Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-20
SENATOR MORGAN'S SPEECH
He Thinks tLe Senate Ought to Make Haste
 Slowly.
THE HOUSE BILL WAS OBJECTED TO
Further Action Will Be Taken on It Today, When It Will Be Decided Whether 10 Pass It Immediately or Re-
 fer It to Committee.

Washington, Dec. 19.-The discussion in the senate today on the house bill appropriating $100,000 for the proposed Venezuelan commission was marked by the unanimity of sentiment as to the po- sition taken by the president in his mes sage. The debate proceeded by unani- nous consent as there was really no question before the senate, objection having been made to the second reading of the bill today and that objection car rying the bill over till tomorrow. The debate was opened by MT. Morgan, who favored the passage of the bill just as it came from the house. aand would vote for it's reference to the committee on for eign relations only on the condition that it would be reported back and acted on tomorrow. The only other senator who favored immediate action on the bill without it's being considered by the com mittee was MT Voorhees,, and his was the only speech which breathed War and defiance. He declared emphatically that Great Britain could not go to war with the United States so long as Canada was hostage on our northern border. Speeches were made moderate in tone and against hasty action by Senators Sherman, Lodge. Hawley and Teller.
 MT. Teller's speech was remarkable TOT the QecldfdIlOD mat Il war SilOuld Sli- sue, which he deprecated and dld not think probable, the United States would not be without European allies, and he specified Russia, particularly, as waiting to seize the opportunity of opening the Dardanelles to her fleet, extending her domination over China and enlarging her possessions in India. At the close of the debate MT. Morgan gave notice that there would be a meeting of the commit tee on foreign relations at 10 a. m. tomor- row, when other resolutions embodylng the principle of the house bill, and which have been heretofore referred to that committee would be taken up so that report should be made and action had tomorrow. The house bill will have its second reading as soon as the journal is ready, and then the motion of which MT. Sherman gave notice today,to refer 1t to the committee on foreign relations, may be made
 As soon as the journal of yesterday was read clerk from the house deliV- cred to the senate the Venezulan commits sion bill and the vice-president laid 1t before the senate Mir Sherman moved that the bill be referred to the committee on foreign relations, but as his attention was called to the fact that the present chairman of that committee, MT. Morgan was not in the chamber, he withdrew It.
 MT Cockrel reported back favorably the concurrent resolution for the holiday recess from December 20 until Janua- ry 3.
 consideration of the concurrent resolu- ton, and it went over till tomorrow.
 MT Hale introduced bill providing for an increase of the navy, and It was referred to the committee on naval af- fairs.
 MT. Allen populst. of Nebraska, of fered a resolution instructing the finance committee to inquire whether 1t would not be expedient and proper for the gov ernment of the United States at this time. "when the contingency of war be- tween the British empire and the United States may suddenly arise" to open its hints to the free and unlimited coinage of silver, and set the ratio at 16 to l; also 10 issue an adequate volume of green backs and to withdraw the natlonal pahk power of currency issue.
 MT Platt moved to strike out the s'whereas" in reference to war, and then both he and MT. German objected to It's consideration today.
 The yice-president then laid before the senate the presidents message. with ac- companying documents on the subject of the outrages of the ~Armenians In the Turkish empire, and it was referred to the committee on foreign relations.
 The house bill appropriating Sl0o,00o for the expenses of the proposed com ,nission to Venezuela was laid before the senate and MT. Morgan, chairman or the committee on foreign relations. au dressed the senate on the subject The senate. he said, in considering a question of such gravity ought to deliberate as long as was proper and necessary in or der to come to an absolutely correct 1udg- ment, and he therefore favored the ref- erence of the bill to the committee on foreign relations. But. he said. he would obiect to any such reference unless the senate agreed that 1t would take no re- cess until the committee should make HIS report; for, while he would hasten slow ly in the matter, he would stiii make aii necessary speed. It was a question that was agitating the people of the united States and of the whole world. and delay would give an opportunity for the forma- ton of inconsequent opinions that might become very unfortunate. lie prelerred to have the appropriation and delay the deliberation He had doubts as to wheth- or congress intended to intervene in that which was diplomatic question. or whether it intended to leave to the pres. ident of the United states the run gnu unembarrassed exercise of his constitu- tional power in framing and shaping the dinlomatic question for the future con- sideration of congress. The divisional line between the functions or congress and of the president was a clear one, ana was one which he did not care to cross by anticipation. As an Illustration of his meaning he instanced the case of MT. Blount, who was sent by the president as a special commissioner to Hawai- without nomination to VT coiIii ihd'ion py the senate. That question was again in volved in this matter, and ought to De duly considered and acted on. It was for the senate to determine whether 1t would interfere in the matter legislative ly now or whether it would leave 1t where the president desired Gas indicated in his messagel it to be left-in the hands of the executive.
 There was no difference of opinion. he believed between the president and con gress as to the promptitude with which the question ought to be settled. He be- lieved that the president and congress were in entire accord. So far as the Mon- roe roctrine was concerned, that was set tied by the action of the executive, at