t "a sn llVlng in Turkey We're allowed
10 depart for the United States. wbath
er Americans living in Turkey had ~
| "anie rights as We're accorded to citI-
zens of Great Britain, GERMANY
France and Russia.
WI. seven tRep., N. j. offered the
| lolioWlhg resolution declaratorv Of the
| p2,lcy or the United States on
tr iiresolVed, First, that the Monroe doc
recte,l fo ottbbs s propounded was di-
threatened action of the allied bowers in
aei9rence TO the revolted colonies of Spain
| Iion ~ 80 Ovcupatloh by way of coloniza-
l this hemisphere 'eiii'ory on
I Seeond-That the question of RESISTING.
| any acquisition of territory Nv connnas 2
| was limited, as stated by Mr. Wehstg9ru -
| ceses IN which, by reason or proximit,
| such acquisition should be dangerous ~
our salety and the integrity of our insti.
Ihird-That the true ground upon which
| the Monroe announcement was based and
t npIol, "nlcn a any similar position has been
tftTnk
Wnat may be our interests and our infer.
ssts only; ana that neither by the Mon
roe roe, doctrine nor any official declaration
nave we ever come under any pledge Ia
any power or State on this continent Thai
Dlnds us to act merely for their protec.
any other power. "
Fourth-That when a case arises In
Mhieh European power proposes to az,
it Is then for us to determine whether on,
safety and integrity demand that we
shaH resist such action by armed force
| II necessary.
Fifth-That the executive has pressad
the Monroe doctrine beyond what wa
contemplated at the time of its announce.
hent, ana the resultant sequence of the
position thus taken seems to be com.
INITIAL OF this Government to a proteeto
rate over Mexico and the Central anf
Seulh American States; that this woull
be most unwise and dangerous, and would
violate the sound and well-establisheC
policy that we should avoid all entanglins
/ Win foreign powers, whether
they be European or American
| Sixth-That this action was premature
looking to the history of the controversy
and inopportune in view of the business
and financial condition of the country
Seventh-That neither Congress nor tn
Icountry has been nor can be committe,
, by the action or the position of the exec
utive department in reference to the Ven
/ ezuelan boundary controversy as to tn
course to be pursued until the time shall
have arrived for final determination. !
4 w hn nlIr ~trNaa a
line of policy and to take such action a
may then be demanded by our sense 0
duty to the country, and by due regar
for it's honor and dignity, the welfare an
, | safety of our people, and the integrity O
l our institutions.
The Call Cuban resolution provoke,
: some discussion owing to the fact tina
! it directed that information be fur
/ nished.
S Mr.. Sherman said such request
Y should not be made at a time when tn
: uprising extended all through tn
island of Cuba. 1t might prove a Sc
rious embarrassment to our Consul
and subject them to persecution b
/; the Spanish or the insurgents in tn
i locality of the Consuls.
5 Mr.. Call gave notice that he woul
: move at an early day for the discharg
d of the Committee on Foreign Relation
a from further consideration of the resc
G luton for the recognition of the CT
e bans as belligerents. He would d
= this, he said, in order to bring the Ser
ate to q direct vote on the questio
without further delay.
Mr.. Plat (Rep, Comm said he ha
heard much talk as to recognizing tn
!, Cuban insurgents But he pointed OF
? that this was question primaril
: within the jurisdiction of the Pres
- dent Moreover, the recognition of IL
3 insurgents was not to be viewed as a
:; act due them, but as a question affec
- ing the United States
w Mr.. Cali consented that his resolutic
q calling for information go over for ii
~ present.
IN HAWAIIAN CABLE.
le Mr.. Hale then addressed the Sena
is on his bill authorizing the Postmaste
ce General to contract with the Pacii
lg Gable company for the transmission
H. Government messages between I
United States and Hawaii Mr. Hs
stated that in round numbers the b
commits the United States to a su
vention of about $250000. 1t was
in plain business enterprise, bringi
Hawaii close to our doors.
Other nations had sought to esta
IN an influence with the Hawaiian &C
OF eminent, which, if successful. would
IN volve nothing but detriment to
st The Senator detailed the efforts
he Great Britain to secure Neckar isla
as landing place for a cable, and /
'ly Illustration of its efforts by the +
of waiian Government sending f,
If merchant steamer to the island a
Ne raising the Hawaiian flag
RS. AS to the influence of the cable on
he question of annexation the Senator s.
Iat ne did not care whether it would
would not expedite that result !
&c neXatlon was an event sure to come
~, the near future, and he did not w,
~ to precipitate it. OF one thing he
Gu sure, that with this cable built, all
~ world would take notice that the
III terests of the two Governments q
od. the two people would become so c
his nected that attempts at interfere
ay from outside would forever cease
1st we abandoned or were laggard In
I'd great project our British rituals x,r.,