Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-25

order lt-ycns 81, NAYS oi
The bill then wentoses dnddr No rule until
Mr.. Cessna, Of Pennsylvania, moved 10 take
Z W the contested election case Of Wallace VA.
tldf Not agreed l5I}chs 81 naysoO.
Mr.. Churchill, Of New York, from the Com
mltec on Elections, submitted a report on tho
siThe comSiiliSe dSclail M NV aallS 80.
tied 10 retain his acat Mr.. Churchill gave
police that he wouli call up tho case early
next week.
q the consular nd dlRlesasl Z Arutqpt ation
l NJ. Peters, OF Ne, moved TO amend by ap-
4 proprlating t7oo for clerk hire at Birmingham
: NJ. VoorhSes Il la novel tolvlfltedut
ue consulate at Santiago dc Cuba. He said
all the Information was that the american
lng at this consulate failed 10 protect either
| Che consul or American citizens generally.
IN proof OF this he sent 10 the clerks desk and
haa read q statement showing that Consul
t1st tod SsSsp 81 SsS S y 1&ss.e IsIi MINI
British mt ma Nc D IL conlh /. y ltltt M
statement had been read, Mr.. VOORHEES, said
uhese statements were enough to make the
blood OF American citizens boil, and yet we
/ some member 81 the Commlttao Of Foreign
| Affairs, Of some other friend 81 the AdmlnIsl
i trntion, 10 tell the dead man who presidcs
| over the State Department TINT the blood Of
American citizens Is crying alond from the
soil OF Cuba, and yet through his lneflcioncy
and auplnenesa American dtizsns alo not bro
tected upon any portion Of that Island.
Mr.. Banks, OF Mass, said the Committee on
Foreign Affairs had long been aware Of the
ontrnges upon American citizens and were
also cOgnizant OF the facts that had lust been
read al the Clerks desk, and had been ready
70 report upon them for some time, but had
no opportunity to do 40. The committee
would report on the whole subject as soon as
= could get the pe9SVsiio % y, Il TiaNa
Mr.. Logan, OF ILL.,, said Il seemed plain 10
him that the country was not doing It's duty
In This matter relating 10 Cuba. lie was tired
md ashamed Of this delay and hesitancy. lie
was satisfied that tho House would nod al any
upe object 10 allow the committee TO report
70 tbs matter 10 could not copaelye Why.
- Mt. Banks replied that the committee had
watehod the temper OF this House day by day
and hour by hour, and had never vet found
w time when they SQpla hqye TepQftea with
10 have precedence, but he wanted the House
t9know that the committee would report al
the earliest practicable moment
Mt. voorhees, said he thought no know the
sentiment Of hl9salle II the HUuse, and he
vas safe In saying that none there would OBJ
80 70 this matter being taken up now or at
" Mr.. Sargent, OF CAL. said Il was very
easy mntter for gentlclnon 70 blaiAd Tie elAf5d
Department and tho Administration for fall
ure b protect American citizens In Cuba and
elhowherc, but no thohghb o. Ahafo Of the
blanic rested upon Congress. II Congress
wonh appropriate sufficient money 10 In
crease the navy and mlvanceu lbs Interests,
AMI not be so nlggardly In appropriation for
ttat branch OF the service there would not be
80 much complaint Of afnilnrn ~ aisura pro-
tcctlon. lie attributed all this failure 10 Che
lack Of proper naval establishment, and In
this respect We were behind an the ttSfiized
world, and could not hope 10 cope with any
country. The Navy Department could not be
sustained unless II had tho means, and the
House had recently cut down the appropria-
lions for that branch. -
Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio, said no did not pro-
pose 70 discuss the merits OF the Cuba aues-
tlon, but he wanted TO call the attention Oh fhe
House 10 tho character Of this man Philllna
who was the author Of tho statement that had
eeen read here. He then charged, among
oi1cr things that one reason why Phillips
was Insecure Of Santiago was because OF his
own conduct and indlscretlons. He left his
post and went to San Domingo, and when he |
was taken hack 10 Santiago he could not land |
for fear Of being arrested for debts contracted |
there. lie also said that Phillips had failed |
SteadmAn, who died there while Consul. AZ |
though he had been repeatedly asked for In |
formation on the subject. Phillips only busi- |
meas now seemed TO be TO send out these re- |
ports and % putsne atiomaid he had made |
Ter s2OO0OO, which he claimed as damages.
lilo seemed 10 DO far more Interested In getting |
thls money than In doing anything TO protect |
the rights OF American citizens In Cuba. t.gl
Mr. Logan said he did not care anything |
about Mr.. PHILIPPE or his character An ne |
knew was that American rights had been
outraged In Cuba, aud that American citizens |
were not protested. But be could not aigreel
with the gentleman from California fMr. |
sargontl that tl.s falis.-s . l~~l.. s.pii
ton for the navy had anything TO do with the |
non-protectlon Of American citizens. Our
great mistake was In not according billger-
ont rights TO the Cuhans, but In casting all /
our iniluenco on the side of oppression and /
the oppressors. There was no use complaint |
Ing Of the navy so long as the United StatesrI
Government had allowed Spain 10 at out yes
sells ON our shores and leave our ports " en-
gage In the destruction Of q people who were |
earnestly struggling for liberty. He received |
petitions daily from his constituents asking
The Government 10 do something for Cuba, |
but we seemed TO be waiting Until Prim eau |
make some bargain with tho Spanish Yolun-
4 M. Dawes, Of Mass, had no doubt that an |
ilfsults 10 the 1ag and 10 American citizens 4
would be properly resented by The Govern |
ment and by the Navy Department. But he |
could not agree with Mr.. Sargent that the |
fAllnrc 10 make appropriations for the navy |
Ind anything b. do With the matter. The |
navy had money enough for all practical pnr- |
poses, but unfortunately that brunch Of the |
eeryice seemed 30 rest upon IL past history, /
and did not deem 4 ueeessary Ia DO much for
tho future unless Congress gave them unlim- |
tied means. II was the duty OF The navy 10
mako an effort 10 vindicate " honor and Che /
honor OF the country, whether they had those /
large appropriations or not.
Mr.. Mupgen, Of ohlo. Adyocatad tlieimnlol
diate according Of belllgerent rights 70 Cuba
as the most suitable way. Of sqlSlns Az difis |
Mr.. Banks again made statement on be- |
half q the Foreign Affairs COMMITTEES that |
they were ready 70 report at any time and |
the House would soon discover that The COM |
mittee had not been unmindful o. tle rights |
OF the struggling Cubana and OF what was |
dueto American cltlzens and thelr protection. !
Mr.. Voorhees, said he was glad he had |
offered tho amendment bocnl1ae OF the discus |
Hiou that had eu.ucd, A. he hoped good would |
come 81 H. He inslsted that we had no for
eign policy, and that what was claimed 10 be |
tho American foreign, policy whsf q byword |
and n reproach throughout the world. He |
referred TO tho hrrosts lof American leltiFena |
charged with FehlanIGn and then van ap- |
peals for auccor 70 show that lls county |
Ne. TsasT y ISs q RTS.sS
q u
dence Of the manner In which Great Britain |
sprang TO the rescue OF her citizens and TO at |
ford them protection. And yet American |
citizens are lncarcerated In British dungeons !
or garToted In Cuba, and the President and |
Secretary Of State arc sleeping and cannot
wake up 10 their responsibility l -
Mr.. Willard, OF Vermont said this sort Of
talk and these attacks on the Administration |
from The other side was all political clap-trap.
Gentlemen grow eloquent over the wrongs OF
American citizens abroad, but he would have
more confidence In their sincerity II they
would raise their voices In favor Of the pro-
lection Of American citizens In the South who |
were struck down BY hnndrNaA When Dom
citizens some confidence. could b placed In
their snceTity. stli lsEsl uT ifIl
Mr.. Cox, Of N. Y, eontended that our navy
was utterly Inadequate 70 prOte6t American
citizens abroad The navy was The weakest
establishment Of ibis the weakest bf al ad-
mlnlstfatlons since lie foundation Of the