The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-19
Presidents Venezuelan Boundary
Commission Request Granted.
PASSED THE HOUSE WITHOUT DISSENT.
A Bill to Strengthen the Military
Armament in the Senate.
SPEAKER REED AND BLuNDER.
Bn' TO Repeal the Ex. Confedcratc Dtsa.
biiity Ststutr-The Florida Eiection
Frauds

Washington, December Is.--Presidcnt
Cleveland had many callers today. mostly
senators aud representatives.. who cams
10 congratulate him upon tho attitude
he had assumed In hts message. The
kilograms which began to como In yes-
terdny commenting his course were sup-
pementcd today by letters coming
through the nails. Secretary Oiney also
had his share OF callers. Although there
Is nowhere n suggestion OF any abate-
mcnt OF our claims-indoed. II Is reoog-
niaed that by announcing his dcterrnna-
ton to hold Great Britain outside Of the
boundary to bc defined by our commits
sion the president has left no avenue for
retreat--it 10 still confidently believed
hero that tho difficulty can and will 10
settled peaoeaby and with honor to all
uartics concerned. This belief Is based
upon tho expectation that Great Britain,
az Lord salisbury has indicated In his
last note. will rc-ostablish diplomatio re-
lations with Venezuela. As the revolution
IN that country has been quellcd and tho
internal neaoc Lord Salisbury demands
as u condition to resumption of Vcne-
zuoian negotiations Is restored. lie Will
treat tho subject. II il believed. and as
No practically promises IN his note In a
moro complacent spirit than the British
government has exhibited heretofore In
Ahe negotiations and thus speedily reach
nm arrangement satisfactory to Great
Britain ana Venezuela and so, as nat
urnl result, acceptable to the United
States In this way Great Britain would
avoid amy concession OF the right OF Il
third party to intcrpose and likewise
escape an admission OF the acccptability
or applicability OF tho Monroe doctrine.
1t ia entirely probable that Great Britain
will abstain from presenting evidence In
support of her tito to the commission,
for by so doing she would admit our
right TO Interfere, which Is the vital
point ia the controversy, 80 that tho COM
missionship is likely to fnli subject 10 tue
Same criticism that Lord SALISBURY up-
piled 20 Secretary olncy'a statement,
namely. that IT 10 OK patte and based
entirely on the Venezuelan records. one
source OF present danger winch gives
some apprehension 10 the element that
l,rm lies MIN the vdne.uelanss shem-
sclvea, as 1t Ia feared that, carried away
by enthusiasm, they may ee lea 70 az
Lord Snlisbury's responses TO Sccre.
tary Dlncy's arguments arc not regarueu
IN official circles In washington M being
Me's sns,. Or 10 '' draw bs'wee s tho Aiasan
boundary question aud the Nenezucian
edd when Vowed In the HIGHT OF the
definition OF tine Alaskan boundary given
In the ituRsian lrenty OF cssMoh'
AZ for his objection 10 the. Injection or
the Monroe doctrine into internatona!
law ana Tho making OF new internutiona!
law by the United states u w rocalle1
that international law, ms Sponker Reeu
once remarked OF parliamentary law ls
not m exact SCIENCE" that II w. made ana
amended from ume 20 tino ny na.'ons
United states has a sound right 10 Apply
this DOCTRINE TO American affairs ms hhn
some Of the European powers ny Sotn nns
foron their Views upon orinntAi NATIONS.
IL is Improbable that Secretary Olney
will make "A response to Lord Salishury'a
notes AT this tine beyond a mere FORMAL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF their receipt ana ths
rresident win probably await the ACTON OF
rongrssa upon this suggestion looking, 70
"A commission before proceeding further
a. the North Atlantic squadron corrc-
ar onda 10 the British channel squadron
IN being charged With the defense OF our
most important coast line, " may ne tnns
the authorities win take IN" view tnat
nrndenco would seem to necessitatc tho
abandonment OF tho PROPOSED svolution
arniso which would take the ships away
from home and leave the coast dste es,
,hoir base OF supplies In. the event or
trouble, the principal coal ports IN INC
waters, whero the uriilH Weru ~ 'insn M.
tt'ra for Tho squadron. however VIII
ppnt 10 fixed until Secretary Herbert re-
turns 10 washington.
Th" nrnored cruiser Maine WAS todAy
n ,,ached 10 the North Atlantic squadron.
rho message Of President Cieyeiana Wa
ss, g, tho length of the document ana
,hn impor,nnco OF tho subject treated.
The president wrote every line OF u WIN
40, having recourse to dictation. Ke-
,nrntnw 10 Washington Sunday, he had
n Conference with Secretary olney ana
Secretary Lamont that night ana tnen.
si,tines down 10 his desk, he wprked unre-
,ni,tinhyly until neurly o'closk Monday
,nnrning' The result was fifteen pages
NJ manuscript In thu presidents peculiarly
a,nnu hand and II was all IN print be-
fore ii o'clock that same morning.