Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-18
THE MESSAGE IN CONGRESS
A Bill Empowering Tho President 10
Appoint a Commission
Passed by tho characterization Tor
the strengthening ofthe Ma
tionRi Defensss.

WAsHfHuTON, Dec.l ls.-lIitt (Rop.
Ills.) reported IN the House this morn
ing rs soon as II had been called TO
order, and called for unanimous con.
sent for tho consideration Of n bill 10
empower the President to appoint =
commission TO consider the Venezuelan
boundary question and an Eppropria-
ton OF 500, 900 for the expenses there
Of. The text OF the bill Ia rs follows
IA bill making an appropriation for
the expense OF commission TO in-
ysstigato aud report on u true divisional
line between the republic OF Nog-
eEuels aud British Guiana.
"Be II enacted by tho Senate and
House OF Representative Of the
United States Of A msrioa, In Congress
assembled, that the sum Of 100000 or
40 much thereof NJ may be necessary
be, aud the tsme Ia hereby Appfopri-
Rted for the expenses Of commits
sion 10 DO appointed by the President
TO investigate AMI fos0ft upon the true
divisional line oetwssn tho republic Of
Venezuela and British Guisns."
A scene OF considerable excitement
followed the request for unanimous
ouusent 70 consider tho bill which had
been loudly applauded when read by
tho clerk.
Bouislis (Rep. Mhins) stated that he
dlshkos ~ object 10 the consideration
OF such bill,"but,o he said, at seems
that this subject ~ enc Of such serious
importance Ihst Tue House Of Repre-
sentatiyes should proceed In decor
Gus manner 10 consider II. The PThsi.
DENTS message was Tead but yesterday
and Il seems TO ms tho gentlemen may
not be ready 10 pass upon n bill VI this
imperin noe without elaboration"
Criss OF "Teady, ready" from the
Republican side interrupted Boutslls,
hui he proceeded, uFHing that the
matter wss one winch affected the re-.
lAllons OF the two great English speak.
Ing nations Of the worlJ. lie uaidI
al have been accused o! being lingo,
whatever that may meau. | hope no
one in that part OF the cou1lty where
[ am known would believe 1 would
hesitate, n the honor, dignity or safety
of tho country Required, 30 take up
arms agaiaet any or all nations OF tho
world. But tho press shows tho
osunlTy 70 DO IN state OF fgyetish
excitement. IL seems that We ought
10 give this matter ~ much considers.
ton As we would give 90 tho appTspfiA-
ton Of n few thousand dOllATp.o
BoutsIle referred to the Presidenl's
message ~ IN extraordinary one, and
went on: at seems We should send TO
committee 10 DO calmly consldsTel
this great question and the message In
which the executive himself for the
first time In the history OF such cor
respo ndsuce, has outlined tho possiblli.
tIes OF war bstHeeu this two great
Anglo.ssxon nations Of the world.D
SpeAksI-"D0es this gentleman OBJ.
scl?"
Boutslls said that he had merely
suggested that the bill 20 to the com.
metiee.
Hit announced that he only do.
slrsd TO say \ word concerning the bill
and lts purpose. He would do 70, he
said. "wiIhout mentioning this side
or that sido,p tor he hoped
there would DO no two sides when
II came to n question like this. There
vas = request made by the President
for help from the House TO enable him
TO exercise his executive functions.
uThe first thing for ne to remember as
patriot" said Hit, SIS that the success
Of our country dope ds upon our mSin-
tanning . united iront-thAt our gov
ernuSnt should speak for all the people
OF the United Blates."
The suggestion OF the President was
for a judicial investigation, lie was
sure II was made In the proper spirit
and the occasion required that the
country should act ~ Que man.
"In such 4 time the executive IL
hampered by every criticism that
| COMES from our own country. II