The Indianapolis journal., 1892-01-29


Laughter. Sir. some thirty years ago /
went TO war-rather hastily. My expert
ence in the war has never daunted my
| courage. but IL has made me decidedly
more cautious. Laughter.l / do not want
now TO reflect on any of my confederate
brethren who have rushed into this war
with zeal that think is somewhat pre-
cipitous, but it strikes me there are some
OF them who seem to feel that their reputa-
tion Tor patriotic devotion to the country Is
little impaired and they want TO repair
It Laughter. But, SIR my reputation
for patriotic devotion to the country and
my courage in time of battle is so well
established that DO not need TO rush into
the newspapers TO give advice. Renewed
laughter. But think that that commit
tee should be o great conservative CON-
mittee: 1. for one. do not blame the for
eign affairs committee with any haste, and
! am not going TO censure them: but You
know how easily thirteen men might he
taken unawares and rushed into war with
some sort OF precipitation. Great laugh
ter.
Now, sir. recurring to the incidents that
Were rehashed 10 us In the correspondence
between our government and Chill today.
L want TO say that / never would have
spoken on this subject until there was q
satisfactory settlement of it. Laughter
am not as familiar with diplomatic corre-
spondenee between nations perhaps as the
present Secretary of State. Mr.. Blaine. but
do know. Mr. Speaker, the code of honor
kind. having spent the most of my life IN
living under that code and in lighting
duels: lGreat laughter. Most of the men
tDat nave Killed, SIT. have killed under
that code renewed laughter, but if We
have to resort 10 the code must say that
there has been some precipitation in our
action In Mississippi If, when one gentle
man institutes correspondence with an
other. and brings him down to the point
of difference. and finally sends him his
uitimatum laughterl. If that man. after
sending that ultimatum. were to
rush into PRINT. and publish the cor
hear from his ultimatum, he would be
persona non grata in that State Great
laughter and applause 1t Is not the prop
er thing when you have sent your ulti-
print and give your side of the case TO the
country before ven have heard from the
uItimatum. Renewed laughter
Just to illustrate how this thing strikes
me. Will read sentence from an inter
view with distinguished gentleman who
once sat where you now sit, Mr.. Speaker
mean ex-Speaker keifer | read front the
newspaper. Mr. Keifer thinks the senti-
ment In the Republican party is drifting
rapidly toward Harrison. lLaughter His
message on the Chilian imbrogio was is
sued just in time Great laughter and ap-
plause on the Democratic side.l Now. Mr..
Speaker, Just suppose he had waited q lit
tie while longer; think what might have
sentiment In the Republican party towards
that distinguished gentleman, the Presi-
dent of the United States. might have been
stopped IT he had not got In here with that
Chlllan message just in time. Laughter.
RARE SPECIMEN OF WIT.
why, sir, l remember that not q great
while ago it was stated in the public prints
that on one occasion when the President
was to 60 to New York the train that was
to have left the depot at ten minutes to -
o'clock was delayed until ten minutes after
r. lest the President should travel on Sum-
day [great laughter. and yet / am in
formed that the President had number of
printers working all day last Sunday In
order to get that message In here Just in
time. Great applause and laughter on
the Democratic side. / see. also. from the
newspapers, Mr.. Speaker, that the chair
man of the committee on foreign affairs
was interviewed by another member of that
committee. the gentleman from Michigan,
Mt. Chapman. Mr.. Chapman said to the
gentleman, 'You must be glad that the
commlttee is relieved from the great
that the chairman did not dissent.
lLaughter.l Now that shows how this
committee was impressed with this repon-
sibilty, and l repeat that it is not right TO
fix so much responsibility on few men. l
saw another thing In the newspapers too.
that distresses me somewhat Patriotical-
1y inclined as l an anxious as am to up
hold the American flag. and often as / have
been willing TO shed my blood and the
blood of my first wlfe's relations In defense
of that flag llaughterl, l confess l felt
little bad when | read this statement
made by the distinguished chairman of the
foreign affairs committee. Mr.. Blount: But
/ have no idea that they are going to force
it further No one can read that entire
correspondence. gentlemen. without feel
ing the utmost sympathy at the almost
humiliating attitude Of the Chilian govern
ment.'
Now. Mr.. Speaker. why should we pro-
ceed with haste to bring the governments OF
Chilli into a state of humiliatlon-anothe
republic, our sister republic, part OF the
great Pam Laughter For long time.
MIR. Speaker. our distinguished Secretary of
State has been sending rs documents about
the Pan-American Congress. and we have
been making appropriations for the pur-
pose. Now, Chilli is a part OF the 'Pan.' yet
here we are Illuminating part OF TINS great
Pan by our hasty action. lLaughter.
am sorry. Mr. Speaker. that have not had
time to air my war views further. but
think have given sufficient reason why
those thirteen men should be relieved OF
their tremendous responsibility and their
number increased to seventy-hve." PRO
longed laughter and applause.
OF course the motion to increase the men,
bership OF the committee was defeated. but
iI bad served its purpose In giving MT.
Allen q chance to make one OF those speech
es which have made him the recognized
wit of the Democratic side of the House.
The Message In the senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-At 12:1U o'clock
this afternoon Mr.. Pruden, one of the
Presidents secretaries. appeared at the bar
of the Senate and delivered o message from
the President transmitting the additional
correspondence In the Chilian matter.
The Vice-president opened the message
and Immediately laid it before the Senate.
1t was read by Mr.. johnson. the chief
clerk. the Senators on both sides OF the
Chamber paying the closest attention to 1t
and indicating IN various ways tneir
thorough satisfaction at Its contents.
particularly at the sentence In when
the President expresses the opinion that
there is good prospect that the
| difficulties with Chilli can now be adjusted
| favorably to this government by the United
| States without any special powers from
| Congress. The feeling of satisfaction was
expressed i'm words by Mr. Sherman, VINO:
| in moving the reference of the message ana
accompanying documents to the committee
| on foreign relations. said that ne supposed
| that every member of the Senate heartily
| Joined in congratulation at the nope OF
| honorable settlement-honorable to both
sides-of the unpleasant incident. Mr
Chandler called for the reading OF Mr.:
EQsn's communication to the Secretary OF
State, and it was read and listened TO with
very close attention. The reading was
com pieted at 1:S0. and then Mr. Shermans
motion was agreed TO and tho message and