The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-21
TO LOOK INTO THE BOUNDARY
THE SENATE PASSES THE VENEZu-
ELAN COMMISSION BILL.

pie Never More I'm Earnest since
the Revolutionary War-POpuIist
Allen InduIges in a Little Amusing
Sarcasm.
Washington. Dec. a.-The proceedings
in the Senate to-day were opened with
prayer by its blind chaplain, invoking the
Christmas influence OF peace on earth
and good will to men," and asking that
the two greatest nations Of the earth of
one language. one faith, one baptism. and
one Lord, should net be embroiled in
war. 1t was delivered with such feeling.
earnestness and eloquence that it was or
dered to be printed in the Record-a very
unusual privilege to be accorded to a
chaplain's opening prayer.
The day. however, did not respond to
that peaceful opening; and when the hour
of adjournment came, the Senate had
passed. without amendment and without
a single negative vote. the House bin
appropriating 100000 for a commission TO
report to the President on the true divis-
ional line between the republic Of Vene-
zuela and British Guiana.
The amendment of Mr.. Sherman, rep,
of Ohio. fixing the number of commits
sioners at three, and requiring their APP
pointment to be "by and with the advice
of the Senate" was reported from the
committee on foreign relations, but 1t had
very little support in the Senate, and was
at the close of the debate laid on the
table without a division and with only
two or three negative notes.-the vote be-
ing viva voce.
The debate took a more excited turn
than that of the preceding day. 1t was
opened BY Mr. Platt, rep, Of Connecticut
sod
that war was to be precipitated but that
the American people would not shun war;
and that they were never more in earnest
since the revolution than they were now.
Mr.. Sherman made a plea against ex-
element and eagerness to arouse the pa-
triotism OF the American people and de-
clared his firm belief that the matter
would be settled by an arrangement be-
tween Great Britain and Venezuela with
out drop of American blood being she'd
Mr.. Mills deprecated war, and inquired
how the revenues to carry on war We're
10 be obtained. He suggested that, before
going into a war, the constitution should
be amended so as to enable congress 10
levy personal taxes, particularly the In
Mr. Lodge. rep, of Massachusetts,. de-
to create a panic in Wall street and the
United States, and notified them that the
call of loans and the withdrawal of gold
peaceful settlement
Mr.. Stewart, pop, of Nevada, ascribed
the aroused feeling of the American peo-
pie to English arrogance, and declared
that England could put an end to the
excitement by being honest and reason
able.
that when the facts became known there
would be an honorable solution of the
difficulty.
Mr. Caffery, dem, of Louisiana. looked
upon the appointment OF the proposed
commission as a warlike step, and as
very extreme application Of the Monroe
Mr. Chandler gave a touch of hurnor
and sprightlness to the debate by laud-
ing the President with more or less sin
cerity) for showing himself to be patri-
otto and for being inspired by the genius
Of Massachusetts in the state depart
ment
Crossing OF the Rubicoa. !" =
And so the discussion went on 70 the
close, when the bill was passed Just as 1t
came from the House.
After the passage Of the Venezuelan
commission bill, the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session. and there among other
things, agreed to the House concurrent
resolution for holiday recess, with an
amendment fixing its beginning for to-
morrow and its close for jan g.
When the doors were re-opened a mes
sage from the PRECEDENT was laid before
the Senate urging the necessity of prompt
aid for the finances of the government
and that congress should not take a re-
cess until the necessary financial legisla-
ton was provided.
Before the Venezuelan matter came be-
fore the Senate, the resolution offered yes
terday by Mr.. Allen, pop, of Nebraska, d.
recting the finance committee to inquire
into the advisabilty of opening our mints
to the free coinage Of silver, and the Is
sue of treasury notes to provide for the
contingency Of war between the British
empire and the United States Of America
was taken up and Mr.. Allen proceeded to
deliver some very caustic remarks at the
expense of the President and his support
ers on both sides of the chamber. He said
that he could conceive OF no sufficient
cause for the delivery of the President,s
mand for IL. 1T occurred to him, that the
President, having lost the confidence of
the people, to some extent, during the adj
ministration of the last two years and
nine months, was seeking to restore him
self and his party to their confidence, and
thus induce the people TO forget the bus
mess condition of the country.
Mr.. Allen referred to the bill recently
introduced by Mr.. Hill, TO enable ex-con-
federate officers to be commissioned as
of'i0sr Of the " United ted States; st q the hoEg ons
introduced by Mr. Chandler. for
an appropriation Of 800. 100000 for rifles and
Hale for an increase Of the navy and
for a reconstruction of the United States
ship Constitution as so many proofs of
the war spirit in the Senate.
He suggested that, on the democratic
side. there was an attempt to sustain
the President for the splendid services of
ury in the late political campaigns in
New York, Maryland and Kentucky. 1t
was necessary, Mr.. Allen thought for
the populist party 10 take a stand in
the matter 1t would not do, he said, to
permit the President of the United States
and his distinguished associates in the
Senate to carry off all the glory and hon
or. II would not do to permit the demo-
cratic party and the republican party in
the Senate TO take off all the glory and
honor incident 10 the Monroe doctrine.
1t was necessary that the popuiist party
should have a standing IN the matter.
Realizing that fact, he had prepared his
resolution, as money was essential 70 war.
Mr. Plat moved 10 refer the resolution
to the committee on finance and the mo-
ton was defeated, yeas Y, nays, &c. as
follows:
Yeas-Messrs Allison. BFioe. Burrows,
cafefv Cameron, sChaudler, GalllnRer
German. Hale, Hawley Lodge. Mcmillan.
Martin Mllls, Mitchell ~ Wisconsin, Nor
flli Plaft Proctor, Quay, Hewell. Sher-
man. Fmifn, Ihurefon and Welm0Fe.~24
Mays Mes8fe Allen, Bacon, Baker, Rate,
Berry, Blackburn, Butler Call. Carter,
Chiffon. Clark cockreii. Dubois Gibson.
Harris. Jones ~ Arkansas, Jones ~ Me-
N8aa. Kyle. Mantle. Mitchell ~ Oregon
Morgan. Nelson faseo. ffHeF Perkins
pffHNFHw. PFifehafa Roach Stewart
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