St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-12-19
REPRESENTATIVE UNANIMOUS
FOR THE VENEZUELA CON-
MISSION.
SPEECHES IN THE HOUSE.
AMERICA READY TO FIGHT FOR
THE MONROE DOCTRINE If
NECESSARY.
Mr.. Chandler Proposes m ApprO-
priation of $1OO,OOO,OOO for
Defensive Purposes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Today's
session of the house did not last an
hour, but it sufficed for the passage
of bill authorizing the president to
appoint commission to investigate
the Venezuelan boundary, and ap-
propriate 100000 for the expenses of
the commission. The bill, which car
ries into effect the recommendations
of the presidents message, was pre-
pared by Mr.. Hit CRep, Ill) this
morning, and met the approval of
Speaker Reed. Although several
Republican leaders expressed them
selves in conversation as favoring
committee on foreign affairs for
report, Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine, was
the only one who voiced the view on
the floor. Speeches for the bill were
made by Mr.. Hit and Mr.. Crisp, and
attempted by other members, who
could not secure recognition. There
was no vote against it and considera-
BILE applause was given to the patri-
otic references in the speeches. The
house decided to have its holiday re-
cess extend from Friday, Dec. 20,
to Friday, Jan. 8, a vacation of two
weeks. There will be but one more
session before the holidays, that on
Friday next, when Speaker Reed will
defy superstition and announce the
house committees.
Mr.. Hit Rep., Ill) rose in the
house as soon as it had been called
to order and asked for unanimous
consent for the consideration of his
bill to empower the president to ap-
point a commission to consider the
Venezuelan boundary question, and
to appropriate 100000 for the eX-
penses thereof. The text of the bill
follows:
BE it enacted by the senate and the
house of representatives OF the United
States of America, in congress assem-
bled, that the sum of 100000, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, be
appropriated, and the same is hereby
appropriated, for the expenses OF
commission to be appointed by the
president to investigate and report
upon the true divisional line between
the republic of Venezuela and British
Guiana
BOUTELLE RISES:
A scene of considerable excitement
followed the request of Mr.. Hit for
unanimous consent to consider the
bill, which had been read by the clerk
and loudly applauded.
Mr. Boutelle Rep., Me- was on his
feet in the aisle in front of Mr.. Hit.
He prefaced his remarks by the
statement that he disliked to object
to the consideration of such a bill,
but" he said, ''it seems that this
subject is one of such serious I'M
portance that the house Of repre-
sentatives should proceed in a decor
Gus manner to consider it. The presl-
dents message was read but yester-
day, and it seems to me that the gen.
tlemen may not be ready to pass on
a matter of this Importance without
deliberation.
Cries of Ready! Ready from the
Republican side interrupted Mr.. Bou-
telle, but he proceeded, urging that
the matter was one which afecteu
the two great English nations OF the
world. Said he: 81 have been ac-
cused of being a lingo, whatever that
may mean. 1 hope that no one IN
that part of the country where am
known would believe that l would
hesitate in my support, If the honor
dignity or safety of the country re-
uuired to take up arms against any
c,r all nations of the world. But the
Ia tO he IN a
state of feverish excitement II
seems that we ought to give this mat
ter as much consideration as we
would give to an appropriation OF a
few thousand dollars
Mr.. Boutelle then referred to the
presidents message as an "eXtraor-
dinary one" and went on: ut seems
that we should send it to the COM
mittee to be calmly considered, this
great question and the message IN
which the executive himself, for the
first time in the history of our COR
respondence, has outlined the posi-
bilities of war between the two greak
Anglo-Saxon nations of the world.
The Speaker-Does the gentleman
object?
Mr.. Boutelle said that he had
merely suggested hope that the Dill
go to the committee.
Mr.. Hit announced that he only
desired to say word concerning the
bill and its purpose. He woulo 90
so. he said, without mentioning thls
side or that side, for he hoped lheie
would be no two sides when II came
to a question like this. Aside from
its general discussion of matters oL
national policy and interests, there
was a request made by the presldeh1
for help from the house to enable MIN
to exercise his executive functions.
UNITED FRONT.
."The first thing for us to remember
as natriots." said Mr.. Hit, lis that the
success of our country depends upon
our maintaining a united front-that
orr government should speak LOT an
the people of the United States. 1he
suggestion of the president was lof
judicial investiga ion. He was sure
it was made in the proper spirit ana
the occasion required that the country
should act as one man.
"In such a time the executive Is
hammered by every criticism that
comes from our own country. II
would be urged by the British press
that the president was not backed up
by his country, but only by his own
party. We have had a long time 10
consider the Monroe doctrine we