Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-22
Congressional

WASHINGTON. Dec. ls.-IIitt Wtep.)
of Illinois reported in the House this
morning, as soon as it had been called
To order. and called for unanimous
consent for the consideration Of "A bill
to empower the President To- appoint
n commission To consider the Vcnc.
zuelan question and appropriat;ng
100000 for the expenses thereof.
The text of the bill making the an.
preparation for the expense OF the
commission to investigate and report
on the true boundary line between
the Republic OF Venezuela and Brit
ish Guiana, Is AS follows:
-Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the I'm.
tied States OF America. in Congress
assembled. that the sum Of 100000,
or so much thereof rs may be neccs.
sary, be and is thereby appropriated
for the expenses of Il commission 10
bo appointed by the President to iii.
vestigate and report Oh the true di-
vision limo botwoon tho Republic or
Venezuela and British Guiana"
4 scene Of considerable excitement
followed the request for unanimous
consent to consider the bill, which
had been loudly ]applauded when read
by the clerk.
Boutellc Cscp.) Of Maine stated he
distinctly objected to the considera-
ton Of such a bill. But said he, at
seems this subject is II Of such SER
ious importance that the House of
Representatives should proceed in Il
decorus manner to- cansidcr it. Tho
Presidents message was read but yes.
terday, and it seems TO me that the
gentlemen may not be ready to pnss
upon n bill Of this Importance"
Cries Of Ready, Ready" from the
Republican side interrupted Boutollc,
but he proceeded, urging that the
matter was one which affected the re-.
lation OF tho two great English speak.
ing nations OF the world. lie said:
a have been accused OF being d
lingo whatever that may he. ]
hope no one III that part OF tho coun.
try where | am known thinks SO. |
would not hesitate, il the honor OF
dignity and safety OF the country re
quircd, to take up arms against it OF
all the nations OF the world. But the
press shows the country TO he in 1
state OF fcvcrish excitement. II
seems VIC ought to give tins matter a!
much consideration M VIC would Civ,
TO the appropriation Of few thousand
dollars"
Boutcllc referred to the Prcsidcnt't
message IA an extraordinary one, ant
went on:
at secms to me 1t should he sen
10 the committee TO DO calmly consid
cred. This great question aud tho
message which wo received from the
Chief Executive himself for tho fire
time in history has outlined the pos
sibilitics which await the grcnt Anglo
Saxon nations Of tho world
1Docs the gentleman objcct?- said
tho Speaker.
Boutellc said lie had merely sug,
gostcd the hope that tho bill would &c
TO tho committee.
Hit announced lie only desired ia
cay Il word concerning tho bill az pro,
posed. He would do FL, he said,
without mention Of this side or that
side, for he hoped tllcro were no two
sides when IL came 10 n qucstion like
this.
"Tlloro N n request from tho
President" said HIT, "for help from
tho House to enable him to exercise
his executive functions. Tho first
thing for us to remember M patriots
is that the 20 Of the country dc.
ponds on ~ maintaining a united
front, md that our government should
speak for MI the people Of The United
StatCs".
Tho suiigcstioD OF tho President was