Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-27


not to come up for immediate consid-
Grafton will not oppose him, though ]
will most seriously think it is mis-
take"
BLoUNT's REPLY.
'Mr. Speaker" said Mr.. Blount,
whether or not this house, hereafter,
in view of the gravity of the situation
sees fit to consider the subject in secret
session, at least it seems to me at this
time, before that course shall be con-
sidered at all, that there ought
not to be thrust upon this
house and the country, by any
mode of procedure, discussion
of that situation. [Applause on the
Republican side.l Sir, there is great
responsibility upon this house at this
time. trust this resolution will be re-
ferred to the committee on foreign af
fairs. and that every matter touching
this question will be SO referred, because
we have an illustration this instant
of how, unexpectedly to everybody,
the situation has been brought to the
consideration of the house and the
country. l trust no gentleman on the
floor OF this house will undertake to
discuss the matter pro or con, SO far as
any information is concerned in relation
to the dispatches received today or yes
terday or tomorrow. /, for one, and
speaking for the committee on foreign
affairs, assure the gentleman from Ken
lucky and this house, that the COM
mittee will not be willing to make
any report to this body without
exhausting all information to be had
from the correspondence Applause on
the Republican sidel, and / beg this
house to remember that the line of
safety is the line of deliberation. You
can treat this matter as we'll tomorrow
or next week, after deliberation, as you
can in the passion provoked by instan-
taneous discussion. beg we shall be
earnest, serious, calm and manful in all
this matter"
HERBERT ALSO DIssENTs.
Herbert spoke in opposition to Breck
inridge's resolution. He said: "No one
can say with absolute certainty that the
Santiago cable which appeared this
morning as an Associated Press dispatch
was true. Suppose it is untrue, and
that the house pass Mr.. Breckinridge's s
resolution-I don't say that the gentle
man himself intends to cast any such
imputation, but the country will look at
resolution like that as imputing
to the chief executive bad faith to
the country, and bad faith to this house.
talso carries with it the same imputation
upon the committee of foreign affairs"
He thought that the committee could
be trusted. and said "Let us not now
engage in discussion in which there
will be disposition on the part of GER
tain gentlemen to attack the president,
and upon the parS of others to make
Defense"
THE RESOLUTION REFERRED.
McCreary of Kentucky, member of
the foreign affairs committee, said he
saw no reason for unreasonable haste in
the management of a question so i'm
portant as this, and said the committee
would give it immediate and prompt
consideration.
Hit of Illinois also spoke in favor OF
reference.
Breckinridge said he was surprised
at the opposition. The resolution did
not criticise anybody; it simply asked
for light.
Burrows, of Michigan, inquired
whether the gentleman thought the
president, when he received dispatch,
would decline to communicate it to con-
gress.
Breckinridge thought when the presi.
dent receives this communication from
the house, he would not decline.
Democratic applause.
On motion of Blount the resolution was
then referred to the committee on for
eign affairs.
THE NEW RULE DISCUSSED.
Catchings, of Mississippi. called up
the new code of rules, and made brief
explanation.
Reed, of Maine, criticised the rules
and extolled those of the fiftv-first con-
gress.
Langham, of Texas, took occasion to
make an earnest speech for free coinage
Of silver, and Rayner, of Missouri, re-
piled to him.
Bowers of California criticised the
new rules. His people wanted some
appropriations for their harbors. If he
understood the report of the committee
rightly, unless he could get pull on the
committee on rivers and harbors, he was
''nut in it."
Burrows of Michigan made a critical
analysis of the rules, and Mills replied.
McKenna of California criticised them.
The house adjourned till tomorrow.
AN AMENDMENT TO THE RULES.
The flood of Chilean news yesterday,
caused to be overlooked very signif-
cant amendment to the new code OF
rules, ,toffered by Breckenridge of Ken
lucky. 1t provides that whenever any
general appropriation bills are under
consideration, it shall be in order to
move any amendment reducing taxa
tion, or providing out of what fund of
taxes such appropriation shall be paid.
If enacted, it would enable complete
tariff bill to be appended to any appro-
priation bill under consideration in the
house. The significance Of it is readily
seen.
BIMETALISM.