The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-21

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Gallinger. German. Hale. Hawiey.
Lodge. Mcmillan. Martin, Mills, Mitch
ell (Wisconsin). Morrill,. Piatt. Proctor
Quay Sewell. Sherman. Smith. Thurs
ton. Wetmore-24.
Nays-Allen. Bacon. Baker. Bate.
Berry. Blackburn. Butler. Call. Carter.
Chiffon. Clark. Cockrell. Dubois. Glib
SON. Harris. Jones (Arkansas). Jones
(Nevada). Kyle. Mantle. Mitchell (Ore-
gon). Morgan. Nelson. Pascoe. PETER.
Perkins. Pettigrew. Pritchard. Roach.
Stewart. Teller. Tillman. Vest, voor-
hees. Walthall. Warren. Wilson-36.
The resolution was then agreed to
without division. Platt sought TO have
struck out the warlike preamble. AL
len consented to have this struck out.
The resolution as agreed to II as fol-
lows:
That the committee on finance be.
and they are hereby. directed and in
structed to INQUIRE into and report. by
bill or otherwise. whether II would not
be expedient and proper for the gov
ernment of the United States at this
time to open its mints to the free and
unlimited coinage of gold and silver at
the ratio Of 16 to 1. and In addition
to the issue of an adequate volume of
full legal tender of treasury notes In
the same manner as such notes have
heretofore been issued and In the in
terest of national safety, withdraw the
issue power of national banks and re-
tire all bank currency"
This cleared the way for a renewal OF
the direct consideration of the vene-
zuelan bill. Morgan presented and
briefly explained the amended bill.
Platt urged that the house resolution
be adopted without change. The
American people did not seek war, nor
would they II need be. avoid RESPONSE
bility. But the condition should not
warrant heated talk of hostilities. In
referring to the committee amend
ments Platt said: ANY amendment
will be construed in England as a re-
fusal by the senate to uphold the presi-
dent. The idea seems to prevail in
England that the entire matter is a
part of American political campaign
ing. 1t is most important that the
British authorities and people have
their minds disabused OF this error.
The American people were never more
in earnest since the breaking out of
the revolution than they are to-day"
Senator Morgan secured unanimous
consent for the consideration of the
Venezuelan bill and offered the senate
substitute for the house bill for the
Venezuelan commission. Morgan
briefly explained the changes made I'm
the house bill. After Morgan had ex-
planned the amendments. Plat of Con-
nectfcut said any delay would be con-
strued In England as hesitation on our
part The amendment requiring the
commission only TO report the facts I'm
the case would be construed as reced-
Ing on the part OF the senate, and the
senate should notify Great Britain that
America was behind the president. AS
to confirmation by the senate, Platt
said IL was unimportant and unwise.
It has never been questioned that the
executive had the right to appoint
agents to ascertain facts regarding
foreign countries.
Sherman. who followed, said the
presidents action had been construed
unanimously by both houses OF con-
gress. England was not making any
fresh aggressions and was now taking
the matter very seriously. He thought
and no American blood would be shed
In this dispute. The fact that the
senate amended the bill could not be
construed in any way as meaning that
the senate did not stand firmly by the
president. The amendments would
improve the bill. and he had no doubt
IL made they would be accepted by
the house. 1T seems to me-" he said.
that all this is too hasty; that we are
too eager. Let us take our time to de-
liberate and not rush into the matter"
Mills of Texas said IT was a very
grave question. War with Great Brit
ain would be no chiid's play. He was
for peace II II could be obtained hon.
orably. The two governments had ar
rived at a place where they could not
agree any further and yield. Where
was the money to come from In case
of war? The first duty. as we stood
upon the edge of this crisis. was to
provide for an increase of revenues.
Lodge gave notice that he would not
offer his amendment TO limit the time
when the commission should report
He was In favor of giving the presi-
dent the utmost power. He said the
commission ought to be confirmed by
the senate. as IL would strengthen the
presidents hands. Lodge said he want
ed to saw to those people In London
who were trying to create a panic I'm
this country by selling American
stocks and securities that they cannot
by these means influence the patriotic
sentiment in the United States. An
attempt to create a panic In Wall
street could not deter the American
congress from doing its fun duty.
Stewart said the president had made
an American declaration and he IA
vored giving him full authority over
the commission He did not believe
there would be war.
White. democrat. California. upheld
the president but did not believe there
would be any difficulty in the way of
an honorable solution. IL had not been
clearly shown that England was at
tempting TO usurp the territory that
belonged to Venezuela. Congress
should put all the power TO investigate