Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-22
Congressional.

WASHINGTON, Decembar AZ
hiouse Venezuelan resolution w,s ,.I
before the Senate. Morgan m"as isid
refer 1t to the Foreign Relations Co., 20
mittec, and was supported by shoSO
Both made speeches supportas na
President, but protesting
haste. Sherman also expressed ~
belief that there would be no w,,
that tho matter could DO adius,I
~peaceably.
Lodge followed Sherman in /, -.
orous speech. He said he WINS mo, Z.
haste, but no thought the time for ,ha
committee to report should be lin,i,
ed, and gave notice OF an amepdmen,
providing the commission should -
port by April l. 1896. He did
think the Monroe doctrine could -
upheld as II proposition OF inte,r.
tional law, but lie believed il sbon,d
be supported, us We SUMMARIZED a..
the Declaration OF l~ndependepc, NO
cause 1t was our doctrine.
Voorhees, took the ground IN fovo,
OF immediate action. Great p,;,a.a
took five months to say she womb rot
arbitrnte. We should rot make ,nv
further delay, but appoint a commh
sion TO see what belonged TO Great
Britain and give her that and no more
He did not believe there was nny
danger OF war, but thought the do
nifty OF the United Stptes demanded
we should act without delay.
Allen objected to IA second readiny
OF the bill, which would carry IT over
until Tomorrow. In Il short speech
he SAID lie did not cxpec, there would
be any war. lie thought tho amend
ment proposed 10y Lodge meant there
would be more OF a political war than
anything else.
bawley said it was not so much n
cas- OF wal rs information. No one
knew what were the facts. Greot
Britain herself did not know. lie
wanted the bill referred. because il
was the digniiied and proper way.
Amendments could then be consider
ed.
Senator Chandler rcnd n petition in
tho British Parliament urging arbi.
t~ration for all disputes between Great
Britain and the United States.
Teller said Congress should uphold
the President. He never expected to
SEQ a President who would not up
hold the Monroe doctrine as nm Amer.
lean doctrine. 1t was not intcrna-
tionai law. Tie facts were that we
now wanted to learn il the doctirn.
fitted the present case. Teller said
there was no haste. Tho boundary
question WIS one oi long standing,
and Great Britain wils taking no OK.
iraordinary steps in regard 10 it. lie
did not care il the committee took a
month To- consider the bill. No i'm.
preston OF the solidarity OF the Unit.
al States would bc given tO the world
10y unduly hurrying. lie was not III
favor Of war. 4 war between the
United States and Great Britain
would be the greatest struggle since
tho days of Alexander. mud npyoDs
familiar with tho conditions to day
must know it wonld bc universal war
In hi0 judgment there would be no
war over 50 trivial Il question.
At the conclusion 81 Tcllcr'sepcccl
Morgan said he would like To hav,
the bill referred 10 the Foreign Rein
tons Committee, bat unless the oh
lection To it's second reading was with
drawn 1t would have to remain on the
table until tomorrow.
Allen refused 10 withdraw, and so
the bill goes over until Tomorrow.
Morgan said there was Il resolution
relating to this general subject Lc.
fore Tie Committee on Foreign Re.
lations, and lie intended to call "A
meeting Of the committee tomorrow
to consider not only this bill. but also
the resolution.
IA the matter stands no action can
bo taken on tho bill until ,o.mor.
row.
Tho Senate to day confirmed the
nominations Of Interstate Commerce
Commissioners Vcasy and Weather
Bureau Chief Willis Moore.