National Republican., 1883-02-27

states.
Mr.. Conger presented resolution, received
by telegraph, of mass meeting at Grand
Forks, Dakota, protesting against the pro-
posed change in the land laws of the United
States as being in the interest of the wealthy
and against the poor.
Mr.. McDill, from the committee on public
lands, reported q bill TO establish three addi-
tional land districts in Dakota.
Mr.. Miller, New York, from the committee
on commerce, reported favorable tho house
bill TO prevent the importation of adulterated
or spurious teas. Passed.
Mr. Morgan presented the memorial Of tho
general assembly of Alabama asking aid for
the construction ofthc Gulf and Chicago Air
Limo railway.
Mr.. sherman offered resolution providing
for the consideration, first, of house pension
bills in their order, and, second, Of other
house bills reported favorably from senate
committees. Objection was made, and the
resolution went over until to-day.
On motion of Mr.. Hale, resolution was
adopted directing the secretary OF the interior
to furnish complete list of persons cm-
ployed now or since July /, 1852, by the
United States geological survey, with q state
ment Of the compensation paid TO each.
Mr. Miller, Of California, offered resou-
tion, which was adopted, directing the COM
mittcc on public lands to make an inquiry
in relation to the Cortc dc MADEIRA del Presidio
lands in California
On motion of Mr.. Blair the committee on
education and labor was authorized to con-
tinuc its inquiry into the relations between
labor and capital, &c, and print the testimony.
Mcssrs. Jonas, jackson, MaNey, and Nor
gan presented resolutions of the cotton cN-
changes of New Orleans, Memphis, Galveston,
and Mobile in favor of continuing the appro.
priation for the signal service cotton belt
observations,
Mr.. Jones' Of Florida, called up the rcsou-
tion offered by him in December last, request
ing the President TO inform the senate If not
incompatible with the public interests,
whether in his opinion, the last clause of the
treaty of 1919 with Spain has been fully exc
Cuted according to its true meaning, Sc. On
motion of Mr.. Edmunds, the resolution was
referred to the committee on foreign relations.
cuILI-PERU.
Mr.. Van Wyck called up his resolution re-
questing the President to communicate any
information in his possession touching the
| alleged joint agreement of the ministers of
| the United States, Great Britain, France, and
| Italy at Lima To make Joint effort to bring
about peace between Chilli and Peru and
| to inform the senate whether the minister
of the United States has been instructed to
accept the mediation of the ministers of Eu-
ropean powers in settling purely American
| question.
| In support of the resolution Mr. Van Wycb
said
The public dispatches from South America
apparently authentic in character aud un-
! ContTadictcd, indicate an extraordinary con-
dition of affairs. If true, there is to he u
European mediation in the long standing war
| between Chilli and Peru; that the United
/ States assents to this mediation, agreeing to
take an active part therein. The reason
claimed for this mediation is that Chilli is
making extortiOnatc and unjust demands
frnp Il
bankruptcy in the conquered country, ignOr-
ing and hampling under foot the rights of
| neutrals. These European ministers therefore
wish to indicate TO Chilli, in an imperative
manner, the necessity of her abating extreme
demands and cOnsenting to n reasonable
treaty Of peace. About oneyear ago a special
| envoy from the United States, Mr.. TrcscOt
went to Chill with instructions from Sccre.
tary Blaine to present to that gov
ernmcnt certain views of the United
States, of which this joint agreement of tho
| four powers seems like u mere paraphlasc
If l remember correctly, as Mr.. Trcscot was
about to make the proper representations to
! the government of Chii he was stopped by u
cable dispatch from Secretary Frelnghuysen,
and was informed that any intervention in
| the affairs of other nations was against the
policy OF the United States-substantially that
murder massacre, and destruction of trade
might 20 unchecked between two independent
republics so far as the United States were con-
cerncd. From that time nothing has been
done by us to stop the anarchy that reigns
along the South Pacific coast. AT last the
leading European powers woke up to the
| enormity of the situation and propose to in
| terfere, and the United States is TO be per-
mitted to tag along at the tail end of n foreign
intervention which sets aside the Monroe
| doctrine that VIC have 2ealOusly guarded
Amid the convulsiOns of the civil
war Great Britain, France, and Spain
had q convention at London under pre-
| tense of seeking redress of grievances
against Mexico through n common action, and
invited the United States to accedc thereto
Secretary Seward, on the fourth day of De-
cember, 1861, replied: "Upon due consider
alton, however, the president is of opinion
that IL would be inexpcdient to seek salts
faction of their claims at this time through
| an act of accession TO the convention, Among
the reasons for this decision which the under
signed is authorized to assign are; First
that the United States, so far rs it is practi-
cable, prefers to adhere to a traditional
! policy recommended to them by the father
of their country and confirmed by u happy
experience, which forbids them from max
| ing alliances with foreign nations" to settle
American affairs, except US friendly arbitra-
tors when invited by both parties to u con-
| troversy. France accepted the answer cor
| daily, and left the task to the United States
/
country who followed the course of this un-
happy struggle realizes that the power Of the
| United States, wisely exerted as IL was by
Mr. Trescot, would long since have secured
peace between Chilli and Peru. Tho change
of policy which surrendered or deserted Mr..
TrescOts mission will be truly unfortunat Q
should ii go so far as to subject the United
States TO the humility and indignity of play
ing subordinate part to European inter
yention in American affairs.
Mr.. Edmunds, For one, hope this resolution
will be adopted.
| THE YELLOWSTONE PARK PICNIC.
Mr.. Vest called up his resolution for the ap-
| pontment of n committee of five senators to
examine into the condition of the Yellowstone
national park. In the course Of his remarks
on the subject he had read a letter received
by him from the secretary Of the interior
| saying:
| fhave determined not to take any action in the
mater of the lease to Messrs. Hatch \ Co. until
congress, shall take action on your gil!-at least
! not until the close OF the session. IL congress
shall take 10 action on the subject snail feel In.
| clned to execute lease in strict accordance with
tue views expressed by your Committee IN the re-
| port made TO the senate.
At the request of Mr.. German the list of the
directors of the Yellowstone National Park
| Improvement company was read. Among the
| directors are Messrs. Rufus Hatch, Roscoe
Conkling Hugh j. Hastings, William Fuller
ton, John Il. Brady, A. j. VanderpOO Frede'
ric Il. Church, and John N. Abbott, all of New
! York.
Mr. Vest said that although no lease had
been executed this company had, as he was
| informed gone into tile Dark cut down TIM