The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-27
CHILL IN The HOUSE
A Resolution Calling on the Pres
ident for Information.
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM EGAN
He Confirms the Rumor That Chilli win With
draw the Malta Note-The Situa-
ton is improved.

House this morning, both on the floor and
in the galleries. Culberson, of Texas, from
the committee on judiciary, reported, and
the House passed, joint resolution remov-
ing the political disabilities of John r.
F'atnall.
Breckinridge, of Kentucky, asked for
immediate consideration of the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the President of the
United States be respectfully requested to
inform the House whether any answer has
been received either from our minister to
Chill, Egan, or from the government of
Chill, to the dispatch sent by the govern
ment of the United States to the republic of
Chilli January 81; and if so, from whom
such answer was received and at what
time, and that he will communicate to the
House all correspondence between the
government of the United States. its min
lister to Chilli, and the GILLIAN government
not communicated to Congress with the
message heretofore sent.
There was some attempt made to have
the resolution refer ed TO the
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
and Blount, of Georg a, chairman of the
committee, made motion to that effect,
but the speaker ruled the motion came too
late, he having previously recognized
Brecklnridge TO debate the resolution.
Breckenridge said il the chairman of the
committee on foreign affairs desired
the resolution referred to the COM
mltiee, he would make no objection
out he wished TO say few words on the
subject. Congress recently received a
message from the President concerning the
question OF peace or war under circum-
stances which in the nature of the case
must be grave. Now it appeared possible
the Chillan government did send an an
sWer TO the dispatch repeated in the mes
sage the President had sent. Congress
Knew the TACT to be that Oh January 81 a
dispatch was sent to the republic OF Chill |
he did not now criticise the President for
not waiting until an answer was received !
or until the time for such answer had !
elapsed before senoiug Lis MESSAGE to Con-
gress. He did not now make any criti- |
clsm either on the haste with which the |
message was sent or on the language of |
the message
PENDING CONSIDERATION BY THAT REPUBLIC !
of its action on the dispatch of January 81 |
1t must be remem bered, however, the IAN |
guage OF that message TO Congress could |
nave been comm unicated to the authorities |
OF Chill and might, If no answer " ere !
made to the dispatch of January 81 affect !
the nature OF the answer that government |
would feel called upon TO make, therefore |
1t was not too great a presumption 10 in |
duige In that the President of a great and |
free people, dealing with free but feeble |
people, would not nave used such language !
pending consideration by Chilli of its answer /
TO that dispatch. 1t was not too great a |
presumption to indulge in that a grave |
emergency Ike that would have called |
from that President due consideration and |
al nil no nod
ton of what the answer would be. Ii was
scarcely credible that language so, he |
Wuold not say insulting-but severe as
that used by him, would have been used if |
he believed friendly and sufficient re-
spouse would have been made 10 the dis |
patch of January 81. 1t was therefore not !
impossible he may have had some intima-
ton what that answer would be, and yet |
in such an unofficial and informal manner |
received by him as to justify him in not |
putting 1t IN his message. Applause on |
the Democratic side. The power is grant |
ed to Congress alone to declare war The
President has put that decision upon US:
we must face it and so decide on the one |
hand that the dignity of the American /.
people
SHALL BE UPHELD.
No man in the House no matter from what |
party be comes nor from what section he |
may hail, but Will at all hazards protect |
the hum blest seaman that wears the Amer
lean uniform, or guard at whatever ex-
pense the honor and glory of the American
people Great applause. 1t will be be-
lleved by every honorable man in all the
country that the honor glory and dignity
of the repub bile and the security of its sea
men are safe in the hands of this Con-
gress But on the other hand, war should |
be only last resort When war must be
with republic like the United States
anxious for liberty, desiring to ma ntain
constitutional freedom, seeking progress bv
means of that freedom and with gravity |
greatly increased by the fact that the re-
public is in the midst of great internal |
trouble, having just overthroWn dictator
while seeking fog congressional liberty |
under constitutional guarantee, ali great |
men, all generous men, all VINO have liberty |
will desire 10 bear and for0ear with such |
people passing through such state in |
the midst of such desperate conditions as
long as our reason will allow US to bear and /
forbear with her Applause. Therefore |
it is
OUR DUTY TO KNOW ALL THE FACTS,
every fact that can bear any relation
to this matter, is part of our
necessary information in the con-
clusion we must reach upon matter so |
important as this. And l confess it never |
occurred to me that the chairman of the |
committee on foreign affairs or any mem
Der of the House would hesitate to submit /
this request to the President of the United |
States. BY reference, by postponement or
by delay of any sort we eakeu the atti-
tude We ought bear to this question Let |
US send to the President at once to give |
US information, to send US that |
which has been communicated to him |
Let US have it before our opinions crystal |
lze into convictions, before we become |
biased by reading this correspondence in |
which are unkind and bitter things before
our tempers are aroused by offensive utter
ances which may have been made before |
any conclusion is reached.
GIVE Us ALL THE FACTS
so we may keep our minds unbiased until
we have all that is possible of the truth |
and light to base our conclusions upon
elf the gentleman from Georgia (Blount) |
thinks the resolution ought not to come I'D |
for Immediate consideration l will not op- /
pose him though l will most seriously |
think it is mistake"
''Mr Speaker said Blount, whether
or not this House hereafter, in view of the
gravity of the situation in the matter of
relations with Chilli, sees fit to consider
them in secret session, at least it seems 10
me at this time before that course shall
have been considered at all, there ought
not 10 be thrust upon this House and couu-
try by any mode of procedure discussion
of that situation. Applause on the Re-
publican side. Sir, there is great re-
sponsbility upon the House at this time.
| trust this resolution will be referred to
the committee on foreign affairs and that
every matter touching the question will
be SO referred, because we have
al illustration this very instant