The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-19

Washington CIty, Dec. lS-In the house
Hitt, Rep, ~. asked for unanIHaOAs con-
sent for the ctS53slderation of a b,n go cfn-
power president Cleveland TO appoint .
commissi6nDtQ consider the Venezuelan
boundaryo quesopn, and appropriating
$4,000 fQF3 one expense thereof. The text
OF the biHcls as follows:C
BE IL enAeted. by the senate and house
OF representatives OF the United States Of
America, IN congress assembled. that the
sum OF Slel. 1000 or 50 much thereof as may
be necessary, is hereby appropriated for
the expenses Of commission 10 lie APP
pointed by PreSfdeA1 Cleveland ~ inVesti-
gate and report upon the true divisional
line between the republic of Venezuela and
British Guiana"
A scene OF excitement followed the re-
quest for unanimous consent to consider
the bill, which had been loudly dpplauded
when read b. the clerk. B0utelle. Rep.
Me. stated that he disliked TO object to
consideration OF such a bin, ut. said
he, iii seems that This subject IS one OF
such SERIOUS Importance that the house of
representatives should proceed in a decor
Gus manner TO consider H. The presidents
message vas read but yesterday, and IL
seems to me that the gentlemen may not
be ready 10 pass upon ii btll of this import
ance without dehberation.
cries Of Ready, ready" from the Re
publican side interrupted Bouteile, hui he
proceeded, urgine thai the matter was one
which affected the relations 6f the two
great English-speaiiu nations OF the
world lie said: = have been accused Of
being a lingo. whatever that maN mean.
| hope no one III that para Of THE country
where ! am known would believe ] would
hesitate, If the honor de3ity or sdfeB Of
the country required it. to take up arms
against any or all t8e nations or the werld.
I}ut the press shows that the country has
been IN a state Of feVerish excitement. IL
seems we ought to give this matter as
much consideration As We woUfa give Ia an
Appropria ton Of "A feSV thousand dollars
Boutelle referred TO the presidents mes
sage as an extraordinary one, ami went
or: 1T seems we should send to COM
mittee 10 be calmly considered this great
question and message. iB which, for the
first time 10 history. such correspondence
has outlined the possibilities of war be
tween the two great Anglo-SaNon nations
OF the world
The Speaker-Does the gentleman OBJ
jvNt?
Goutelle said he had merely suggested
hope that the bill would so TO committee.
Hit announced that he desired 10 say
only word concerning the bill and IT'S
purpose He would do so. he said with
out mentioning this side or that side" for
he hoped there would be no two Sides when
ID came TO a question like this. There was
a request made by the president for help
from the house TO enable hrm 10 exercise
his executive functions. THE first thing
for us 10 remember as patriots" said Hitt.
sis that the success Of nur country de-
pends upon our maintaining united
front. that our government shonld speak
for all the people OF the United States
The suggestion Of the president was for a
judicial Investigation. lie was sure il was
made in the proper spirit, and the occasion
required that the country should get as