I send you this resolution to the end that, in conformity with article 2
of the resolution itself, you may transmit it to the Department of State
with the earnest request that it will immediately communicate it to the
honorable Congress of that Republic and to its President, His Excellency
Mr. Cleveland.
[Inclosure.]
The Congress of the United States of Venezuela, in view of the
special message of the citizen President of the Republic, and
Whereas the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
of America, in Congress assembled, have resolved that the suggestion
made by the President in
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his last annual message to that body is most earnestly commended to
the favorable consideration of the parties interested, the said
suggestion being that Great Britain and Venezuela submit their
boundary dispute in Guiana to friendly arbitration; and
Whereas that resolution is in harmony with the firm purpose
repeatedly expressed and maintained by the Venezuelan Government;
and
Whereas the attitude of the high authorities of the great North
American Republic is deserving of singular gratitude and
appreciation on the part of the Government and people of
Venezuela,
Resolves:
Article 1. To tender, for so just a
reason, its thanks, in the name of the Government of Venezuela, to
the Congress and the President of the United States of North
America.
Art. 2. This resolution shall be
communicated to the National Executive, in order that it may be
transmitted by him to the high authorities of that great nation.
Done at the hall of sessions of the Congress, at Caracas, this 29th
day of the month of March, 1895, in the eighty-fourth year of
independence, and the thirty-seventh of the federation.
Mariano Espinal,
President of the Congress and of the Senate
Chamber.
J. Francisco Castillo,
Vice-President of the Congress, President of the
Chamber of Deputies.
Fermin Bello,
First Vice-President of the Senate.
J. Arosteguí,
First Vice-President of the Chamber of
Deputies.
Francisco Alvarado,
Second Vice-President of the Senate.
A. Ramella,
Second Vice-President of the Chamber of
Deputies.
Francisco Pimentel,
Secretary of the Senate.
Miguel Caballero,
Secretary of the Chamber of Deputies.
Federal palace of the capitol at Caracas, March 29, 1895,
eighty-fourth year of independence and thirty-seventh of the
federation. Let it be executed, and let care be taken that this be
done.
Joaquin Crespo.
Countersigned:
P. Ezequiel
Rojas,
Minister of Foreign
Relations.
A copy:
[l. s.]
Rojas,
Minister of Foreign Relations.
Caracas, March 29,
1895.
