The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-28
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
WHAT HAS BECOME OF CHILE's ULTI
MATUM REPLY?
That 1t Has Been Sent Is Understood, But
Secretary Blaine Says He Has Not
Received It-Feverish Anxiety
In the House.
THE SENATE.

dull and uninteresting.
George offered a resolution for the
appointment of a select committee of
five to inquire into the cause of the
present low price of cotton and the
depressed condition of agriculture in
the cotton raising states Referred.
The House bill to amend the act
granting right of way to the Hutchin-
son and Southern railway company
through the Indian Territory was
taken from the table and passed.
The La Abra bill was then taken
up and discussed until adjournment.
THE HOUSE.
In the House feverish anxiety for
the latest information was early man.
Tested in the resolution offered by
Mr.. breckenridge of Kentucky calling
upon the president for all the addi-
tional dispatches beyond those con-
tanned in the communication of yes
terday, and while the resolution was
finally referred to the committee on
foreign affairs, it was only done after
they had extended the debate and the
final assurance of the members of that
committee that the resolution would
be reported back without delay in
case its adoption seemed necessary to
secure all the information al hand on
the subject.
Precedents, rules and legislative
formula excite little reverence from
the members of the House, who re.
gard the situation as one of too great
gravity to warrant the wasting of
minutes time in defferential courtesy
to the committee on foreign affairs.
Catchings called up the report of
the committee on rules, containing
the proposed new code of rules and
after considerable debate upon them
the House adjourned.
THE BI.METALLIC CONFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.- Senator
Morrill, from the finance committee to-
day reported a substitute to the Joint
resolution introduced by Teller to
provide for an international bi
metallic agreement. 1t provides
that the president be author
lied to. invite the governments
of such countries as he may deem ad-
visable to join the United States in
conference to be held at a time and
place to be agreed upon, such confer.
ence to be called with the view of Sc
curing permanence in the relative
value OF gold and silver at a common
coinage ratio to be mutually agreed
upon through the international agree
ment.
THE BEHRING SEA QUESTION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26-The secre-
tary OF state has arranged with the
British minister for @ conference at
Washington between the commission
ers representing Great Britain and
the United States who visited Alaska
last summer for the purpose of obtain
ing definite information in regard to
the seal fisheries conference 1t is
understood to be merely preliminary
to formal submission of the Behripg
sea question to arbitration.
BLAINE HASN'T SEEN IT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The cabi-
net met today and devoted the entire
session to discussion of the Chilean
controversy. All the members were
present except Elkins and Foster.
Blaine was asked if a reply to the ul.
timatum had been received from Chile,
and he said not as far as he was aware.
EXAMINING THE CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 26.-The
House foreign affairs committee held
special meeting today for the pur-
pose of considering the presidents
message on the Chilean controversy
and the accompanying correspond
ence, but no conclusion was reached
because of the necessity of careful
examination of the correspondence.
WORLDS FAIR INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The House
committee on appropriations today
agreed to report to the House a resolu-
tion calling for an inquiry by the ap-
preparation committee of the House
into the Columbian exposition expen-
ditures.
SENATE FOREIGN COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 26.-The
Senate committee on foreign relations
had short session this morning, but
the meeting was of an informal char
acter and nothing of Importance took
place.
WHITLAW REID MAY RESIGN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-It is ascer-
tanned on the best authority that
Whitelaw Reid, the United States
minister to France, is seriously con-
templating resigning in order to re-
sumo his journalistic work.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Up to this
morning Secretary Blaine had not re-
ceived the answer from Chile reported |
in last nights dispatches from San
5iago. 1t is expected it will be COM
municated through Minister Montt
who has not yet called or been heard |
from on the subject The delay is ex-
planned by the amount of time
requisite to translate cipher dis
patches into ordinary Spanish and
then into English, and also by the
fact that official calls are not COM
monty made in Washington before the
middle of the day.
CHILE's REPLY.
SANTIAGO. Jan. 26.-The Chilean
government last night cabled its re-
ply to the ultimatum from the United |
States. Chile offers an unequivocal
apology and agrees to withdraw the