Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, March 10 Harrison
Commissioner of Indian Affairs. report
ed II inexpedient TO establish militar,
academy west of the Mississippi for tn,
training of youth for soldiers
Miller of California. from the Com
nittee on Foreign Relations. in compli
ance with the resolution instr1c,ing tn.
committee to inquire and report as e
what legislation. If any, is necessary {,
protect the interests of the United
states against those governments which
have excluded or restrained the impor
tatlon OF American meats, reported the
original bill providing for the inspec
tlon OF meats for importation, prohibit
ing the expectation of adulterated ar
ticles of food and drink and authoriz
Ing the President to make proclamation
TO that purpose IN certain cases. Placed
on the calendar.
Vance presented the views of the mi
nority of the committee.
HE matter went over until tomorrow.
The Chair laid before the Senate as
unfinished business the bill to aid in
the establishment and support of COM
mon schools. long debate followed.
and when Blair had the floor and was
meeting the objections raised to the
bill, harris Inquired whether he would
give way for motion to adjourn.
Blair replied that be would do so on one
conditiOn-that before the opening of
debate tomorrow the Senator would
cad his speech of yesterday, as he
| thought 1t covered all the points of OBJ
lection raised to the bill. Blair's speech
having occupied several hours in de-
livery, this suggestion was greeted with
hearty laugh, in which Blair, good
were made IN the bill, and the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
Curtin, Chairman of Committee on
Foreign Affairs, submitted as privil-
eyed question the following report and
resolution:
The resolutions adopted by the House
IN January 9Th, were intended to ex-
press to the German Government and
the people sympathy for the death of an
eminent man who d ed in this country,
who had served his native land as a
member of its highest Legislative body,
az a tribute of respect to his memory.
While your committee is of opinion
that said resolutions sheuld have been
received and transmitted in the same
spirit of cOrdiality and good will by
which they were prompted, it refrains
from expressing an opinion as to wheth
er the course pursued by the authorities
Of the German Empire in regard to
them was, or was not, in accord with
the proprieties governing the internal
regulation of said empire, as a matter
not within its province of consideration.
The uignified position assumed BY the
Department of State merits, and will
command, the confidence of the coun-
try, fully sustaining the high character
which that Department has maintained
since the organization of the Federal
Government. As to the resolutions Of
fered on March 10th, your committee is
Of the opinion that they contain lang
uage which seems. under present cir
cumstances superfuOus and irrelevant,
and not necessary or proper to vindi-
cate the character of this House. Your
committee therefore reports back said
resolutions, with the recommendation
that they lie on the table, and reports
the following resolutions. with the re-
cOmmendatiOn that they be adopted AS
a substitute therefor:
Resoired. That the resolutions refer
ring to the death of Herr Lasker adopt
ed by this House on January 9th last
were intended as tribute of respect to
the memory of an eminent statesman
who had died within the United States
and an expression Of sympathy with the
German people, for whom he had been
an honorable representative.
Resoired, That the House having no
official concern with the relations be-
tween the executive and legislative
branches of the German Government,
does not deem 1t requisite to its dignity
to criticise the manner of the reception
of the resolutions or circumstances
which prevented them reaching their
destination after they passed through
the proper channels t. Germany.
Oohiltrse then delivered eulogy
upon the high and noble character of
Lasker, and said compliment to Las
ker was a rebuke to the German Chan
cellor, because they were the antithesis
of each other. The speaker then 20
oeeded to picture Bismarck as a fiat Or
ing and sycOphantic instrument of
despotic royalty.
Bedford asked. ironically, whether it
would be in order to offer resolutions
presenting the apologies of the House
to the Germaa Chancellor for having
troubled him.
Phelps said that this matter, at first
of little consequence, had become of
general oOnseq aenoe, and the Com
mittee had unanimously agreed upon
the report. 1t would seem that there
ought to be an explanation. When on
the 9th of January the members were
closing their desks preparatory to ad-
jOurnment, the gentleman from Texas
(Ochiltree) sent to the Clerks desk
series of resolutions and asked unani-
nous consent to their adoption. After
waiting until the resolutions were read,
unanimous consent WAS given, and the
House adjourned. After ten days the
House was startled by the informatio
that the German Chancellor had re-
fused to accept them, and the next
morning the members hunted the
record to 500 what they had done
They found they had expressed regret
at the death of Lssker and sympathy
with the German peOpls at his l.ss.
This was true. They also read that
they had expressed the belief that the
FREQ aud liberal sentiment of tho de-
ceased had advanced the material and
social interests Of his country. THIS
was also true, tut between the two
truths there was this difference One
was truth which the House could ex
press the other was q truth which It
could not express. The House could
say that it regretted the death of Las
ker and could send the message any
where. 1t could believe and know that
HE political sentiments were for the
best interests of the German Empire,
but it had no right to Send that opinion
to u friendly power which entertained a
different opinion and thought that the
political sentiments of La.ker had not
materially advanced, bnt had materially
retarded the progress Of the Govern
ment. Here was dilemma, and where
was a refuge There seemed To 10 noae.
The House could resent the fact that its
friendly sentiments had been rejected.
but it could not resent the fact that Its
political sentiments had been rejected,
because it had no business to put them