Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-02-20
PRESIDENT SAYS DUTY
DEMANDED HIS ACTION

in the interest not merely OF ourselves,
but of all other nations and with strict
Justice toward all. Ii this is done
general acceptance of the Monroe doc
trlne will in the end surely follow,
and this will mean increase of the
sphere in which peaceful measures
for the settlement of international dit
ficult1es gradually displace those OF
warlike character.
81 call attention to the urgent need
of prompt action on this matter. We
now have great opportunity to secure
peace and stability in the island,
without friction or bloodshed, by act
ing in accordance with cordial invita-
ton of the governmental authorities
themselves. 1t will be unfortunate
from every standpoint if we fail to
grasp this opportunity, for such failure
will probably mean increasing revolu-
tionary violence in San Domingo anu
very possibly embarrassing foreign
complications in addition. This proto,
col affords a practical test OF the eff
cheney of the United States govern,
ment in maintaining the Munroe doc
trine.''
Conference on Statehood Bill.
The house committee on rules will
today present to the house a rule send,
ing the statehood bill to conference.
Lincoln Centennial.
Representative Bartholdt of M,
souri, introduced concurrent reso. !,
ton providing for joint commission
of five senators and five representa-,
tives to prepare plan for the ce1ebra-
ton of the Tooth anniversary of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln. February
II, 1909 The commission is to report
to the next congress before December
20, 1905.
House Enters Protest.
The naval appropriation bill further
occupied the attention of the house
for the major portion of the session
Before taking up the naval bill, the
house entered emphatic protest
against the action of the senate in
amending the agricultural bill as to
interpret the drawback feature of the
Dingley tariff act, affecting wheat. BY
a vote of 261 to the bill was sent
back to the senate with the statement
that it's adoption was an Infringement
of the constitutional privilege of the
house to inaugurate revenue legisla-
ton. Both Messrs. Payne of New
York, the majority leader, and Will
, Jams of Mississippi, the minority lead
er, urged that action.
Canal Government Bill Passed.
The Mann bill, to provide a govern
ment for the canal zone, was passed
without further discussion. The bill
gives all the right of government OF
| the canal zone to the president until
the end of the next congress, but pro
vides that the right of government
shall be so exercised as to protect in
habitants in the free enjoyment OF
their liberty, prosperity and religion
1t abolishes the canal commission and
places the work of construction of the
canal in the hands of the president
and such persons as he may appoint
and employ. 1t does not undertake
to determine whether the canal shall
be constructed as a sea level or loca
level waterway.
While the bill abolishes the canal
commission as far as law is con
cerned, it authorizes the president tc
retain the commission or the individu
al members as consulting engineers
if he shall SO desire.
Authority to condemn 1,034 shares
Of stock in the Panama railroad now
in the hands of private owners is car
ried in the bill and the president is
, authorized, when full and complete
control of the railroad is acquired, tC
operate it through such PERSONS as he
may select, in order that the road may
be used as far as necessary as a part
of the construction work on the canal