The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-18
NO UNCERTAI MEANING
In President ClaVe|and's Vigorous Message
In Relation to the Venezuelan Question.
STRONGLY APPROVED BY BOTH PARTIES.
''No MiStnttina the Meaning of Tint"
Snid Senator Morgan = Senator
Greeted by Demonstrations Of .Ap
pInuse-Scnntors Cease E.nbor.

Washingtor1 Dec. l7.-Senato-Mr
Call offered n resolution, which went
over till Tomorrow, for the appointment
OF Il select committee to investigate the
subject Of orgunized efforts Of corpoITi-
lions 10 control the elections of mcm-
bers of Congress and to influence lcgls-
lation.
MI HnnSbrough'S tRcp), Of North
Dakota, bill to prevent the dcsecrution
of the national flag. was introduced and
referred TO the Judiciary COMMITTEES.
at l2:lO O'CLOCK the Senate on mo-
ton of Mr.. Morgan. proceeded to the
consideration OF executive business. AT
y. IN. the doors were rconened and
The Nice- e-Prcsidcnt laid before the Sen
ate the Presidents message, nccOmpn-
hSlnS the Venezuelan correspondence,
ana the Secretary of the Senate proceed
cd to read ii. The reading was listened
TO with an intense degree Of interest
ana attention by every Senator. There
were but few spectators In the gallery
and when the reading of the message
was finished those spectators joined
senators in demonstration of applause.
The evidences of approval were equal
~ strong and significant on both sldea
or the chaml,cr-pcrhupS even more so
on the Republican than on the Demo,
cratic side
Mr.. Morgan. looking over To the Re,
publicitn side, remarked that there was
no mistaking the meaning of that"
y
with the remark: THAT Is capital"
Mr.. Sherman moved that the messa &c
and documents he printed, ana that
order was made.
Mr. Lodge suggested that the CORE
spondcncc should also bc read. but
yielded his own wish on the subject
when the remark was made that the
correspondence was too long to be read
now
Mr.. Morgan. chairman of the Com,
Foreign h1 -nI
that the message and accompanying
papers be referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the motion was
agreed to.
gan, the Committee on Foreign Rcla-
lions was authorized to SIT during any
recess OF the Senate.
Then ut l2:20 y. m, as ordinary lcgis,
latiNc business was unSuitcd To the cX-
cited mental condition of the Senator's
the Senate, on motion Of Mr.. Sherman,
adjourned until tomorrow,
The motion of Senator Morgan to go
into executive session made. as II was.
within q few moments after the re-
ccipt of the Venezuelan message. led to
the unfounded belief that part of that
part of that message was intended foi
the ears of the treaty making power OF
the Congress alone. The object of lie
session was to enable the Senate to cX-
tend for period of one Year the treaty
between this country and Mexico under
which the boundary question is being
settled. large number Of recess nomi-
nations were also favorably reported.
The Senate Will hold an executive scs
sion tomorrow so that the men now
holding recess appointments may Sc
cure their commissions.
Add Observation-Disclosures fuw
House. The proceedings of the House
to-day were cnlivencd by II partisan de-
bate, growing out of MIR. Cannon's
amendment to the rules providing for
the appointment Of three committees on
Elections. In support of the amendment
Mr.. Cannon spoke Of the'great prcpnn-
dcrance of contests from the South and
quoted allegations that notwithstand-
ing the repeal Of Federal election laws,
fraud still existed i'm the elections In
that part of the country.
MIR. Crisp led the opposition to the
amendment. declaring that the effects
of It's adoption would be to work injus-
ticc TO Democratic contestees that
there was nothing in the history OF the
republican party to warrant the as
sumption that election contests would
be decided by this House tipon other
than partisan grounds. Propositions To
amend the amendment were made. but
were all rejected and after four hours'
debate the proposition was agreed to.
Mr.. Cannon introduced a resolution
discussed yesterday In the Speakers
room, amending the rules SO as tn pro
mittccS on elections OF nine members
each. to be known as one two and three
respectively, and increasing the mem
bership OF other committees. Certain
changes in the rules made necessary by
the increase in committees and mem
bershlp since the Ffty-ilrst Congress
were also proposed. All Of the changes
were agreed To by unanimous consent,
eXcept those relating To the Committees
on Elections.
Mir. Crisp led the opposition to the
proposition to increase the number OF
Committees On Election. What was
there" he asked. lin the history OF the
Republican party to justify the asscr,
ton that election contests would be
decided upon their merits?" He refcrr-
ed 10 the action of the House in the
I'ifty-frst Congress in election cases.
and had the Clerk read from the record
the proceedings i'm the Miller Elliott
case from South Carolina, where the
contestants were seated without de-
bate or the reading of the report of the
Committee on Elections. and when he
had been sworn in these judicialiy-
minded gentlemen" said Mr.. Crisp, de
mandcd that the next case be called.
And" he continued. ''if the cases had
been on the calendar so that they might
be considered. ! have no doubt that the
judicial majority would have voted
to unseat every man on this side of the
House."
An Interruption by Mr.. Walker led
to a colloquy between him and Mfr. Crisp,