Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-01-30

Jan. II and If SO from whom such an
~wer was received ana at what time, and
that be will communicate to the house adj
the correspondence about the Ch,lian
matter not sent TO congress with the mes.
sage heretofore sent in
Breckenridge said if the chairman Of the
committee of foreign affairs desired tn
resolution referred 70 that committee, he
would make no objection but he said he
wished to say few words on the subj cs
Congress knew it to be fact that on
January 81, dispatch was sent 10 the re
public of Chill. He did not now oriticise
the president for not waiting for pp ans
wer to that dispatch or until the time
for such an answer elapsed before sending
his message to congress 10 must 6e re.
membered, however, that the language OF
that message TO congress could have been
communicated 10 the authorities
of Chilli and it might, II
no answer had been made to the dispatch
Of January u affect the nature of the
ans yer Chill would feel called upon 10
make. 1t is scarcely credible that Ian,
guage sC-he would not say insulting
but severe, would have been used in the
message if the president had believed a
friendly and sufficient response would
have been made to the dispatch OF J5uuar,
81 1t was therefore not improbable that
ue may have had some iutlmatlon OF what
thar answer would be, and ye. in SUCH
unofficial manner az not 10 justify
him putting it in his message Ii will 0e
believed 10y every honorable man in an
the country that the honor, glory and
dignity OF tins republic, the safety ami
security OF its seamen are safe IN tn
bands of tuis congress. But, on the other
hand, war should only be last resort
when war must be with arepublr like the
United States anxious for liberty and
with the gravity greatly Increased by the
tact that that republic Is still IN the midst
Of internal trouble, having just oyerthrowu
dictator, all great men, all who lone ib
erty. will desire 20 bear and forhtT with
such a people as long as reason
will allow. (Applause.) Therefore It is
our duty to know all the facts at once
Let us say to the president at once, give
us the information: send 10 US that which
has been communicated 10 you. Let ms
have it before our opinions crystalize INTO
convictions, before we have become biased
AN llif AthNaNE VI WIS tallltA'HhAt' ~
which are unkind and bitter things n
the gentleman from Georgia lBlouutl
thinks the resolution ought not TO come
up for immediate consideration, ! will not
oppose him, though will" most seriously
think it mistake
Chairman Bjount, of the committee
on foreign affairs, replying 10
Breckenridge, said IN part:
Whether or not this house here tter in
view of the gravity Of the situation in the
matter Of cur relations with Chill, sees m
to consider ttem in secret session, at least
il seems to me that at this time before
that course shalt have hem considered 40
all there ought not 20 lie thrust upon this
house aud country by any mode of proceed
ure, discussion of tha' situation. (Re'
publican applause.)
Blouut then went on to speak OF the
secrecy observed preceding the declaration
of war in 1912 ana asked # there Is any
thing in that procedure directed by emf
nent men of those times TO adm0nish us
that. either by direction OF indlrsctiUn
we shall deviate from that deliberate,
calm, course il whi.h the safety Of the
country rests. There Is great resp1nsl.
bility upon this house al this time, and
Bount trusted the resolution would
be referred to the committee on foreign
aft airs and that every matter touching
this question will BE- referred. - far as
any information Is concerned in relation
to the dispatches received yesterday, today
or tomorrow. speaking for the committee
he assured the house that 1t will not be
willing to make any report without ex-
haustng all Information to be bad from
the correspondence.
Herbert spoke in opposition to the
Breckenridge resolution No one could
say with absolute certainty that the San
tiago cable which appeared this morning
as AN associated press dispatch was true.
SupuCse H. Is untrue and thai the house
mass the Breckenridge re5olutOnY ! do
not say the gentleman himself intends
TO cast any such impu ation
but in my opinion the country Will look
at a resolution like hat as lmpuntnR the
chief executive with bad faith TO the
country and bad faith TO the house II
also carries with it some imputation upon
the committee of foreign affairs. lie
thought that committee could be trusted,
and said let US not now engage "a a dis.
cu,sion in which there will lie on the part
OF certain gentlemen an attack upon ths
president, and on the part OF Others, de-
Tense.
McCreary CKy) a member Of the for
eipn affairs committee, said he saw no
reason for unreasonable haste IN the
management Of questions 30 important as
this. aud said the committee would give
it immediate and prompt cynsldera-
ton.
Hit also spoke in favor Of referedce.
Breckenridge said he was surprised az
the opposition The resolution did not
crjticise anybody; it simply asked fer
light.
Burrows Mich inquired whether the
gentlemen thought the president, when
he received the dispatch, would decline 10
communicate it to congress.
Breckenridge thought when the presl
dent received this communication he
would not decline, Democratic ap
plause)
On motion Of Blount the resolution was
then referred to the committee on foreign
affairs.
SEIZED THE OPPORTUNITY.
London Papers Attack Minister Egar
and the United states.