The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-20
TELEGRAPHTC.
BOARDING BISMARCK.
Discussion of the Lasker Incident
Comes on in the Honse.
0chiltree and Deuster Criticise the
Chancellor, ana Defend LAS
ker--A Eumered Vet0--
Capital Items.

mttee on foreign affairs, submitted the re
port on tie presidents message accompany
ing the papers in relation to the death Of Dr.
Lasker, in which the committee approve the
resolution Of Jan. ., regret that it
was not received in the same spirit in which
it WAS adopted. and also compliment the state
department for its course in the matter, He
also submitted the following as substit ute
for Hiscock's resolution
Resolved, That the resolutions referring to
the death of Dr. Lasker, adopted by this
house on July 9 last, were intended as trib-
nte of respect to the memory of an eminent
foreign statesman, who had died i'll the
United States, and an expression OF SYM
pathy with the German people, of whom he
had been an honored representative.
Resolved. That the house, having
no official concern with the rela
legislative branches of the German govern
ment does not deem it requisite to its dignity
TO criticise the manner of reception of the
resolutions, or the circumstances preventing
their reaching their destination after they
had been communicated through the proper
channel to the German government
Reagan protested against any apology by
the house for its action,
Cox asked if it would be in order to move
to lay the whole matter on the table. He
thought that the proper way to treat the
German chancellor. The motion was put
and lost, and Curtin demanded the previous
question, which was ordered.
Ochiltree took the floor for the fifteen
minutes allowed to opponents of the resolu-
tion and said that no man on the floor had
more confidence and esteem for the commit
tee on foreign affairs than himself, but this
matter had assumed a phase that called
upon every member to see that his
own dignity and the dignity of the
house was maintained. 1t was not becom-
ing to the house to explain the meaning
of the resolution. 1t speaks for itself and to
apologize was unworthy of the body. He
then went into an eulogy of Lasker, saying
the resolution was compliment to Lasker
but rebuke to Bismarck.
Deuster, of Wisconsin, followed in a set
speech and said: Il sincerely regret the hasty
action of the German chancellor in refusing
to transmit the resolution of coincidence of
this house on the death of Lasller, merely as
it appears, on account of antipathy
for departed political adversary
He knows as does every sane
person, that to place bafore the reichstag,
the resolution of the American house of rep
resentatives did not in any way imply that
he endorsed the sentiments therein expressed
His office, SO far as the resolution was CON
cerned, was that of medium rather than mas
ter His assumption of the latter office was
unfortunate only for himself. We can af
ford to cover the act with ths
charity of forgetfulness. 'To err
is human, to forgive is divine,
The parliament and people of Germany are
in possession of the letter and spirit of the
resolutions, even though the parchment upon
which it was indicted be doomed to moulder
in the chancelor's waste-basket. The action
of our state department cannot be too
highly commended; it was not only dignified
but didn't oyer-step the bounds Of interna-
tional courtesy, while at the same time ad-
ministering rebuke to what it justly con
sidered an uuwarranted usurpation of the
rights and privileges of the German parlia
ment and people"
"Mr. Speaker was, may say with some
degree Of pride, intimately acquainted with
him whose death has given rise to this CON
trOyery. | was among the last persons with
whom he conversed, and in justice to his
memory deem it my duty to make another
| statement l have DR.. Lasker's word for it,
that he had the highest regard for the Ger
man chancellor, both as a man and a states
man They differed only on one question
a question, sir, upon which not only two po
litical parties upon this floor differ, but upon
which members of each are not in harmony
| Lasker was free trader-this wa
| the only offenso. People uninitiated
in German politics stigmatized him witt
| Nihilism, Socialism, and nearly all othel
| "lsrns" in the vocabulary, simply because ii
| Liberal" he believed in opening the mart:
| of Germany to the competition of the world
| 1t is not my purpose, nor is this the plac'
| to eulogize my friend, but in my
| heart | mourn his loss as
man. His broad views and the grand inspi
| rations of his noble heart, as an American
| citizen would have achieved distinction a,
an advocate and guardian Of institutions
broad enough for his broad mind As
| German he claimed the right to expant
beyond the boundaries of arbitrary powers
| The result is seen in tho ylndicatioI
of one and the rebuke of the other"
After some further discussion the resolu
tions were adopted without division.
The house subsequently, adopted resolution
| cordially reciprocating the wishes of the Lit
eral union of the German parliament for til
closer union of the two nations; recognizing
its graceful appreciation and its sympath
with those who mourn the death Of Edouar'
Lasker, and accepting the resolutions adopte
by the Liberal Union and directing them (
be spread on the journal.
| At 1915 Blackburn moved that the hous
60 into committee of the whole to take u
the revenue bill-meaning the whisky bill
and Randall demanded the yeas and nay
thereon The motion was carried by a yot
130 yeas to 12l nays.
In the senate the chair presented a mes
sage from the president transmitting the It
port of the secretary of state on the diseov
cry of phosphates on the coast of Brazil b
citizens of the United States. Lapham pre-
sented the memorial of the chamber of CON
merce of New York, praying for the passag
of the bill appropriating 81, ,O0O,0 900 year fo
ten years for permanent improvements o.
| the Erie canal Miller, of Colorado, reporte
the original bill from the committee o
foreign relations providing for the inspectio
of meats for expectation, prohibiting the in
portation of adulteratsd articles of food an
drink, and authorizing the president to max
proclamation in certain cases. Vance pr
ssnted minority report and bill
| The Vacant Judgeship.