Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-29
TONGUES LET LOOSE
By the Presidents Supple.
mental Message Wax Hu.
mOrOus in the House.
ALLEN, OF MISSISSIPPI.
Wants the COmmittee'on Foreign Af-
fairs Enlarged to 75.
REED ADHERES TO HIS OLD RULES.
Senator Hale Talks of the Benefits of the
Reciprocity Clause.
REED ADHERES TO HIS OLD RULES.
HOW THE CHILE NEWS WAS RECEIVED

day. One was the receipt OF the President
message announcing that the war cloud ha(
lost its somber hue, and that the admins
tration now felt able to cope with Chile
without special powers from Congress. ant
e. the other was an ebullition of that Ameri
can humor which irresistably bursts forth
as the aftermath of all periods of national
crisis. The former was an indication that
the administration felt the hour of danger
passed; the latter was an evidence that the
House shared in that feeling of assurance
entertained by the Chief Executive, and
the two incidents combined have created a
feeling OF easy confidence in public and
official circles that has not prevailed at the
national capital for months
The reading of the Presidents message
and accompanying dispatches was fire.
quently interrupted by applause which was
by no means confined to the Republican
side of the House, and when that portion
of the message was reached where the Vice
President alluded to the general support
which had been given the Administration
as an illustration of the unity and patriot
ism" of the people, the sentiment received
enthusiastic applause from the Democratic
side.
Allen Makes a Humorous Speech.
The discussion of the report of the Com
mittee on Rules occupied the remainder of
the day, and it was during the afternoon
that an adroit motion of Mr.. Allen, of Mis-
sissippi, once more drew the attention of
the House to the Chilean controversy. The
Mississippi Democrat moved to amend the
rules by increasing the membership of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs from Is to 20,
and the speech which followed contained so
many thrusts at his felloB-Democrats that
1t was hardly regarded by the Republicans
as typical political arraignment of the
Republican party. He said:
Now, Mr.. Speaker, the great struggle
TO which Is men, the members OF the
Foreign Affairs Committee, have been
subjected tor the last few days has prompted
me to offer this amendment TO increase their
membership from l3 to IS. Laughter We
have no right, sir, in my humble Judgment
to impose so much responsibility upon l3
men. [Laughter.l Thirteen, yeu will re-
member, toe, is an unluclly number [renewed
laughterl and l do not want any unlucky
things to happen when we come to deal with
foreign affairs. Laughter and applause
Now suppose that in ordinary times OF
peace should never have thought of max
ing this proposition, but l have been
prompted to it by the tremendous excite
ment TO which we have been subjected for
the last few days. [Laughter.l L do not
know but that il would be proper for me to
question of our foreign relations with Chile
have not appeared in the public print and
why have not like the Others given voice to
Gly war-like feelings. lGreat laughter.l
He Relates His Experience i'm War.
Sir, some 80 years ago / went TO war
rather hastily. [Tumultuous laughter and,
Applause.l My experience in the war has
never daunted my courage [laughterl but it
has made me decidedly more cautious. IRE
newed laughter.l do not want now to re-
feet on any of my Confederate brethren
who have rushed into this war with zeal
that l think is somewhat preeipitous
llaughterl, but il strikes me there are some
OF them VINO seem to feel that their reputa-
ton Tor patriotic devotion to the country is
a little impaired and they want to repair it
Laughter But sir, my reputation for
patriotic devotion to the country and NV
courage in time of battle are SO well esta6-
lished that do not wish to rush into the
newspapers to give advice. [Renewed
laughter.l
But think that that committee should be
q great conservative committee. l. for one
do not blame the Foreign Affairs Committee
with any haste, and am not going to CEN
sure them: but you know how easily l3 men
might be taken unawares and rushed into
war with some sort of precipitation. TGreat
laug hter.l Now, sir, recurring to the Incl
dents that were rehashed to us in the cor
respondence between our Government and
CnlIe to-day, L want to say that 1 never
would have spoken on this subject until
I there was satisfactory settlement OF il.
lLaughterl
am not as familiar with diplomatic cor
1eSpOnuence between nation sperhaps as the |
present secretary of State Mr.. Blaine, but / |
DO know, Mr. Speaker, the code OF honor
That governs gentlemen in affairs of this |
kind, having spent the most of nv life in |
living under that code and in fighting dueis.
Great laughter. Most of the men that / |
have killed, sir, / have killed under that |
code lreneged laughter), but ii we have to |
n he code 81
Deen some precipitation in our action. |
Would Be Persona Non Grata.
In Mississippi, if, when one gentleman in |
Stitutes a correspondence with another and |
brings him down to the point of difference
and finally sends him his ulrimatum laugh |
teri, if that man, after sending that ultima |
-um, were to rush into print and publish |
5he correspondence before he had had time |
to hear from his ultimatum, he would be a
persona non yrata in that State TGreat |
aughter and applause 1t is not the proper
hing when you have sent your ultimatum
20 your adversary to rush into print and /
rive your side OF the case to the public be-
ore you have heard from the ultina tum
Renewed laughter.l
just to illustrate now this thing strikes me
VIII read sentence from an interview
With a distinguished gentleman who once |
at where you now sit, Mr.. Speaker-l mean |
.N-Speaker keifer. / read from the news
lapeT: M: Keller thinks the sentiment in
/
oward Harrison. lLaughter.l His message |
IN the Chilean imbroglio was issued Just in
ime+" tGreat laughter and applause on the
side
Now, Mr.. Speaker just suppose he had
waited little while longer, think what
night have happened. tLaughter1 This
drifting OF sentiment in the Republican
l2rtv towarl that distinguished gentleman,
he President of the United States might
ave been stopped if he had not rot in here
With that Chilean message Just in time"
Laughter Why, sir, L remember that not
great while ago it Was stated in the public
rints that on one occasion when the Presi-
ent was to go to New York the train that
'as to have left the depot at ll:50 o'clock
fas detained until 1910, lest the President
hould travel on Sunday Tgreat lauphserl !
nd yet am informed that the President
ad number OF primers working all day
ist Sunday in order 60 get that message in |
ere 'Just in time IGreat laughter and
'emocratic applause.l
Even the Committee Felt Responsible.
1 see also l;y the newspapers, Mr.. Speaker,
Iat the Chairman OF the Committee ON For:
ign Affairs was interviewed by another
ember of that Committee, the gentleman
ON Michigan, Mr.. Chapman. Mr.. Chipman
I'D to the gentleman: "You must be glad
lat the committee is relieved from the great
eight of esponsibility," and TO that the
hartman did not dissent. TLaughter.1 |
ow, that shows how this committee was |
npressed with this responsibility, and L re-
Eat that 1t is not right to fix so much re-
on few men. saw another !
ling in the newspapers, too, that dis
esses me somewhat ,
inclined as am, anxious as
n to uphold the American fiay. and often
/ have been willing to shed my blood and
e blood of my first wife's relations in de-
nse OF that flag [laughterl, confess felt .
little bad when L read this statement made
the distinguished Chairman of the For ,
IN Affairs Committee, Mr.. Blount. But
i've no idea that they are going to force IL
rther. No one can read that entire corre-