The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-08
CAPITAL CHATTER.
Men-O-War to be Sent to
Hayti Immediately.
THEY HAVE GOT TO GIVE UP.
-AIRska's Affairs to be Investigated
Regarding Contract Labor. Con-
victs and Paupers.

WASHINGTON, December 7.--Secretary
whitney this morning admitted frankly
that be had ordered three naval vessels
got ready as soon as possible to start
for Hayti. He added: "Haytein au-
thorities have referred the case of the
sliced steamer Haytein Republic to this
government. We have reached dicis-
ion, and that, in short, is they have got
to give her up. Unfortunately yellow
fever broke out on the Boston while she
was at Port-au-Prince, and compelled
her to leave that climate, otherwise the
matter might have been settled before
now"
Secretary Whitney, yesterday, sent
Geographic instructions to Rear-Ad
miral Gherardi, commandant of the
New York navy yard, to have the ships
Richmond and Yantic
PREPARED FOR SEA
as rapidly as possible. His idea is to
nave them ready so they can sail direct
for Hayti early next week. Orders also
have been issued for Pear Admiral
Luce, commanding the North Atlantic
Squadron, to transfer his flag from the
GGLepa to the Richmond, and use that
vessel as his flagship of the expedition.
Orders were Issued, this afternoon, to
the commandant of the Norfolk navy
yard to prepare the United States
steamship OSSipse for sea service as
soon as possible. She will be sent to
POrt-au-Prin unless something hap
pens in the meantime to render il I'M
necessary.
Secretary Endicott had an interview
with Secretary Whitney this morning,
and rumor has started that it has
been decided to send a number of
troops to Hayti to assist the naval
forces, but it was subsequently ascer-
tanned there is no foundation for the
report.
The REASON WHY.
1t is learned, this afternoon, that the
action of Secretary Whitney, in order
ing a feet Of vessels to prepare for an
expedition to Hayti, is not so much
owing to the absolute refusal on the part
of that government to comply with the
request to release the seized American
ed by the Haytien authorities in deal
ing with the question. The position
taken by the United States government
is understood to be that, as the Haytien
authorities referred the arbitration of
the case to this government, they are
virtually bound by its decision, and
that, when they were informed by this
government that they had no legal
right to detain or seize the HGytien Re-
public, they should have accepted the
situation and released the vessel. While
they have not refused to do this, they
are acting In such a procrastinating
way as to indicate strong disinclina-
ton to accept the judgment against
them.
TO INVESTIGATE ALASKA AFFAIRS.
The House committee on merchant
marine and fisheries has determined to
take action relative to thu alleged per
petration of outrages upon the persons
of females and the restraint of liberty
said to exist in Alaska. At the last ses-
sion of Congress a committee was
authorized to make an investigation
into the fur seal fisheries in Alaska
and inquire whether the contract allow
ing the Alaska Seal Company the ex-
violated, etc. Congress adjourned be-
fore the investigation had been con-
cluded, and at a meeting to-day the
committee determined, before making
report, it would call before it the per-
sons making the statements concerning
the condition of affairs said to exist in
Alaska, and examine them upon the
subject at an early date.
The House committee on Pacific
roads decided to press consideration of
the Pacific Railroad funding bill by the
House at as early q day as possible.
Outhwait, chairman of the committee
is confident of the passage of the bill by
a good majority. if it can be brought
to a vote. The work of the committee
is practically completed. Several bills
relating to Pacific railroads sare before
it, bat as there is no possibility of their
being taken up by the House at this
late day, it is probable no action will be
taken upon them by the committee.
CONTRACT LABOR, CoNvICTs AND PAUPERs.
The Ford committee on the importa-
ton of contract labor, convicts and
paupers, held meeting this afternoon,
and determined not to visit San Fran
cisco for the purpose of taking addl-
tional testimony. Representative Nor
row, Of California, one of the members
of the committee, was DESTROYS that
the committee go to the Pacific slope
and investigate the Chinese question,
but they decided it would take too
much time. A subcommittee, consist
ing of Representatives Ford and
Guenther, and, perhaps, Colonel Oates,
will go, however, to Pittsburg and
Providence, r. I. The committee has
already agreed on the outline of the
proposed bill. 1t will make
CRIMINAL oFFENSE
for immigrants of prescribed classes to
enter the United States, and their re-
turn, in case they should succeed in
getting into the country, will be pro-
vided for by effective legislation. The
committee bill will also require intend
ing emigrants to give notice to the
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