St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-12-21
defeated, the detailed vote being as

defeated, the detailed vote being as
follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison. Brice, Bur
Lodgess Ls Mcmillan. l Martin, Mills.
Mitchell (Wis.), Morrill,, Platt, Proc
tor, Quay, Sewell, Sherman, Smith,
sThurston, Wetmore-A.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Baker, Bate,
Berry. Blackburn, Butler, Call, Car
ter, Chiffon, Clark, Cockrell Dubois,
Gibson, Harris, Jones (Ark.), Jones
lNev), Kyle, Mantle Mitchell Orr,
Morgan Nelson, Paseo. PETER; Per
Stewart, Teller Tillman, Vest, Voor-
hees, Walthall, Warren, Wilson-S6. o.
is The resolution was then agreed to
without division. Mr.. Platt sought to
have the warlike preamble stricken
out. Mr.. Allen consented to this. The
resolution, as finally agreed to, Is as
follows:
THAT the committee on finance be,
and they are hereby directed and in
sstructed, to inquire and report, by Dill
for otherwise, whether 1t would not be
ment of the United States of America
at this time to open it's mi1ts to the
free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver, at the ratio of 16 to !, and, In
addition thereto, issue an adequate
volume of full legal tender treasury
notes have heretofore been issued, and
in the interest Of national safety with
draw the issue power OF nahlonai
banks and retire ALL bank currency"
THE COMMISSION.
This cleared the way for renewal
of the direct consideration of the
Venezuelan BILL Mr.. Morgan present
ed and briefly explained the amended
bill.
Mr.. Platt urged that the house resolu-
stion be adopted without change. He de-
precated the talk of war the Amerl-
can people would not seek war, nor
would they, if need be, avoid any re-
sponsibilty. But the conditions did not
warrant heated talk of hostilities. In
referring to the committee amendments
Mr.. Platt said:
Amy amendment Will be construed
in England as a refusal by the senate
ito uphold the president There should
be nothing done to allow this false i'm
preston to get abroad. The idea seems
: to prevail in England that this entire
matter is part of American pontlcal
campaigning. 1t is most important
that the British authorities and people
have their minds disabused of thiseer-
ror The American people We're never
more in earnest since the breaking out
OIL Il6 TGNOlullOil lllci liiSS aiS w
day.
Mr.. Sherman followed Mr.. Platt, re-
peating his declaration of yesterday
sjthat he could not see the necessity for
haste in the matter. The controversy
: was an ancient one, and it was only
recently that the United States had
taken cognizance of the question. The
presidents message invites no haste.
\ The American people need no special
incitement to the interest in the up
holding of the Monroe doctrine. He
s said that while we had insisted upon
B preventing European encroachment
upon American soil, we had ourselves
disregarded the doctrine in the case of
Mexico, in taking possession of Texas
and California. AS a matter of fact
the doctrine had never been applied in
any specific case. England, he said,
is taking a very grave view of this
matter.
81 am firmly convinced" said he,
"that this controversy will be settled
by England and Venezuela, and that
not drop of American blood will be
shed in its adjustment"
UNIDENTIFIED HASTE.
{. Mr.. Sherman proceeded to argue
amendments suggested by the commit
os4e on foreign relations. He regretted
that there should be an attempt to
pass the bill under duress of excite
ment, and especially as that excite
ment was not founded on actual dan
ger. He counseled deliberation and
deprecated the undue and eager haste
as unbecoming the dignity of the sem
ate.
Mr.. Mills, Oem., Tex.), who next
took the floor, thought that throughout
the discussion the senate had over
looked the most important considera-
ton. Senator Allen, he said, had an
nounced that money was the most
essential thing in the successful prose-
cution of war. He agreed with him.
1t might be possible, he said, that if
the mintS were thrown open and the
printing presses were started the peo-
pie might not have more money in
their pockets, but when we proposed
to go to war with the greatest nation
on earth, where our revenues were to
come from was the question. 1t would
be no child's play. With Senator Sher-
! man, he said, his voice was for peace,
but it must be honorable and consist
ent peace. Today the United States
and Great Britain stood face to face.
. They had tried to reach an agreement
and had failed. The president had said
we should insist upon our position and
resist England with all our power.
eve are standing on the brink of
battle" he said, "and prudence re-
quires that we should look to our
strong box"
He pointed out the vast difference
between our resources and obliga tions
now and during the civil war. Then,
said he, we did not have burden of
S1SC, 600 of pensions to carry, and we
had, as d source Of revenue, an in
come tax of unquestioned legality,
and taxes ON domestic manufacture.
The latter had been repealed. The
former had been swept away by de-
cision of the supreme court. Practical
ly the only resource left was the Gus
toms duties on imports. But where
were the imports to come from if the
skies were lurid with war with the
mistress of the seas? And now, stand
Ing on the edge of this great conflict.
the. country was without the means of
taxation to raise the revenue essential
for such a vast undertaking. The
senator demanded, before we plunge
into this conflict, that this congress
adopt a constitutional amendment to
be at once submitted to the state leg
islatures, for the federal taxation of
real and personal property. The
American people would never tolerate
such a law under ordinary circum-
stances, but when> the American honor
and the national dignity were at stake
the people were also ready to shoulder
the burden essential to carry forward
any conflict that might come
FIRM AS ADAMANT.
Mr.. Lodge (Rep., Mass.) said he
would not offer his amendment, hereto
fore proposed, limiting his inquiry to
April 1 next. He said he regarded it
as essential that there should be no di-
vision on this subject. The senate, the
house and the president should stand
together. They should show to the
world that we are as firm as adamant.
The assertions made in London that
this was merely an electioneering
dodge should be answered by united
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