The San Francisco call., 1896-01-10
WAR TALK Is RESUMED,
Resolution of Inquiry Relating to
the Advancement of the Brit.
ish OutpostS.
ENGLAND's PROMPT DENIAL.
Caracas Newspapers Demand That
Venezuela Send Troops to the
Guiana Frontier.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 9. - The
House bond bill with the free coinage sub
stitute for 1t reported from the Committee
on Finance was to have engaged the atten-
ton of the Senate to-day, but half-hour
speech by Baker (R.) of Kansas in favor OF
an application of the Monroe doctrine and
an hour and three-quarters speech by
Stewart (Pop.) of Nevada on the financial
question prevented the taking up of the
bond bill until so late an hour that Jones
(D.l of Arkansas preferred to withhold his
opening speech upon it till tomorrow.
Bakers speech (his first in the Senate
Chamber) had for its text and groundwork
a joint resolution introduced by HIM de-
claring that the extension by any Euro
pean power OF its territorial limits on the
Western Hemisphere, whether by war,
treaty, purchase or otherwise, without the
consent OF the United States, will be re-
garded an unfriendly act. In his speech
he declared that that position would be
maintained by war if necessary. The
joint resolution was referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations.
The presentation by CuIlom (R.) of
Illinois of petition from Chicago on the
subject ofn phtha launches was the origin
OF q coIloquy among Senators, in the
course of which Frye (R.) of Maine, chair
man of the Committee on Commerce, to
which the petition was referred, stated
that he had no idea that the committee
would report a bill to bring small naphtha
launches within the requirements of the
existing law as to lights, boats, inspection
of boilers, ETC., but that it would report
bill to bring within the requirements OF
the law naphtha launches engaged in the
transportation of passengers or freight.
Villas CD of Wisconsin introduced a
bill, which was referred to the Judiciary
Committee, Withdrawing from the Su-
preme Court of the United States iurisdic-
ton of criminal cases not capital and to
transfer them to the United States Court
of Appeals.
In presenting some petitions, some favor
ing appropriations for coast defenses.
Daniel (D.) of Virginia expressed the
opinion that the public apprehensions as
to the danger of the bombardment of
American seaports were overstrained, but
he also expressed the hope that the coun-
try would prepare itself for whatever
emergencies might happen. He favored
the passage of Squire's fortification bin.
Chandler (R.) of New Hampshire offered
a resolution, which was agreed to. instruct
ing the Committee on Immigration to in
quire whether legislation Is necessary to
prevent the introduction into the United
States of aliens imprisoned in penal 1nsti-
tutions of European nations established in
their American possessions.
Baker (R,) of Kansas introduced the fol-
lowing joint resolution and addressed the
Senate in support of it:
ResolUed, That the United States of America
will regard it as an unfriendIy act Tor auv for
elgn power without our consent, by war,
treaty, purchase or otherwise TO extend it's
territorial limits in the Western Hemisnhere
on either of the American continents. or tn or
over any of the islands adjacent thereto which
this country deems necessary or proper for its
selfpreservation. And the United states of
America reserves the right TO be the sole iudge
OF this necessity.
ResolUed, That the principle herein enunci.
ated Is founded upon the law of self-preservs.
ton, which from necessity adheres in and
belongs TO every civilized nation as a sover-
eign and inalienable right; and this principle
is attested by Washington's farewell address
and President Monroe's ever memorable mes
sage of December 2, 1923.
In closing his speech, the first made bv
him in the Senate, Baker declared that the
United States would maintain the position
announced in his resolution by war if
necessary, in order that peace might come.
I'VE shall not, he said. "invlte or pro.
woke war. The justice of our cause will
challenge and command the admiration
OF the civilized world; but if it does come
we VIII triumph in cause which history
VIII bless, and when the shock of fierce
contendlng armies shall be heard no more.
then we shall behold greater America.
united, prosperous and free, still the Won
der and marvel of the world, matchless.
uncomfortable"
The joint resolution was sent to The
committee on Foreign Relations
AT Las Stewart (Pop.) of Nevada tool,
the floor and addressed the Senate on the
financial question in general, but par
tlcularly on the Elkins and Butler resolu- |
uons' torbidding the issue of bonds under
private contract. Stewart sharply criticized
the proposal for popular loan, and said
that bonds had been offered under impos
sloIe conditions. Stewart ridiculed the
emergency tariff bill as something got up
oy the politicians to distract the people, to |
muddy the waters; and he declared that
no amount Of trade protection would do |
the country any good until silver was adj |
mltted to the mints on the same terms as !
gold. The people were crying for work,
not for charity.
Give the people money" he cried, |
start the wheels of industry, and they |
"llI accumulate wealth beyond parallel" |
stewart spoke for an hour aud three |
quarters, and then on motion of Jones (D.) |
OF Arkansas, the public bond bill with the |
Iree-silver substitute, reported from the |
Fluance Committee, was taken up.
Chandler (R.) of New Hampshire asked |