The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-31
LODGE ON VENEZUELA
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iiS III tiISlI pDl1lOn, mould DO
,Nho mas drawn an arbitrary line az
n declared that they should
ioL arpltrate to the east of 1t? Not tho
united States, but Great Britain. JIltI-
niatuns are what strain relations. and
they have come from Great Erttnin
and not from us. I believe rhnt his
question Will be peacefully settled Nv
the good sense of the emit
OF England and the United States. but
! uln very sure that such settlement,
vnn Sniy De reached by action on The
lart OIL and of the President
which shall be as temepratc as IL is
Irrn ana which shall maintain The Man
roc doctrine wherever 1t Justly apniins
IN the course of MIR. Lodges histori-
q ieliew OF the Venezuelan boundary
question he was asked by MIR. Hill whs,
ther Venezuela had ever, at any tinnn
refused arbitration. ~
Never" Mr.. Lodge replied.
4 refer to that Mr.. Hill cS~plnjpci
ur account OF u published interview
with Mr.. Lincoln In u Chica-n new
paper, In which II was stated that Vcne.
zutla had refused arbitration" ~
l never met" Mr.. Lodge said. with
my instance In which Venezuela re,
aused aioitration. So far as l am awarc
She mas sought arbitration constantly
one mas rejected one or two of tho con-,
promises offered by Great Britain Shc
rejected one of them because Great Rri-
!aiit IhSistcu upon the free navigation of
.ne oIihoco. l dofnot think that Venc.
2ueia has ever rejected arbitration ~,
the contrary she has always sought n ;,
MT. Mitchell offered Il resolution pro
riding for the reorganization by the re,
pupIicnhs OF the standing and select
committees of the Senate from ana,
after january |. 1896.
The proposed committee menbcrshin
hnrini; been read ct the Clerks desl,
Mi. German said that IT was thu uniynr'
shl custom In the Senate for the party In
me majority to control the committoes
W. are perfectly aware Mr.. COR,
man said. that the Democrats are I'm n
minority In this body. We have not -
clear majority of all the Senators elect
ca. We do no know as yet that tho
Republicans have Il clear ma ioritv
The proposition. If they have they nrc
Internationally entitled to the adoptiou
OF the resolution and to tn. entire
HhaFEe OF au principal committees of
TINS ody Then III country will UNI
dcrstanu perfectly who are to he held
Responsible for h conduct of the husl-
LESS OF this body. With u View OF MS.
ctrtainihE that fnct l shall demand the
yeas aiid nays on the adoption of this
resolution"
The vote was then taken and the re.
solution fixing the membership of. com
mltteeS was agreed to: Yeas, 80: NAYS
". Five of the six Populists reserved
their vote. namely: Allen. of NcbraSka;.
"cH-S uilt sntsN aTl, OF reNilua "a Butler.
of North Carolina, II PETER. Of Kan.
sas. Senator Kyle. of South Dakota,
voted mo-
Mr.. Allen declared tina the ropulist
party had no utilization with either OF
the old pnrtieS. The PoDulists had real-
!aed, before the meeting Of this Con-
grcss, that there was n clear majority OF
the Senate III favor of the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver. and they had
been perfectly willing TO unite It in
bringing o the passage OF a free
silver measure. They had sent out in,
vitationS 10 the free silver Senator's, but
with the exception of two or three OF;
them they had not met with the Popu-i
lists, and, therefore. the Populist party
had resolved, as a matter of policy. 10
take no part whatever in the orXaniza>
tion of the Senate.
The PopuliStS had felt that ii was due
to themselves as Il party that They
should take 10 hand whatever in the
organization of the Senate, and should
refrain from voting, thus leaving the
Republicans and the Democrats TO set.
tie the question OF organization among
themselves.
Mr.. Harris asked Mr.. Allen whether
h Populist Senators-an annex Of the
Republican party-had not deliberately
determined to allow. by silence. II Re-
publican organization OF the Senate, and
whether, therefore. the Senator from
Nebraska did not understand and know
tnat the pOpOl1StS were responsible for
the result of the vote. as if they had
cast their votes for the resolution in
stead of sitting silent.
MIR. Allen replied that when the Popu,
lists came to consider the question they
realized that they held the balance OF
power in their hands. and. he added.
with much emphasis, that they were
going To utilize ii to its fullest extent,
as they went along.
Mr.. Butler Hop.). of North Carolina,
broke into the debate and made an i'm:
peluons speech in defense of the posi-
ton taken by the POpulists Senators
Addressing his remarks to Mr.. Harris,
he said: II hold my seat for the sim
pie reason that the party to which you
belong had got to he so corrupt in my
Your parry could be- to-day in pow tI
in North Carolina if il had stood by it's
pledges and promises. The Populists
had either to cast their vote with the
Democrats to organize the Senate, or
they had to vote with the Republicans
party. They preferred to vote with
neither. but to stand alone"
Mr. Hale remarked that the Ilepub-
liCIns in the Senate were in n plurality,
but had no power of carrying any
measure by their own votes alone.
1.-The concrete of the whole matter"
Mr.. Vest broke In. lis that the Popu-
lists remained silent and allowed tho
Republicans to take charge Of the COM
mittees. because the Finance Commit
tee, as now constituted, has "a majority
of one of silver coinage men. 1t has
been stated that sat committee con-
sists OF six Republicans. six Demo-