St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-24
THE HOUSE.
The Disputed boundaries Between
the British Colonies and Vene-
zuela Public Bulldogs.

thC ofiliSu SOiOHieS alO tene-
zueia Public Bulldogs.
W WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The house
was called to order by Mr.. Clark. its
clerk, who announced the enforced alb
tence OF the speaker, and on motion of
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, S. S. Cox, of New
York, was unanimously elected speaker
pro TEN, amid round of applause. Mr..
cAdoo, OF New Jersey, offered the
following resolution, which was re-
ferred to the committee OH foreign af-
fairs:
Whereas, 1t is stated that the British
government has made claim to consid-
cradle portion of valuable territory now
and hitherto in the possession Of the re-
public OF Venezuela, and is, through its
agents IN Demerara, in British Guinea,
proceeding without legal or equitable
right and in defiance of the protests OF
Venezuela, to exercise domination over
the same and has refused to arbitrate
the question of disputed boundaries:
and
Whereas, The United States has bv
It's settled policy and practice defended
the existence and independence of all
American countries against European
domination and control. and is particu-
larly interested in maintaining repub-
Hcan government and rights in both
Americas;
Resolved, That the president be re-
quested to send to the house. if not IN
compatible with the public interests. all
documents and correspondence between
this government and the governments
OF Great Britain and Venezuela, or
either OF them, relating to the question
OF the disputed boundaries between
said British colonies and Venezuela.
The floor was then accorded to the
committee on public buildings and
grounds, and bills were reported from
that committee and placed upon the
calendar for the erection of buildings at
the following points: Kalamazoo,
Mich; L0ganspOrt, Ind: Allegheny
City, Pa: Youngstown, Ohio; Atchison.
Kansas; Hamilton, Ohio; Akron, Ohio;
ZaneSyille, Ohio; Helena. Mont. Chey-
enne. WyO.; Vicksburg. Miss; Kansas
City, Mo-; and Evansville, Ind. Marine
hOSpltaD. Also. to increase the appro-
prlatIon for the public building at San
Francisco to $780, 900 and for the public
building at WinOna Mimi, to 500. O00.
The house then went into committee
of the whole, Mr.. Mcmillan, of Ten
neSee, in the chair, for the consiGera-
ton of the special order. The bill for
the erection of a public building at
birmingham, Ala, at all ultimate cost
of 10000. was opposed by Mr.. Bland,
OF Missouri, who took occasion to in
Weigh against the extension of the Fed
eral Judicial system. and he moved TO
reduce the cost to SOC, 900. Mr.. BANDS
amendment was lost and the bill was
agreed to. In speaking against the
next bill for the erection of
a public building at Duluth at
an ultimate cost of S150,000, Mr.. Bland
expressed the opinion the the gentle
man from Alabama (Mr. Bankhead had
not been happy in his criticism of the
silver dollar. Mr.. Bankhead remarked
that ne was very happy-now. Mr..
Shively, of Indiana, sent to the clerks
desk and had read extracts from Proc
tor Knott's Duluth speech. Mr.. Mel
son, of Minnesota. said that while in
the first instance Knott had made Du-
luth famous, Duluth for years had been
making him famous. A thousand years
after Knott was dead and buried he
would only be known through the spires
and domeS and towers of the great
metropolis Oh Lake Superior. The bill
was agreed to, as were also bills apprO-
priating S350.000 for the purchase of adj
ditional land and the improvement of
the public building at Newark, n. J..
and for the purchase of additional land
at Council Bluffs, To-. at a cost not to
exceed $4,000. The committee having
risen, the house passed the bills agreed
to, as well as those coming over from
Tuesday for the erection of buildings at
Allentown and Lancaster, Pa. and for
the enlargement of the building at
Charleston, w. Va. Mr.. Bland fought
these measures at every point, but as he
had not enough followers to order the
TEN. always succeeded in counting a
quorum upon division, the house pro
ceeded with the business without any
great delay. The house then adjourned.