The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-28
Honse of Representatives
WARRINGTON, Feb. 81. 1866.

WAsHIsGroS, Feb. 81, 1855.
APPROPRIATION PASSED.
The House passed the Navy and Fertilization Appro
iriation bills and motion OF Mr.. LATHAM, (dem.) Of
Cai the bill establishing United States Circuit Court
for the District OF California, with Judge at
uusl sasry Of $500
TIE OLD SOLDIERS BILL.
Mr. aInDLEswARTH (whig) of Pa, moved the suspen
sion Of TIE rules to take up the Senate Old Soldiers bill
Several gentlemen sad two hundred millions Of
Of land win be required for this purpose according to
tie report OF the Commis ssicner Of Pensions
Mr. Midcleswarth's motion was agreed 10 By vote o
1873 avaius' IL, that the bill be considered.
Mr EDGERToS, dem Of Ohio, moved Il be laid
lie table.
Ntgatived by vote OF 55 against 100.
Tie Houe refused 10 sustain tae previous question
moved ~ Mr.. Siddleswarth.
Further cons OF the bin postponed until
Tomorrow noon.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
IN Committee Of theWbole, the Senate amen line ats to
the l1dian Appropriation bill were acted and laid
aside to BE- reported TO the Honse.
TlE ARMY BiELcoL BFsToN's HOUSE on PfRgGRFAT c0M-
MOTION.
While debating the Sanate's smendu ents on the Army
BIZ, Mr. Kerr came IN, saying that Col Benton's house
dre which caused great c9mmotion in the hall
He moved that the COMMITTEES rise this spend
ed b. agreement to take until O'Clock
for general debate.
On the House reasssmbng very few members were in
attendance.
srrscH OF MI wALm,IDGE- ORIGIN OF THE EUROPEAN WAR
Our NEUTRAL RIGHTS AND orr ATTITUDE TO cupA.
Mr WitsRiDCE, (dsm OF N. ", sald--Mr. Chair rmln
There IA a bject, TO which at early day the
hr-t OF the present Congress- had the honoc
call the attention Of this House Of moment
TO the erci Il interests Of the country, snd
mediate consern TO my constituents and that Is the
cessy o distinct declaration by the legislative de-
part nent Of government OF what, a nation,
hole 70 be neutral rights; and, az the time
deem Il important TO elicit declaration from Congress
in relation to the political attitude II i duty to main
tain respecting the island OF Cuba The opening Of the
year 1865 marked by series Of great events which
thressned Europe with CONFUSION. The most casual OBJ
could not fail 10 perceive tina. the forty OF
comparative peace 10 Europe, which bad only been tenn
porary interrupted BY the struggling prit Of rsvolu
gun, which has since bazed forth with much fury
and lie consequence and end Of which human agaciy
could not predict lie political drama had been epenel
BY tie Gar OF Russia in his formal complaint gans the
which the Sultan had made pon the conflicting
claims OF the Greeks and Lan 70 the holy places OF Je
rusaiem. The question IN regard the holy shrines
had been amicably setted by the sultan through the
intsrpositon Of the British Ambassador a. Con nno
pie But tho Russian Ambassador (MsnAchikoa) at
Con stantnople had other and serious obsss ia
view, and that the maintenance Of q claim the
part OF tn. Russian govsInmen. absolute protec
orate the Greek subjects o, the sultan The direct
effect of this soon attracted the attention OF the Western
Powers. IL was nothing more less than PROPOSED
transfer, by diplomatic interference, OF the authority Of
the Sultan to the Car millions ofTurksh subjects
The aggressive policy OF Russia hAi been the theme Of
discussion not only by British journalists but Ia the
more elaborate discussions 1.-THE English Parliament the
matter bad been presented in serious light 10 the Euro
pean word The policy Of Russia since the days Of
Peter tie Great had loolei uncsssingy 70 territorial
sygrsndz ment. The French psper la Prefs publish.
ed, In 1918, the political Will that monarch, which
autht ntic not Is Just outline Of what the past has
coirbo-a'ss IT, you Will perceive by tue eighth and
ninth articles, as follows
Sth Extend ourselves rnceassiy vard the North, the
whole isnsa q the Baltic, anderisc 20 the south b the
eb 10 ahe every possible means gaining CoHin,iuo
PIE AMI the Indiet er lie who rues there will be hs true
sovereign the world excite continually in Turkey
and Pers es,ablsbirg frtrsssss tho Black sss ge,
double point necessa the realization ~ project,
,eeeSra.s a. much m ye.t, a, sefsy q Persia gs1s.
the q syrs the suent ccnDsrcs q the Lsyant "a
II Once there, n without the gold OF Lnrland.
10 the confidential c3nieIence which took ace 1853,
and the dispatches rom the British ar1basaor, sir @.
H. seymour IN that year, 10 Lord John Russell, u |.
shown that the present Car at..d that the policy of
the kmpress Caiharus looked 20 the 1enson of the
Russian power TO Constantnope and that the Emperor
Aexanser In writing conh3eniiAy In 1872, 20 Lord Cas-
teressh, declared that ho 1.-THE only Russian Eho
resisted the views OF his subjects upon Turkey, and the
loss OF popularity which he had sustained by h antago
nfsm TO thtr wishes . The constant and val
ofa pacific snd moderate policy the part OF Nj hoas
had Gained the approximations OF the Western Powers
and even this was not interrupted by tho yist Of
the Gar, Ia 1874, 10 the continent and 70 Eng.
land sthor GA hat Wait made In order that he gh
more fuuy and with greater secrecy make kno va his
puTpoes and smooth down all opposition 10 secnre
divifon Of the Ottoman empire, In such a manner a.
would to the territorial sne comercia Interest,".
of Russia. In isii then lind Ni:holas In England
in secret conference with the British ministers, pro.
posing partition Of Turkey; AMI, although be vas
there proposing The dissolution OF empire 70 one
Of the most powerful States Of Europe the wJrl
was In profound ignorance Of the proceedings until
they were brought TO light By the diplomatic
The hour for dissolution and partition already q,
hand. On the goth December, 1854 new ministry vas
formed in England By which Lord Absrdesn
Premier, Gladstone Chascenor o. the sxehcqnsr. yis
psstr,sni Lord John Russell SECRETARY OF stats for For
ssr Aas-s. la the monta following Gnd the Gar In
Es-et snd confidential insrcosrse With tie British
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