Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-26
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, jan. 2G.

printing In tae proceedings of both Houses
messages and other public Documents wnicn
should appear only In the printed proceed
ings of ons house.
After tie presentst'on OF some depart
msnt reports tia Senate proceeded to exc
cutive business.
After few minutes the door5 were re-
opened and legislative business vas re-
scmsd.
Mr.. Merrill. from the finance committee,
reported back With substitute, the joint
resolution to provide for an International
bimetslllo agssemant. Calendar.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Livingston. of Georgia, introduced 9
bill to Establish system CT sut-:reasuriee.
Rsierrsd.
Mr. Culbesson, OF Texaa. from the COM
mi.tea on Judiciary, reported. and the
House passed a jolns resolution removing
the political disabilities Of John B. F. Tat
nall.
Mr.. B1eckinridge, ofKy.. asked for tie i'm
medlste consideration of tae following reee-
lusop: Resolved that the President OF the
Unlted States be respectfully requested to
i1form tho House Whistler any answer has
boen received either from our minister 10
Chill, Patrick Egan, esq, or from the gov
ernment of Chill, to the dispstch sent by
the governments of the Unit ID Sites to the
republic OF Chill ca January 81. and If go
ftom whom Euoh answer was received and
at what time; end that he will commuui-
cate to the House all thu correspondence
between the government OF the United
States, its minister to Chili, and tho Chilian
government nc communicai ed to The Con-
gress with the message herei ofore ssntiD
There Was sons attempt madet, have
the resolution referred 10 the committee on
foreign affairs. and Mr. Bouns, OF Ga ,caait-
man of the comm O. made motion to
that eff Gu. But the Speaker ruled nat the
motion came too late. he havir 8 previously
Recognized Mr.. B eckinridge to debate t1e
resolution.
Mr.. Breckenridge said that If the chair.
man OF tbs committee on foreign affairs de-
sired tie resolution referred to the COM
mittee be would make no objection, but he
wished to say few words on the subject.
Congress had reosLt = re:eiTed q message
from le President concerning a question Of
peace or war. under elrcum snoss which In
ie M Ire Of the case mut t bo grave or tie
Peri ieI would not lave ssr any message
at sill. Now. it Appeared possible thst tie
G,veroment did send az ansHer t, Ola.
pat n, repeats In the message the Pres
dent had SOL t. Congress knew tie fac to
bs t ut on January 81 d.spat ID was cert
t. tie repablio of Chilli. Hs did net now
crit else tie Plesidslt for ntt wait ng
urtl en- snlwtr had been received, or
unit; ne for snch an.snswer had elapsed
before sending t1e message to Congress
Nj. Breckenridge, &C MT nuing. sill tt on
tie 81 OF January 6iIpst,h was sub
m tt d by tie Presidsl through the
American Minit,r t. tie republic Of
Chill. Ga tie 25t, OF January the
President communios tad a message t,
this House. 1t is not unfair to presume ttas no
I'd either rsceivt intimation of what the an
swsr would be, giving the Chin government
time to ar YER that he tel Lad tia. iniina iion
We ought to know what ho has received. II he
has slared of getting an as Yer and nothing
has come, crit anyshiag his come, we ought 20
know what it IS. That, no said, IL my frank an.
Bwer.
Mes5rs. Blount, Herbert and McCrea-y opposed
the passage Of the resolution ard Ii va, referred
to the Foreign Affairs Committee.
The English Press on the >Chilian 8 fair