Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-30
Only 0ne Branch Of the National
/ Legislature in Session.
Mr.. CHANDLER On ARM0R PLATE
The Reorganization Resolution
Presented and Passed.
MR.. LODGES RES S

The Senate met at noon today. There
was a large attendance of Senators In an
ticipation of the vote on the reorganization
ard the galleries were filed with holiday
spectators.
Mr.. PETER Qxan) presented resolutions
from several G. A. R. posts in Kansas, Of
fering their services to the United States
in the event of war with Great Britain.
Mr.. Voorhees, Qnd) presented communi-
cation from the charge d.affaires Of the
Argentine Republic relating to the passage
of the revenue bill passed by the House.
and asked that it be referred and printed
for the information of the Senate.
Mr.. Hoar (Mass) called attention to the
rule of the Senate against the reception by
the Senate of any commit nication from a
citizen official of a foreign government
unless 1t CO me through the Department of
State.
Mr.. Voorhees, stated that the matter had
gone to the State Department. but In def
erence to the techntcality Of the rule, the
motion to refer it went over.
At this, point the clerk of the House an
neunced the passage of the bond bill.
To Enlarge the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Mr.. Chandler IN. H), who has been
waging war against the interstate COM
merce commission for not putting a stop
to pooling arrangements introduced a bill
to enlarge the interstate commerce COM
mission and modify and increase the scope
of it's powers
Mr. Brice offered resolutions instructing
the Secretary of War to make an eXamina-
ton of the physics and hydraulics of the
great lakes and to report on the feasibility
and cost of raising the level of the lakes
by a series of dams.
Mr.. Chandler Offer ed n resolution calling
on the committee on naval affairs to in
quire into the prices paid by the United
States for armor plate as to whether they
were reasonable, as TO whether they were
n excess of the prices charged foreign
governments as to whether the prices had
been increased by reason of new patent
processes and whether the Navy Depart
ment had expedited the granting of those
patents and whether any officers of the
United States were interested in those pat
ent processes.
Mr.. Lodge (Mass.) then took the floor to
deliver an address on the Monroe doctrine,
which will be found elsewhere in today 9
Star. Before he began Mr.. Mitchell
(Oreg), chairman of the republican caucus
committee, gave notice that at the COM
pletion of Mr.. Lodges remarks he should
ask the Senate to take up the question of
reorgauizirg the committees of the Sen
ate. A resolution offered by Mr.. Quay
(Pa.) was adopted. directing the Secretary
of the Navy to inform the Senate whether
in his opinion IL would be advantageous to
the naval service to now contract for six
battleships instead of for the two at pres
ent authorized on the basis of the bids
now before the Navy Department modified
as might be to the public interest.
Mr.. Lodges address was listened to with
attention by the Senate
During the progress of Mr.. Lodges re-
marks Senior Mendonca, the Brazilian min
lister, and mis- wife entered the diplomatic
gallery and remained until MIR. Lodge had
completed his speech.
He Answers Some Questions.
Mr.. Hill On. W Interrupted Mr.. Lodge to
ask whether Venezuela had ever declined
arbitration.
ON the contrary she had for years been per-
sistent in her desire 20 submit the whole
controversy to friendly arbitration.
1t was true, however. that Venezuela had
declined compromise offered by Great
Britain because It gave the English gov
eminent the right of the free navigation
of the Orinoco river.
In answer to Mr.. Chandler he said that
he had been unable to find a trace of the
alleged Indian treaties which some of
the English claim was based.
He remarked sarcastcally that they must
he concealed in the British case"
The Reorganization Resolution.
Mr.. Lodge occupied the floor almost two
hours. When he finished Mr.. Mitchell
tOreg) presented the resolution for the re-
organization of the Senate committees. Mr..
German called for the yeas and nays.
The first populist Senator called was AL
len (Neb). who did not vote. Butler did
not vote. The democrats all voted no.
Kyle IS D. voted no. PETER did not vote
and Stewart also remained silent.
The reorganization passed the Senate
yeas, 30 nays, -.