The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-24


Mr.. Jones replied that he had INTENDED
10 ask unanimous consent that some dav
next week be fixed for the vote. bu, he
would rot interrupt the senator from Vir-
ginia.
1T will take only moment said Mr..
Aldrich.
q do not wish to interrupt the senator
from Virginia." replied Mr. Jones and
! Mr., Daniel proceeded with his speech.
To begin with. Senator Daniel said that
least OF all the nations Of the earth could
Great Britain fifty object 10 the assertion
of the Monroe doctrine by the United
States. for, In the language OF Edward
Everett. IL was announced not merely
with the approval of the British minister
OF foreign affairs. but had his earnest and
repeated official solicitation. Least OF
all nations did Il become her TO contend
that 1; was not recognized as interna-
tional law. because 1t was not founded on
the general consent of nations for Great
Britain herself invoked the United states
20 Its utterance, not only with the con-
sent. but as well against the strong men,
aces OF France, Austria. Russia and Prus-
STA. Least of the nations could Great
Britain controvert that govern mental pol
Icy which underlay the Monroe doctrine,
for she foremost and most conspicuously
Of all nations. had interviewed In the af-
fairs of the world ut large, not only when
ever her peace and safety We're even re-
motely involved, but also wherever and
whenever her capital could be invested,
her commerce expanded or territorial ag-
grandizement be exercised. Even In the
existing dispute with Venezuela we per-
cieve the outcropping of her own Monroe
doctrine. SO 10 speak. by her demand in
accession to Venezuela at one time pro-
ferred that no part of the territory pro-
posed to be coded should be alienated at
any time to a foreign power. And with
no better grace could Great Britain per-
sist in repelling the manifold oyertures
| made to her for arbitration.
The senator referred to the two sets of
resolutions pending in the senate Those
proposed by the committees on foreign re-
lations he regarded as simply emhodying
a detailed statement of the Monroe doc
! trine us embraced in the more general
language in which 1t was uttered. The
resolution offered by the senator from
New Jersey seemed to MIN (DanieD to
'mislnterpret the history and to pervert
| the plain language of the Monroe dos
| trine."
The charge that the presidents actin
was premature and imprudent, in view OF
| our business and financial conditions,
seems TO be superficial criticism. The
| financial crisis may last I'VE or ten years
| more. Meantime are the United States to
| take no cOgnizance of great affairs. but
| sit down supinely and let tho wide world
| wag as 1t viii? The declaration that the
executive commits us to protectorate
over Mexico and the Central and South
| American States is far fetched"
The senator showed how the doctrine
| had been upheld by various presidents.
| Th,. civil war vast and engr0ssng as 1t
was had caused no interruption in tho
assertion Of the Monroe doctrine and I'M
| der most difficult and trying circum-
! stances the Nation still held aloft that
orilame.
| Mir Daniel closed at o'clock, being ac-
| corded henrty applause in which senators
| Joined with spectators.
Mr.. Jones Dem, Ark.D asked unani-
| nous consent that vote be taken ON the
| pending bond bill on Thursday next.
| Mr.. Chandler thought the request had
better go over until Monday and this was
| assented to.
At : o'clock the senate went into eS-
ecutive session and at $40 adjourned.
HOUSE.
| Washington, January 23.The house re
| surned the consideration of the rules and
| disposed of the last amendment offered by
| the committee. II Is substituted for the
luorum-counting rule of the Firty-irst
| congress. the method of compelling the
| attendance of n quorum being that pre-
| posed In the Forty sixth congress ny j.
| Randolph Tucker with some notifications
II was lot anti! the rules of the FIFTY
| first congress stood adopted with the few
| notifications reported from the committee
that something like excitement en-
| Seniered by an eloquent speech from Mr.
| bolivar tRep., lowa) He tainted tue
| democrats with At least acquescing IN
| the adoption of all the principles embodied
IN the rules of the tilty-iirst congress-
Against which they had raised their voice
! in 1880.
This speech drew forth an Indignant
reply from ex-Spenker Crisp, In the course
OF which he reviewed the whole history OF
the controversy and charged the other with
trying to make capital by false pretcnses.
Washington. January 23-The house
agreed to adjourn from today until Mon
day Except that the usual Friday night
private pension session will be heidi and
then took up the question of rules for the
| present calendar.
Mr.. Henderson Rep,. Icwn, from the
| rules committee. reported the Tucker rule
with somo notifications. A debate of over
| two hours followed, participated in by
Messrs. Dearmond. Missouri; Bailey,
| Texas; Powers. Vermont; Grow. Pennryl-
vania; Gibson, Tennessee; palsel. Penn
| sylvana,
Mr.. Drllivar (Rep., Iowa., concluded the
debate with an eloquent speech In glori-
| ficatlou Of the fact that both sides of the
houeo at last had come around to the
position taken by the republicans In the
|
house that the general reign of common
sense In parliamentary procedure ut last
| had arriy we'd. He called attention to the
fact that AIR. Crisp had sat silent while
the debate today had proceeded and said
IL any one had predicted SIX years ago
that the cx-spe;lker would acquiesce in the
adoption OF n principle he so vehcmently
Denounced six years ago II would not have
hcou believed. 1t showed that tho DEM
ocrats did not recognize a good thing
when they saw It for sufficient length OF
Tine. G.aughter)
Tho wild and tumultuous scenes In the
Fifty-first congress, when for months the
speaker was madc the target for all man
ncr of abuse. would be recalled only by
antiuuarlans as interesting recollections OF
tho time when this and all kindred ques-
| ti-ns were settled for all time under the
| historical leadership and genius of the
gentleman from Maine Great applause
from the republican sidc.)
MIR. pollivar's speech aroused Mr. Crisp
who said he had no; intended TO make n
| protest against majority OF $50 but he