Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-02-20
PRESIDENT TRANSMITS SAN DO
MINoAN PROTOCOL TO SENATE.
In THE INTEREST OF PEACE
Chief Executive Says That in Order to
Maintain Monroe Doctrine 1t Is
Necessary to Pay All Just Claims
to South and Central America ano
the West Indies.

dent message transmitting 10 the sen
ate the new San DOMINICAN protocol
was read at the executive session yes,
terday following the passage of mass
of unobjected pension bills. Not
| more than six or seven senators were
present The leading feature Of the
message was that in order to maintain
| the Monroe doctrine it was necessary
| for the United States to see that the
| just claims, contracted by the south
and central American republics and
those of the West Indies should be
paid and that therefore it was in the
| interest of peace for this government
| to take over the control of the reve-
nues in San Domingo. This subject OF
| the Monroe doctrine is discussed at
some length, especially as regards the
relations of the United States to the
republics OF the south. In protecting
these republics and guaranteeing their
| territorial integrity it is said in the
measure to be necessary also to see
| that just debts and obligations con-
| tracted by these republics are paid SO
| that foreign intervention in the affairs
| of such republics may be avoided.
| The protocol was not read at the ex
| ecutive session but was at once re-
| ferred to the committee on foreign re-
| lations.
Wants Nonpartisan Report.
Senator Bacon's resolution asking
that the senate committee on foreign
relations investigate and report to the
senate whether the protocol OF an
| agreement, under which the United
| States authorities undertook to admin
| lister certain customs offices of the
| Dominican government, in or
der to satisfy claims of the San
| Domingo Improvement company is
valid, having been made without the
| consent of the senate, was ordered re-
| fired to the subcommittee to be ap-
| pointed by Chairman Cullom. A mo-
| ton to refer the resolution was made
| by Senator Bacon, who stated that
| there were many questions of law in
volved and that it was his desire thfe
nOnpartisan report be made.
Agree on Omnibus Claims Bill.
The conference report on the omni
bus claims bill was agreed to. 1t car
ries $2,321,810 direct appropriations
for 1,759 claimants. 1t refers to the
court of claims a bill amounting to
from one half to three quarters of a
million dollars.
Makes Plea for Economy.
The senate continued, but did not
conclude consideration of the bill
making appropriations for support OF
the government of the District OF Co
lumbia. While the bill was before the
senate, Senator Elkins took exception
to an item for the construction of a
local bridge as in the interest of spec
ulators, and made a general plea for
economy in the matter of approprla-
lions. The Swayne impeachment trial
held the attention of the senate fol
two hours.
Opposition to Increase in Navy.
The question of what the policy OF
to the upbuilding of the navy was
again threshed out in the house, dur
ing the consideration of the naval ap
preparation bill, the debate developing
/, much opposition to the proposed addi-
. ton of two batt,eships to the naval es.
tablishment. The defense of the Phi
lipines played an important part in the
discussion while the events of the war
in the far east from a naval point OF
view were given prominence by the ad,
vocates of an increased navy The
house met an hour earlier than usual,
and with the exception of a brief
period. the entire time was consumed
with the naval bill.
Grosvenor After Hitchcock.
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio
introduced a resolution requesting in
formation from the secretary of the in
terror as to violation of certain laws
} regulating the taking up of public
lands. The resolution asks the secre
tary whether there is any foundation
for the preamble and resolutions re
Gently passed by the National Business
league of Chicago, reciting that under
certain preexist,ng laws, namely, the
desert land law, the timber and stone
law and the Communication clause of the
homestead law, certain persons have
been, and are, surreptitiously obtain
ing possession of large tracts of public
domain which were set apart to pro
mote the irrigation of arid lands.
Dinner to President and Wife.
Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs. Nor
ton were hosts to President and Mrs
Roosevelt last night, it being their first
dinner to the chief executive and one
of the regular series givn by the cabl
net officers on Tuesday evening OF
each week.
New Yorker Calls at White House.
E. H. Hartman of New York called
\ at the white house and had a brief talk
with the president. 1t was stated Mr.
Harriman's call ON the president was
personal and that the railroad rate leg
islation was not discussed