Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-02-28
HOUSE.

General bills and resolutions were INTRODUCED
and referred, among them:
By Mr.. Bingham-A bill to restore the Stat,
Of Alabama to representation in Congress. II
provides
That the State Legislature elected un-
der the new Constitution of Alabama be convened
at the capital of said State as practicable
| by the order of the United States military COM
mander, and upon the ratification by said Legis-
lature of the fourteenth article of amendment to
the Constitution of the United States, proposed
by the Thirty-ninth Congress, and the establish
ment by law of an impartial suffrage within said
State, as authorized by said Constitution of Ala
bama, the said State shall be admitted to repreS-
entation in Congress
The bill was referred to the Reconstruction
Committee.
The House then resumed the consideration of
the Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation bill.
Mr. Buffers amendment, offered on Saturday,
TO provide for Minister to Greece, was agreed
to-
Mr.. Brooks moved to insert an appropriation
for mission to Rome. He urged it not alone on
account of political and religious reasons, but
for great reasons Of State The Roman Catholic
religion was spread all over the States, and its
priests were annually visiting Rome in great
earth to-day than it had in the proudest days of
Imperial Rome, and in State like that, affecting
the whole human family, the American Govern
ment should certainly be represented.
The amendment was rejected-48to to 80.
MIR. Blaine stated that the consular fees paid |
INTO the Treasury for the fiscal year ending June
., 1867, were S424 ,099; that the amount paid |
Tor salaries was S37l ,29l; and for exchange |
lV,'lI; leaving the net proceeds from the con-
ceeds from the consular system S42, ,090 The |
salaries of the Consulate at Paris were S70S4,
and the fees S47 700. The salaries at London
were $500, and the fees S3S, 800.
Mr.. Butler moved to strike out the 60 Commits
sioner and Consul General to Hsyti and Liberia, -
and insert minister Resident to Hayti, Liberia
and dominican Republic He said that the
commissioners have no diplomatic station. If
the United States were to have a Minister Resi-
lent anywhere he desired that there should be a
Minister Resident there, so that these countries
might send to Washington their representatives.
The question was first taken on substituting
Minister Resident for Commiss oner. Agreed to-
The next question being on adding ''Domini-
nm Republic" Mr.. Brooks opposed it, and said
le hoped 1t would not 90 forth to the world that
he House of Representatives has refused to send
| minister to court representing the Catholics
4 the whole world, and was now, out Of adors-
ION 10 the negro race, proposing to send 4 min
ster as Minister Resident to little end Of an is
and where there not many white people as
here were in the factories Of Lowell and Law
ence, Mass
Mr.. Butler said he voted against the mission to
Tome because the Pope had ceased to be a tenn
'oral power, and he was opposed to sending any
ainister TO an Ecclesiastic Court. He had moth
ng to do with the Imperial City Of Rome; she no
onger held sway in Italy. When he should be
sked to vote for sending representative To
overnment in Italy as established by Garibaldi, |
Ihether Catholic or Protestant, he would be
eady to respond. He was glad to see the Know
'othing-the Catholic church-burner, the man {
'ho refused to discountenanoe the blows, which ,
nder the name Of Know-Nothingism had mur- ?
cred the orphan children Of Catholics, and sack
! the convent in Massachusetts-now in favor
the Holy Imperial City Of Rome Laughter
Il over the House
Mr. Brooks replied that if the honorable gen
eman from Massachusetts, had ever been asso-
lated with him in public life he would have
nown tina; he (Brooks) had never been a Know ;
othing, or had ever had anything in common a
ith the know-Nothing Association. While the |
enteman from Massachusetts, had been engaged
l laying the foundation Of civil war and in or a
anizing treason, he (Brooks) had been in oppo- I
tion TO him and his associates +
Mr.. Butler said it was quite ltrve that he and q
le gentleman from New York had never been
-socated in public life, because when he Mr.. -,
utlerl went out of the Democratic party on &C :;
'unt of its corruptions, the gentleman from Y
ew York entered [Laughterl As to the ',
entleman's denial Of having been Know o
othing, he [Nlr. Butlerl only knew what had o
zen the utterances Of The .Ntir York Express, /
nd if he Mr.. Brooksl was not a Know-Noth- '
z, then The Express has cheated the Know :
othing party during its entire existence.
Laughter.l As for himself. he left the Demo i
attic party 'cheH II became the party Of treason. I
Subsequently Mr.. Butler withdrew the smend-
ent and the bill was passed.