Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-20
Congressional

before the Senate. Morgan moved to
refer it to the Foreign Relations Com
mlttee, and was supported by Sherman
Both made speeches supporting the
President, but protesting against
haste. Sherman also expressed tile
belief that there would be no war and
that the matter could be adjusted
peaceably.
Lodge followed Sherman in a Wig
orous speech. He said he was not in
haste, but he thought the time for the
committee to report should be limit
ed, and gave notice Of an amendment
providing the commission should re-
port by April l, 1896. He did not
think the Monroe doctrine could be
upheld as a proposition of interna-
tional law, but he believed it should
be supported, as we supported the
the Declaration of independence be-
cause it was our doctrine.
Voorhees, took the ground in favor
OF immediate action. Great Britain
took five months to say she would not
arbitrate. We should lot make any
further delay, but appoint a commits.
sion to e what belonged to Great
Britain and give her that and no more.
He did not believe there was any
danger of war, but thought the dig
nifty of the United States demanded
we should act without delay.
Allen objected to a second reading
of the bill, which would carry 1t over
until tomorrow. In a short speech
he said he did not expect there would
be any war. He thought the amend
ment proposed by Lodge meant there
would be more of a political war than
anything else.
Hawley said it was not so much a
case of war as information. No one
knew what were the facts. Great
Britain herself did not know. He
wanted the bill referred, because it
was the dignified and proper way,
Amendments could then be consider.
ed.
Senator Chandler read a petition in
the British Parliament urging arbi.
tration for all disputes between Great
Britain and the United States.
Teller said Congress should uphold
the President. He never expected to
see a President who wouli not up
hold the Monroe doctrine as an Amer
lean doctrine. 1t was not interna-
tional law. The facts were that we
now wanted to learn if the doctrine
fitted the present case. Teller said
there was no haste. The boundary
question was n of long standing,
and Great Britain was taking no ex-
traordinary steps in regard to it. He
did not care il the committee took a
month to consider the bill. No inn
preston Of the solidarity of the Unit
ed States would be given to the world
by unduly hurrying. He was not in
favor of war. A war between the
United States and Great Britain
would be the greatest struggle since
the days of Alexander, and anyone
familiar with the conditions to-day
must know it wonld be universal war
In his judgment there would be nc
war I'VE so trivial a question.
At the conclusion of Teller's speed
Morgan said he would like to have
the bill referred to the Foreign Rela
tions Committee, but unless the OBJ
lection to it's second reading was with
drawn it would have to remain on tho
table until tomorrow.
Allen refused to withdraw, and &c
the bill goes over until tomorrow.
Morgan said there was a resolutio,
relating to this general subject be
fore the Committee on Foreign Re
lations, and he intended to call
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