New-York tribune., 1896-01-02

receive the gratitude of the people. The motto of
laws" If You shall spend all the weeks which are
before you in pertesting few needed measures you
sand unnecessary or ill-considered statutes .,.,
while in i" this Chair am not partisan shah
cndeavor to bear in mind all times that am here
by seeing it tha; business is conducted in an
derry manner in accordance with the rules you es-
tary law. "a
ORGANIZATION OF THE SENATE.
Mr.. xton then administered the oath Of
Office to about twenty Senators. among them
being Senator'S Ellsworth and Cantor, the two
leaders The organization of the Senate was
brought about by the election OF Senator
Ellsworth President pro tenn. John S. Ken
yon as Clerk and Garret J. Benson as Sergeant
alarms Various formal committees were then
appointed, One committee went off 10 inform
the Governor that the Senate in session,
another TO the Assembly to give that body the
same message. and another to the Governor to
inform him that Senator Ellsworth had been
elected President pro TEN. These committees
having reported the Governors annual mes
sage to the Legislature was announced and
was read.
A VENEZUELA RESOLUTION.
A debate followed on the following resolution
in relation to Venezuela, introduced by Senator
Ellsworth:
York. convening time when the country Is
policy. should clearly state its position being al
ways in favor of the oya maintenance OF the right
That It IS our " clear conviction that arbraton is
the true logical intelligent. humane and honorable
the great Christian nations of the world.
That. in conformity. as we believe with the view, views
ttat arbitrary determination by any European
Power to fix the boundaries of Of its territory Ton on ahe ,ne
neighbor would be an invasion OF the rights OF me
people OF the country affected. and involve vo.a-
tion of the essential principles of the Monroe Doc
trne
matters which the President has declared sun
open TO Investigation IT Is our earnest Sounsel & TO
powered by Congress to examine all the facts IN 'he
That rea lizing the waste of precious life, the
OF financial prosperity ard the horrors which
between England and the United States. we pelSve peln
that every honorable means of setting any posihDe h
differences should be resorted to and eNhaustea ne
fore the amcabe relations between these two great
nations. which to-day stand before me % WoTid ior
the most advanced civilization. should he broken
1T WAS LIVELY DEBATE.
Senator Cantor did not accept the resolution
without seeking to put some Democratic cam
paign thunder into it, He moved that the res
olution be amended by declaration that the
Senate approved of the Monroe Doctrine set
forth in the message Of President Cleveland
lie said he offered the amendment in order 10
give the resolution a proper Introduction. fresl
dent Cleveland's Venezuelan message ought 10
be mentioned and praised
Senator Ellsworth declined to accept the
amendment. declaring that 1t was unnecessary
as the original resolution covered the suDJecl.
Senator Guy. Democrat. sustained Senator can
tor in his contention that President Cleveland
"ought to be mentioned and sustained
IF there is any difference between Democrats
and Republicans a matter over which there
ought not to be any politics. declared senator st 0t
go far enough in his expression of the Monroe
Doctrine"
Senator McCarren remarked that he thought
the Republican majority was making serious
mistake "in trying to steal President Ceve-
lands thunder" He added; "The common feel
ing is that Cleveland has out-jingoed every
jingo by his Venezuelan message Every ke-
publican therefore. ought to praise him.
Senator Pavey said that it was with salts
faction that he had heard Senator McCarren say
that President Cleveland mad "ou'-j!ngoed the
jingoes."
men OF New-York City thought he had done. No
thinking of the Monroe Doctrine. OF par
ticuarly Of Venezuela. wheE IN" President. neg
lecting public business went OIL .duck-shQotlng
Then he came back 10 Washington and gave out
i-timed and unnecessary attack on Great
. Britain Business values shrunk in New-Iork
CITY many millions of dollars consequence
Of that message There was enough money lost
by the business men OF America to buy the strip
OF land in dispute between Great Britain and
Venezuela.
Senators Raines and Wray also opposed the
amendment and il defeated by vote Of IL
10 SO the Democrats voting in the affirmative
and the Republicans in the negative. The orig
inal resolution was then adopted, both Democrats
and Republicans voting for II.
Notices of two contested seats wer9 given,
John Lewis Childs claiming the seat Of Theodore
Koehier, and James Taylor the seat Of Peter
McNulty.
IMPORTANT MEASURES
Senator Cantor introduced the first bill Of the
session a measure to transfer NewYork's indi-
gent insane to the care Of the State He also in
troduceA bill authorizing New-York TO issue
bonds to the extent of s2oooooo to pay the state
taxes now due for the care Of the INDECENT insane.
The Senate then adjourned for one week.