The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-18
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
Message of the President Received
With Applause.

With Applause.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 1.-THE
demonstration which followed the reading
of President Cleveland's message in the
Senate to-day was strongly indicative of
the general sentiment. Without any di-
vision on party lines, and with the Re-
publicans even more pronoun ced in their
applause than the Democrats, the message
met with the heartiest approval-ne arly
all the Senators clapping their hands an d
giving other evidences of qualification,
while the few spectators in the galleries.
the doors of which had been opened only
five minutes before-joined in the appla use
without any apprehension of being re-
proved by the presiding officer. The
strongest expressions in the message were
those that were most favored. Among
these were the following sentences:
THE course to be pursued by this Gov
eminent in view of the present condition
does not appear to admit of serious doubt
THE dispute has reached such a stage
as to make it now incumbent upon the
United otates to take measures to deter
mine, with sufficient certainty for it's iusti-
tication, what is the treaty divisional line
between the republic of Venezuela and
British Guiana"
. at will in my opinion be the duty of the
United States to resist by every measure
in it's power, as willful aggression upon
It's rights and interests, the appropriation
by Great Britain of any lands or the exer-
else of governmental jurisdiction over any
territory which after investigation we have
determined of right belongs to Venezula."
1t was in connection with this last sem
tence that Senator Morgan of Alabama
chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Relations) remarked, in an undertone
that there was no mistaking the meaning
of that and that Senator Frye (R.) of
Maine remarked, THAT is capital"
The message and correspondence were re-
ported to the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations with permission to the committee
to sit during any recess.
While in executive session the Senate
extended for a period of one year the
treaty between this country and Mexico
relative 10 the work of the Boundary Com
mission. There was nothing else in to-
days session of the Senate that rose be-
yond the level Of routine business and as,
after the reading of the message, the Sen
ators had no inclination to continue such
work, the Senate at 1:20 P. NJ. adjourned
until tomorrow.
The proceedings of the House to-day
were opened by partisan debate growing
out of Cannon's amendment to the rules
providing for three committees on cleo
tons. In support of the amendment.
Cannon spoke of the great preponderance
of contests from the South, and quoted
allegations that Notwithstanding the re-
pea. of the Federal election laws, fraud
still existed in the elections in that part OF
the country.
Crisp 3D. of Georgia led the opposition
to the amendment, declaring that the eff
feet of its adoption would be to work in
justice to Democratic contestees; that
there was nothing in the history of the
Republican party to warrant the assump-
ton that election contests would be de-
cided by this House upon other than par
tisan grounds. Propositions to amend the
amendment were made, but were all re-
jected, and after four hours debate the
proposition was agreed to.
At 4:35 the Presidents message on the
Venezuelan boundary dispute with Great
Britain was read and evoked hearty APP
plause. The message was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and at 80
o'clock the House adjourned until to-mor-
row.