The morning call., 1892-01-27

pro ,edure a discussion of that situation.
Applause on the Republican side.l Sir,
there is great responsibility upon this
House at this time. l trust this resolution
Will be referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and that every matter
touching this question will be so referred,
because we have an illustration this very
instant of how Unexpectedly the situation
has been brought TO the consideration
OF the House and the country | pre-
sumo aud trust that no gentleman on the
H0Cr OF this House Will undertake to
discuss the matter pro or con, so far
as any information concerned IN rela-
tlon to the dispatches received to-day or
yesterday or Tomorrow. For one, and
speaking for the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, l assure the gentleman from Ken
tucky and this House that the committee
will not be willing to make any report to
this body without eXhauStiHg all the in
formation TO be had from the cOrre-
spondence. Applause on the Republican
side. And | beg this House to remember
that line of safety is a line ofdeli6eratiOn.
Yoa can treat this matter as well tO-mOr-
row or next week. after dellberat0n, as you
can In passion provoked by instantaneous
discussion. beg we shall be earnest, seri-
Gus, calm and manful in all this matter"
Herbert Of;AIabama spoke in opposition
to Breckinridge's resolution. No one
could say with absolute certainty that the
Santiago cable which appeared this morn
ing as an Associated Press dispatch was
true. Suppose it is untrue, and that the
House pass Breckinridge's resolution. l
don say the gentleman himself intends 10
cast any such imputatiOn, but in my Opn-
ion the country will look at a resolution
like that as tmpugnDg the Chief Executive
with bad faith to the country and bad faith
to the House. 1t also carries with it some
imputation upon the Committee Of Foreign
Affairs. lie thought that the committee
could be trusted, aud said: LET Us not
now engage in discussion in which there
will be, on the part of certain gentlemen,
an attack upon the President, and on the
part OF others a defense"
McCreary Of Kentucky, member of the
Foreign Affairs Committee, said he saw no
reason for unreasonable haste in the mau-
agement of a question so important as this,
and said the committee would give it imn.e-
diate and prompt consideration.
Hit also spoke in favor Of reference.
Breckenridge said he was surprised at this
opposition. The resolution did not criticize
anybody. 1t simply asked for light.
Burrows Of Michigan inquired whether
the gentleman thought the President, when
he received the dispatch, would decline to
communicate it to Congress.
BTeckinrdge thought that when the Pres
ident receives this communication from the
House he would not decline. Democratic
applause
On motion Of Blount the resolution was
then referred to the Committee On Foreign
Affairs.
Catchings Of Mississippi called up the
new code rules and mlde brief exDlana-
tion.
Reed of Maine criticized the rules and ex-
tOlled those of the FIfty-frst 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 criticized the new
rules His people wanted some apprOpria-
tiJnS for their barbols. IL he understood
the report Of the committee rightly, unless
he could get a pull on the Committee on
Rivers and Harbors he was mot in it,"
Burrows of Michigan made a critical
analysis of the new rules and Mills replied.
Mckenna If California also criticized them.
The House then adjourned until to-mor-
row.