The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-21
SENATE PROPOSES TO TALK
Time Is Liable to BE Passed in De.
bates and Speeches.
MONROE DOCTRINE NRANGLE
Senator Scwclps Resolution WIN Cal
Forth OratOry Business Transacted
in the House No Progress Made
on tho Bond Bill.

Washington. Jan. 20.-The house to-
day in brief session disposed of the
second of the general annual appropri-
alton bills-the military academy bill.
In the morning hour resolutions and
bills We're agreed to extending the
time for the completion of Arkansas
Pass harbor, donating condemned cam
non to various grand army posts; in
cooperating the supreme council, thir
ty-third degree Of Scottish rite Mason
ry for the southern jurisdiction; to
print 5000 copies each of the postal
laws and the geological survey report
on the Cripple Creek, Colorado district:
and to change the plans for the public
building at Bloomington, Illinois.
The presidents message in response
to house resolution of inquiry relative
to Ambassador Bayard's Edinburgh
and Boston (England) speeches. with
Secretary Olney's report thereon. was
laid before the house and referred to
the committee on foreign affairs.
The military academy bill for the
year ending June 30, 1897. was takn up
i'm committee of the whole and passed.
1t appropriates S449,117.61.
A joint resolution reported from COM
mittee on ways and means by Mr.. GrOs-
venor Republican. Ohio) was agreed
to directing the commissioner of inter-
nal revenue to destroy all income tax
returns and copies thereof made under
the provisions of the tariff law of 1894,
since declared to be unconstitutional
No Progress on Bond Bill
The decision of the senate committee
on foreign relations as to tNe extent
and meaning of the Monroe doctrine
and as to its applicability to the Vene
zuelan dispute. was presented to the
senate today through Mr.. Davis (Rep.,
Mimi by whom it was originally drawn
up. in the shape of concurrent resO-
luton. 1t makes both houses of con-
gress reafiirm and confirm the Monroe
doctrine and principles and declare that
the United States shall deem any at
tempt by European power to acquire
new or additional territory on the Amer
lean continents or adjacent islands or
any easement in any inter-oceanic
canal as dangerous to the peace and
safety of the United States. One MEM
ber of the committee on foreign rela-
tions, Mr.. Gray (Dem., Del), remarked
that it was not the unanimous report
of the committee. The concurrent reso-
luton was placed on the calendar with
out discussion.
The subject, however. came up imme-
diately afterwards in the shape of a
resolution offered last week by Mr.
Sewell (Rep.. N. j. limiting the applica
tion of the Monroe doctrine and con-
demning the Venezuelan message of
President Cleveland as unwise and in
opportune. Mr.. Sewell addressed the
senate in support of his resolution and
argued that Mr.. Cleveland's position
was far in advance of what was con-
templated In the Monroe doctrine and
that the effect of II would be the estab-
lishment of a protectorate over Mexico
and over each of the South American
and Central American states.
No action was taken on Mr.. Sewells
resolution. but Senators Wolcott (Rep..
Col) and Daniel CDem., Va gave no
tice of their intention to address the
senate upon 1t next "Wednesday and
Thursday.
The Monroe Doctrine.
No progress was made upon the
house bond bill with the free coinage
substitute reported from the commit
tee on finance. Mr. Jones. Denl., Ark.),
who has charge of 1t, gave as a rea-
son for not pushing 1T the fact that
several senators who desired to speak
upon it were not yet prepared and
wanted more time to get their speeches
ready; but Mr.. Hill. (Dem., n. ",
limited that the vote was kept back un-
til after the election of the two sena-
tors from Utah.
The PETER funeral bill gave rise to
some discussion and was disposed of
by being referred to the committee on
rules, and at 4:3O. after passing some
bills of no general Importance. the SEN