The sun., 1870-05-25
THE SCIENCE OF POLITICS.
WHOLEsALE DENUNCIAIION OF MIR.
GRANTS CUBAN POLICY.

the FriendIcss Fish-The Administrstion
Ring of Jobbers.
WAsmsoros, May A-The House went into
Committee OF the Whole on the Consular and Dplo-
matte bill, Mr.. Ineersoil in the chair.
Mr.. VooRHrss Dem, Ind) moved 70 strike out
from the list Of Consulates In schedule d. Santiago
de Cuba stating that tie United States Gag did not
protect either the Consulate or American citizens
coming within its Jurisdiction, and therefore that
Congress would certainly not vote money 70 keep
Consul there who could not live In safety. II the
Administration would not enforce the protection Of
is citizens and the rights Of the has, they had bet
ter withdraw all diplomatic intercourse with the
tons OF the world. He sen, to The Clerks desk and
had read an article from yesterdays Ntp York TT
srns In reference to the treatment Of Consul Phillips
st eantiago de Cuba. He implored the members Of
the Committee of Foreign Affairs, vino had access
10 that
FOSSIL, OR DEAD NAN
who presided over the State Department 20 tell him
that the blood Of American citizens CRYING from
the ground for action against his imbecility sloth
and of regard for the honor, glory and safety
Of this once grent anu honored Republic.
Nj BANKS CRep., Massey. Chairman Of the Com
mitteo on Foreisn Affairs, said that tue statement
read was undoubtedly correct. The facts had been
long before the Commit.ee OF Foreign Affairs and
tha, Committee was only awaiting the opportunity
TO report the whole subject and would no. lose one
minute in calling the attention OF the House TO It. II
did not appear him, however, that the facts stated
Afforded any reason why the Consulate al Santiago
should be abolished on the contrary, they were an
additional reason why It should be supported.
Mr.. LOGAN CRcp., ni.J said that he had been feel
Ing for a long time that the American Government
had not been doing Its duty and that ts hesitancy
had been
ALMOST CRIMINAL.
lie wa. satisfied tint at any time the Committee on
Foreign AGsrs asked consent to report the sub
ject Of Cuba, there would be no objection.
| Mr.. LOGAN did not believe that the House would
object to taking up that question at any time II was
asked to, because the whole country demanded that
Congress should speak in reference TO Cuban affairs.
outraxes had been perpetratcd In Cuba until, tie
| gentemsn from Indiana had said,
TIE BLOOD OF AMERICAN CITIZENS
| cried out from the ground. The Government
should show at least that 1t had some sympathy with
the struggling people OF that island He hoped that
| at the first opportunity the gentleman IRON Massa-
chusetts (Mr. Banks) would ask suspension Of the
| rules So to get his report before the House.
| Mr. NooRuEEs said so far as he knew tie temper
OF hi. side of the House, members were ready 10
| Mr. LoaAs-N can he done any das Mr..
Sargent (tep Cali called attention to the means by
| which these outrages should be redressed Was u
BY Congress onal resolutions Congress refused to
| make tee needul appropriations for the Navy 1t
very easy TO accuse the secretary OF state Tor
| sitting like dead man fossil in his
| DEPARTMENT, when the means by which the honor
OF the flag could be vindicated refused, and the
| Navy not put efficient footing. Spain had
| now In the Cuban waters Eve ships 20 our one fve
men to our one. and FIVE guns to cur one. II the
United States Government to concentrate there
Navy equal to that Of SPAIN II would have to dra W
| It's ships from oil parts Of the world.
sxWrous CHARGE AGAINST CONSUL PHILLIPS.
| Mr. GARFIELD QRep., ohio) said that. without re-
ntriuy 30 the question OF Cuba matters. no ~onld
call attention TO the writer of the document that had
| been read the late United States Consul In san.
| tiago dc Cuba. General Steadnian was from bis
(Gardeld's) Congressional. District, and had died
there in few days after he got to his pos (;
"e CcrtTessionai i Dstiet. He MT GspseidS hal %
therefore lad occasion to know good deal about
on the OH Of July last, he died in the house
OF this man Phillips, who sent very brief letter
to the ss,e Department in,'smPg ,n,ISs Of he iaIs @
| days he would send on his effects and iul state
ment Of the Circumstances attending his sicKness
| and Lea'h. Although more thsn n dozen letters nal
| been addressed 10 Phillips since that time by the
| bcieaved family and friends, not word Of answer
| had been received. and
| no EFFECTS WERE SENT BACK,
| although Gen. steaimnn had at the time OF his
death 81 900 in his POSSESSION. He hqs not sent one
word in response In reference to the death Of the
man who died In his house. The present Consul In
Santiago was there for some weeks before Philips
left, and during that time no Information could be
obiuined from him.
A short time alter that, this same man. Phillips
falsely assuming tnat his life was In danger rot
| on man-of-war, rnd by some curious process or
other managed TO cot appointed as ConEul to Ja'
in9ica by the commander OF the ship-an appoint
ment which wns worth nothing, and winch was i'm.
mediatcy revoked by the State Depar ment ~
thing without aui hority Not only that, hut he de
manded that ship of war should take him back Ia
Santiago de cuba, and when he go, there = did moi
try TO land. because NE Admiral said OF the debts
due BY him; and that man sent to the stte Depart
mcnt
A CLAIM roR to0O, 900
damages for having been oyerawed and threatene ed
and his life endangered by tie power OF Spain. That
was the knd Of man that told these horrible storie,
OF the state OF affairs in Cuba. Moreover arer bav
ing published these terrible papers, he sent to III,
| State Department denial OF them, "a, ing that he
| wrote them under duress to save his life that h,
wrote them to please certain and factious OF ~,
people there. These facts could be ascertaned at
| Stute Department Before he Uiaried) would hny,
his blood boil on the subject, or before he wuult
vote not TO have Consul ut santiago de Cuba, o
egisate in any bellieersnt vigorous way he snou,
| like that person who cared 50 much for the Ameri
can flag.
| TO SEND BACK MONEY
that he held belonging 10 the family Of his tGarHe'ds
| dead constituent. the late Gen Steadman and to
send some account Of his sickness and what he saiC
in the hours oi his death. Let him respond to tn,
agonized widow who had been praying and beseech
| ing him to give back one utteranee oi her .dyini
| husband.
| nothing about this man Phillips. One thing, how
| ever was true, that American citizens HAD beer
shot and killed by
| BLooDTuIRsrY sPASIARDs IN CUBA,
and that American citizens were not safe there
|
yet sat quiet the present Administration Will,
| a struggle was going on between oppression ana
| liberty. As to the inencency OF the navy, he re-
| marked that II the United States navy had not per
mitted naval vessels 70 be supplied TO Spain ont OF
| American waters, there would not now be so stron(
| a Spanish fleet in Cuban waters. He had received
| memorial after memorial from Masonic lodges he.
| cause Americans murdered In Cuba belonged to that
| order, asking the Government TO take some action
1 In relation u these murders.
| Mr.l MUsOEH Dem, Ohio) argued that all thai
| was necessary TO protect Americans In Cuba from
the blood thirsty Spanards for the United
States Government to
| RECOGNIZE THE BELLIGRRENT RIGHTS
| OF Cuba France and England would follow suit
| for those Governments were standing amazed thI
the AmC rican Republic did not step ir among thos'
| monster and commnnd tnem TO quit their murde
OF prisoners OF war.
Mr. BANKS repeated that the Committee Of For
een Affairs would report at the very earliest mo
ment and said he did not doubt that the HOUSE
| would find that Committee rs determined TO main
tain the honor Of The country NJ any other Commit
tee, or Ms any portion OF the House lie was gln,
| OF The opportunity TO say so, because that Comm
| tee had been CHARGED by various Journals with N
tending to suppress the matter and keep IL from IN
, | House
Mr.. Cox Dem, N. " remarked that the Hous
| had a very curious debate on this matter, and a
| usual had had the truth told by the gentlemen o