The New York herald., 1870-05-20

Mount Vernon Ala. and Uhatiahooch,e, Fla; also
me captured lands and teneinenis be'nngng 70 ,ne
United states at Shreveport, L.; Mar hai anu 'el-
Texas. Passed.
Mr. SLoCUM, ,dem.) or N. r., asked consent Tor the
COMMITTEES ON Naval Affairs to report a. any tne
the oill for the removal OF the grooklyn Navy yard
PUBLIC GROUNDS AT FORT POTTER.
Mr. BENNETT repJ Of Mich. INTRODUCED Joint
BuSo ee%1 improve ss ana naak peaay che pnoc
grounus known as Fort Porter, In connection win
sne pubic PARK to he LAID out on land adjoining such
DECLINE OF AMERICAN COMMERCE.
Inc House proceeded IN the morning hour TO the
and commercial interests OF the United States. Mr.
aYN0n i.St @ !repl OF Me- giving notice that he would
not press IL 10 vote before Tuesday next.
Mr. HALL, repl OF Me-, addressed the House In
support or tile bii reviewing the history Of the de-
cine OF American tonnage and arguing against the
would give the fatal blow TO American shipbulldlng
MR. ALLISON, trep.) OF Iowa, opposed he bill he
cause In his Judgment 1t did not propose TO revive
foreign commerce, OF. at least it would not have
that erect, while IL did great many things that IL
ought not to do. To vote subsidy 10 shipbuilders
anu shipowuers In the cOastng trade, as the ir-t
section virtually did, IN allowing drawback OF duty
on all shipbnildlng aterals was TO put their hands
into the pockets or the people without any reason
whatever, he argued. As TO the impracicability OF
an honest execution OF The drawback system as pro-
posed in the BILL he beIeycd that under the opera
ton OF the first section $50 600 would be taken
out o1 te Treasury In five years, and that the gen.
eral eject OF the bill would be not promote foreign
trade, but to eniich those engaged in what was
practically tue cOasting trade
Toe morning hour expired and the bill went over
untii Tuesday next.
ELLIS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. SARGENT, lrcp.) Of Ca.-To facilitate the
transmission OF Asiatic, Australian and European
United States: proposing Custom House facilities.
BY Mr.. WOODWARD, ldeml or Pa.--Amendatory OF
several acts FOR tne removal OF causes In certain
cases nom state courts.
BY Mr.. AxrELL, (dem.) of Cal.--To relinquish the
interest OF the United states to certain lands TO the
BY Mr.. CLARK, rep, Of TeXas-To reorganze the
judicial distii let OF Texas.
Tile HOSPITAL SHIP ILLINOIS.
On motion OF Mr. POTTER (rep.) OF n. Y, the Sem
ate JOINT resolution turning over to the New York
quarantine Commissioners the steamer Illinois was
taken nom the Speakers table and passed.
The House at iity minutes past one went into
Committee OF the Whole, Mr. Ingersoll the char,
and TOOK up the
CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. KELSEY, lrcp.) OF n. Y, member of the Com
nntee on Appropriations, IN charge OF the bill,
ated S9330i7, which Sl77 697 less than for the
current year. The appropriation for the mission TO
Paraguay was omitted because there was no govern
menI there that TIE United States could recornize
The committee had followed tn precedent Of last
year In providing that the Minister Resident at the
Argentine epubic should also be accredited 10
Uruguay, although tie administration deemed It
necessary TO send a Minister to Uruguay. II that
nomination should be confirmed by The senate an
amendment TO the bill would be necessary. Appro-
p1atons were omitted for the consulates a. Odessa
keVel ana MOSCOW colsula!es at those places being
useless or nearly So the fees collected there las year
being-M0scow, so; Odessa, s91 20; Reyei, no
thing; He said he would oner proviso
TO the Item for contingent expenses, re-
quiring vouchers IN all cases to be presented
to the proper accounting officers OF the Treasury.
the certificate OF the President not 10 be deemed
proper voucher He explained this at some lengtli
as referring 10 the expenditure OF re Sccre. Service
1und, and read q certificate OF President Johnson,
informed ana believed hal been spent in connec-
ton with the ST. Domingo treaty SOS, $50 OF 1t was
pad back 10 the Treasury. He was also informed
that like certificate from Pre-. ident Grant had
Gently been given for nearly one Hundred thousand
dollars FOR the same purpose. The American people
no more wanted st. Domingo III n they had wanted
Alaska--an act but one deglee removed from &c tua
insanity 1.-THE government were 10 establish naval
station at ST. DO ningo il would have 70 estat-
Est navy equal 10 that In power to any
other nation; otherwise that navy would be an eie-
ment OF weakness not ~ strength In case OF war
be Immediately wrested IRON the United States
unless II had navy equal in iOrUe TO defend IT. be-
United states to govern the island, and he di not
believe the people were wiling to be tlxed for any
such purposes. II st. Domingo were taken 1t would
nave 10 be taken with ali It's encumbrances. Tn
United states would have to pay It's public debt
That debt was represented as being only on,
million five hundred thousand dollars, but Bael
had issued nationsl bonds amounting 10 more
than fifteen million dollars, some putting
the the amount as high as nity million dollars
element OF weakness not or strength even II the
United States could get II without taking charge OF
- ~.
Domingo had been tried with Spain. with what re-
SUIT would be seen BY an article which he read
disposed OF the ST. Domingo Gncstion. Mr.. Keisev
proceeded to criticise the whole system OF making
estimates and approprialng the pubIic money, which
he characterized as dcfec tive, loose and extrava-
CANT. Referring to the recent election In New York
ne was not surprised at the success OF the demo-
cratic party there than half the federal pa
uonage was given 10 the adherents 0f famnany
Hall.
Mr.. WOODWARD asked nm whether he meant that
m mi
the present one.
Mr.. KEIsEy-n to leave more than half Its
enemies In their positions and frequently to appoint
its enemies to Office be intoerant then cOncede
that the present administration is intoierant.
Mr.. ELDRlDGE, tdem) OF Nis.-Will the gentleman
specify some Of the nculnbcnts to whom he refers
Mr.. KEISEY-The gentleman cannot yet me ''intC
controversy over nanes.'
Mr. WOOD, tdem.) OF N. y. replied briefly to some
remarks OF Mr.. Kelsey. renectng on the presclk
secretary OF state, and said that none OF his prede
cessors was more conscientious IN regard 10 the law
and to the efficiency OF the Office than Hamilton Fish
member inquired OF Mr.. Wood whether he en-
dosed the course OF the Secretary Of State IN rea
Mr.. WOOD said he did not nor in regard to ST.
Domingo, either. He thought the course of the AL.
ministration In both these respects unwisc aud un
popular, and would be condemned by the American
Mr.. BANKs rep.) OF Mass, chairman OF the Com.
mitlee on Foreign Affairs opposed the withdraw al
of the Consulate from ODESSA that being very im.
portant grain port. He also opposed the withdrawal
OF the mission from Paraguay. Minister was ne
swallow up that republic to watch events and 70 re-
port facts TO his government. lie also oppose
TO the proposition requiring accounts TO be shed
OF the expenditures OF the Secret Service fund As
to st. Domingo, he said that the on-possesson by
the United States OF naval station In the late war
prolonged the war, and thereby swelled the eXpen
dture OF life and treasure.
Mr.. LOGAN said he was prepared TO give reasons
why ST. Domingo and Its halt.naRed savages should
not be annexed.
General debate, however, was closed and no sucl
opportunity was afforded to Mr.. Logan.
m atlan san
sections for amendment.
Mr. BROOKS idem.l OF n. Y, moved to STRIFE GU
Guatemala and insert Rome as place for mlniste
resident, and advocated the motion In beualf as h
said, OF the most venerable city in the world In be
haif or art and artists, ana in behalf OF Americai
travellers who wished to have their country repre-
sented there.
Tle amendment was rejected-45 to II.
Mi. BANKS moved to insert Rome without striking
out any other place. The omission OF Rome wo,lls
be considered by portion OF the American people
Intentional He did not wish that. Besides that
one or the great religious commissions OF the worl,
was approaching, and the United States should a
least have representative there 10 furnish accurate
reports of those great events transpirng there
Mr.. Cox, tdem.) OF N. Y, sustained the amend
ment onered Dy Mr. Banks. 1t had been considere,