The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-20
THERE IS NO HASTE
The Senators Do Not Propose to Go 10
War in q Hurry.
HITS RESOLUTION IN HAND
II Was Laid Over Until To-Day.
When the Venezuelan Commit
tee Appropriation Bill VIII Be
Acted Upon-Patriotism.

Washington. Dec. 19.-The spirit OF
Americanism still brooded over the
senate to-day. but although every SEN
ator who spoke upon the subject en-
dorsed the position OF the president,
all expressed the opinion that war
would not result. Still. the gravity of
the situation was not underestimated.
The immediate question before the
senate was the bill appropriating $780,
900 to defray the expenses of the COM
mittee recommended by the president.
There was some difference of opinion
as to what disposition should be made
of II, the general opinion being that IL
should go to the committee on foreign
relations. The debate, however. had
no practical result, as Allen objected
to the second reading of the bill.
Before the Venezuelan debate oc-
CURED Cockrell presented. with ia
vorable report. the house resolution
for a holiday recess beginning to-mor-
row, but Chandler asked that II lie on
the table. Allen asked for the imme-
diate consideration of a lengthy reso-
luton recitinE that in view of the pos
sible contingency of war with Great
Britain. as a result of the conflict over
the Venezuelan boundary dispute and
that the first essential in time of war
was money. that the committee on
finance be instructed to inquire into
the advisabilitS of opening the mints
to the free coinage of silver. After
! some good-natured sparring, German
objected to its consideration.
The presidents message transmit
ting the Armenian correspondence was
laid before the senate.
When the house Venezuelan bill was
laid before the senate Morgan moved
| to refer IL to the committee on foreign
relations and took the floor in support
of his motion. Morgan spoke care
fully. The senate should not be hasty.
he said. The bill should be deliberated
upon as long as necessary to secure an
| absolutely correct judgment, and he
concurred with Senator Sherman In
| the belief that It first should have
consideration In the committee, but he
wanted IL distinctly understood that
| he would oppose such a reference un-
| less IL was made with the distinct un-
| derstanding that congress should not
| take the holiday recess until 1t was re-
| ported back. Delay. he said, would
perhaps lead to the formation of an in
| correct opinion here, in Venezuela and
| in Great Britain. 1t was of the highest
| importance that the position OF this
| country should not be misunderstood.
| The real purpose of the deliberate con-
sideration of the bill by the committee
| on foreign relations was to give that
| committee an opportunity to decide
| whether it was wise now for congress
| to extend the bill so as to include
| definite expression of our policy. or to
leave the matter to the full and un-
| embarrassed action of the president.
In the exercise of his constitutional
power he could form and shape that
policy in whatever manner he choose.
Here Morgan drew a striking illus
| tration of what he meant. In the
/ Hawaiian affair, Mr.. Cleveland In the
/ exercise of his power had sent to Ha-
/ wall a commission to obtain certain
/ information. He took that action with
the advice and consent of the senate.
and when Blount's report was made.
the debate upon 1t was largely devot-
ed to the questions of the PRESIDENT s
powers or purposes, etc. In other
| words. IL Blount had been appointed by
| virtue of an act of congress, congress
could have been no possible issue be-
| tween the legislative and executive
branches of the government The ques-
ton now presented therefore was
| whether congress should at this time
| blaze the policy of the United States
or leave II in the presidents hands as
| still in the field of diplomacy. II was a
question of method. not principle now.
| So far as the Monroe doctrine was con-
cerned, that had been definitely settled
by the action of the president. Morgan
said he was incapable of expressing the
gratitude over this clear-cut and def
mite enunciation of an American doc
trine founded on love and reverence
for American ideas of government and
rooted and grounded in the spirit OF
our institutions. 1t was a conclusion
COMFORTING with the dignity of the
United States as a government and the
prestige OF our nation. We shall GER
tainIy stand committed to the main
tenance of this doctrine after the adop-
ton of this resolution. He. for one
was willing after decorous investiga-
ton, to adopt the presidents sugges-
ton and pass the resolution. Never
theless he thought the measure should
be referred and acted upon by the
/
Sherman followed. saying that he
heartily applauded what had been said
by Morgan. The Monroe doctrine he
considered of the highest Importance
TO the civilized world. but the import.
ance OF the question only emphasized
the necessity for deliberation in the
consideration. He thought the resolu-
ton should be amended and IL should
60 to the committee for this purpose
There is no hurry" he said. Il do not
believe that war between Great Britain
and the United States viii form a fea.
ture OF the settlement. i do not con.
template hostile results. / believ,
Great Britain will soon realize that sh,
has too much at stake TO invite a hos.
tile encounter with this country" MOI
did he believe the English people woulc
support their officials In refusing e