Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-30
THE SAMOAN AFFAIR.
More Official Information from thelSeat of
War-Ths President Will Speak.

More Official Information from thelSeat Of
War-Ths President Will Speak.
WASHINGTON, January 2S.- Secretary
Whitney's mail, this morning, contained a
| report from Lieutenant Mullen. commander
OF the United States steamer Nipsic, dated
Apia, December 26th, giving detailed &C
count of the occurrences in those islands
since December 8. the date of his last report
to the department, and covering the period
of the engagements between the natives
and Germans, and of the alleged insults
to the American flag. A copy OF the re.
port will be furnished to the secretary oi
state, and will probabl be transmitted to
Congress the latter part OF this week,
together with the correspondence received,
Saturday, from Acting Consul-G General
Blackjack on the Samoan subject.
1t is reported as likely that the President
will have something to say on the subject
mhen he sends to Congress the correspond
ence which has taken place since his last
message.
THE HOUSE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.
WASHINGTON, January 2S.-In the House,
to-day, Representative Ford OF Michigan
offered to the committee on foreign affairs,
the following preamble and resolution:
Whereas, Recent dispatches from Vice
Consul Blackjack OF Apia, Samoa, to the
secretary OF state, and the accounts in the
public press have conveyed the intelligence
Of the great indiguities offered by the rep
|resentatives OF Germany to American citi-
zens and American interests in Samoa; and,
whereas, in the correspondence transacted
by the President to Congress April 2, 1888,
touching our rights in Samoa, there
appears a letter from the secretary
OF state to the British and Ger
man ministers. asking permission OF their
governments to make public the joint pro-
tocols OF the Samoan conference held be-
tween said secretary and ministers in the
summer OF 1885, by which permission was
refused; and whereas, it is alleged that the
publication OF these protocols would show
that Germany has violated the treaty
rights and obligations solemly entered into
with the United States.
Resolved, by the House of Representa-
tives, that the secretary of state be now re-
quested to transmit to the House copies of
all such protocols and memorandas, and
the proceedings of said conference if not in.
compatible with the public interest.
REPORTED DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TIE PRES
IDENT AND BAYARD.
New YORK, January 2S.-A Washington
special to the "Post says: There has been
for several days rumor that there is a
sharp difference OF opinion in the cabinet
on account of Samoan complications. The
latest form which this rumor has taken is
that Secretary Whitney or Secretary Bay
ard may resign.
An attempt made this morning to obtain
anything like authorized information on
this subject was not successful. A United
States Senator says he is informed that
there is much feeling between the President
and Secretary of State on account OF the
Samoan matter, and that the estrange-
ment is OF o serious character. This Sena
tor says the President holds Secretary
Bayard responsible for the situation, while
friends of Secretary Bayard insist that the
President has interfered in the affairs of
the state department and is wholly re-
spOnsible,