The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-21

Washington, Dec, 2O.-The resolution
 offered yesterday by MT. Allen, pop, of
 Nebraska, directing the finance commit
 tee to inquire into the advisability of
 opening the hints to the free coinage
 of silver and the issue of treasury notes
 to supply money for the contingency of
 war was taken up and defended in a
 sarcastic speech by MT Allen, who rep
 resented the resolution as the populist contribution to the war sentiment. A
 motion to rSfer it to the finance com
 mittee was made by MT. Platt, rep, of Connecticut, and that motion was de- feated, years "A, nays 36, and the resOlu-
 tion with the preamble stricken out, was then adopted
 MT. Morgan, dem., of Alabama, then r took the floor on the house bill proVid- ing for the Venezuelan commission. He stated that the foreign relations com mittee had considered the question and had some amendments to offer, although he was in favor of passing the bill as
 it came from the house. These amend | ments fixed the number of commission
 CTS at three, to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the sen ate, who will report to the president. No time for their report was fixed. Mr. Platt, rep, of Connecticut, differ ed from the committee on foreign rela- tions. He thought the house bill ought | not to be amended. l should be passed as it came from the house. The sub | ject matter of the bill was very grave, and it should be treated as such. There | was no need of talking about a probable war, although the American people would not shun it if it was forced upon them. It made no matter what the Monroe doctrine was called here was a 1 determination to maintain the American policy that no foreign power should exercise any new dominion over any country in this hemisphere or unjustly 1 oppreS's any state. Any amendment made to this bill would be construed in | England as a hesitation on the part of l the senate to sustain the pre- esident It is asserted on the other side of the water that this is a campaign trick! l England must be disa bueed of this The American people were never more in earnest since the breaking out of the revolution than they are now in their
 purpose to maintain this doctrine, vital
 to our national security and honor. We should be careful to do nothing to lead England to think We are not in earnest The bill contains all the pres | ident asks.
 MT Platt could see no reason why i the senate should insist on fixing the number of commissioners; there was no danger of the president making the | commission too large.
 Ii this bill means anything less than | the appointment of a commission to as- certain the true divisional line, it will | be construed in England, and rightly. | as hesitation on our part to go as far | as the president asks. The idea of the senate confirming the commissioners presumed the existence of some shad- | oWy prerogatiVe on the part of the | senate that did not exist. It was not necessary that these men should be confirmed by the senate; the executive | had ample authority to appoint agents. 1 What was complained of in the Blount
 case was that the president went fur l ther than this and appointed an officer | of the government
 MT Platt reiterated his opinion that
 any amendment would strengthen the belief already existing in England that
 the senate was hesitating about giving | the president a hearty and cordial SUD- | port
 | MT Sherman, rep, of Ohio. said he could not, for the life of him, see the necessity of haste. The foundation of | this dispute between the two govern ments was an ancient one. The mes | sage of the president invited no haste, | MT. sherman said he had no doubt but | that the trouble would be settled by
 an amicable agreement between Great l Britain and Venezuela-he had no idea l there would be a drop of American 1 blood shed over this matter. The ob- | iect of the commission was to ascertain all the facts, the title held by Venezue- l la, and the title, if any. by Great Brit ain: to inform the president of all the | facts in the whole case and report to | the president. It was proper Mr,Sher- man thought, that the bill should be
 amended and modified.
 MT Lodge said he thought there l should be no division in the senate on this subject, and he would not press the amendment of which he gave mo- | tice yesterday, fixing time when the l commission should report. All discre- | tion is placed with the president and
 where full discretion is given full re- sponsibility must lie.
 | MT Stewart, rep, of Nevada, said he did not believe Great Britain would pursue her dishonest aggression when she knew to do so meant war with the United States.
 | MT. White, dem, of California, con- cured in all things said regarding the 1 firm and constant enforcement of the Monroe doctrine but he did not think the full powers of this government | would tbe called into play to maintain that doctrine.
 MT Chandler. rep. of New Hamp shire. believed it to be of the highest national importance that the bill as it passed the house should pass the sen
 ate and that it should be passed fo-day. He was in favor of leaving the whole responsibility with the president. who had full power except in the use of money.
 On motion of Mir. Chandler the pro-