The herald., 1895-12-20
IN THE SENATE CHAMBER
The Spirit of Americanism Is
Still BroOding
WAR IS NOT LOOKED FOR
But the Monroe Doctrine Is to Be
Maintained
The Senators Deprecate Uudue Haste, but
Agree in Extending Hearty Support
to the President
Associated Pr SIS Special Wire.

Associated Pr Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Ihe spirit of
Americansm still brooded over the senate
today, but although every senator who
spoke upon the subject endorsed the posi-
ton of the president, all expressed the
opinion that war would not result. Still
the gravity of the situation was not under
estimated. The ''war talk of the last few
days attracted to the galleries large crowds,
who followed the debate with intense in
terest.
The immediate question before the SEN
ate was the bill appropriating 100000 to
defray the expenses of the committee
recommended by the president. There
was some difference of opinion as to what
disposition should he made of it. the gen
erai opinion being that 1t should go to The
committee on foreign relations. The de-
bate, however, had no particular result. as
Mr.. Allen (Pop.. Neb.) objected to the 81 c.
ond reading OF the bill before the debate
OH the Venezuelan question occurred.
Mr.. Cockreit presented with favorable
report the resolution for holiday recess
beginning tomorrow, but Mr.. Chandler
rep. N. H.,) asked that it lie on the table.
Mr.. Allen caused a broad smile to go
around the chamber when he asked for the
immediate consideration of lengthy reso-
iutiSu tllttt, III view Oh tilS DCSSlDl9
contingency of war with Great Britain as
result of tho conflict over the Venezuelan
boundary dispute, and that the first essen
tai III time ot war was money. that tho
committee on itnauce fe instructed to il,-
quire into the advisabiIity of opening tue
mints to the free coinage of silver. After
some good-natured sparring Mr.. German
Dem, Md objected to its consideration.
Ihe presidents message, transmitting
the Armenian correspondence, was laid be-
fore the senate.
When the house Venezuelan bill was laid
before the senpte, MIR. Morgan immedi.
ately moved to refer it to the committee
on foreign relations and took the floor in
support of his motion. The senate was all
attention and the galleries listened eagerly.
Mr.. Morgan spoke carefully. The senate
should not be basty, he said. The bill
should be, in his opinion. deliherated upon
as long as necessary to secure an abso.
lutely correct Judgment. and he concurred
with cenatOr Sherman in the belief that it
should first have it's consideration in the
! committees; but (and here he pausetl he
wanted it distinctly understood that ne
would oppose such a reference unles. it
was made with the distinct understanding
that congress should not take the holiday
recess until it was eported back.
While the senate shou id hasten slowly,
but with all possible speed, delay, he said,
would perhaps lead to the formation of AN
incorrect opinion here, in Vene zuela, and
in Great Britain. 1t was of the highest inn
portauce that the position of this country
should not be misunderstood. The real
purpose of the deliberate &C nsideraton OF
the till by the committee on foreign rela-
tons was to give that committee an oppor-
tunity to decide v hether it was wise now
Tor congress to extend the bill so as to in
clude the definite expression of our policy
or to give the matter to the full and un-
biased action of the president. In the ex-
ercise of his constitutional, power, he could
form and shape that policy in whatever
manner he chose. Here Mr. Morgan drew
q striking illustration of what he meant.
In the Hawaiian affair, Mr.. Cleve.
land, in the exercise of his
power, had sent to Hawaii
a commissioner 10 obtain certain informa.
ton. He took that action without the ad-
vice and consent of the senate; and when
Mr.. Blounts report was made, the debate