The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23
EIGHT PAGES---56 COLUMNS.
THE VENEZUELAN QUESTION
Senator NalcOtt Presents the Other
Side of the Case.
CONTEMPT FOX VENEzUELANS
The Speaker Belittlcs tho Importance of
the Issue That Has Aroused SO Much
Feeling between Two Nations. 4
Tribute TO Engl Cousins.

~ NOuSiuS' 4
Washington, Jan. 22.-The principal
feature of today's session in the sem
ate was the speech of Senator Walcott
tRep.. Col) in condemnation of the
proposed extension of the Monroe doc
trine and i'm criticism of the action of
.he executive and legislative depart
ments of the government on the Vene-
Zuelan question. With an ardor and
eloquence that arrested the attention
of senators on both sides of the cham
ber and of crowds in the galleries. Mr..
Halcott spoke of the aid given by Great
Britain to the people of Venezuela in
breaking the Spanish yoke and said
that those who were today attacking
Great Britain as II she We're the oppres-
sor of Venezuelan liberties would do
well to read the history Of those early
and bloody times.
If ii We're not for the heroic and reck-
less valoi of the British legation at one
af the decisive battles in that war of
independence 1t was very possible, he
said, that Venezuela would not now be
free He spoke cOntemptuously of the
people of that republic, less than one
per cent of whom. he said. We're white.
the rest being Indians, negroes, mu-
lattos and Zambos. lie expressed the
hope that the boundary line would be
found where il would leave the rich
gold fields of that region where the
English speaking miners would not be
subject To the cupidity Of Venezuelan
harpies, but would be under the shelter
and protection Of the English common
law He spoke of the diplomatic COR
respondence on the Venezuelan ques-
tion as irritating: of the presidents
message as ill-advised: and of the APP
pointment of the commission, without
invitation Of the countries interested,
as premature and hasty,
MIR. WnlcOt's speech.
The concern of President Monroe.
said Mr.. Walcott was not lest mon
archies should be established i'm this
hemisphere. He expressly recognized
existing governments and welcomed
the empire of Dom Pedro in Brazil and
iturbde in Mexico. as freely as the
governments of Bolivar: he protested
not against despotic government, but
against their forcible extension by the
dreaded holy alliance in this western
world of which he stood in well ground
ed fear The fear was then real, and
the danger threatening. Today how
different the picture. We have helped
ourselves 20 what land we needed: our
own borders are defined, our government
eternally planted on the solid rock; our
institutions free, our people intelligent
and lovers of liberty and devoted to
free institutions. No danger threatens
us from without. We are menaced by
no foreign foe.
And vast as are our resources, intelli-
gent as are our people. we possess an
element of strength even greater than
these advantages afford us; and that is
that nobody wants us. We are not de-
sirable subjects fCN" other countries.
There is not a nation in the whole
world that would take one of our SOW
ercign states as a gift with it's people.
1t is idle TO talk seriously of our in
tegrity of perpetuity Oeing threatened
by an adjustment of boundary between
Great Britain and Venezuela. That
which once seemed danger and
evoked the utterance of the Monroe
doctrine has passed forever away, and
has left nothing to vey us but the
pride of expression to which we still
cling.
The peroration. which was heartily
applauded. was in these words:
'These two great nations of the same
speech. traditions and lineage, shOrld
be found standing together, shoulder
to shoulder. i'm the interest of human
ity, both in compelling peace and
awaiting the day when nation shall no
longer lift sword against nation, nor
shall they learn war any more"
The remainder of today's session was
occupied by financial debate on the
bond bill. with the free coinage substi-
tute, and at $50 the senate adjourned
until tomorrow.
Work Of tho House.
TwO-thirds of the three-hour session
of the house today was occupied i'm the
consideration of senate joint resolu-
tion authorizing the expenditure of
SIS. .OOO all told. for the employment of
outside assistance to the supervising
architect of the treasury In the prepa-
ration of plans and specifications and
supervision of the Chicago public
building In the course of the debate
the conduct of the architects Office was
the subject of considerable criticism.
The joint resolution was passed, as
were also the following:
A resolution directing the secretary
of the treasury to transmit to- the house
the report made by Henry w. Elliott
to that department in November. 1890,
upon the condition and prospects of the
fur seal industry.
Senate concurrent resolution author
izing the printing of 5000 extra copies
of a paper OH 1.-The public lands and
their water supply" contained in the
sixteenth annual report of the direc-
tors of the geological survey.
House bill providing for the appoint
ment of a chaplain at West Point for
civil life.
The unanimous report of elections
committee No. that II. G.. Miner was
entitled to the seat now occupied by
him as representative from the Ninth
New York district. and that Timothy
]. Campbell. contestant. was not en-
titled thereto, was agreed to without
discussion.