New-York tribune., 1884-02-19
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BISMARCK .AND CONGRESS-.
THE FATE OF THE LAsKER RESOLUTIONS.
NO OFFICIAL INFORMATION RECEIVED YET IN
WASHINGTON.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRTBUNE.I

WASHINGTON.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO TRTBUNE1
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The indications are that
the Lasker resolutions are by this time on their
way back to the United States. The clerks at the
State Department looked grave to-day, and wiser,
if possible, than usual, when upon being asked
whether there were any new developments in the
case they solennly furnished the following to
respondents:
II is learned at the Department OF State that Mr..
Sargent has no positive information on the subject lie
believes that the resolutions rave returned IL has
not been returned TO him. and there Is official nfOrna-
tion as to 1t.
The members of the Cabinet have worried look.
They to recognize the gravity of the occasion.
Congress. it is expected, will be asked to hasten
the passage of the Navy appropriation bills.
Enough ships it is hoped, will be built that it
has been show how quickly complications of this
grave character can arise. The German
Minister was seen to-day in Pennsylvania-ave.
to purchase trunk Everything, in fact, seems to
point toward the approach of war cloud. Tie
one remaining calm in the midst of all this anxiety
is the author of the resolutions. He is understood
to have gone far as to offer to call out Bismarck
if necessary and avenge the insult offered by that
despot to the United States. 1t Is unnecessary to
say that there is general protest here against Mr.
Ochiltrees proposal to expose his person
TO danger of any kind. His mis-
sion is not yet ended. His services are
still required by the Government; indeed the latter
has been looking for him" for some time past. 1t
is probable, therefore, that he, at least, is safe.
The only member of the House who seems to take
the matter seriously to heart is Mr.. Belford He
offered a resolution to-day calling upon the Secre-
tary of State to inform the House whether Prince
Bismarck had sent to his department any letter
touching the resolutions, and if so, to trans
nit copy of the same and in-
form the House of any advices he
may have on this subject, either by cable letter.
Other members nearly unanimous in treating
the whole affair in jOcular vein whenever refer
ence is made to it. All however agree in saying
that something should be done TO prevent the pass
ing of resolutions of this kind, in the way this
passed. The only voting for it Mr.. Ochll-
tree who proposed it, and nobody took the trouble
to oppose it. hey also confess that the transmits
sion of the resolutions 10 the German Government
was in this case in bad taste and il-advised,
to say the least. Many of them at the time it
passed thought that it was proposed to send the
resolutions TO the family of the late Herr Lasker.
No pretends to say where this international cpl
sOde will end.
BIsMARCKs REASONS TO BE PUBLISHED.
BERLIN, Feb 1S.-It is stated that Prince Bis
marcks reasons for returning to the American Con-
gress the resolution of coincidence at the death of
Herr Lasker will shortly be published. The claim
Is made that high political principle formed the
has ofh his action