The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-02

~.rrcr.a .nd nav man was sent out thege-some
broken down politician who does no. No
nniv 10 reward partIsans, and allow them 70 make
pleasure trip to the Old World -.,
shond he taken on Mr. Crawiords motion, to strike out
the whole clause perfect that portion proposed to De
stricken out, so as TO make II read
.oners OF The Uned States at Great Britain France,
Spain Brazil Aeaico China Peru Turkey and Nj
He believed the United States needed minister's at all
these places, but at none others. tt,
Mr.. stephens, Of Ca, did not approve OF tins style
ought extended rather than restricted and that the
salaries should be raised The entire diplomatic service
Of the country did cost third OF million oil dollars;
and the whole intellectual part Of the govcrnment-tne
executive the legislative and the judcarydd not cost
On s"rS Inv such spectacle In his udg
ment II the salaries Of the President and Judges and e
gisators bore proper comparison with the whole ex-
pendtures these expenditures would fall to one haf less
Il the contracts the army contracts, the navy con-
tracts the book contracts the post Office overland mai
contracts and all these things that swell the expendl.
lures TO such must bankrupt the treasury
unless they could stop the evil. -,
The committee concurred in Mr. sherman . proposit'on,
and adopted it by vote OF s. TO 81.
The parliamentary question then sprung up as 70 wns'
would be the effect OF agreeing 70 M Oraworu son
ment as thus amended Would be to bring the House
10 vote on striking retaining the clause as originally
reported by the Committee OF Ways and Means, or as
amended by the Committee Of the Whoethat Is provl-
ding only for the missions Great Britain France, Russia
Spain Brazil Mexico China Peru Turkey and Nicaraguar
The latter the common sense, and, we believe the
parliamentary view Of the but strangely enough
the former mas been the practice OF the House. The
Chairman said he would report TO the House the various
amendments made to the clause before the whole clause
was stricken out--f 1t should be-and with that under
standing the opposition for the purpose OF stopping tae
debate, supported Mr. Crawiords amendment 70 strike out
the whole clause The Chairman. however who reported
the bill to the House. not the same who gave the ndca
ton have referred to- and he merely reported that the
Committee OF the Whole had recommended that the
clause question be stricken out The previous question
having been moved and seconded, it was discovered ny
the opposition that they had fallen ino snare ana tn
instead of getting the vote OF the House the various
propositions adopted in committee they mao eiter 70 Jake
the clause in its original wording or strike IL ont aose
Their. The House was not prepared for the alter sum
mary proceeding and there nothing left for but TO
vote for all the missions And so the House refused 70
concur in the recommendation of the Committee OF the
Whole reserted the cause that had been stricken
out, originally reported not as subsequently amended
The opposton resented this deception il such was,
and when the vote came be taken Thursday, the
passage Of the bill it rejected. Here was difficulty
More than week had been occupied IN the discussion OF
this consular apd diplomatic BILL and now the whole thing
wo have to be done again, unless some arrange
mst made by which the opposition could have fair
vote in the House the various amendments proposed
The remedy was discovered to be this: to reconsider
the vote by which the bill was rejected; then
to reconsider the vote by. which it was ordered
to be engrosed and then, having gone back to that
point, to permit amendments to be offered and voted on
fairly This TAKEN the opposition asserting
It, though until Mr. Gddngs, of Ohio had intimated
that the policy republicans would be- if they found
that the thirty million bill for Cuba was to be introduced
and pressed to give the administration no help in the pas
sage Of the appropriation bills but to throw every i'm
pedment in the way, and thereby necesstate the calling
of an extra session Similar ntmatons were thrown out
by protectonists who want to the admins
tration party to bring forward tariff bill or lose their
votes.
The Consular and Diplomatic bill having been made to
take this backward action the Chairman Of the Committee
OF Ways aud Means opened the doors for amendments.
The first was to strike out the mission to Austria to spite
the President and Clancy Jones, who not much OF
avore the House. The proposition failed The next
to strike out the mission to Persia that was carried
Other propositions to strike out Rome Buenos Ayres &c.
were severay lost and in fact the striking out Of the
mission to Persia the only thing achieved, and that
will probably be restored by the Senate.
These amendments having disposed Of, the ques
ton again up the passage OF the BILL when there
were yeas 81 nays "a he W Sd n,ns
against 1t, backed by number of Southern fire eaters,
who could 60 for bill containing such an obnoxious
clause as that to for the support Of the unfortunate
captured Africans Of the Echo.
motion to reconsider entered, and before dispos-
ing Of IL, the House adjourned.
sNARI BETWEEN THE SPEAKER AND AN INDIANA MEMBER.
While Mr.. Gddngs was indicating what would be the
policy of the republicans in of the pressing Of
measure giving the President thirty millions to facilitate
the acquisition of Cuba he interrupted by the Speak
err who said that the proprety or improperly the
QUESTION Of Cuba not proper subectfor discussion or
the pending proposition.
the Chair had entertained the objection he made thai
matter would lot have come before the House.
the sss c Sd Sspa that he did not hear
Mr. Hughes, in still more offensive manner, replied
that be could not help that
The Speaker (dgnfedly) -The Chair hopes the gentle
man Indiana did not intend to be rude to the Chair
Mr.. Hughes (snappshy)- mo, sir; though Il the gen
tleman had perhaps he would have been but paying on
an honest debt.
The speaker-If the gentleman has any of per
sona quarrel with the Chair the House Of Representatives
is not the proper place 70 settle it.
Mr.. Hughes-I say the same to the Speaker.
Subsequently Mr.. Hughes, who is of petulant irasc
BILE disposition apOlOgized TO the Speaker being assured
that his objections to Mr.. Giddipgs proceeding had not
been heard by the chair.
tenion on that or any previous occasion to treat the gen.
teman from Indiana with disrespect.
There the matter ended.
TIE CAPTURED AFRICANS THE ECHO.
One of the clauses Of the Consular and Diplomatic ap
preparation bill which met with the most bitter opposition
from ultra pro slavery men in the House, was that cover
ing an appropriation Of $50 600 to be paid TO the Co.
lonzaton Society for taking care in LIBERIA for year.
of the Africans captured board the SLAYER Echo and
sent back to the coast The law of1sle requires the Pre-
sdept such to send out of the United States the
negroes or muatoes captured and precedent Of the
mode Of procedure set by Mr. Monroe, who in 1920
back cargo Of Africans and had them taken care Of
by the agent of the United States the Coast Of Africa
Mr. Buchanan carried out the law and the precedent thus
set, and entered into contract with the Colonization
Society to take care of these Africans for year,
in consideration of the sum Of $4,000. II was
TO pay the capation bounty Of s25 per head to the
from board the Echo and also to carry out the
provisions Of this contract that the item Of $4,000
put into the Consular and Diplomatic bill. 1t was bad
enough TO cast slight upon the peculiar institution by
sending back these captured Africans 10 their native
try, instead Of letting them be distributed among the
Southern plantations but it was adding insult TO injury
for the President to provide in the contract that the chill
dren these Africans should be schooled, and that all
whether children adults should for year be taught
the arts of civilization that suitable to their
dion
Mr. Singleton moved 10 amend by inserting the follow
ing proviso:-
And provided further That part said appropriation
shall be used for the support education Of Africans here
toore returned hereafter be returned to their native
country under the of said act OF Sd March 1872 after
the de cred into the hands of the agent agents
appointed TO receive them from the United States.
Mr. Crawford, of Ca, could not give his assent 10 such
construction OF the act Of 1s19 secured these
negroes support and maintenance for year after their
return. If such authority were given by the law for one
year. what was 10 prevent its being extended twenty
earf The same reason which induced that section 10 be
incorporated in the act Of 1919 did not operate upon The
President IN the OF Echo prisoners Tben The oh