The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-12-21
House Passed the Bill to Appoint
Commission.
TO VISIT SOUTH AMERICA
POints Remarks From Leaders OF Two
Great PaYtics-In the Upper
House.

Washington. Dec. 1s.-Mr Hit OF
Illinois reported in the house this morn
ing as soon as it was called to order
and called for unanimous consent for
the consideration Of bill to empower
the president to appoint commission
to consider the Venezuelan boundary
question and an appropriation Of $780,
600 for the expense thereof. The text
of the bill is as follows:
"A bill making an appropriation FOR
the expense of a commission to investi-
gate and report on the true divisional
line between Venezuela and British
Guiana.
''Be it enacted by the senate and
house Of representatives of the United
States Of America assembled that the
sum Of 100000 or so much thereof as
may be necessary be and the same Is
hereby appropriated for the expenses
Of a commission to be appointed by the
president to investigate and report on
the true divisional line between the re-
public Of Venezuela and British Gut
ana
Considerable excitement followed the
request for unanimous consent to con-
slider the bill, which had been loudly
applauded when read blythe clerk. Mr..
Boutelle OF Maine stated that he dis
liked to object to the consideration Of
such a bill, "but," said he, 1T seems
this subject is one Of such serious i'm
portance the house of representatives
should proceed in a decorus manner to
consider it. The presidents message
was read only yesterday. and 1T seems
to me the gentlemen may not be ready
to pass upon a bill of this Importance
without elaboration"
Cries Of Ready, ready" from the re-
publican side interrupted Mr.. BOutelle.
but he proceeded, urging that the mat
ter was one which affected the relations
of the great English speaking nations
OF the world. He said: II have been
accused of being a 'Jingo,' whatever
that may mean. I hope no one In that
part Of the country where am known
will believe would hesitate If the hon
or. dignity or safety of the country re-
quired 1t to take up arms against any
or all the nations Of the world. But
the press shows the country to be In a
state Of feverish excitement. It seems
we ought to give this matter as much
consideration as we would give to the
appropriation Of few thousand dol
lars"
Mr.. Boutelle referred to the presi-
dents message as an extraordinary one
and went on: 1T seems we should send
to committee to be calmly considered
this great question and message In
which the executive himself, for the
first time in the history Of such cor.
respondence, has outlined the possibil.
tiles Of war between the two great
Anglo-Saxon nations Of the world"
The Speaker-Does the gentleman OBJ.
ject?
Mr.. Boutelle said he had merely sug.
gested the hope that the bill would &C
to a committee.
Mr.. Hit announced that he only de-
sired to say q word concerning the bill
and its purpose. He would do so. hi
said, without mentioning this side OF
that side," for he hopes there would bt
no two sides when it came to q ques
ton like this. There was a reQues
made by the president for help from
the house to enable him to exercise hi!
executive functions. "The first thing
for us to remember as patriots" sait
Mr.. Hit, lis that the success of oul
country depends upon our maintaining
unlteu 1IOut, lHdl Jul eOVeAA
should speak for the people Of thu
United States" The suggestion Of tn,
president was for judicial investiga
ton. He was sure it was made in {
proper spirit, and the occasion required
the country should act as one man.
I'm such a time" he continued, "th'
executive is hampered by every criti
cism that comes from our own country
1t would be urged by the British press