Salt Lake Tribune | 1896-01-10 | Page 2 | House Proceedings

he house us e proceedings washington Washl neton jan 3 9 in III the house today as soon boon as the journal had been read mr livingston dem ga offered the following resolution ile be it by tile house aliouse of 0 representatives the senate concurring that til this president of 0 tho the united states Is 3 hereby requested ot foith forthwith with ascertain whether he aher great britain la Is advancing her outposts on tho the territory llory in dispute between her onion colony of 0 british guiana ani and the republic of 0 venezuela or 01 is tile the post heretofore established troops police or ordnance nce onil and should the president become cognizant of 0 the tact fact that a DrI british military or police force Is advancing to eo invade or or since the day of 0 december last lias has invaded or rel unforced the posts former orm cily ly occupied within tile the said disputed territory ho shall demand tile the immediate withdrawal withdraw nl ot of said bald soldiers and a reduction or of the police force in sall sald territory to 0 o FL not greater number than acre wore occupying tile british outposts out ponta on the aforesaid itah ot of december 1895 mr air livingston asked unanimous anil cnn sent to make a brier brief explanation of the res resolution alution ol ution but mr bontello Bou tello rep me objected and the resolution was referred to the committee on foreign affairs