The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-20

, NtikitST. NonkItSS anu not inc president
| wou'd have been responsible. and there
could have been no possible issue between
the legislative and executive branches OF
the government.
| While expressing the highest rratif,ce.
ton at the clear ard definite cntnciatiou
or Ant rican doctrine In the message OF the
president and the note OF secretary Oinev,
Mr.. Morgan expressed n preference for an
independent investigation by congress of
the question at issue, aa tho president
! Nevertheless, as there was those who de.
sired TO suggest amendments. he Thought
me measure should I've referred and acted
UPON ny committee, but with the reference,
lac. would I've OF the nuiahor, who would
enter protest agairst any Adjournment
Tor tho holidays uniil tho question should
Mr.. sherman followed Senator Morsan,
| saying that ne heartily applanded whnt
! had been said by AIR. MORAN Tho Mon
zoe doctrine he considarcd OF the highest
| Importance TO the ciyi,zcd world, but
| the Importance OF the question only en-
lhasised the nccessiiy for delihc,Ntlng
en- It's consideration, lie thought tue
| rcsflution should he amended aud tina,
II should no to the committee for this
| purpose.
There Is no hurry" he said: "the
controversy will no, be settled in n day
or mouth, and do not believe that n
/ war between Great Britain and the
| United States viii form feature of the
| settlement I do net contemplate or wish
| 10 contemplate n hostile result, | have
| seen enough of war to dread It's conuc-
uucnCcs. ana I believe Great Britain will
soon realize that she has too much NJ
\ stake to invite hostile contest with
Bul whilo he held this View ~ be-
| llcvod the president to ne righ, IN taicinE
| the position TINT tho United states US
the strongest Nation on this homisphcrc
| should not permit weaker nations on
thie sldc VI iho Atlantic to be- ,rnmplcd
upon 10y European powers. This il was
/ right ana proper to SAY, Nor dld lie bc-
| licVc that the English people would sup
| port their Officials y refusing To submit
'ho question to arbitration Ths Monroe
| doctrine, he said, was OF English ~ well
! as NJ American origin. 49, a matter Of
fact 4 had been more the doctrine Of
| Mr. Charming than Mr.. Monroe.
| MIR sherman concluded with an appeal
not as,@ he said, Sshow no haste and
no anxiety, but simply pursue the path
OF duty rs laid oui before us."
Mr. Lodge Rep.. Mnssl. followed Mr.
sherman IN vigorous speech, lie said
he was not In haste. but he thought that
the time for the commission to report
should lac limited and gave notice OF
| amondmont providing that the commits.
thinl, that the Monroe doctrine could hc
nphcld AZ u proposition Of International
low but he believed TINT q should be
ton Of independence, because 1t was cur
Whom MIR. Lodge concluded Mr.. Voor-
hoes Dom. Ind, took the fipor. He aath
he saw no reason why action should not
bo taken on the bin now There wna,
he declared, no reason for further IN
vesttgation. He was not oontcmplniius
war. but what Wup right, We rtil, he
said, have faith In the Monroe doctrine,
but If any mans faith bud been shaken
he Invited him go read Secretary Olnoy
dispatch and ho rehNsured hv that doeu-
ment which wuR. Ne declared. the equal
OF any state nnpcr which over cmnnated
from the state departments MI Nuol~
hcos said he WAS NOT in haste In THIS
matter and called attention 10 the de-
lihcruto proceedings OF The British au-
thgritAlq the nrppppit ton. Ah
liminary he was willlng that the disputed
territory should be investigated hut the
senator from ohio tShcrmhD MnH more
instantaneous toward Great ir'ian than
he tNonrhceD Mr. sherman thought
TINT great government Ike Great llrii.
ain would not set up u claim unless II
was Just Every parallel of latitude ana
longitude on the maps Of the world, SAID
Mir voorhees, vehomcntly negatiyod th4t
Unsuitable monl, The map of the as
putod territory now undor discussion
which Mr.. sherman had displayed demon
strated tho truth of what he maintained
1t shows that Great Britain had grind
ually pushed forward her boundary uniil
her territory had grown , from on mw% TO
mont Great Britain had hid claim to Ter,
ritory larger than the state represented
by the senator tSht rmnnl.
Mr. Voorhees, secuted the Idea ma,
there rnlRht be war There ls no ftnr OF
wnr. said he. He hnd q CHRISTIAN horror
of war AZ others had Bul he pointed to
c;Tont Britain M n guarantee Of peace,
WIN Canada AZ our merry Great yilrii-
nin would not dare TO night WIN Grcbt
Hrtnin'a commerce ON tN9 nieh ,nh ~
stake there would he no war. 10 h!-
verts to the war Of lSle MS conclusive eyl.
Gcuce that England would not Dgnln
No. said Mr. Noorhees there would be
an adjustment, but I should sn,os he know, knoWn
ocean that tho coloni2ing achemes Of
Great Britain have reached ,hcir limit
on this continent. u EnRlnnd can ,ahe
the Mexican state of chihuahua and push
her cannons across oui hordeth w wer,,
not asking what was unjust we VIA, nnn
n dispute TO impartial Arbitration,
Great Britain had taken nix months to
reject TINT wise proposal, Hn,d MT N9or-
word ms JUSTIFICATION OF our position, |
aud examine the controversy. Let Great
Britain have what belongs t" her ana not |
Mr., All"n, pop. Neb) objected TO a |
second reading of the bin which would !
speech h. said he dll not o,pcct there |
would be any war. llo said he thought |
the amendment proposed by Mr., Lodse |
meant that this would be of more OF a |
political war than anything clso,
Mr. Iiawlcy, Gcp,, Comm snid II was
not so much Gaze Of war hs OF Informs
lion No ono knew what were the fnotH.
Great Britain herself did not KNOW ne
wanted the hill referred because II was
the dlgnified and proper way, Amend
ments could then be considered.
Mr.. Chandler then sent TO the desk ana
had read a petition dated February ~,
1895. 10 the president and cabinet OF the
United States aigucd by several hundred
mefnbors 81 the British house of commons
praying that the United States womb en-
tor into n treaty for arbitration of all IN
question
AIR Chandler made no comment on the
Mr. Teller, Gep.. Colo) followed with a
vlgorouA speech IN which he took IN"
ground that although II was IN the .power
OF tho executive to obtain the lnformh-
ion he desired without the ria OF con-
gross. having asked congress ia sanction
hiR course Il was the duty or congress
10 give H. lie did not believe this con-
troversy would eyentuaie in war. " there
was war, however. II would not only be
the greatest war Of modern times, hut
~ all history, because II would b- "A uni
yersal war. Should We go 20 war. b"
paid We would not be without allies
a broad lie slsotched the conflicting In
forests OF tho European powers This
concluded the debates for the day.
Mr. Morgan again asked Mr.. Allen "
he would withdraw hia objection: but
MIR Allen declined TO Yield. Accordingly
Tho bin remained on the table.
Mfr Voorhees, offered n resolution and
asked that n be referred 10 the commit
leo on foreign relations. authorizing the
secretary OF state "a pay 10 susan Waller,