New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-29
RELIEF FELT AT THE CA PITOL.
HOW Tie NEWS WAS RECEIVED IN THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.
GENERAL BELIEF THAT TIE ANSWER IS COM
PLErE AND UyEoUIvOCAI~CoMME
on THE NEWS.


Washington. Jan. 2S.-Thcrc was a decided fcnhS
Of relief manifested ut the Capitol to-day IL was
really not necessary that senators and Representatives
should say as all who seen did, that the news
that the controversy the Gillian trouble hli
terminated peacefully and with credit to tho uhi'ci
states Wa, source Of qualification To thehi' Ing
Republican, expressed opinions to be quoted gen
orally thought that the action OF the President ma
brought al olt the satisfactory response received ana
were disposed to commend his course
The new, was first received in the Senate. TIE
Vice President opened the message, and Immediately
lad it before the senate. The senators on b'ti sizes
Of the Chamber paid tho closest attention I" IL ana
Indicated in various ways their thorough satisfaction
at a, contents particularly the sentence in which
the President expresses the opinion that there Is
good prospect that tho difficulties with Chll can now
he adjusted on terms favorable to this Government
y the usual mcthods and without any special powers
from Congress.
The feeling OF satisfaction was expressed IN WORDS
by Mr. sherman. who. IN moving the reference OF the
message ard accompanying documents 10 the Com
rnittcc ON Foreign Relations. ,ad that he supposed
that every member u the senate heartily Joined IN
concentration ut the hopeful and honorable settle
riont honorable " both sides Of the unpleasant In
Gdcnt
Mr.. chandler called Tor The reading o, Nr. Esans
communication to the 'ccrctary Of state ana II was
mad and listened 10 with closc attention.
naa', motion agreed to. and the message ana Ac
commanding document, were rcfcrrr. 10 the Committee
on Fo.den Relations.
In the House Mr. McMlln speaking on the new
rules when Mr.. Irudcn was announced AID presented
tie message. The message VIA not Immediately Inli
leore the llousc the speaker Withholding H. IN order
10 permit Mr. McMlllIn to conclude hi, remarks. The
message wa, thcyl laid before the House Its rad
INK gave rise to some applause; and then at the
suggestion 81 Mr.. Elount 81 Georgia, the accompany
lng documents were rad. The documents were
listened 10 with the closest attention, ana when, Oh
motion Of Mr.. Hlount. they, with the Presidents
message wcnr ordered printed and referred 90 the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, breath 81 relief ran
through the chamber and the members broke into
hearty appnu,c.
Senntor. who were .ccn after ;hr reading 81 the
paper. had no special comment 20 make. Other than
that they regarded the controversy a practically
eii led and that they thought the answer ~ thli hhn
removed the irritation between the two Governments
They said that the answer straightforward and
candid aud that there nothing moro that the
Initod states could demand. II WAS regarded a "a
compl-tn and uueluivoca ponsc The belief In the
senate heretofore has not lccn that the probabilities
~ war were great. several Democratic N'Uit's
criticised tie acton Of the President in sendus MS
rnesac, I, Congress before ChilS reply had been r.
cc'ycd and one senator said that the wape affair was
"a h7rle and a farce
senator sherman. chairman OF the Foreign Relations
Committee said this afternoon that further action
on The subject viii be taken by the committee for the
present at eas,-if at all lie considered the trouble
as virtually settled.
senator Ioar " Massachusetts also a member Of
the committee sad that he had felt that there
would De- war; and that he aid not think great many
persons thought So. The committee did not meet 70
dny being felt that this was no occasion for daily
conferences had been the cas-; ,nce the receipt of
the Presidents message.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee met this morn
ing In regular session. but the committee, finding It's
cx pccted work the Gillian affair gone the meeting
nsted only few minutes and reference OF II few
bills to subcommittee WAS all that was done.