The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-18
rHE MONROE DoCTRrNE.
Affirming II Overwhclria
tnsly Adopted In Committee.

washington, Jan 1T.--The Senate
committee on Foreign Relations dis
cussed for two hours this morning the
monroe doctrine. and finally by 81 vote
ordered a report on the resolution sub
nhtted by Mr. Davis. of Minnesota,
o!lairnan of the Subcommittee. Mr.. Tur-
PIE. AT whose request the matter was
ma over until to-day, made an urEu-
mcht against the affirmation by Com
SrcSs Ni the doctrine rs Il general prln-
cinle. II believed IL was sufficient for
the doctrin" to be applied when the
specific case arose. He favored its ap-
picaloil 10 The pending difficulty be-
tween NcneZnela and Great Britain but
ent. G-a'-f.7
Mr.. Gray of Delaware. opposed any
action whatever that had for It's OBJ
1ect the affirmation of the doctrine by
Legislative action. He believed the
whole subject was one In which the cX-
ecutlrc Department of the government
niInr should act. and that upon that
branch of The government and not Con-
EreSs rested the responsibility
Neither of these arguments had any
weight with the committee They were
combaltcd By Senators Sherman. Lodge
Morgan. and others. Mr. Mills one of
the new members of the committee,
an ardent admIrcr Of jefferson, was one
oi the most enthusiastic supporters of
49, ''''i i'iiiS''ti VI inc uOclflnC. .lnG
vote To adopt the Davis resolution which
was drawn along the lines OF the Lodge
resolution. was agreed TO after one or
Two alterations in the verbiage had
been made. The committee also decid-
Ell To vote upon the motion of Mr.. Shcr-
man, That the action of the committee
ana the text of the resolution should
not be made public until It was report
ed To the Senate Monday next
Mr. Davis was requested to give no.
tlca when he reported the resolution
that he should call II up nj the earliest
possible moment
This resolution goes even farther
than did the President I'm his message
to Congress ON the Venezuelan question.
IL VIII. II passed commit the Congress-
To policy from which there can he
no back down, and there appears to
De no doubt rs 10 the ultimate result
on the resolution.
Omittlng the two whereas which
simply form a prelude to the more Sc
rinus utterances of the resolution IT.
self 1t Is said that the resolution will
be found when the text is made public
that II rcnifrms and confirms the Mon
roe doctrine and declares that the
United States will assert and maintain
1t. II stltes specifically that this gov
ernment VIII regard as an infringement
OF this doctrine any attempt on the part
oil any European power to acquire new
or additional territory on this continent
or the Islands adjacent thereto, US dan
Gerous to'the safety and the peace of
the United States. The United States
also denies the right of any IIurnpsau
power to acquire any territory either by
forc". purchase. ceSSion. occupation.
pledge colonization, or protection, whe-
ther under unfounded pretcnsions OF
right, under the guise of boundary dis
putos or otherwise and declares unmis-
taEanly that any such nttnnnt win bo
regarded as u manifestation CT an nm
friendly disposition upon which this
government cannot look with indiffer-
cucc.