Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-01-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHIEGToN, Jan. "a.
HOUSE.


HOUSE.
Mr. Phelps introduced bill appropriating SlO,-
600 to pay the witnesses before the several nyesti
CATION Committees.
Mr. Hughes, of Ind, offered an amendment that
no part OF the money shall be paid for the defense
of any parties implicated or for the constructive
mileage of witnesses which was rejected.
Mr. Reagen, of Texas, offered an amendment
providing that hereafter no more than ten per
cents per mile shall be paid to officers for the dis
tance actually and necessarily Travelled in summon
ing witnesses. The bill passed with the latter
amendment. The House went into Committee on
the Whole on the State of the Union on the Con.
sular aud diplomatic appropriation bill
Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, offered an amendment
limiting the missions to Great Britain, France Rus
sia, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, China, Peru, Turkey and
Nicaragua After debate the amendment was
adopted.
Mr. Stewart, of Nd, expressed himself against
this move of cutting down the number of foreign
Missions 1t was retrenchment in the wrong d.
rection, and would not be approved by the people.
Mr. Clay, of KY, made similar remark.
Mr. LoYejoy, of ILL.,, said some Of the ministers
were the most extraordinary on earth. Not one,
but the Minister to England, could speak the Ian
guage of the country to which he is sent.
Mr.. Miles, of ). o., protested against the "penny
wise pound foolish" conduct of curtailing the di
plonatic system. Economy, like charity, should
begin at home, and gentlemen should apply them
selves to the correction of wasteful reckessness,
and lavish expenditures under their immediate
control.
During the discussion of the amendment to dis
pense with foreign Ministers, Mr.. LOvejoy said the
appointing of them was taken from mOnarchical
| governments at time when one man ruled the
| State and his wife ruled the monarch. What has
the Minister to France been doing for year past
| Settling question about gilt buttons and small
clothes. Laughter) That is the Lords truth; play
| ing gentleman usher to the snobOcracy Of America
| and introducing them to the aristOcracy of Eu-
rope and quarreling with his subordinstes because
they were better dancers than himself
! Mr.. Bigler presented memorials from Pennsylva-
MIA, in favor of specific duties on iron, &c.
Mr.. Cameron presented similar memorials, and
| took occasion to make some sarcastic remarks on
the zeal Of the President in Kansas affairs, and
hoped he would exercise the same energy in re
modelling the Tariff, which course of action would
| gain him the confidence Of his State.
Mr. Bigler said that he too would unite in carry
ing out the spirit of the resolutions, because he be-
| lieved they embodied the sentiments of majority
of his constituents; but he thoughtthe worst friends
| of prompt readjustment Of the Tariff are those
who would give 1t the form of party question
| No man could misunderstood the purport of his
colleagues remarks, which was 10 throw doubt
| on the good faith of the Executive. At a proper
| time he (Mr Bigler) would express his sentiments
at length on the subject of the Tariff meantime he
was prepared to treat it business question a.
fecting the Treasury and the great industrial in
teres,s Of the country, without making in any way
question of party.
Mr. Cameron retorted on the recently expressed
National views of Mr.. Bigler He himself admired
that feature in gentlemen that battle brayely for
| their own States. If Pennsylvania would do as
much, Congress would do for her all she wanted
Without further remarks, the memorials were re.
ferred -5. .tIfs
Mr.. Slidell, from the Committee on Foreign AT
fairs, to whom was referred the bill making appro-