The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-02
NEW YORK IN FAVOR OF PEACE.
MEMORIAL on VENEZUELA LAID
BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE.

Arbitration Declared the Honorable
Method of Settling the Differences
between the Two Great English
Speaking Nations The Repub-
Iicans Try 10 Avoid Giving Presi-
dent Cleveland the Credit Due Him
for his stand I'm the Matter.
Albany, N. y, Jan. 1.-The Legislators
met to-day. Both houses were promtpiy
organized, the caucus nominees of the re-
publicans being chosen. Hamilton Fish
OF Putnam was elected speaker of the
House. Lieut.. Gov. Saxton will preside
In the Senate.
After the organization in the Senate Mr.
Ellsworth offered the following memorial
on the Venezuelan question, which was
temporarily laid on the table for debates
ut is proper that the Senate OF the state
Of New York, cOnvening at a time when
the country is concerned about grave
questions OF international policy. clearly
state its position as being always in favor
OF the loyal maintenance of the right
and dignity Of the United States govern
ment. 1t is our clear conviction that ar
bitration is the true. logical, intelIigent
ana honorable method Of settling differ
ences, and especially between the great
Christian nations Of the world
Ihat IN conformity, as we believe with
the views of the people of this state. wa
are OF the opinion that an arbitrary deter
mination by any European power TO FIX
the boundaries OF its territory on the con.
tlnent OF America so as to encroach on
any neighbor would be an invasion OF the
rights or the people of the country ar
tected, and involve a violation OF the es
senJlal principles OF the Monroe doctrine
,Ihat to avoid the risk of erroneous con-
Slusiohs ABOUT matters which the Presi-
dent has declared still open to investiRa-
tioh, III IS our earnest counsel to await
the report OF the commission already em-
powered by congress 10 examine all the
iacts IN the Venezuelan dispute.
- That, realizing the waste OF previous
ne the wreck Of financial prosperity and
lhe norrors which would be the Inevitable
result or an armed conflict between Enq-
land and the United States, we beIievs
that every honorable means OF settling an1
possible differences should be resorted to
ana exhausted before the amicabe rela-
tons between these two great nations,
which to-day stand before the world for
broken" "
In the assembly Mr.. o'Grady offered a
memorial which was the same as that
offered in the Senate. Mr.. OGradv smoke
ON the question. 1t was a time when the
people would fully endorse the sentiments
| expressed in the memorial. He moved the
adoption of the memorial and the previous
| question. He then withdrew the motion
Tor the previous question for Mr.. Stanch-
| held, the democratic leader, who stated
| that he supposed this was the only time
| during the session when the republicans
ana gemocrats would ever meet upon the
broad plane or harmony. He heartily ap-
proved or the Saemorial. which was unaniA
mously adopted.
The governors message was then re-
ceived and read in both houses.
Senator Ellsworth was after the reading
OF the message in the Senate, elected presi-
/ dent protempore, receiving his full party
senator CnRppghaIIta a xyofe
| after four votes for Senator Cantor the
| democratic nominee.
Senator Ellsworth's Venezuelan me-
mortal was then taken up, when Senator
| Cantor moved TO amend by inserting the
following at the beginning: Resolved,
| That the Senate OF the state OF New York
has approved the doctrines and patriotic
| sentiments contained in the message of
President Cleveland, recently transmitted
| TO the congress Of the United States, I'm
| relation to the boundary dispute between
Venezuela and Great Britain"
Speaking. on his amendment, Senator
| Cantor said the resolution was obscure In
| that II did not refer to the message or
| President Cleveland, which has caused
the worldwide Venezuelan discussion.
Senator Ellsworth said that the resolu-
| ton endorsed all of the policy of the gov
ernment which was for the benefit of the
/ people.
Senator Guy supported the amendment.
| asserting that the Senate should plainly
| indorse the message of President CIeve-
| land, which he Interpreted as declaring
| that any invasion of Venezuela was an
| invasion of the United States. The ma
| jority he said, did not seem to wish to do
| honor to President Cleveland, who had
| sounded the NOSE patriotic note Of fifty
years.
Mr. Ellsworth declared that the resolu-
tions fully indorsed the principles of the
Monroe doctrine.
Senator Cantor retorted that the repub-
| lican majority in the Senate wished to
go contrary to the congress OF the United
| States
Senator Lexow declared that President
| Cleveland did not go far enough in the
assertion of the Monroe doctrine.
Senator Pavey said there was never a
hint that the United States wished to
back down from the Monroe doctrine
President CIeveland's clustering message
and war threat had cost the business in
terests of the country more than the val
ue of the Venezuelan territory in dispute
The amendment OF Mr.. Cantor was lost
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