Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-22
NATIONAL CAPITAL GRIST
Senator W0lcOtt Delivers a Vigorous
Speech on Venezuela Question
and Monroe Doctrine.
COUNTRY EMBARKING ON A NEW POLICY
Colorado's Senior Senator Eloquently
Advocates His Substitute for House
Bond Bill-Field of Finance
Covered-PartiesS Scored.

Washington, Jan. 22.-In the senate to-
day Senator Wolcott made speech on
the Venezuelan question and the Monroe
doctrine.
His remarks were chiefly to the effect
that the so-called Monroe doctrine had
been misapplied in the pending con-
troversy; that so much of President Mon
roe's message as referred to the coloniza-
tion of parts of America by European
powers have no applicability to any
boundary dispute now existing in South
America; that hostility to tha extension
by European powers of their syssrms to
any portion of this hemisphere, as ex-
pressed in that message, had especial
reference to the systems of government
which were based on the divine right of
kings, and which we're directed to the over
flow of all republics wherever existing;
that the Monroe doctrine was in NO wise
intended as insisting upon
REPUBLICAN FORMS OF GOVERNMENT
in this hemisphere. or as committing this
government to maintain the doctrine
outside its own borders, or except as
it's own integrity might be affected; that
this country is embarking upon a new
and different policy from the one laid
down by our fathers, and that from 1921
until now congress has uniformly de-
clined to define the so-oalled Monroe
doctrine, or adopt ii as rule of action.
SENATOR TELLER TALKS.
Senator Teller made speech upon his
substitute for the house bond bill. It
was a forcible, logical presentation of the
views of the silver forces in congress
upon the financial situation. 1t was not
strictly speaking silver speech, but was
devoted to the entire field of finance,
especially to showing up the shortcom-
ings of the political parties in matters OF
this character. He did not mince words
and the Republican "a we'll as the Demo
cratic party came in for large share of
execration creating a sensation.
He was generally congratulated even
by Democrats.
THE ARMENIAN SITUATION.
Senator Cullom, from the senate COM
mittee on foreign relations, reported
resolution in the senate to-day in rela
tion to the Armenian trouble. 1t recites
the provision of the treaty of Berlin on
religious freedom and resolves that it is
the duty of the United States to express
the hope that the European powers will
bring about the carrying out of that treaty,
and req uests the president to transmit
this resolution to the powers.
It asserts that the senate and the house
will support the president in doing all
he can in bringing about an alleviation
of present conditions.
ua oo1,a 4 for m odiaka aofiOn nm the
resolution.
Several senators suggested that the
resolution 60 over and it was 80 ordered.
URGENT DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION.
The urgent deficiency bill which has
been agreed upon by the house commit
tee carries total appropriation of $4,-
416,922, the greater part of this, or 3d.
242,582, being for the expenses of United
States courts. OF this sum $96O,O00 is for
the fees Of marshals and deputies; for the
district attorneys, 1896, $160,00O; 1895,
$57, ,639; clerks, 1896, $155,O0O; 1895, $685.
S98; 1894, $1O,179; commissioners and
justices of the peace, 1896, $24O,O0O; 1895,
$71,934; fees of witnesses, $750,O00; for
the support of United States prisoners,
$3G5,00O, including necessary clothing,
medical aid and transportation from
place of conviction or residence, includ-
ing support of insane prisoners, pay for
bailiffs and criers, not to exceed three
bailiffs and one crier for each court, ex-
cept in the southern district of New York,
$4,000, with the provision that none
shall be employed during vacation. An
item of $4,000 included for the inter
national boundary commission to COM
plete the surveys and remarking of the
boundary between the United States and
Mexico, and the preparation of the maps
and reports of the commission. Sixteen
thousand dollars is appropriated for the
purchase from the Japanese of the United
States legation building at Toxic, $780,
600 for medals and diplomas of the Colum-
bia exposition, and for continuing the
improvement of the Galveston, Texas
harbor, 100000.
Declared in Favor Of Mckinley.
St. Louis, Jan. 22.-The Westliche Post,
of this city, the leading German Repub-
lican paper of the central west, came out
strong this morning in favor of McKin-
ley for the presidential nomination.