Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05
FOUR OF THEN MEET.
Venezuela Commissioners Receive Inelr
Credentials from lie President
,rsrrcE BREWER rREsIDENr'
Mr.. white Absent Yesterday
VIII Arrive Next '"o"
...,, of Commission 'n''i '"e
,,u,-oue.tion of cIerkship'

lOufutnths W
1tth-auestion of oierHS"'
uxcroN. D. c., January a.
vour members Of the coh''''ss'0" ao,or-
- nv the President 10 80
po''''r ,rue divisional line between inc
4 nm mn, ~ the republic OF Nche~ue'a
,.., Of British-Guiana' assehD'eu
an s,a,e Department at 10 O'CLOCK
II a. inc D....,o, Of the great work be-
fore them. ,.s-o,g White.
o. New York. who will be IN ""s"'''s
ton Tuesday . .ha first
ter NJ the commission to appear
a. cached the state Department snort
=. tier balf-past 10 o'clock, and was
shown into Secretary Olney's ONCE m
,sen minutes later Justice DaNiu D.
,,,a,yor and Professor Daniel c. Gilman
rived together. and just at 10 O'Clock
ef-Iustlce Richard Alvey, the remain
,,s commissioner, put In his appear
ancs having lust arrived from Hagers-
town, Md .., nth
Tne four commissioners remained win
ea,.ota,1y olney half an hour, discussing
routine matters pertaining TO theH oi
sanization. Mr.. Olney viii not partiSi-
rate In any way in the Work oil 'he
Commission. and when the commission
ers emerged from the Secretary oiio,
into the dplomatic-room ne re"i"''''N
behind. ,.,, tho
his formal certificate OF appo'n 'i t.lu
from the President to-day Inc form
of this credential is peculiar ana eA-
trornely explicit. urging the commission
ers 10 proceed without delay pointing
ont rules for their government ana ho'ihs
mai their report must be made to the
President
TIE CREDENTIAL.
The form of the credential is az fol-
"ro the Hon. David J. Brewer:
s.you are hereby appointed member
~ Tho commission 10 investigate and
Il report upon the true location OF the dl-
visional line between the territory OF
q the republic o. Venezuela and that OF
British-Guiana
~ is expected that the commission
viii avail itself Of all possible sources OF
information. will apply TO the matter all
pertinent rules Of municipal and in
ternational law, and will make a report
fo the President Of their conclusions,
together with the evidence and docu-
rnents submitted to and considered by
them. with as little delay as is compati-
bic with the thorough and impartial con-
sideration Of the subject to be dealt with
In testimony whereof ! have caused
these letters pate.d to be issued and the
seal Of the United States TO be hereunto
affixed.
"Glven under my hand at the city OF
Washington. on the Attn of January, in
the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-slx, and Of the in
dependence Of the United States Of Ameri-
/ ca the one hundred and twentieth.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
by the President:
ORCHARD OLNEY,
Secretary of State"
~ ne BREWER PRESIDENT.
.%r-pon assembling In the Diplomatic
foom the commissioners Immediately
#proceoded TO the selection of a presiding
officer, who will hereafter be designated
rs president. As was expected, Justice
Brewer was chosen unanimously. The
fact that he was named first on the
list. as announced by the President, was
Brewers hieh standing as a jurist is I'M
derstood 20 have been the real reason why
he was the choice of his colleagues.
President Brewer proceeded 70 admin
ister the oath of Office TO the other COM
missi1ners, and then Commissioner Alvey
acted in a like capacity for the President.
motion to designate a clerk 10 act
for the present temporary sessions Of the
commission was adopted. and Mr.. J.
Walter Blandford private secretary 10
he Secretary of State, was accordingly
designated.
Commissioner Gilman moved that an
Inquiry be made az to the best map show
Ing the present physical characteristics
OF the country in question. and whether
III could be reproduced I'm convenient form
&fOr the use Of the commission. This was
Il seconded 10y Commissioner Alvey and
II adopted. and the commission authorized
n Commissioner Gilman 10 make such in
qulry.
4 This concluded all business for the
present and. on motion Of MIR. COudert
4 the commission adjourned, u meet on
Saturday the 18th. at 1880 o'c oek Wnless
the president of the commission choose
70 select another date. in the Diplomatic
room Of the Department OF State.
The four commissioners went back to
Secretary Olney's Office. and after telling
him OF what had been done walked over
10 the White House 10 pay thsir respects
20 President Cleveland. They spent about
fftcen minutes with Mr.. Cleveland. and
then went 10 lunch.
The commission win exercise great care
in the selection Of permanent clerk. as
" ihis matter is deemed 20 be of some
#'mporiance. II IS understood that a per-
on Who speaks and writes the Dutch.
zf panish' and English language is de-
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