The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-02-02

be remembered, however, that the LAT
guage Of that message to congress coul
have been communicated to the authorize
at Chilli and might, IL no answer had bee
made to the dispatch Of January 81, afiec
the nature Of the answer that that gov
eminent would feel called on to make
Therefore it is not too great presumption
to indulge in that president Of Q grea
and free people, dealing with Q free bu
feeble people, would not have used sucl
language pending the consideration BY
Chilli Of its answer to that dispatch.
was not too great . presumption to In
dulge in that a grave emergency like tha
would have called from that president due
consideration and ample time, II hS
had not had some intimation VIII at thu
/ answer would be.
Mr. Blount replied saying: $50 far q.
any information is concerned in relaiur
to dispatches received to-day or yesterday
or tomorrow, for one, and speaking fol
the committee on foreign affairs, l assure
the gentleman from Kentucky and this
house that that committee will not be
willing to make any report to this body
without exhausting all the information to
be had from the CORES pondence. LAP.
plause on the Republican side.l And
beg this house to remember that the line
OF safety is the line Of deliberation. You
can treat this matter as well now as next
week after elaboration as you can in the
passion provoked by instantaneous dis
cussion. beg that we shall be earnest,
serious, calm, manful in ali this matter"
MIR. Herbert was recognized for five
mil &c in - -
MIR. Breckenridge's resolution. I'VE are
In the midst Of very grave crisis" said
he. mo one can say with absolute GER
tainty that the situation is less
grave to-day than it was on yes
terday. No one can say with abso-
Lutte certainty that the dispatch which
appeared this morning Is an Associated
Press dispatch from Santiago is true.
There are circumstances connected with
that dispatch, or at least there are feat.
ures on the face of it. which in my opinion
render it very doubtful whether the dis
patch is true" He closed by lauding the
foreign affairs committee and deprecatinR
hasty action
MIR. McCreary Of Kentucky and Mr..
Hit also spoke In closing Mr.. Breckiu-
ridge said he was surprised that resclu-
ton which sought for nothing but in forma-
ton should have met the opposition it had
The resolution did not touch the merits Of
any controversy between Chilli and the
United States; it did no. cri,icise any
body, executive officer or minister or any
one connected with his transaction. II
simply asked for light.
Mr. Burrows of Michigan inquired
whether the gentlemen thought that the
president when he received the dispatch
would decline to communicate it to con-
gress.
II think" replied Mr.. Breckenridge,
"that when the president of the United
States receives this communication from
the house he will not decline. (Arplause
on Democratic side. That is precisely
the object of this resolution" 1t was b.
cause he feared that war might be forced
when it was not necessary for the honor
OF the American republic that he had
offered the resolution.
MIR: Blouut said that there was no way
for the house to guard against itself ex-
cept By referring the resolution to the
on foreign affairs.
The resolution was then referred to the
committee on foreign affairs without OBJ.
lection.
Tho latest phase of the Gillian situation
was almost the sole topic Of discussion
among the members Of congress to-day. !
There was . general feeling of relief at
what was looked upon as the ginning Of
the peaceful ending Of the controversy. I
The general concensus Of opinion was that
The answer submit ted was satisfactory to
The United States, and all that could be
lemaried
There was no desire, members said, to
press the government Of Chill, and they
we're disposed to accept the offer As en-
.irely satisfactory. 1t was pointed out that
Is the Gillian government had dis ;
vowed responsibility for or sym.
,athy with the attack upon the
sailors of the Baltimore she would
naturally be cautious Of whatever she
aid on this subject, as the governments
= with the matter would be one
u the main questions ON which the de-
'ision Of either arbitrators or the
United States supreme court would
lepend in considering the question
Il reparation. II was generally con. :
eded that the proposition to refer to
arbitration or to the decision of
StolcS COuEl the
ntire Baltimore incident was a PROPOSE.
ion which could not well be rejected by
his government There is one point {
D the dispatch from Santiago, however.
hat is somewhat mystifying to all and ,
hat is whether the CHILEAN government
hould deem it necessary to recede from
s request for the withdrawal Of Minister
gan as not one of the demands contained I
! the ultimatum OF the United States.
his is concession which was not ex. !,
ected.
At the request OF members OF the house
'reign affairs committee a special meet 9
lg was called yesterday for the purpose
considering the presidents message on .
ne Gillian controversy and the accom-
anying correspondence. Printed copies
the correspondence we're received and
lie members Of the com mittee
oent some time in the consideration n
it There was an informal discussion I
general character, but no conclusion a,
as reached narflr hacauea NJ ,bo l.x..s VI