The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-24
DANIEL IN DEFENSE
OF the New Monroe Doctrine Made an EIo-
qusnt and Decidedly Impressive Speech.
ENDORSES THE PRESIDENTS COURSE
The Proceedings I'm the House Ex-
cccdtnsly Dreary - Committee on
Nuics hepOrt-Iiow senator Pugh
Was Trapped by Senator Hill
Other MEASURES.

Washington. Jan. 23.-House)-The
nervous irritation" produced by the
tut3lbial debate. as Mr. Dolllver. of
iowa, expressed 1t, was responsible fer
the only enlivening feature Of an other
wise dreary stretch In the House pro-
ceedings to-day. Immediately after the
reading of the journal MIR. Henderson,
CT Iowa, reported the quorum counting
rule from the Committee OH Rules. as
amended TO meet objections made to it's
original form. The changes provided
Tor adjournment pending IL roll call and
exempted Friday night sessions until
further ordered by the House from the
operations of the rule. Messrs. De-
Armond tDem.), of Missouri; Bailey
(pem), OF Texas; Miles tDem), OF
Maryland: Grow tRepJ, OF Pennsylva-
mia; Gibson tRep.) OF Tennessee. and
Dalzell Qep), OF Pennsylvania, spoke
upon the report all but Bailey and
Miles approving the rule. and it was
agreed To.
MIR. Crisp moved to substitute for the
rules as whole the rule of the Fifty
third Congress. Before this was put
AIR, Dolliver 1nade half sarcastic
humorous speech, congratulating the
Democrats upon their advance since
the famous scenes in the Fifty-nrst
Congress. IN which they protested
Speaker Reed. as evidenced by their
Willingness to vote for the rule reported
to-day
This drew from eX-Speaker Crisp an
earnest defense of the action of the
Democrats at that time against what
they then deemed. and which he stilI
deemed. a revolutionary proceeding on
Tie part OF the Speaker Reed. IT was
to this that MIR. Dolliver responded as
quoted above, in explanation of his plr-
D, ,ft,.r
the democrats or cause evil memories
To arise.
The substitute of Mr.. Crisp was re-
Jected and the rules as reported were
declared to be adopted.
After the transaction OF some rou-
tine business. the House. at 30. took
q recess until Friday night for the con-
sldeIation of private pension bills, and
at the conclusion OF that session to
stand adjourned until Monday next.
senate-,rhree set speeches We're de-
The first was by Mr. Warren
(RepD, of Wyoming, on a reso-
luton offered by him about a week
ago in reference To the unprecedented
shrinkagc in numbers and values OF
farm animals throughout the United
States" The speech was largely lau-
dation of the system of high protective
duties rs embodied in the Mckinley
act. and a condemnation of the Wilson
tariff act. which Mr. Warren character
lied as IAN emblem of beneicence to
foreign interests and of disaster TO our
own" The second speech was made on
the House bond bill, with the free COIN
age annex, by Mr.. Dubois ~(Rcp., OF
IdahO).
Mr.. Dubois declared his purpose of
voting for the free coinage substitute
and only expressed his regret that its
adoption by the Senate would not avail
To secure its enactment. The Monroe
doctrine was the subject of the third
speech. This was made by Senator Dan
iel and was an argument in favor of
the Davis resolution and in defense of
the course Of the administration in the
Venezuelan matter.
Before the speech making Of the day
began rather amusing scene was pre-
sentcd when MIR. Pugh discovered TO his
apparent surprise THAT his resolution de-
clarinE government obligations payable
in silver had lost its advantageous place
rs unfinished morning business and had
gone To the calendar. He finally admit
ted having been trapped hv the skiIlful
Senator from New York" (Air HID and
gave notice that he would move to-mor-
row To take the calendar and bring II
before the Senate for vote.
An effort was made by Mr. Aldrich
IL goad Mr. Jones Dem.) of Arkansas
who has parliamentary charge of the
bond bill To bring that bill to a vote
and Mr.. Jones intimated that he would
ask unanimous consent 20 have a day
next week fixed for thar purpose The
onl.S other occurrence affecting the fin
ancial question was the Introduction
of bill by Mr.. Mills to repeal the re-
funding act Of 1870 and the RESUMPTION
act of 1878. Mr.. Mills said that he
would try to get vote upon il TO-
M nrrOw.
Mr. Call offered n resolution which
went over until tomorrow for the an
pointment of n select committee to In
uuire into tho imprisonment of Eugene
V, Debs in conection with the great
railroad strike.
Mr.. IIoar inquired what had become
of the Armenian concurrent resolution
reported yesterday from the COMMITTEES
on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Cullom who had reported the re-
solution. explained that 1t had not been
called up to-day because the Senator
from Wyoming (AIr Warren) had given
notice Of his desire TO address the Sem
ate.
Mr. Call offered resolution which
was referred t. the Committee on Com
mcrcc directing the chief OF engineers
of the army to make survey across
the peninsula of Florida for a route for
ship canal, and to prepare estimates
therefor
Mr.. Tillman introduced a bill granting
to the city of Charleston, S. c.. for the
use of the commercial bodies of that