The San Francisco call., 1895-12-21
Mills Earnestly Asked That the
Country Look to It's Treas.
ure.Box.
OTHERS ARRAIGNED ENGLAND
Then the Bill for the Appointment of
the Venezuelan Commission
Was Passed.

p WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 20.-In an
uclpatlon OF renewal OF the exciting
debate on the Venezuelan difficulty there
was large attendance of spectators in the
Senate galleries when that body met at
noon. The blind chaplain, Mr.. Milburn,
in his open ing prayer impressively prayed
as follows:
AS the time draws near the period of
Christmas, inaugurated by the angels sing
ing Glory to God In the Highest; on
Earth Peace and Goodwill to Men, we
pray that the spirit of the season may
enter into our hearts and minds and kee D
us in the knowledge and love of God and
OF his son Jesus Christ, our Savior. For
bid that the two foremost nations of the
world which bear the name of Christian,
with one language, one faith. one baptism,
one Lord, shall be embroiled in war, with
all It's horrors and barbarisms.
''Grant, We beseech thee, that we may
be saved from mbuing our hands in each
others blood. Let the spirit of Justice
and magnanimity prevail among the rulers
of both nations and among the people,
the kindred people of the two lands; that
all differences and difficulties may be
amicably and righteously settled, and that
Gods name may be glorified in the estab-
lishment of concord, amity and brotherly
kindness. May this become an august
and memorable Christmas in the history
of the Enghsh-speaking world and of the
whole earth. Let health, prosperity,
brotherly kindness and charity pervade
all our land and our mother land. And
may God be glorifed and the reign of
Jesus Christ our Savior be esta ablished we
humbly pray thee in his sacred name.
Amen"
At the suggestion of Mitchell (R.) of
:Oregon unanimous consent was given to
the printing in the Record of this invoca-
ton by the chaplain.
After the introduction and reference OF
numerous bills Mitchell (R.) of Oregon Of
:fered a resolution instrueting the Finance
COMMITTEE to incorporate into any revenue
bill that may come to that com mmittee from
the House provision imposing duty on
:wool-in three several classes. The reso-
:Iution was laid on the table, as Mitchell
gave notice of his desire to address the
Senate on the subject.
:. Chandler (R.) of New Hampshire offered
a resolution, which was agreed to, calling
-on the Secretary of the Treasury for
statement showing during each OF the last
five years, and for the whole period the
gross amount OF imports from and exports
to ports of Great Britain, her colonies and
dependencies, with the number of entries
of. British vessels into American ports
and their gross tonnage.
iTba 0ffarpd hyy
ALLEN (Pop.) of Nebraska directing the
Finance Committee to inquire into the
advisability of opening our mints to the
free coinage of silver and the issuing of
treasury notes to provide for the contin-
gency of war between the British empire
and the United States of America was
taken up, and Allen proceeded TO deliver
some very caustic remarks at the expense
:Qf the President and his supporters on
both sides of the chamber He said that
he could conceive of no sufficient cause for
the delivery of the Presidents message.
There did not seem to be any demand for
it. 1t occurred to him that the President
having lost the confidence of the people to
some extent during the administration of
the last two years and nine months, was
seeking to restore himself and his party to
the confidence and thus induce the people
to forget the business condition of the
country.
Allen referred to the bill recently intro
duced by Hill (D.) of New York to enable
ex-Confederate officers to be commissioned
as officers in the army or navy of the
United States; the one introduced by
Chandler (R) of New Hampshire for an
appropriation of $1o0,0Oo,oOO for rifles and
cannon; and the two introduced by Hale
,(R.) of Maine for an increase of the navy
and for reconstruction of the United
States ship Constitution, as many proofs
of the war spirit in the Senate.
a motion to refer the resolution to the
Committee on Finance was defeated-ayes
"a. noes 36-and the resolution was
agreed TO, Allen Withdrawing the pre-
amble. 1t now reads:
.Resolued, That the Committee on Finance
be and they are hereby directed and IN
structed to inquire and report by bill or
otherwise. whether it would not be ex-
pedient and proper for the Government OF
the United States of America at TINS time
to open its mints TO the free ana unlimited
coinage OF gold and silver at the ratio OF l
to Is, and in addition thereto issue an
volume of full legal tender
treasury notes in the same manneras such
notes have heretofore been issued, and In
the interest of National safety withdraw
the issue power of National banks and
retire all bank currency"
The Vice President laid before the Senate
the House bill, appropriating 100000 Tor
the expenses of the commission 10 inquire
and report on the true divisional line
between the republic of Venezuela ana
British Guiana, and it was read second
time.
morgan CD of Alabama, chairman o.
the Committee on Foreign Relations, asked
and obtained unanimous consent to have
the bill considered in the Senate immedi-
ately. The committee, he said, had had
the matter under consideration and had in