The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-17
UTTERANCES OF CLEVELAND II
BEHALF OF LADIES OF THE
HEBREW FAITH.

WASHINGTON, December 14.-The president in
response to a senate resolution adopted Dec. 18th,
transmitting to that body all the papers and cor
respondence on file relating to the appointment of
A. NJ. Kelley as minister to Italy, and his subse-
quent appointment minister to Austria. The
correspondence begins with letter to Secretary
Bavard from Baron Fava Italian minister resident.
dated April 49, 1855 in which he calls attention TO
an editorial in the New York Herald in reference
to alleged utterances of A. M. Kelley, appointed
minister to Italy in regard to that government and
says if the newspaper statement is true, 1t is most
urgent and regretable one.
Secretary BaYard answered under same date
making an appointment to see the Italian minister
April 18th, saying that enough is disclosed by his
note to state that the departments cannot make the
editorials of newspaper in relation to alleged ut
terances confessedly made unofficlally some four
years ago. of gentleman selected to represent the
government in foreign country, the basis OF dis
cussion with the minister of that country.
Here Mr.. Bayard continued:
''Having preferred gentleman who entertains
no other sentiments toward your government than
those of respect and friendship, to represent the
government of the United States in Italy, nothing
further devolves on this government, and, behev-
inc that Mr. Kelley wlprove in all respects agree
able and acceptable to the government of Italy, we
must leave that government to the exercise of its
own, and the sole discretion IN receiving him IN
the same spirit of friendship and respect in which
he is sent.
BARON FAvA,
under the date OF April 20, forwards to Secretary
Bayard a copy of telegram, received by him from
the Italian minister of foreign affairs, the sub
stance of which is tn if Mr.. Kelley aveutterance
to the sentiments ascribed to him, he would not be
acceptable to the king, and asking this govern
ment to appoint another representative to Rome.
The next letter in order, is one from Mr. Kelley
to the president, resigning his commission.
Secretary Bayard writes to Barons Fava under
date of April 30, acknowledging the receipt of the
above mentioned telegram, saying: .The feeling
of your government on the subject has caused the
arrestation of Mr. Kieleys movements, and he has
returned to the president his commission minis
ter to Italy, and the object of the communication of
the italian minister of foreign affairs to you is,
therefore, accomplished"
On Nav A. Secretary Bayard informed Baron
Schaefer, Austrian minister at Washington, that
the president had appointed Mr. Kiely to succeed
Mr. Francis as minister at Vienna.
On May Baron Schaefer handed to Mr.. Bayard
the following translations of kilograms from
COUNT KALNoKY
to himself, dated Mays: ''We regret the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Kelley as minister plenipotentiary and
envoy extraordinary to the imperial court and his
sudden departure from America, as here, well as
in Rome, there prevail scruples against this choice
Please direct, in a mort friendly way,
the attention of the American government to the
generally existing diplomatic practice to ask, pre-
yiously to any nomination of foreign minister,
the agreeable consent of the government to which
he is accredited You are therefore requested TO
earnestly entreat them, that the newly nominated
minister NAV not reach Vienna before our conf
dental consent to his nomination has taken place.
The position of a foreign envoy welded to sIewess