Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-19
ONE THING DEVELOPED
No Holiday Recess Until the Commission
Bill is Passed.
Mr.. MOrgnn's Proposition n Surprise
to the Sennte-Probablc Report
From the Committee.

The discussion of the Venezuelan question
in the Senate today did not disclose any OPP
position to the position taken by the Presi-
dent and his Secretary of State except on
the part of the populists. The suggestions
and insistence of Senators Sherman and
Lodge that the bill passed by the House
yesterday should go to the committee on
foreign relations before being acted upon,
were accompanied by very emphatic dis
avowal of any intention to cause delay. Mr..
Sherman was more conservative in his ut
terances on the subject than were the other
speakers, but he was particular to express
approval of the Monroe doctrine and to
state that he hoped to see the question
raised by the Presidents message speedily
settled. Mr.. Lodge more emphatic in
his declarations and unqualified in his in
dorsement of the Presidents message.
A Surprise to the Senate.
The proposition coming before the Senate
on suggestion from Senator Morgan that
the House bill for the commission should
be passed without amendment and without
delay was a surprise to the Senate. it being
understood that Mr.. Morgan would move
to refer to the committee. His reason for
changing his mind, explained by him, was
that he thought the Senate should not par
ticipate in the making of the commission,
but should simply give the President means
to make the nVeStiga ton suggested by him
in any manner he might desire to follow
Speeches by Voorhees, Hawley, Teller and
others were patriotic. The only discordant
note, clearly sounded, came from Mr.. Allen
the populst, who objected to the seconding
of the bill and made some rambling re-
m AXIS of opposition to the Presidents po-
Stion.
One Thing Made Manifest.
One thing made manifest was that no re-
cess for the holidays would be taken until
after the measure had been acted on. The
expectation is that the bill will be reported
from the committee on foreign relations to-
morrow and passed. possibly with some
amendment. Some of the populist Senators
may vote against the measure, but even
that opposition is not expected to show it
self when the vote actually comes.
There was some talk of an antagonistic
sentiment, emlnating from the stock eX-
change and other sources where the effect
en- American securities might be felt, but
there is no evidence of this having any in
f1uence upon Congress.
Some Party Rivalry.
There is some rivalry between republi-
cans and democrats of the foreign rela-
tons committee as to which party shall be
the majority in control of the committee TO
act on this matter. Mr.. Morgan is now
chairman, and the committee is organized
with full authority to act. Mr.. Sherman is
the chairman designated by the republic
cans, under the plan of reorganization.
The rivalry is between these two. The re-
publicans have been endeavoring to get the
democrats to agree to the immediate re-
organization of this particular committee
to act on this matter, but the democrats
contend that this is not necessary, and Mr..
Morgan will probably have the satisfaction
of making the report. This may prevent
any amendments to the bill being reported
from the committee 1t is the desire not to
have any amendments which are rejected in
committee called up for action in the open
Senate. lest it might look like division of
sentiment on the main question.