Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-20
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
A LIVELY DEBATE ON THE LAS.
KER INCIDENT.

Bonded Whisky Period Begun.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-In the Senate
to-day, Mr.. Miller, of California, from the
Committee on Foreign Relations, in com
/ pliance with a resolution instructing the
committee to inquire and report what
| legislation, if any, is necessary to protect
the interests of the United States against
those governments which have excluded
or restrained the importation of Ameri
can meats, reported an original bill pro
viding for the inspection of meats for eX
/ portation, and prohibiting the importa
/ tion of adulterated articles of food and
! drink, and authorizing the President tC
make proclamation in certain cases
/ and for other purposes. The bill was
! placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Vance stated that the minority OF
the committee would at some future day
/ present their views on the same subject
| Mr.. HOar called up the bill introduced
| by him and reported favOrably from the
! Committee Oh the Judiciary, fixing the
salary of United States District Judges
| at $4,000. a long debate followed.
THE BILL GOES OVER.
The bill finally went over, and after
! several efforts to take up other measures
/ the Senate continued discussion of the
/ bill to aid in the establishment Of com.
| mon schools. Messrs Sherman, Blair.
ingalls,, Pugh, Salisbury, Logan. Miller
| Of California, Platt and others, took part
| in the debate. Mr.. Blair had the floor
and was meeting the objection raised to
4 the bill when, about O'Clock, Mr..
| Harris inquired whether he would give
| way for motion to adjourn.
Mr.. Blair replied that he would do so
on one condition, that before the opening
! Of the debate tomorrow the Senator
would read his speech Of yesterday, as he
thought it covered all the points of the
! objection raised to the bill. Mr.. Blair's
! speech having occupied several hours in
| delivery this suggestion was greeted with
hearty laugh, in which Mr. Blair him.
self good-naturedly joined. In the pro-
gress OF the debate a few amendments of
the details were made in the bill, and at
D O'Clock the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the absence of the Speaker the House
was called to order this morning bv Mr..
Blackburn, of Kentucky, as Speaker pro
tempOre. The Speaker laid before the
House message from the President
transmitting a communication from the
Secretaries of War and the Navy concern
ing the eXpediency of Offering rewards for
the rescue of Lieutenant Greely and party
|
sells, in addition to the sending of three
ships composing a national relief eXDedi-
ton. 1t was referred.
On motion of Mr.. Eaton, of Connecticut,
April was set apart for consideration
OF the Presidential succession bill.
THE LAsKER RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Curtin, of Pennsylvania. Chair
man of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
reported as a privileged question the fol-
lowing report and resolutions:
The resolution adopted by the House on
the ath OF January was intended TO express
to the German Government and people sympa-
thy for the death of an eminent man. who
died IN this country, who had served his ma
tive land as a member of its highest legsla-
tive body and tribute of respect to his
memory. While your committee is of the
opinion that said resolution should have been
received and transmitted in the same spirit
OF cOrdlaIlty ana good Will by which it
was prompted, it refrans from expressing an
opinion as to whether the course pursued by
the authorities of the German empire in re-
gard to it was was not in accordance
with the prOprleties governing the internal
regulations of said empire, as a matter not
within Its province of consideration. The
dignified position assumed bv the Department
Of State merits and viii command the conf
dence Of the country, fully sustaining the
high character which that department has
maintained since the organization of the
Federal Government. As to the resO-
lutiOns offered on the 10th day of
March your committee is of the Opin-
ion that they contain language under
the present circumstances supertluOus and
irrelevant, and not necessary or proper to
vlndicate the character or dignity of this
House. our committee, therefore report
back said resolutions with the recommended
tiOn that they lie upon the table, and the re-
ports following the resolutions with the rec
ommendation that they be adopted as a sub
stitute therefor.
Resolred, That the resolution referring to
the death of DR.. Edward Lasker, adopted by
this House ON January last, was intended as
tribute of respect to the memory Of an emil
ncnt foreign statesman who had died within
the United States and an expression of sym
pathy with the German people for whom he
had been an honorable representative.
ReS0ired, That the House having no official
concern with the relations between the eNecu-
tive and legislative branches of the German
Government d0eSNot deem it requisite 10 its
dignity to criticIssMhe manner of the recep-
ton of the resolution, or the circumstances
which prevented its reaching its destina-
ton after it had been communicated through
the proper channels to the German Govern
ment.
Mr., Curtin Immediately demanded the
previous question.
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, hoped that the
previous question would not be ordered.
The House had made apologies enough
for having been insulted.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, moved to lay
the whole matter on the table. That was
the way to treat the German Chancellor.
The motion was lost by a vote of SO to
125.
MIR. OCHITREE AROUSED.
The previous question having been or
dered, Mr.. 0chiltree, of Texas, rose to de-
bate the resolutions. He said that he had
decided to notify the gentleman of his es-
TEEN for and confidence in the distin-
guished members of the Foreign Affairs
Committee, and, ordinarily, he was dis
posed to rely on their judgment, but this
affair had gone beyond the domain of red
tape and circumlOcutiOn. 1t had as
sumed a'phase which called on each and
every Representative to look to it that his
individual honor and dignity were pre-
served, and in doing so to defend the dig
nifty OF the people. 1t was not becoming
the dignity of this body to enter into ex-
plantations of the meaning of the
original resolution. 1t spoke for
itself, and the apOlOgetic tone of
the pending resolutions was unworthy Of
the representatives of this great nation.
Mr.. Ochiltree then Went on to deliver an
eulOgy on the high abilities and noble
character of Herr Lasker. Among the
men who had raised their voices for the
amelioration of the condition of the peo-
pie of the old world, none were more con-
spicuous than Herr Lasker. He had
raised himself to a high position in
country where heretofore only those of
lineage had obtained eminence. He had
not advocated radIcalism or socialism,
but constitutional freedom. AS an author
and thinker alone he was entitled to the
tribute paid him in the resolution of the
House.
BISMARCK Is DRESSED DOWN.
The compliment to Herr Lasker was
rebuke to the German Chancellor, because
they We're the autitheses of each other
The present incident of itself showed of
what base metal the latter is moulded. He
had ever been flatterer and sycOphant to
royalty, who had never upheld the rights
of the people, and never lost an OppOrtu-
nifty to denOunce popular sovereignty.
The prOudest boast of this man of blood
and iron was that he had served the royal
family of Prussia for half a century. Well
might this proud and naughty instrument
of despotism seek to shut out American
principles from the hearts of the German
people. The principles of absolute impe-
rialism could not withstand the moral
power of American freedom. Mr.. Ochil-
tree then. amid some laughter, read an
extract from letter written by Herr
Lasker some days before his death, in
which he refers to Mr.. Ochiltree as having
introduced him to the President, members
of the Cabinet and foreign Ministers.
Mr.. BelfOrd, of Colorado, inquired ironi-
cally whether it would be in order for a
member to offer a resolution presenting
the apologies of the House to the German
Chancellor for having troubled him.
The Speaker replied that it was not.
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
After speeches by Mr.. Deuster, of Wis
cOnsin, and Messrs. Phelps and Curtin
the resolutions were adopted without
division, although an unsuccessful effort