Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-05-31
The Pope in Congress.


tion bill was taken up, which took
somewhat theological turn, and we
think will be found useful as well as
interesting, and so give it in the Stan
dard:
Mr.. kelsey of New York, member
Of the committee on appropriations
and in charge Of the bill, explained its
provisions. IL said the bill appro-
priated $933,047, which was $167,697
less than for the current year. The
appropriation for a mission to Para
quay was omitted, because there was
no government there that the United
States could recognize. The appro-
priationS were omitted for consulates
at Odessa, Revel and Moscow, the con-
sulates at those places being useless
or nearly so-the fees collected there
last year being as follows: Moscow
5000; Odessa $91,20; Reyel nothing.
He said he would offer a proyiso to
the item for contingent expenses. re-
quiring vouchers in all cases to be
presented to the proper accounting of
ficers Of the treasury. The certificate
Of the president could not be deemed
as proper vouchers. He explained
this at some length, as referring to the
secret service fund, and read a certif-
cate from president Johnson authori-
zing an allowance Of Sl06,Gl0, which
he was informed and believed has been
spent in connection with the st. Do
miugo treaty, and $98,2S0 of it was
paid back to the treasury. He was
also informed that q like certificate
from president Grant had recently
been given Tor nearly 100000 for the
same purpose. The American people
no more wanted st. Domingo than
they wanted Alaska, an act but one
degree removed from actual insanity.
Mr.. Banks Of Massachusetts, chair
man Of the committee on foreign af-
fairs, opposed the Withdrawal Of the
consulate from Odessa. that being a
very important grain port. He also
opposed the withdrawal Of the mis-
sion from Paraguay, as q minister was
necessary there now that Brazil was
preparing to swallow up that Repub-
lie, to watch the events and report the
fact to his government. He was also
opposed to the proposition requiring
accounts to be furnished Of the eX-
penditurcs of the secret service fund.
As to st. Domingo he said that the
noa-posses5ion by the United States
Of naval station in the late war pro.
longed the war, and thereby swclled
the expenditures Of life and treasure.
The committee then proceeded to
consider the bill by sections for am
endments.
Mr.. Brooks OF New York moved to
strike out Guatemala and insert Rome
as the place for a minister resident
and advocated the motion in behalf
he said, of the most remarkable city
OF the world, il behalf of art and art
lists, and in behalf Of American tray
elers who wished to have their country
represented there.
The amendment was rejected 10 tC
II.
Mr. Banks moved to insert Romt
without striking out any other place
The omission of Rome would be con
sidered 10y portion Of the American
people as intentional, and he did no
wish that. Besides that, one of tn,
great religious cOnvuI5ions of thu
world was approaching, and the Uni
ted States should at leasu have a rep
resentative there to furnish accurat
reports Of those great events trauspir
ing there.
Mr.. Dawes Of Massachusetts sal,
that he was opposed to the amend
ment, because none of the purpose
for which ministers were sent abroar
seemed to require it. Ministers t
Turkey and other nations were accred
tied to commercial nations with wh0I
we have commercial intercourse. !
was a sai cencris power, having notl
ing to do with the commercial worlC
The chief ground upon which his co
- league (Banks) urged his amendmen
= was that Rome was a Spiritual powe
but the method of preserving peac
, and harmony with such a power va
to abstain from all political conncctio
withit.
Mr.. Brooks Of New York replied
asserting the Importance Of a missio
= to Rome, aud appealing to Mr.. Dave
= who represented the Puritan elcmer
} in the House, and from which alon
this opposition had sprung, to thro
= by, as he himself did, his religious e,
t ucation, and look to higher motive
/ and impulses than those which he ha
| stated TO the house.
Q Mr.. Bingham-I regret very muc
: that the gentleman from New Yol
l (Mr. Brooks) Las seen fit, in replyir
: to the objection made to the propose
2 amendment, to impute to this side {
0 the house any disposition to persecur
Rome on account Of purely religion
q notions entertained by the See Of tt
5 Papal States. That was unworthy {
e the gentleman. and he would ha,
G done well to inform the house, instea
/ of making any such a bid as that #
n the vote Of any religious sect in Al
f erica-(Several members" That
1t exactly, TO have told the hou!
/ and the country what occasion thel
t was for any other representation
n Rome than that which is already pr
r vided for in this bill.
y The bill appropriates for a cons
s at Rome, and that answers at on
o the gentleman's suggestion that the
}. is any intention in the bill to striE
d at a people on account of their pee
g liar religious tenets. The sylIabr
s recently uttered by the head of Il
Y Romi8h Church is declaration {
: principles which I venture to say Il
T. gentleman from New York dare n
t. indorse and go home among his pc
pie.
d 1t is an attempt to fettor the fre
g dom of conscience, it is an attempt
l. fetter the freedom of speech, it is
= attempt to strike down the rising a
t tagonism against every despotism {
e the face of the earth in the form {
: representative governments, the for
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