New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-15
A DIPLOMATIC EPISODE.
ANTHONY N. KEILEYs TWO MISSIONS.
ruE HISTORY OF HIS APPOINTMENT AND REJECTION
LAID BEFORE THE sENArE.

Senators to-day il improbable that any further notice
will DO taken in the Senate OF the he'Icy
matter while the Senators do not tnlhA
that Austria had any right to object TO hehey
on account of his wife they Osi;ion to shield
MI Blyard from the bunder that he committed IN
selecting Keiey Tor diplomatic position sad
Democratic senator tonight IL IS one OF those ui-
fortunate things that said about the better
Kelley ought to have been sent to Rome,
and after being rejected there II was
an equally bad bunder to send him to
Vienna. The only sensible thing about
the matter done when Kelley was allowed TO 90
back oDscurty lie cannot be dignhed into an inter
national issue, matter what Mr.. Bayard MAJ thihA
Secretary Bdyard says that the Austrian Minister
LETT Washington he told the President that he had Sc
three months leave of absence He saws tAat ne
has idea whether not he intends to retarh INC
Secretary of Legation will attend to the business OF 'c
vacant mission at Vienna for some tine to come
WASHINGTON Dec. ii. QreSS-Ihe President, to-day
in Spouse Senate resolution transmitted u na'
body all correspondence on file In the Dep'rmehto Oh
State relating TO the appointment OF A. NJ heiIoy rs
Minister to Italy and his subsequent appointment a.
Minister Austria. The correspondence begins win a
letter TO Secretary Bayard from Baron Faya the Italian
Minister resident. dated April 10. 1885, In which he
calls attention to editorial in tho Ihe NeW- l0T
Herald In reference to alleged utterances of A. NJ
Kelley, appointed Munster to Italy, in regard to that
Government and says il the newspaper statement Is
trne 1t IS urgent and regrettabe one secretary
Bayard Baron Faya under the same date, max
ing an appointment ~ him on April 10. ana
saying that enough Is disclosed by his
note to state that the Department cannot
make editorials of newspaper IN relation to alleged
utterances cOnfessedly made unOiciay some fourteen
years ago. gentleman selected to represent the Gov
ernment foreign country, the basis Of discussion
with that country here Mr. Bayard con-
In selecting Mr. Kelley Minister to Italy this Coy
ernmeut has sought fulfil honorable and amica6le
duty toward the Government you Baron Fav~ repre-
sent and cannot discussion IN respect OF Its
action 1t Is unnecessary for to suggest that having
performed our full duty in prOhcriug gentleman OF
the highest personal character and Intelligence and o1e
who entertans other sentiments toward yourGoNef
those OF entire respect and friendship to rep
resent the Government of the United States in Italy.
nothing further dcvolves this Government and De-
levng Mr. Kelley will prove in az respects asrce4
bic aud acceptable persona 9Tata TO the Govern
ment of Italy must leave that Government
to the exercise Of its and sole discretion
An receiving him In the same spirit of friendship aud
respect IN which no is sent forth"
Under date of April Is, Mr. Kelley writes to Secretary
Bayard and details the circumstances under which he
made the utterauccs in relation the occupation of
Rome aud the consequent dethIOneuent oil te rope as
a civil sovereign, public meeting IA Richmond IN
January, lS7l He says that IN common with The
the deprivation OF the civil power OF the Pope As an M
meeting. He chairman OF inc committee ON reso'
lutsns and accepts full r"sponsibihty ior them: NJ
settlement of the matter. bat wduts 1t distinctly under
absolutely at the OF the ScclC-
tary OF state and the President, VINO must permit 10
fear of Notifying me or hdrmns my interests to stind
III the OF conclusion agreeable to yourselves
PROTEST OF TIE ITALIAN GOVEKNMGNr,
Baron Fava under date of April 20 forwards to Secre
cary Bayarda cory the following Telegram received
by him from the Italian Minister Of Foreign Affairs:
beg you to present my thanks 70 lne 3eeretaTy OF
pararc We ai,r4ed s9ic!e9t proofs OF our stToag
just ana benevolent aPPeeat'Oi Oh .n
which dictate Our present action Whatever MI helleys
his hsn gespecaDlhy, II Is Impossible Il MS tornrc"h'
quot j. really the one remembered by tao Americas
newspap -r~--lntt he DC 4Jars0uI grd'u To
King dII h- might nnl himself in pheasant position IN
. counlry whc,e awful e,nug- hsve been mum bg his
uttrrauces In the year ISL 1t - Therefore IN behalf OF
Interest pave that the representative Of
the United states acre Or 'm should he 50 sltha.~t as
able effectively ana successfully 10 exert himself
the TWO countries. that We must sincerely state me
inpossbiIiW We should experience IN mixing
Krey's selection acceptable 10 his NJ Je5iy and
that We address warm appeal To- the so'u aint OF tne
by aupoin M another cani lato To Rome Tue change
Of Mr. keileys destination w3l'1 save rs tne palniu
necessity 10 insist with the Washington cabinet upon
the reasons which indeed ought to render men nom
Presidents decision AID the reply OF the secretary OF
gram MANClNL
MI Kelley in letter to the President under date of
April 2s says:
the evi lence which you have brought to my no
tice that thu present Italian Government holds such
prejudices e.uinS the opinions expressed AMI still
entertained by me III respect II certain public
transactions now historic Ia that country. as
der il impossible tnat my presence in Italy
would ether agreeable to that Government
useful 20 any own Government rccOgtl' the lmprO-
pney OF retaining tae commission with whcA You nave
honcred me-, and with thanks Tor the confidence
pressed in rendering It, beg leave hereby
Secretary Bayard Baron Fava. under date Of
April 80. acknO wlel giug receipt of a copy Of cable
message received by him from tine Italian Minister Of
Foreign Affairs conveying the sentiments OF Italian
Government regard to the ALLEGED uerIncrs OF Mr.
Kelley in Richmond, IN January 1871 from which it ap
pears that the expressions in question considered by
Senior Nancini constitute individual who uttered
them persona grGta the present King OF Italy,
and that this fact has been brought to the knowledge Of
the President. Mr.. BayarG says )-nizes the full
ana independent right OF the KUng Of Italy
TO decide the question Of personal
ceptaSlity TO him OF an envoy OF this Government
and says that in the selection OF Mr. Kelley the Presi
dent actuated by "a hearty desire cement and
Strengthen the ties Of respect and friendship leng aud
happily existing between Italy and the United states.
and believing hun TO De gentleman OF nigh honor and
intelligence ami amin itc1 only Dy sincerest
OF resp AMI duJy the government TO which
he accredited he duly cOnmis to proceed
that honorable and friendly service The feeling Of
your Government the subject has caused
ton OF Mr. Keileys movements, and he has returned
the President his commission Minister to Italy, aud
the object Of senor Mancn's communication to you is
therefore accomplished.
AUSTEAs OBJECTION TO KELLEY.
On Nay 4 Secretary B,yard Informed Baron schaeG.r
the Austrian Minister at Washington, that the President
had appon cd Mr.. Kelley succeed Mir. Francis as
minister al VIENNA On May Baron Schae1er handed
to Nj Bdyard the following translation telegram
FROM Count kalnoky to himself, dated May 8:
We resret the nomination OF Mr. Kelley Minister
PenpOt-ntidry ami Envoy Extraordinary To the Impe-
RAJ Court and ms sudden departure from America
here, too, like IL Rome, prevail scrupcs against this
chUice Please direct, III the most friendly
the attention OF the American Govern
ment 10 the generally existing diplomatic
practice To ask previously 10 any nOmndtIOu
OF foreign Minister the agreement of the Government
to winch he is accredited. lO therefore requested
earnestly to eutrcat tnem that the newly nominated
minister may MOI reach vienna before our confidential
consent 10 his nonnaou has taken place. The position
OF foreign envoy wed led to Jewess by civil
Iiage would be untenable and oven impossible III
Vienna.