The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-21


Kentucky, that the gentleman will
concede that we are not particularly
rushed just now, but ON the contrary,
have plenty of time at our disposal.
Now, in order that we may dispose OF
the matter amicably, 1 suggest the
resolution be allowed to go over until
tomorrow, when we can spend q
pleasant day discussing it.u
MIR. Breckenridge's suggestion at
once received the favor of the House
and the resolution went over until to.
morrow by unanimous consent.
Mr.. Stone of Kentucky offered a
resolution agreed toy calling on the
secretary of the treasury for tabular
statement of all goods imported into
Porto Rico and the Dominican Repub-
Tic since the reciprocity treaty went
into effect. Also resolution agreed
toy calling on the secretary of state for
copies of all communications between
the United States and those countries,
CUBA, Salvador and Brazil on the sub
ject of reciprocity.
MI Boatner of louisiana, offered a
resolution providing for an investiga-
ton of Judge Aleck Boarman of the
western district of louisiana; referred.
On motion of Mr.. Bland of Mis-
souri,, a resolution was adopted call
ing on the secretary of the treasury
for information as to whether at any
time since the 1-2 per cent bonds be-
came due there has been sufficient
funds in the treasury to pay the same
and ifso by what authority he assum-
ed to continue such bonds at 2 per
cent and why the same were not paid
at the time due.
ANXIETY GENERALLY PREVAILS.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.-There can
be little doubt that the developments
Of the past few days in the course of
the investigation now being conduct
ed at San Francisco by Judge Advo-
cate General Kenny into the attack
upon the Baltimore's crew, the publ
cation of the testimony in the Shields
case and the ugly demonstration
at Valparaiso against the York
towns gig crew, have had
uneasy feeling at the capitol. Sena-
tors and representatives Who all along.
have derided the idea of any serious
trouble following the Chilean cores
pondence and had the greatest conf
dence that Chile would soon tender
ample apology and make reparation
for the misdeeds of her citizens, are
now willing to admit privately the
situation is full of the gravest diff
culties. ,One omnous sign is the
great inactivity Of congress in the
matter.
Heretofore it has been customary
whenever matter of the smallest in
terest is the subject of diplomatic cor
respondence for one or both of the
houses of congress to call upon the
president for all theinformation in the
possession of the state department
relative to the matter, but no senator
or member has yet been venturesome
enough to introduce resolution
calling for the Chilean
correspondence, although it has been
apparent that although the relations
OF the United States with Chile have
been strained nearly to point of rup-
ture, in the last few weeks the very
gravity of the situation appears to
have a repressible effect upon con-
gress.
The Republicans are indisposed to
embarrass the president by calling
for the correspondence, having in
view his significant promise to trans
nit it to congress at an early day.
The Democrats are fearful of inter
fering with the negotiations and
thereby precipitating trouble that
would then be chargeable to their &C.
ton. OF course the president might
decline to accede to the request fol
the correspondence, as he has done in
other cases, on the ground that it is
not expedient or in the pub
lie interest to publish it,
but he would find it
hard dose after the strong express
sions upon the subject contained in hi
annual message. So the situation in
congress is one of anxious waiting, in
the hope that the president will soon
relieve the general desire for informa-
ton voluntarily or by means of
prompted requests for supplying the
correspondence. Very naturally the
senators and members who are men,
bers of the committees having the
foreign relations of the government in
charge, are unwilling to express
themselves at this juucture upon the
merits Of the controversy with which
they may soon have to deal officially,
and from private expressions it is
clear that party lines will not be
drawn, and the president will have
the united support of congress in the
adoption of any measures he feels nee
essary for the preservation of the dig
nifty of the United States.
FOR FREE SILVER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I3.-Represent-
ative Pierce of Tennessee, an ardent
free coinage man, fired the first gun
in the committee in favor of free and
unlimited coinage of silver, immedi-
ately after the house committee on
coinage, weights and measures had
effected an organization this morning.
The meeting of the committee was ex-
pected to be simply of preliminary
nature, but Pierce forced the subject
to the front by resolution to report a
free silver bill without delay. In the
discussion that arose on the resolu-
ton, Pierce tried to force it on the
committee, though both the free silver
and anti-silver men opposed the adop-
ton of the resolution on the ground
that it was too precipitate. The reso-
luton was unexpected by most of the
okt 90 an, larey Of tha onI