The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-05
an OMNIBUS OUTLOOK
The Venezuelan Squat May Become
Raging Storm.
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TIE PRESIDENTS COURSE OUTLINED.
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Congress Viii Determine This Conn
try's Attitude.
THE SENATORIAL POPuLlSTS.


Washington. December 4.--riere IL ren -.
son TO believe that the president was
aware before his messnge went 10 con.
gress that Lord Salishury's response TO
MIR. Bayard's approximations touching the
Venezuelan boundary diapute would he
uniavorlhlc, hat the fact was probably
withheld from COM, ress because that por-
ton OF the messngc relating TO Venezuela
had already been completed and tho
president desires TO make IL the subject OF
Il special communication that wni give
the mattar tho attention It de.
serves. II the reply is Of the
nature stated. then 1T is realised hero
open 10 the president.
He has IN His note OF instruction. TO
Mr. Bayard simply carried out the cx-
pressed wish OF congross ar exhibited In
tho resolution adopted toward thu close
OF tho last session, lie has presented tho
issue plainly aud Invested It OF an Of tho
cNtraneons issues that we're sought to be
Included BY the British government
rhe question Of II claim for rrpHration
FOR the arrost of Hriilsh on'lcinls 10y the
Nonesueans being regarded 10y the prcai.
dent as directly dependent upon the main
question of the solution OF the boundary
dispute was not allowed TO complioatc
the issue. nor was the attempt To arrcet
jurisdiction over tho best part OF the l.ind
claimed, namely, that lying eastward OF
tie shifting Schomherg line. Having re-
cciVcd negative reply to hls direct tn
quiiy whether or not Great Britain has
prepared TO submit to arbitration all of tho
territory m dispute. FOR there can he 10
doubt that the pr'st1cut has been IN
formed by cable of the nature Of the com
munication coming by mail therc re-
mains FOR him bIi one oaae. namely. TO
submit the innttrr ia congress- for It's
further direction.
Beyond tls the president can not go
alone, for to hr oeiHisieit he would be
obliged TO notify thv british government
TINT any encroAChmrnt upon Venezuelan
soil would be regarded by the United
states a. hostile act aud that ~ ~
Of war TINT II might be construed IA an
Infringement upon the executive power
of congress-.
WILL FoIL TuE REPUBLICANS
Washington peccinb'r RHO p0phtft
members of the senate, nj a h,eeting y6H.
terday. took step which probably ,iil
prevent reorganization OF tha sonuie hy
tho republicans, deciding 10 lttn1 together
Hguinai both the Old parties Senator's
f"ncr. Allen. Kyle and Butler -dUk,d as
straight populislR. and also SENATORS Juu,..
and Stewart OF Nevada, with whom some
OF the republicans have counted 'Dr sn-
sistancc IN case % an cnort 10 rrorBaniIe,
were present. There was 40 dissent
against the proposition 60 stand together
on the question OF organization nnd 10
give no support To either of the old parties
IN the election of officers OF the senate
or TN other party matters. Those present
also decided TO nominate their own cAndi-
datcs FOR tho various offices ~ ease the
other parties place candidates IA ihr iirid
Selections viii be deferred unul action IS
made necessary by the republicans ANA
democrats, in cnHr the republicans ,nti-
ate movement IN this direction the popu
lists VIII place fun ticket In tho nett
and they nEtced that. with this step once
taken, they would stand by their cnudl.
dates 10 tho end The republicans naw
lack three Of Il majority unl viii lack
one after the Utah senators come In.