Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-20

WAsHfNuTOs, Dec. 20. - Senator
Morgan secured unanimous consent for
consideration OF tho Venezuelan bill
and offered the Senate subs,iIuts for
tho House bill Tor a Venszuolhn uoni-
missiUu. Morgan briefly explaired
tho change made In the House bill.
After Morgan had explained the
amendments, Plat Of Con neoticut sAid
any delay would be construed ia Eng
land as hesitation on our part and II
was not essential 10 change this bill.
The amendment requiring the com.
mission only TO report the facts In the
cise would DO co slrued No Tscedlng
on the part VI the Senate, sud tho
Senate should notify Great Btilaiu
that hmeTica was behind the Presi-
dent. AZ 10 confirmation by the Son.
ate, Plat said " was unimporiant and
unWise. II never had been questioned
that the executive had the right to ap-
point agenta 10 ascertain iActB regard
ing foreign counties. lilo referred 10
the appointment OF Bl1unt to Hawaii
~ Objectionable, because no bad Great.
ed him M officer with the power to act
aud supsresdo the officers confirmed
by the Senate!
Presidents action had been approved
unanimously by both houses VI Con.
gtssE. England was not making any
fresh hggretsions and was now taking
the matter very seriously. He thought
the dispute should DO settled honOrably
and no American blood would be- shed
IN this dispute. The fact that the
Senste amended the bill could not be
L.. a.
the Senate did not stand firmly by the
PRECEDENT. The amendments would
i'm ur0vO tho bill, and ho had no doubt,
u made, they would ho accepted by
the House.
"ItsssmS to me-" he said, "thbt all
this IL too haslyi that We are too eager,
Lot US take our tine 10 deliberate ana
not rush into tho matter"
Mills Of Texas said Il vas \ very
grave question. War with Great Bril-
taln would DO no ohild's play. He was
for peace, II II could be obtained hon.
orably. The two governments had
arrived at a place, where they could
not agIso, and neither would yield.
Where was the money 10 oUme from In
cass OF wsT2 This nrst duty rs No
stood upon the edge Of this crisis was
10 provide for an increase Of the
revenues.
Lodge gave notice that he would not
offer his amendment 10 limit the tins
whon the commission should report.
He was In faver Of giving the PTosl-
dent the utmott power. He SAID the
oommisslo ought 10 DO confined by
the Senate, A. 1t would stTenE then the
Prssldanps hands. Lodge said he
wanted TO ssy that those people In
London, who we're trying TO create n
panic In this country by selling Amer.
lean stocks and securities, cannot 10y
these means influence tho patriotic
snuiment OF thu United States. An
attempt 10 create a panic in Wall
Street, could not deter the American
Congress from doing Its full duty.
Stewart said the President had made
an American declaration and no tav.
orsd giVinE him full authority over the
commission. He did not believe there
would be war.
White (Democrat, CALI upheld the
President, but did not believe there
would DO any difficulty In the way OF
m honorable solution. IL had not been
clearly shown that England was al
tempting 10 usurp territory that DO.
longtd TO Venezuela. Congress should
put all power TO investigate into the
Pfctidenus hsnds and even strike out
tho word "cOmmlssion" In the bills,
and when the Presidents recommend
alton was received, II would DO time
for Congress 10 act.
"Milchsll (OrSgon) did not believe
any foreign nation could secure loot
Of ground In this continent, II did not
now own by treaty " cesslon, without
violating tho Monroe doctrine.
CAflsTy democrat, Louisiana) advo-
Gated temperate action ana thought
that even tho appointment OF com.
mission would DO wArlihe step. II
war was necessary, he would not hest
tate on account OF the finAHolal condi-
ton Of the United States, but tho peo-
pie and mombsrs OF Congress were ex-
cited anu should DO given breathing
time,
Chandler announced that he had
changed his nina tincs yesterday aud
now believed the House VII should DO
pnssed without amendment and that
all power should be placed In the Prssi-
dent's hands. Whether Cleveland or
come other distinguished member o.