The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-21
UNANIMOUSLY PASSED
Tile Appropriation Bill TO Provide for The
Venezuelan Boundary Line Commission.
A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT ADVOCATED.
sherTmnn's Amendment for the APP
pointment of Commission Person
mel Tnblcd-$cn. Lodge Bcridcs At.
tempt OF English Capitalists 10
Create Panic.

Washington, Dec 2O.-House-The
House was in session. but twenty min
utes to-day and transacted little bust
ness of Importance.
Air. Thomas U{cpD. of Michigan. pre-
sentcd II resolution rcciting the fact
OF an election for Congressman in the
First district of Virginia. on Novcm-
hcr &, 1891, rcSutins; In the return of
W. a. Jones; that i. j. McDonnril Il
candidate ut the election. alleged fraud
which. If eliminated would result in
his tMcllonnelrS) election and grant
ing NcDonucll permission To contest To
Jones election. as if it had becn be-
gun IN due and regular order. This
with sworn statement. was referred
to the Committee on Elections.
at l2:20 p. m. the House took Il re-
cess for one hour. 1t rc-asscmblrd ut
20 and Immediately adjourned until
Tomorrow without transacting any fur
ther business.
Scna,e.-The proceedings in the Sen
ate to-day were opened with Il prayer
by its blind chaplain. invoking the
Christian influence of Peace on earth
anu good will To men" and asking that
the two greatest nations OF the Garth
OF on" language. one faith one bap-
tism and ono Lord should not hc en-
bodied in war. II was delivered with
such feeling. oarncS'ucss and elOuucnca
that ii was ordered To be prin ted in
the Rccord-a Very unusual privilege To
he accorded 10 a chaplain's prayer of
opening.
II" dav, however did not respond
TO that peaceful opening. and when
the hour Of adjournment came. the
Senate bad passed without amendment
and without n. single negative vote. the
House bill apprOpriatinE sl00000 for Il
commission to report 10 the President
the truc divisional line between The
Republic OF Venezuela and British
Guiana
Mr.. Shcrman's amendment. fixing the
number of commissioners mt three and
recurring their appointment To be "by
and with the advice OF the Senate"
vas reported from the Committee on
Foreign Rclntions. but il had very little
Supnort in tho Senate and was. at tho
close OF the debate. laid on the table
without division. and with onlN two
or three negative Notes.-The vote being
viva vocc.
Fh" debate took q more excited turn
than That of the preceding day II was
"pcncd by Mr.. ilatt NtepO. Of Conncc-
ticut. who said there was no reason To
suppose that war was to be prccipitate ted
hut ihAt the A"'orican people would
not shun war and that they were never
more IN earnest since the revolution
than they We're now.
Mr. Sherman made Il plea against
excitement and carerness to arouse the
Patriotism of the American people and
declared his firm belief that the matter
would he settled hy arrangement hc-
tween Great Britain and Venezuela
without Il drop of American blood being
sncd.
Mr.. Mills deprecated war and inquired
now IN" revenues TO carry on war were
lo he obtained. He suggested that. ho-
iorr going into II war. the const tuition
should he amended So as 10 enable Con
Ercss To levy personal taxes. particularly
the income tax
Mr.. Stewart aacribcd the arouse ed feel
ing of the American people 10 Englisi,
arrogance. and q clarrd that England
could nut an end u the excitement by
b"ing honest and reasonable
Mr. White 0DcmD, Of California. be-
hcr"d that when the facts became
known there would he an honOra Bile So
luton Of the difficulty.
Mr.. ca!fery CDcm'. OF Louisiana. look
"a upon tho apl ointment Of TIE pro-
posed commission as warikc stcn
nnh as n Very extreme applca ton OF
the Monroe doctrine"
Mr.. Chandler gave a touch Of humor
and spriehtiinos To the debate bv
lauGinG the President with more oi.
less sincerity for showing himself To hc
patriotic and American. and for being
inspired by the p"uius Of Massa chuSctts
in the State Department.
Mr. rurpic spoke OF the bill as the
'crossing Of the r!ihcon." and so the
discussion went on Ia the close. when
the bill was passed just as ii came from
the House.
After the passage of the Venezuelan
commission bill the Senate went into
executive session and there. among eth
cr things. agreed To the House concur
rent resolution for holiday recess. with
an amendment fixing its beginning for
Tomorrow and its close for the 9th Of
January.
When the doors were reopcnch mes
sage from the President was laid be-
fore the Senate, urging the necessity OF
prompt aid to the finances OF the Gov>
ernment. and that Congress should not
take Il recess until the necessary flnan-
clal legislation was provided.
Before the Venezuelan bill came be-
fore the Senate the resolution offered
yesterday by Mr.. Allen Pop), OF Ne
braska. directing the Finance Commit
tee to inquire into tho advisa bility of
opening our mints to the free coinage
OF silver. and thr issue of Treasury
notes to provide for the contingency of
war between the British Empire ana
the United States of America, was taken
up, and Mr.. Allen proceeded to deliver
some very caustic remarks at the cX
pcnse of the President. and his sup
portcrS on both sides Of the chamber
He said that he could conceive of no
sufficient cause for the delivery of the
seem to be any demand for It, II oc-
Cured to him that the President, hav.
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