The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-03
900 less than last year, and $4,000
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burrows, OF Michigan, gave q
brief explanation of the various pro-
visions Of the bill, asserting that the
committee, in drafting the measure
had endeavored, while not Gripping
the diplomatic service, to strengthen
the consular service, by which
would be widened the avenues OF
trade.
WhitthOrne, of Tennessee. in 3
speech, commented on the foreign
policy of the administration of Pre-.
sident Garfield. on the steps taken
by Secretary Blaine to modify the
Clayton Bulwer treaty, and his at
tempts to bring about an under
standing between the powers repre-
Ssnting the American people in
American governments. In regard
TO questions purely American, he
(Whltthorne) was in thorough ac-
cord Herewith, because he believed
they were the first steps taken to-
wards a more vigorous foreign
policy. He contended that the pro-
posed peace congress was not only
proper, but vitality important. But
Garfield was dead and BlIine was
no longer secretary of state. The
great west and euterprising east did
not govern. 1t was the shadow of
Wall street, speculative. Capt.
tai. for fear of ofense to
foreign nations, withheld tha
brave words which the repre-.
sentatives of power, energy and
honor had spoken. The United
States would not move when honor,
commerce and trade demanded pro-
lection, lest, fOrsooth, the jealousy
and lllwill Of some foreign power
should be created. Was there nc
lower depth to be reached? Let ii
be said to the honor of the late adj
ministration, that it seemed to have
been imbued with doctrines of the
old patriots, whose deeds illustrated
with luStre the greatest and
brightest pages of American history
In the course of the discussion
Orth of Indiana, spoke from the
demo ratio side of the chamber
and was frequently interrupted by
Hewitt of New York and Stock.
Slayer and Holman of Indiana, but
the subject of the interruptions and
replies thereto were iGaudible on
the republican side on account OF
the great confusion.
The colloquy between Orth and
Holman had reference to the loyalty
of the Indiana democrats during
the war, but was cut snort by Kas-
son of Iowa, who claimed the floor.
Ho regretted that the gentleman
from New York Hewitt) brought up
question which was totally alien to
any subject contained in the bill.
In due time, when the correspond
eRce Of the state department was
published, he thought the gentle
man from New York would be sur
prised and gratifed to know that,
" bile all the noise on the subject
was going on on this floor, the state
department had been diligently
and energeticallY at work to secure
rights which belonged to the citi-
zens of the United States. He had
been glad to listen to the speech Of
the gentleman from Tennessee,
Whitthorne), but he must differ
from him on one point. The gentle
man had attempted to draw line
between the policy of the late
secretary of state, and the present
secretary of state, and had passed
The bound of accuracy in defining
that Inference. He submitted that
the gentleman would find, on
examination, that there had been
no dehnitiVe change of policy, that
there had been no change IN the
mind Of the President as to the
object to be accomplished. He
would find that the new secre-
tary of state, coming into the
office without "a knowledge
of the unpublished correspondence
which he was examining, had dis
covered the critical condition Of
things which pledged his country to
action that was the pre-
decessor of war, and result which
might have been such as to make it
i'm possible to escape without war.
Was it surprising that the secre-
tary of state, entering under such
circumstances, should cry "Haltl
Let me look into this thing and its
consequences" Was it surprising
that the President should say to
that officer, Hold, until we Inder-
stand this correspondence" The
present secretary of state bad asked
practically for more time to consider
the step which had been taken and
which was of such vast Importance
to the honor of the country and her
material interests. He (Kasson)
ventured the statement that the
secretary Of state had never with
drawn the offer and aid Of the
United States to peaceful settle
that he had not desired tc
withhold its legitimate infu-
ence from the salvation Of Peru
IF salvation were posslDle) (;
he had never withdrawn definitely
the proposed action of the confer
ence of American States for the
purpose of preserving the peace Of
these countries. He (Kasson) asked
the House and the country to wait
anti the correspondence was pub
Iished: then would come the time
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