New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-26
HA PRISONS A BILE STATE PAPER.
WARMLY APPLAUDED IN 1HE HUE.
THE INTENSE INTEREST IN IT IN BOTH
BRANCHES OF CONGRESS.
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BRANCHES OF CONGRESS.
,pr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRInUSE.1
Washington, Jan 2j.-No answer 10 the dchlaH"S
made on the Chllian Government last thursday
having been received up to noon to-day, the
President as had been anticipated. sent to Con-
gress the correspondence growing out of the Batl-
more incident. and accompanied it with a message.
which. with admirable teSencss, visor ana direct
ness summarizes in the compass Of a dozen printed
pagcs. the whole case OF The United States against
Chill.
Later in the afternoon, after the message had
been read and ordered printed IN both
branches OF Congress, some tardy indications were
received from Santiago Of purpose To
make show; at least. Of considering the ntlmatum
of January 2I Minister Fgan tccgraphcd u
tie State Department that the Chliln Minister OF
Foreign Affairs had requested him To Inform tie
Government here that President Montt Of Chill
was absent from Santiago at a summer Watering
place, but was expected TO be back at the Chliln
capital this evening. An answer, Minister ferelra
stated, would be made TO the demands of the
Inited States some time after President Months
return.
ACTION EXPECTED IN \ FEW DAYS.
The Presidents message and the Gillian CORE
spondence are now in the hands of the FoFeign
is little doubt that Joint resolution will be sub
miticd within few days sustaining the course
taken 50 far by the Administration and
authorizing the President to eAac: by com
pulsicn a compliance with the demands of
January 81 if the Chilian Government gives
promise of acquicscng In them without recourse
10 force. ------ e-
The spirit an which the Presidents message
received to-day at the Capito, leaves no doubt
that his determination 10 exact rcparation for
Chili's fagrant insults 70 the National honor is
heartily commended by members of Congress,
without respect of party. and that both the House
and senate are disposed 10 support without que,-
tion any measure, which may seem necessary
10 secure full satisfaction from Chill for the mur-
dcrou- assault upon the Ealtmorc's sailors.
~ mctsaec from the Whi/ House in years
has been received in Conetss with much gcnu-
inc interest and attention aN were shown toward
ro-doy's The reading of Prc>i icntal message
ia either branch of Congress, IT. usually dull
and tedious form llity each Senator and Repre-
sentative being furnished in advance with
printed copy Of the communication, which he
commonly reads at his leisure. if AT all But To-
day's message was not distributed beforehand and
the reading clerk had for once a serious and
earnestly attentive audience
BIZ Crowd AT THE CAPITOL
The general expectation that the correspondence
would he sent in shortly after noon drew crowd
of visitors TO the Capitol. and all but the dplo-
matte galleries of both houses were crowded be-
fore /! o'clock The diplomats, rather strangely,
perhaps, exhibited comparatively little In
icrcsi in the public reading OF the message.
The japanese Minister had a seat on the front
bench in the House gallery but in the Senate the
DIPLOMATIC Corps WAS represented only by two or
three legation attaches. In the Presidents pew
were Mrs. Mckee, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Harrison
and other members of the Presidents household.
The reserved galleries were filled with much the
,aue sprnkng OF all classes of Washington society
which crowds 10 the Capitol on every notable oc-
cahon. Hardly IA single Senator was missing from
his seat by the time the message was announced.
and before the clerk had read the opening s"n'encc
a dead silence fell over all parts of the chamber
For the first time in his whole service perhaps.
Chief Clerk johnson had a thoroughly attentive
audience, and what was reid al the desk could be
heard distinctly and without effort on the back
benches of the galleries Nothing but this intense
and decogous silence specially marked the reading
of the message in the Senate. and when the end was
reached the whole correspondence was quietly
referred at Mr.. Shcrmans suggestion to the Com
nitce on Foreign Relations.
In the House, Of cOursc, similar reference was
made But the House marked its approval OF
the tone of the message by significant burst Of
APPLAUSE i'm which both sides of the chamber
ioincd AT the close of the reading. Their, too,
as in the Senate the utmost interest and attentive
nc,s had been shown, and the GcmonNtration Of
hand-capping was hearty and spontaneous piece
Of testimony Ia the merit and true AmcricanEm OF
the message In conversation after adjournment
members of the Senate we're also vigorous IN their
commcndation Of the force and spirit OF the Pres
dcnt's review of tie Chan difficulty. But the
Senate i, too conservative and elderly a body
ever to express it's approval by applause.
The message will, Of course, speaN Tor liSfli
with any one who reads il through Bht II may
bc said briefly of il that il summarizes tn stna-
,i,n clearly precisely and intclligibly, and that
without il the mass Of diplomatic correspondence
submitted to Congress would be- hard to under
stand. indeed President Harrison has dlgestci
and sinplined this volumnous correspondence
and hc brinas out with admirable ease ana SIKH
the real issues on which the two countries are
in controversy The broadly National character
of the offence given by Chill Is hlSt established
bevond question and the unsatisfactory nature
Of the explanations made by the Chlllan Govern
ment is then plainly and nncompTomlsingy
pointed out The demonstration OF 'nllis failure
TO meet the obligations Of international ci'lAy OF
Justice is complete and conNihclh@'
STATE PAPER OF HIGH RANK.
The MESSAGE leaves no ground whatever. in fact.
for apologisis for Chilis conduct To stand on As
= State noner il will take high rank for
clearness cogencv and frInness, and the impression
il will make unon the public opinion Is likely to
be far-reaching aud profound. AS an authort1
tive statement OF the case, u coull not well