The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-27

member of the House would hesitate TO submit
this request TO the president OF the Lntea
ststes by reference. By postponement or oy oe-
lay of any sort. We weaken our attitude ii we
postpone this question. Let US say to the presl
dent at once: "Give us information seno 10
us that which has been communicated to you.
lie. us have il before our opinions crystalline
into convictions; before we become biased oy
reading this correspondence in which are IN
kind and bitter things; before our tempers, oy
the offensive utterances which may have oeen
made, give way before any conclusion Is
reached. Give us all the facts so that we may
keep our minds unbiased until We have all that
is possible OF truth and light TO base our con-
clusions upon"
II the gentleman from Georgia (Blouno
thinks the resolution ought not 70 come up Tor
immediate consideration, viii not oppose him,
though will most seriously think II is mis-
take.
Blount of Georgia said:
Whether or not this House hereafter, in view
OF the gravity OF the situation in the matter OF
our relations with Chile, sees fit to consider
them in secret session, at least 1t seems to me at
this time before that shall have been con-
sidered at all there ought not to be thrust upon
this House and the country, by any mode OF pro-
eedure, a discussion OF that situation. lAppiause
on the Republican sidel Sir, there is great re-
sponsibilty upon this House at this time. l
trust that this resolution viii be referred to the
committee on foreign affairs and that every mat
ter touching this question will be so referred,
because we have an illustration this very in
slant how UNEXPECTEDLY to everybody the situ-
alton NAV be brought to the consideration OF
the House and the country. ] presume and /
trust that no gentleman upon the floor OF this
House will undertake to discuss the matter. pro
fo- info ion Ia nrrn
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 Kentucky and this House that
the committee will not be willing TO make any
report to this body without exhausting all in
formation to be had from ali correspondence.
Applause on the Republican side.l And beg
this House to remember that the line of safety
is the line of elaboration. You can treat this
matter as well tomorrow, or next week, after
elaboration, as You can in passion provoked by
instantaneous discussion. beg that we shall
be earnest, serious, calm and manful in this
matter.
Herbert spoke in opposition to Breckin-
ridges resolution. No one could say with
absolute certainty that the Santiago cable
which appeared this morning as an AS
sociated Press dispatch was true.
suppose ii is true, and that the House passes
the Breckenridge resolution. do not say the
gentleman himself intends to cause any such
imputation, but in my opinion the country will
look at the resolution like this-fmpugn-
ing the chief executive with bad
faith to the country and bad faith to
the House. 1t also carries with it some imputa-
ton upon the committee on foreign affairs. He
thought that the committee could be trusted,
and said: "Let us not now engage in dis
cussion in which there will be on the part of
certain gentlemen an attack upon the president
and upon the part of Others a defense.
McCreary of Kentucky, a member of
the foreign affairs committee, said he saw
no reason for unreasonable haste in the
management of a question so important as
this, and said the committee would give it
immediate and prompt consideration.
HIT also spoke in favor of reference.
Breckenridge said he was surprised at the
opposition. Phe resolution did not criti-
else anybody. 1t simply asked for light.
Burrows of Michigan inquired whether
the gentleman thought the president,
when he received the dispatch would de-
cline to communicate it to congress.
breckenridge thought that when the
president received this communication
from the House he would decline. TDemo-
cratic applause.l
On motion of Blount the resolution was
then referred to the committee on foreign
affairs.
Catchings of Mississippi called up the
new code of rules and made a brief ex-
PLANTATION. Reed of Maine criticised the
rules and extolled those of the Fifty-first
congress. Lanham of Texas took occasion
TO make an earnest speech for the free
coinage of silver, and Rayner of Maryland
replied to him. Bowers of California criti-
cised the new rules. His people wanted
some appropriations for their harbors If
he understood the report of the committee
rightly, he could get no pull on the COM
mittee on river and harbors, and he was
mot IN it." Burrows of Michigan made a
critical analysis of the new rules, and
Mills replied. McKenna of California
criticised them. The House then adjourned
until tomorrow.