THE OMAHA DAILY JIBIfr TIIt'HHDAY , DISCUM111311 10 , 1805.
to dlMnsoclatc himself from Salisbury's attl-
Iudo , which he thinks the only conceivable
ono In affairs like this. He refused also to
criticise Mr Cltvchnd's proposal to nomi
nate A Vtneruplin commission , but believes
Arbitration It now manifestly Impossible.
Dllke tnmtlomvl the prrcrdont of France and
England having Intended to Intervene be
tween Russia and Poland In 1SC2 , underterrcd
by KusMfln protects tilt Bismarck threatened
to join Russia ,
" 1 conMdcr , " he concluded , "armed con
flict Improbable now , but bad feeling between
the two countries Is Inevitable. The strug
gle may lake a fiscal form , or be temporarily
Averted by tact and good will on both sides ,
but friction must Increase rather than di
minish for a long time to come. "
All French papers unfavorably criticise
Mr. Cleveland's attitude.
SALISBURY SURVEYS THE SITUATION.
Lord Salisbury came up especially from
Hatfield late this forenoon and visited the
foreign office , where telegraphic dispatches
had btxMi received from Sir Julian Patincc-
fete , The British government cannot take
official cognizance of the president's message
until It In communicated to them In due
course by the British ambassador to Wash
ington. The action of congress In passing
the bill and appropriating for the commis
sion Is regarded In ofilclal and political cir
cles hero as adding to the gravity of the
situation , Inasmuch as It renders a settle
ment still more difficult. It Is considered ,
however , that the British government will
ignore the proceedings of the commission , so
that the possibility of a rupture will prob
ably bo poxtponod until such a time as the
commlrslon has reported and It Is sought to
glvo effect to Its decision. The- Interval , It
Is hoped , will afford an opportunity for fur
ther negotiations , but those calculations may ,
II Is obvious , be entirely upset should
Venezuela bo prompted to any hasty action
The likelihood of such action on the part
of Venezuela Is regarded as ono of the most
perilous features of the situation , Lord
Salisbury , while at the foreign office this
afternoon , saw an official from the office of
the minister of war , with whom he Is under
stood to havei discussed the procedure- neces
sary In event of It being found necessary
to summon Parliament before the date al
ready fixed. Parliament , of course , must be
consulted before any warlike measures ore
adopted , but there Is no present prospect
that It need be assembled before the begin
ning of February.
At a meeting of the Actors' Benevolent
.Fund 'this evening , Sir Francis Jeunc and
other speakers made pacific references to
the present controversy , and Ambassador
Bayard replied In an equally fraternal spirit.
BALLARD SMITH.
CXIA.\n ! NOT AT AI.Ij EXC1TIOI ) .
Prcnli1pii ( Clrvi'laiiil'fl MCHKIIKC Nol
n < -n < Tnllr llcncl lit IiOiuliiii.
LONDON , Dec. 18. lit spite of the promi
nence which all the newspapers give to Presi
dent Cleveland's message to congressmen the
Venezuelan boundary question , the general
public hero refuses to get excited or even In
terested In the matter. At the hotels , clubs ,
railroad stations , etc. , the matter Is rarely
alluded to. Those who have read the cor
respondence rcsjnt President Cleveland's at
titude ; but the almost Invariable answer re
ceived to the reporter's Inquiry for an ex
pression of opinion Is : "What Is it all about ,
anyway ? "
The messjge , however , Is bolng used on
the Stock exchange to hammer American se
curities. Consols also declined , but there was
no excitement.
The'olllclnls of the British foreign office
declined to express any opinion on the
Venezuelan question , and the same attitude
of reserve was maintained at the * Unltifd
States embassy here. United States Ambas
sador Bayard arrived at the embassy at an
early hour , looking worried. He declined to
sco any one , saying that the matter was
much too grave to discuss. A dispatch to
the Press association from Manchester says
that President Cleveland's message to con
gress on the Venezuelan question created a
panic at the opening of the Stock exchange ,
but at Manchester , as well as here , n re
covery In prices began at noon.
Ono newspaper remarked : "Tho Yankee
Jobbers arc the only persons Injured by the
message and thsy have Just ground for com-
ulalnt. "
The editorial comments of the New York
World and the New York Evening Post on
the situation are reprinted here with approval
as Indicating American opinion of the situa
tion.
tion.Tho
The radical evening -newspapers take the
most serious vlow of the situation. The Star ,
In a double column , asks : "It Is difficult to
exaggerate the gravity of the situation. The
United States may be assured that English
men , regardless of party , will ablds flrmly
by Lord Salisbury's claims and will not sub
mit to bounce. "
"Public opinion , " says the Westminister
Gazette , "will unanimously support Lord
Salisbury , but It Is a pity he enlarged the
dispute and attacked the Monroe doctrine. "
Continuing , the Westminster Gazette re
marks : "The fact Is that the. present situation
Is the result of an unfortunate combination ;
on one side a foreign secretary who was
once a Saturday reviewer and who could
not avoid the temptation of scoring In an
argument , and on the other sldu a president
who could not resist the temptation of scor
ing In on electoral campaign , but the mass
of the people of both countries regard the
possibility of war on any such Issue with
blank incredulity. "
The Evening News says : "Tho election
dodge did not give us n moment's un
easiness. "
The St. James Gazette heads Its article
on the Venezuelan developments : "War
or Wire Pulling , " and says : "President
Cleveland' * gaga In the mouth of an Euro
pean diplomat would mean the Instant mob
ilization of armies. It Is rather too late to
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HAYDEN BROS. '
Slipper Bnd Shoe Sn a
my 'H nil off1 to tlio empire which Includon
not only Drltlsh ( lulunn ami JnmnIrA but
Canada. The prctcnulons of 1'fpsldenl Cleve
land and Secretary Olncy art so cxapgeralcil
and tlic language to offensive * that one could
not be Biirprlfo.l If there wan a nltnltar ox-
IiloMon of violence. Hut I.onl Batlrbtiry has
kept his temper In thin unpleasant corro-
apomlencp and the nation will do llkewUr
until the time comet when we shall do well
to bo antjry , and that tlmo may come. Wo
nre all nnxlom to give the American govern
ment no opportunity of forcing It"
Tim SI. .lame * Onzette then discusses the
theory that the matter Is "merely an elec
tion ilodRo , " and quotes the cdltorlnl of the
New York World on the subject , adding'
"Wo are entitled to rely upon the sense of
tlio avpMgo respectable American who Is not
a ward bcm or office seeker , nnd who has
no Interest In Venezuelan concessions. On
thpt" millions of hre\d , hard headed , well
educated Anglo-Saxons and Anglo-Teutons ,
ulio have no reason to be other than friendly
with Great Ilrltnln , nc count. Hut It Is not
only In that country where the selfishness
and Ignorance of demagogues m.iy overbear
tlio senss of the majority of decent people.
The blundering dlr > lomary of Mr. Olney nnd
the seltlsli Intrigues of the democratic mana
gers may leave no solution but one. If It
conies to that well , we won't Imitate Cleve
land's blusters but Englishmen would not
expect or Intend to get whipped. In tlio
mc-imvhlle neither the government nor the
nation will be quick to uke .idvantagc of
tlio United States administration , or to re-
fuao them any reasonable , opportunity for
withdrawing from a position which they have
wantonly and gratuitously made dangerous. "
Tne 1M11 Malt Gazette ridicules the whole
matter , saying : "It Hashed across us at firat
that President Cleveland was mad , and , second
end , that he was hypnotized by Mr. Olney ,
who , In turn , was hypnotized by Mr. Lodge.
Hut we conclude that It U only an election
address , and wo ndvlso President Clevehnd
to appeal to the country Immediately before
the Americans Imvu time to study the Olncy
doctrine. We fear that oven now It Is too
late , for the World has already given the
world , bugaboo , alas ! bugaboo. "
The Globs remarks : "No self-respecting
nation would for a moment entertain such
pretensions , and no one doubts that President
Cleveland's heroics are due to the necessities
of politics. Ills Sackvlllc-West action shows
tlio length to which he Is prepared to go In
the sacred cause of fpreotleaglelsm. Exceed
ingly Inopportune Is tlio tlmo of blurt and
bluster , when the strongest ministry of mod
ern times Is In odlce. The possibility of. war
between the two great nations of common an
cestry and Interest Is too dieadful to content ,
plate. Hut It would not be safe for American
statesmanship to contlde too much In the
amicable sentiment that blood Is thicker than
water , or to Imagine that England can be In
timidated. President Cleveland musk also
reckon wlt'u Franco If he Insists upon carryIng -
Ing out hi a modern construction of the Mon-
rco doctrine. In Its entirety. "
The Evening Standard observes that "It
seems Impossible for any public man to Issue
a document In more offensive turms , " recalls
the Sackvllle-West Incident , and says : "It Is
a fresh attempt for the Irish vote and-the teg-
TCK of the large towns. "
Tlio Globe , St. James Gazelle and other
pipers publish comparisons of the Drltlsh and
United States navies. The Globe , for In
stance , says : "Of America's twenty-six Iron
clads against Great Britain's sixty-four , many
ore useless , and of torpedo gunboats Great
lirltaln has thlrty-llirce and the United States
one. " Continuing , the Glebe states that of
the torpedo destroyers. Great Britain has for
ty-two and the United States not one. Great
Britain Is also said to have ninety-five torpedo
boats , against two American torpedo boats.
Besides , the Glebe points out Great Britain
already 1ms thirteen ships In her North
American squadron , five on the southeast
coast of America and six on the Pacific coast.
A dispatch to the Press association from
Liverpool says that the message of the presi
dent to congress will thoroughly disorganize
the American railroad market of the Stock
exchange. The Press association this evenIng -
Ing says : "Neither the foreign office nor
the colonial officials have anything to say
about President Cleveland's message to con
gress , which , however , does not appear to
bo regarded with alarm. We arc assured
that In unusually well Informed quarters
there Is a shrewd suspicion regarding the
real objects of the message , and this Is re
garded as a sufficient jutlflcatlon for declin
ing to take President Cleveland too
seriously. "
A dispatch to the Press association from
Liverpool says that one of the largest wheat
merchants there said : "President Cleve
land's message has had no effect upon trade.
The matter Is noted as an absurdity. In
the event of war , America would suffer the
most In the grain trade. The Glasgow mer
chants do not expect a rise In the price of
wheat as the result of President Cleveland's
message to congress on the Venezuelan ques
tion. "
LIBERAL ORGAN'S VIEWS.
The Dally News , the liberal organ , says :
"It Is a remarkable document , though its
consequences are not likely to be serious.
Neither Secretary Olnoy nor President Cleve
land seema to realize that the Monroe doc-
trlno cannot be quoted as authoritative In
negotiations with a forslsti power. The
delln'.tlen cf Monrco'sm Is a matter for Ameri
cans themselves. It binds nobody else.
"President Cleveland proves too much.
It follows froii his message that neither
British Guiana nor Canada has any right to
an Independent existence on American soil.
England is threatened with war unless she
permlU President Cleveland to adjust the
baundarles of Venezula. Happily there Is
still swine sense of humor In the * American
people. Regarding It as a party move , the
message Is not unskillful. It puts the repub
licans In a hole. If they asse-nt to the com
mission , they enable Mr. Cleveland to pose
as an accomplished twlstei of the lion's tall ;
If they refuw > the committee , they enable this
democrats to denounce them as the servile
friends of the Britisher.
"But the great body of Americans will not
ho led by any such motive or considerations.
Lord Salisbury's firm and moderate state
ment of the case will appeal to the Justice
and common sense of the American people. "
The Chronicle ( liberal ) tays : "The mes-
i.igo will be re-ad here with blank astonish
ment. Can these be serious words addressed
to us by the descendants of the little ship
load of English folks who sailed In the May-
dower ? We will not take things too serlous'y ,
but will suppose that President Cleveland is
engaged In the familiar work of tall twisting.
There is but one answer. If the enlarged ap
plication of the Monroe doctrine is to be en
forced , America must become responsible for
the foreign policy of all the pHty and Im
petuous little states on the two continents of
America. But what If the committee should
find that wo are well within our rights. Per
haps , however , the presidential election will
bo over then , and there will be no need of
patriotic messages , Anyway , th ; message
cannot obecuro or deface the- blood ties of
affection between the two countries. "
The I'ofct , conwrvatlve , fuy : "A dlppatch
of this kind is clearly Intended not for the
English foreign office , but for the American
electors. The committee proposed can have
no more binding effect on this country , than
would the derision of the supreme court at
Washington. "
ITS EPITAPH WRITTK.V.
The Dally Graphic says In an editorial-
"Tho epitaph cf the Monroa doctrlna has
been written In the Venezuelan cor-
re , iondencf. Mr. Clei eland's message. Is a
document which sjlf-rcsp.'ctlng American *
will not read with either prldo or pleasure.
It only smea to Illustrate another of the
Inherent absurdities of the * modern Interpre
tation of thv Monroe doctrine. President
Cleveland does not propose to Instruct Mr.
Bayard to demand his passports nor docs he
contemplate an Invasion of Canada , or an
expedition to Demorara. IT ? I * struck by the
awkward fact that he imiut first ascertain
what there In to fight about. Dees Presi
dent Cleveland serloudy think that.vo can
admit the proposition that the frontiers of
Europe-an colonies In the two Americas are
to be held at the good pleasure of u com-
mUslon of Washington gc > r.tlciu ° n ? What
would the United Stales have siilil In ISIS
If we , m an American power , had advanced
the claim , based on this principle , to protect
Mexico from a wantonly aggrmlro war by
which President Cle-yeland'o prtdeeewrs let-
tlfld the Texan boundary dispute ? "
The Time * sayi : "It Is Impossible ) o dla-
gulio the gravity of the dlfllcuttlos that have
arlren between Great Britain and the United
Stutej. Presllent fleveland'n mestage and
Its reception on both stJe-ii of the innate
glvo addition ! Importance to the dispatches
between London and Washington , The de
tails of the boundary dispute u"a Insigni
ficant In comparison with the far reaching
cljlirs advanced by Mr. Olney'a dispatch
ard nmphailKsd In President Cleveland ines-
"Convinced , an we are. that a rupture be-
Iwefn thn two great Ungllsli ppeakttig com.
niun'tlei ' Mould lie a culaiulty , not only to
t ! cnwi'lvJfc , but ths civilized world , we are ,
driven to th * conclusion that
the concessions this country Is no Imperiously
summoned to make are such us no ctlf-ro-
sppctlnK nation , loist of all , one ruling
nn empire that hup It ? rootn In every quart'r
of the Rlotr , could possibly submit to. The
United States themselves , would never for n
moment dream of yielding to thin kind of
dictation. We are of the atnf blood and
shall not be loss careful of our national honor.
Wo can hardly bellsvc the course threatened
by President Cleveland will bo seriously
adopted by the American government , hut , ,
If so. It will bo Incumbent upon us , without
entering upon any aggressive measure ? , to
protect our Imperial Interests and to stand
up for our rights under international law. "
The Times then proceeds to argue that
the Monro doctrine has never been recog
nized as an International law nnd quotes
Lord Salisbury's admission that any dis
turbance of the existing territorial distribu
tion In the western hemisphere by any Eu
ropean stale would be highly Inexpedient ,
and then continues : "But the recognition of
this expediency does not cover the pre
posterous deductions which Mr. Olncy's dis
patch advances and which President Cleveland
makes the Insls of the most astounding
proposal that has perhaps ever been ad
vanced by any government In times of peace
since the days of Napoleon.
BRITONS WILL NEVER RECEDE.
"We desire to speak with all proper re
serve , but we can confidently predict that
Great Britain will not admit the pretensions
put forward by President Cleveland. No
commission appointed by a power which ] *
not a party to the dispute will be recog
nized by us as having a title of any sort to
pronounce upon a boundary question. It
wlllTecelvo no assistance from British au
thorities. Its decision will be null and void
from the outset , oven If Its origin did not
taint It with partiality. We shall be very
much astonished If there Is any disagreement
among the organs of public opinion In this
country as to the manner In which such a
claim should be confronted. "
The Times contends further that England
Is bound to resist the extended claim of
Monroeism and says : "A power which has
command of the sea does not regard 3,000
miles of Intervening ocean as severing It
from Its sublets. "
The Times says further : "These un
necessary and aggressive expressions ssem to
point to the posslbllty that this sudden offen
sive movement on the part of the United
States has moro to do with party politics
than with diplomacy. Much may be pardoned
In view of the approaching presidential elec
tion , which , to a large extent , explains the
union of the republicans with the democrats In
raising the Jingo cry. It Is to be-remembered ,
moreover , that a deal of tlm must elapse be
fore the committee can be appointed , and a
still longer tlmo before It can report. It may
not come Into existence until the executive-
has passed Into other hands. Meanwhile ,
the sober , common sense of the American people
ple , we should hope , will condemn the at
tempt to pick a quarrel with a friendly na-
tlo.i. " *
ADVISED TO STAND FIRM.
"In any case , our own course Is clear. We
must stand firmly and calmly upon our
rights as an Independent state , and if neces
sary take practical measures to assert them.
It may even be expedient to settle the frontier
question by drawing a line of our own ( of
course there can be no thought of anything
less than the Schombcrg line ) , and allowing
the United States and Venezuela to settle
the matter as they may. "
The Times only has two editorials , both of
which are devoted to Venezuela. It also
published all the correspondence Issued on
thesubject. . The second editorial contains
a lengthy discussion of the history of the
boundary dispute and says that the American
government now argues , with surprising
dlslngenuousnesa. that England never had
any consistent theory of Its rights , but has
been gradually enlarging Its claims , but It
cannot be too clearly understood , says the
Times , that we have never receded from the
contention that our full claim Is what we In
herited from the Dutch.
George W. Smalley , New York correspond
ent of the Times , In his review of the expres
sion of public opinion In America over the
president's message quoted extracts from n
number of the Now York papers. Of the
demonstration of 'approval upon the reading
of the message In the senate , he says : Sen
ator Lodge Is reported as saying In answer tea
a question as to haw he liked the message ,
that he was bubbllnc over with delight. There
'
could not b'o a morfe sinister Indication of tfie
sense in which thoimessaga was understood.
Strange stories come by telegraph from the
capltol of laughter In the senate , and , stranger
still , of congratulations exchanged between
republican senators. Those who reserved
tholr opinions are the anti-Cleveland demo
crats.
The Standard , the conservative "organ. In
an editorial on the messes ? , says : "This
extraordinary document will receive from
English publicists more dispassionate treat
ment than the decidedly provocative nature
of Ita contents renders altogether easy. It
was prepared by the responsible head of a
stats and will probably receive th ? formal
aiuent of congress. Englishmen must there
fore take It ssrlously and refrain from spec
ulations that would otherwise be detractive
aa to the utility. In view of the presidential
election , of twisting the lion's ts ! ! . - The
position President Cleveland assumes Is pre
posterous. No American citizen would for
a moment dream of admitting Its soundness
In any analogous case in which the honor
and Interests of America wore concerned.
There can be but ono answer. We decline
to humiliate ourselves and we refuse to
accept the decision of Washington In mat
ters altogether outside Its Jurisdiction , " The
remainder of the Standard's article Is in
echo of Lord Salisbury's argument , and It
concludes by saying : "Great Britain will
reject the demand as indignantly as congress
would If America were asked to submit her
title to Alaska to the Judgment of Impartial
umpires. "
FAVORITES RIVI3.V A HAD START.
Stiirtrr Cnlilvrfll HlNNdl ly lln-
Crimil nt IiiKl"'Nlcle.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 18 Starter Caldwell -
well got himself greatly disliked at Ingle-
side today by the poorest work ever wit
nessed In this stole , In the cecond race
Montana was the favorite ami when the
horfcs got off ho was fully ten lengths
behind the field. In the fourth race Detec
tive was a very heavily played favorite
nnd Starter Caldwell duplicated his pre
vious work , the hordes getting off before
Detective had reached the post fiom the
paddock. Caldwell was roundly hissed by
the large crowd prerent , two-thlrds of whom
were Indies , today being Indies' day. Four
favorites nnd two third choices were win
ners. The weather wan rainy nnd tlio track
muddy. Attendance , 10,000. Summaries :
Klwt race , live furlongs , maiden 2-yc-ar-
olds : Adolpii Spreckclp. 115 ( Bergen ) , 3 to 1 ,
won ; Hazard , JOT ( Mucklln ) . 3 to 1 , second ;
Mount McGregor II , 107 ( Orlfan ) . 8 to 3
third. Time : 1:03V : . Mabd L Skalkllioe ,
Duchess , Hey dc Apache , Jim Dudd , I'clx-
oto also ran.
Second race , six furlongs , Belllnp : George
Miller , 101 ( Cochran ) . 3 to 1. won : Highland
101 ( Chorii ) . 3 to 1. Hccond ; Carniel , 107
( Mncklln10 ) to 1 , third. Time : 1:1816. : Mln-
nle OP. Arundel. Iloyal Flush , Jak John-
Ron. Oregon Eclipse. Montana also ran.
Third race , one mile : Bister Mary , 99
( DoiTgelt ) , 1 to 3. won ; Roma , 100 ( T. Sloan ) .
10 to 1 , second ; H.mtlu'go , 115 ( Chorii ) .
coupled with Sister Mary , third. Time :
1:17 : , Dungiirven , Navy Blue , Pesc.idor alra
run.
Fourth rare , six furlongx , celling : Collins.
10 ! ( Cborn ) . 0 to 1 , won ; Shieldbe.frer. 107
( C. Sloan ) , Z to 1. eti-ond ; Julia O. ID ) ( Gar
ner ) , 10 to 1 , third. Time : 1:19. : Mlsa dar-
vln. Allahabad , Detective , Toboy , Doyle ,
ScbnJtz also ran.
Fifth race , handicap , Iiurdlo race , mile
und a sixteenth : Hob Rev , 125 fFJnn ) , 5 to
1. won ; Ilellrlngvr. 151 ( Bpcnco ) , 2V& to 1 ,
second ; Cicero , 130 ( Owens ) , coupled with
Bellrliurer , third. Time : 20314. ; White
Cloud Llttlo Slid. Ma'o Diablo also ran.
Sixth race , handicap , hurdle race , mile
and a sixteenth , over four hurdles : J O
NIMV OrlriiiiN Ilai'f Ili-Kiillx ,
NI5W ORLEANS , Dec. IS. The weather
was pleasant and the track fast. Sum
maries :
First race , nelllnt ? , three-quarters of n
mile ; June n (2 ( to. 1) won. Hon.illnd III
( U to D Becond , Nuwhouso (5 ( to 2) ) third
Second'race. . Helllnir , nfteuntli-slxtcenthi'
of a mlle : Dr , Work (3 ( to U won. Ovor-
plla ( fi to 5) ) second , Tom Bayiu ( It to f > )
third. Time : l:3ivi : ,
Third roce. handicap , all ages' , three-
quartern of n mile : Imp. Percy (3 ( to I )
won , a < ? nr c F. Smith ( B to 5) Focond , Nl-
klta (3 ( to 1) ) third. Time : l-U ' , .
Fourth race , handicap , mile and u quar
ter : Imn. Wulfp.v (2 ( to 1) ) won. Oas-H (12 ( to
1) ) second , Urc'.t- Jim ( U to 1) third. Time
'Fifth race , yelling , nix furlonpa : H y-
brooke (12 ( to 1) won. Sir John (4 ( to 1) ) c
end , Hnn-ban (7 ( to. 1) third. Time : It5 : % .
Haydcn IJrcs , ' ad. 7s o.n page 9.
HOUSE HOP TO RESPOND
i i
Passed a B } ) | , for , the Venezuelan Boundary
Commission.
PREVIOUS QUESTION SHUT OFF DEBATE
Vic Midi Drnioorntx lit
Tlirlr V < | "i-lft'roUH Support of tin *
Mi'iiHiiru il nrr ) Out I IIP l'r "il-
ilent M lli'oiiiiiiiu'iulittlon * .
WASHINGTON. Dec. IS. Mr. Hltt , re
publican , of Illlnol , roseIn the house this
morning as soon as It had been called to
order and called for unanimous consent for
the consideration of a bill to empower the
president to nppotut a commission to con
slder the Venezuelan boundary question and
the appropriation of $100,000 for the ex
penses thereof. The text of the bill follows :
A bill making nn npproprlitlou for the
expenses nf n comml-wlon to Investigate nnd
report on the true divisional line between
the republic of Venezuela and British
On I an a.
He It enacted by the penatc and the house
of reprefcntatlven of the United States of
America , In congress assembled : That the
sum of fcioo.ono or so much tin-roof as maybe
bo necessary , and the tame Is hereby ap
propriated for the expenses of a commission
to be appointed by the president to Investl-
nnil report upon the true divisional
Rntu
ne between the republic of Venezuela and
British Guiana.
A scene of considerable excitement fol
lowed the request of Mr. Hltt for unanimous
concent to consider the bill which bad been
read by the clerk and loudly applauded.
Mr. Boutclle , republican of Maine , was on
his feet In the aisleIn front of Mr. Hltt. He
prefaced his remarks by the statement that
he disliked to object to the consideration of
such a bill , "But , " ho said , "It seems that
this subject Is on ? of such pcrlous Importance
that the house of representatives should pro
ceed In a decorous manner to consider It.
The ptesldent's ' mesnago was read but yester
day and It seems to me that the gentlemen
may not be ready to pass upon a bill of this
Importance without deliberation. "
SHOULD PROCEED SLOWLY.
Cries of "ready , ready , " from the repub
lican side Interrupted Mr. Boutolle , but ho
proceeded , urging that the matter was one
which affected the relations of the two great
Engllsh-spsaklng nations of the world. He
said : "I have , been accused of being a
jingo , whatever that may mean. I hope no
ono In that part of the country where I am
known would believe that I would hesitate
In my support of the honor , dignity or safety
of the country required it to take up arms
against any or all of the nations of the
world. But the press shows the country to
ba In a state of feverish excitement. It
'
seems that we" ought to give this matter as
muh consideration as we would give to the ap
propriation of a few thousand dollars. " Mr.
Boutelle referred to the president's message
as an extraordinary oiu and went on : "It
seems that wo should send to the committee
to bo calmly considered this great question
and the message in which the executive him
self for tho'firet time in the history of such
correspondence' has outlined the possibilities
of war between tHe people of the great Anglo-
Saxon natlons'cf the world. "
The Speaker Doss the gentleman object ?
Mr. Boutelle sa'ld that he had merely sug
gested a hobo that the bill go to the com'
mltteu. ' "
Mr. Hltt announced that he only desired to
say a word concerning the bill and Ito pur
pose. He woulddo so , hs said , 'without
mentioning thlb slde or that side , " for he
hoped there would be no two sides when It
carao to a question like this. Aside from its
general discussion of matters . .of national
policy and Interests therp. was a request
made by the president for help from the
"
lious ; to enable" him to exercise his execu
tive-functions.
SHOW1 A9 UNITED FRONT.
"The first thing for us to remember as
patriots , " sdld"MrV Hltt , "Is that the success
of 'Oiii * countryndepends .upon < uri maintaining
a united front jthal our government should
apeak for alhthe people of. the United states. "
The suggestion of the. president was for a
Judicial Investigation. lHs > wa # sure It was
In the proper spirit and the occasion required
that the country should act as one man.
"In such a time the executive Is. hampered
by every criticism thatcomes for our own
country. It would ba urged by the British
press that the president was not backed up
by his country , but only by his own party.
Wo have had a long time to consider the
Monroe doctrine ; we may not agree with all
the details outlined by ths president and
Secretary Olney. but any discussion here
will prove a help to these across the sea.
I hope that the bill will pass. "
Mr. Hltt moved the pre-vlous question , but
Mr. Crisp , democrat of Georgia , secured his
permission to say a word. He began : "I
spealc for all this side of the * house , whore
there Is no division"as to the propriety of
perslng the bill. This house respectfully
Invited the government of Great Britain to
aibltrate thp boundary question between
Venezuela and British Guiana. Great Britain
ha declined. Now what are wo to do ? If
the American people have a fixed opinion
on any question , they have a decisive opinion
that no European country can acquire ter
ritory on th ? American continent by force. "
Mr , Hltt entreated Mr. Crisp In view of
the magnitude of the Interest Involved not
to precipitate a hasty discussion of them.
Mr. Crisp reminded him that the re
publicans had Introduced the bill which he
had attempted to bring In himself yester
day and continued , saying that If the bound
ary could not be ascertained by arbitration
with the participants , the United States
should ascertain It at once. 'And when we
have ascertained.whore It Is , " he concluded ,
"we should have the courage and manhood
to maintain it. "
Mr. McCreary , democrat of Kentucky , and
Mr. Boutelle were shouting for recognition ,
but Mr. Hltt refused to yield the floor and
the previous question was put and carried
with a shout of "ayes" and no opposing
voice.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Dlnglcy
and agreed to that the holiday adjournment
b. from Friday , December 20 , to Friday ,
January 3. Then the house at 12:40 : ad
journed until Friday next.
I'HOCIJKIMMiS IX THE SE.VATK.
I'ri'llinliinrx Hti > N Taken to Euliunco
tinntloniil Di-fciiHc.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 18. The senate
shared the general sentiment of belligerency
prevalent today , and from the outset of the
session tlio measures proposed breathed a
spirit of patriotism and of preparation for
any emergency ; that might arise concerning
Venezuela , oTJie first bill Introduced was that
of Mr , Chaijjlle gf New Hampshire , , provid
ing for an a'ppf9irlation | of $100,000,000 for
a heavy Inc aaej.ln thei national armament ,
ThU was qujqkly followed by propositions au
thorizing thBeCretary | ] of war to purchase a
late deviceofrtie vy battery and for a report
on the feaslbmtyvpt equipping for service the
old ship ConptlluUpn.
Mr. Hill of. , New York addsd to the sug
gestions cf the defensive by asking Immediate
canslderatlou , > ofablll , making ex-confederates
eligible to .fcj ; > jcp In the army and navy.
Aside from these- steps Inaugurating legisla
tion the day was passed without decisive
action on thel\Anbzuelan question.
The first Jnvistlgjtlon of t'ne cession was
started by e. iassags of Mr. Call' * long
pending resuintfjUj for an Inquiry into alleged
corrupt Infii&iiCfs operating In the election of
United Slates. Vflfjators and icpresentatlves.
As a furtbir1 exikcsslon on the subject of
Drltlih encroachments the senate agreed tea
a resolution Introduced by Mr. Davis , calling
on tlii > president for Information as to the
British or Canadian occupation , military or
civil , of any part of the United States ter
ritory of Alaska. Throughout the day , the
senate galleries , were crowded beyond their
capacity , showing- flip keen public Interest In
anticipated developments on th ? British-Ven
ezuela question ,
In presenting a bill for th ? repeal of the
law Imposing d salillltles cu those who tervtd
In the \vor of tlio rchsllkii , Mr. Hill , demo-
ciat , of New Vnrl ; . spokbriefly. . The main
purpose , ho said , \\at \ to wlp } out tlr future
of the itutuio which prevented ex-cinfej-
crates from cm Ing In the United Statis
navy and army.
* "It U mo.it opportune nt th * present mo
ment , " said Mr. Hill , "ttiit theje men from
the outh cc-cpepl ? with thosa of the- north
In giving tli ? country any military or naval
defense that may 1)3 r-qulre-J , " Ho spokeof
tlia iiieaiurCP a pitrl'tln one , lending to
obllte ate it's en ino" ' 'M if n war l&nu ago
lu conc.'uilon Mr. Hill asked tbat thp
rule * be misppndrd and the bill put on Its
Immrdlnto passage.
Mr. PUtt , republican of Connecticut , mig-
Keited that It wa * rathsr a novel procedure
to nsk the senate to pas ( i measure of this
character before senstor * had considered the
subject.
"Ther < Is no Immediate haste , " Mid Mr.
Platt , "tho country Is not IlkMy to have a
wnr before congress reaweinblea nfler the
holidays. There can be no objection to the
repeal after It 1ms been examined. "
Mr. Hill consented to let the bill go on the
table for the present.
Mr , Chandler Immediately followed with a
bill "to strengthen the military armament " i
The reading of the title occasioned much
whispered comment. It was referred to the .
ccmmlttco on military affairs.
On motion of Mr. Davis , republican of' '
Minnesota , the senate agreed to a resolution
calling on tlio president for Information and
all correspondence as to the stahllshment by
Great Britain of postofilco and popt roads In
the United States territory of Alaska ; also
as to any British occupation , military or
civil , of that territory ! also respecting an at-j
tmpt by Great Britain or Canada to assert
any claim to territory of the United States '
In Ahska ,
Another significant resolution was offered
by Mr. Galllnger of New Hampshire , author
izing the i < ecrctary of war to contract for the
purchase of an Improved counterpoise bat
tery. The re-tolutlon went to the committee
on military affair ? .
Senator Chandler's bill will require early
consideration In case of the complication
reaching a more nctit ? stage. It provides :
"That the- president be. and he Is hereby
authorized and directed to strengthen the
military armament by adding thereto ,
equipped for use , 1,000,000 Infantry rllles ,
1,000 guns for field artillery nnd not ex
ceeding 5,000 heavy guns for fortifications ;
to be procured by manufacture In the ar
senals , or by contract for maniifucture , or by
direct purchase In this country or elsewhere ,
according to ths discretion of the president ,
who shall conform , when practicable , without
unwise delay , to the methods prescribed for
making contracts and purchase by existing
laws. The sum of $100,000,000 Is hereby ap
propriated to carry Into effect the provisions
of this net. "
Then the senate settled down to routine
business.
The vice president announced the reap-
polntmcnt of Mr. Cullom of Illinois as a
member of the board of regents of the Smith
sonian Institute.
Mr. Call , democrat of Florida , then ad
dressed the senate on his resolution for a
senate Investigation of alleged election frauds
In Florida. The- debate proceeded at much
length.
Mr. Caffery , democrat of Louisiana , depre
cated the practice of giving attention to
vague charges of fraud.
Mr. Sewall , republican of New Jersey ,
made his Initial speech since his ro-entry to
the senate. Ho said there would be no objec
tion to an investigation confined to Florida ,
but he pointed out the Inexpediency of a
dragnet resolution , which could Inaugurate In
vestigations In all parts of the country.
Mr. White , democrat of California , jocu
larly Inquired whether It was contemplated
that thin committee would travel around the
ccuntry. If so , California wished to arrange
for Its reception.
Mr. Caffery said the resolution was a
step toward a re-turn to the federal election
laws , and ho predicted a return of complete
republlc-in control of the government would
result In the re-enactment of the federal elec
tion laws , "with all their rlgidncrc against
Intimidation and force at the polls. "
An amendment to the resolution offered by
Mr. Hale , republican of Maine , limiting the
Investigation to the election of United
States senators and excluding members of the
house was defeated.
Mr. Sew-all's amendment confining the In
vestigation to Florida was defeated , 20 to 32.
Mr. Halo's amendment that the Investiga
tion be conducted by the regular senate committee
mitteeon privileges and elections was
adopted , 29 to 24. The resolution as thus
amended was agreed to without division.
The text of the resolution Is as follows :
Ileso'.ved , That the committee on pilv-
lleges and elections shall be charged with
the duty of Investfgatlng the subject of or
ganized efforts " of corporations or of the
president "and directors thereof to control
the election of members of congress or to
Influence the legislation of congress ; also
to Investigate , and report to the benate what
corrupt means , bribery or free transporta-
tlon have been or nre being1 used to Inllu-
ence such elections : also to Inquire and re
port to the senate whether u.se of such In
fluences or means is inconsistent with the
preservation of the republic of the United
States and the rights- and liberties of the
people , and to report a bill for" the punish
ment or suppression of such practices.
Soon after securing the adoption of the
resolution Mr. Call gave notice that he would
move a reconsideration.
At 2:20 : a. m. , on motion of Mr. Chandler ,
the senate went Into executive session.
At 2:50 : the seaate adjourned until tomor
row.
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