The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-20
THE SCIENCE OF POLITICS.
rUg morse OF REPRESENTATIVES
on THE TERGE or A RIOT.

rUD morse OF REPRESENTATIVES
on THE yERGE OF A RIOT
The Embassy to Romc-The Sbarpest Quar-
rel of the Session-Mr. brooks on Mnssa-
chusettz Bigotry-Bingham Rlinging Back
the Glove to Brooks-Spesker Blainc's |
Oil on Troubled Waters.
wAsuiSGroS, May l9.-The House went into |
Committee Of tie Whole, Mr.. IsoERsoLL in the |
chair and took up the Consular and Diplomatic Ap. |
propria,on bill. Mr.. KELSEY, in charge Of the bill,
explained It's provisions. lie said he would offer
proyiso to tie item for contingent expenses, re-
ouiring vouchers In oil to be presented TO the
proper accounting officers Of the Treasury, tie GER
tfcate OF the President not to be deemed proper
voucher. lie explained this as referring to the ex
penditure Of the Secret Service iund and read
certificate Of President johnson, authorizing the
allowance OF s1O6 G1o, which he was Informed and
believed had been srcnt in connection with the 81
Domnso treaty; $9s,2S0 Of IL was paid back TO the
Treasury lie was also informed that like certih.
cate from President Grant had recently been given
Tor nearly siO0OO0 for the same purpose,
The American people no more wanted st. Domin-
20 than they wanted Alaska, an act but one degree
removed from
ACTUAL INSANITY.
n,he Government were to establish naval station
nj St Domingo, It would Rave to establish navy
equal In power to any other nation Otherwise that
navy would be an element Of weakness, not OF
strength. In case Of with any great mari.
time power, st. Domingo would be Immediately
wres,ed from the United States unless 1t had a navy
equal In force to defend Il; besides. II would add
largely to the expenditure OF the United States TO
govern the sand, aud he did not believe the people
were Hing TO be taxed for any such purposes II
St. Domingo were taken, II would lave to be taken
with
ALL ITS iScuNBRAscss.
The United states would have to pay lis public
debt. That debt Is represented rs being only
$4,000 900, but Baez had issued national bonds
amounting TO more than si50oo,ooo. come putting
the amount as high as $5oO0oO0o Why did they want
st. Domingoi II would be IN element OF weak
pess not OF strength, even ~ the United STATES could
yet it without taking charge Of . civil var there.
The experiment Of annexiny 81. Domingo had been
tried with spoin with what result would be seen by
an article which he read from late number Of The
Sun.
THE FEDERAL PATRONAGE IN NEW YORK.
Referring to the recent elections In New York. he
wAs not surprised at the success Of the Democratic
party there. more than half the Federal patronage
va. given 70 the adherents Of Tammany Hall.
Mr.. WOODWARD ASKED him whether he meant that
any administration could be more intolerant than
Mr KIIsEY-If to leave more than half its enc
mics in their positions and frequently to appSlni u,
the present administration Is intolerant
Nj. ELpmDoE-Wnl the gentleman specify some
Of the ircumbents TO whom he refers.
M kELsEr-The gentleman cannot get me into
Acontroversey over names.
Mr. NooD replied briefly TO some remarks ot Mr..
Kelsey rejecting the present Secretary Of State,
and said tbst none OF his predecessors was more
conscientious in regard to the law and 70 the ehhc
| ancy oi tue onice than Hamilton Fish.
| THE CUBAN POLICY.
member inquired OF Mr. Wood whether he en-
dorsed the course OF the Secretary OF State in seIa'
Mr. wooD said he did not nor in regard to St.
Domingo either: lie thought the course OF the Ad'
nnistration In both these respects unwise and un
pOpuNf. and would be condemned by the American
M BASKs Chairman OF the Committee on Foreisn
| Affairs, opposed the withdrawal OF the Consulate
Spsea ga ss Ss'aT xsSs
TuK PARAGUAY MISSION.
Minister was necessary there, now that BreEil
Was preparing swallow up that Republic to watch
! events and to report iaets to his Government He
was also opposed TO the proposition requiring ac-
counts TO Sc furnished Of the expenditures OF the
Secret Service tund. AS to ST. Domingo, he said
naval station n the late prolonged the war, and
thereby sweed the expenditure Of and treasure
Mr.. LOGAN said lie was prepared 10 give reasons
why st. Domingo and its hafnaked sayages should
not be annexed.
General debate, however. was closed, and no sueh
opportunity was afforded to Mr. Logan.
Tie Committee proceeded to consider the bill by
sections Tor amendment
ROMAN CONFLICT.
Mr. pBooKs Is. " moved to strike out Gua,e
nsls and insert Rome Us place for Minister Resi-
dent and advocated the motion in behalf as he said
ar, aad artists and in behalf OF American travellers
WHO wished TO have their country represented there
The amendment was rejected-i5 TO n.
Mr Banks moved to insert Rome without s,rik
Ing out any other place. The omission OF Rome
p"opd Gid iSeDpioHs s did not Wish that Besides
/ tha, one OF the greatest
RELIGIOUS coSvuLsIoSs
OF the world was approaching, aud the United State
should at least have representative there furnsi
accurate reports ol those great events transpirni
i there
R.p- I'D haan he EuHliSu
,snent recently whether Il would not be better.
this age Of teegraphs and railroads, to wipe out th'
whole diplomatic system. and tile general belief II
Great Britain and Europe was that Il would be wise
TO delegate matters connected with diplomacy q
.he several Governments, and thus save expense
trouble, ami eomtlicstion He spoke Of Rome a
II Tie birthplace OF Christianity.
Mr., HoAR suggested Nazareth.
hr. Cox said he Was speaking OF ancient Chris
tanity, not Of the modern Protesantisn' or moderi
Hanseendentalism, or
MODERN FREELovisn
OF Mass. .chuse,ts [Lau-hterl
II the House con vote ministers 10 Greece an
aar al Rome over American % a,iss and traveller T H
VINO sought that ancient seat Of learning, art, an
/ rel. ion,
M DAWES said he was opposed TO the amepdmer
/ bee use none of the PURPOSES for which minister
were sent abroad seemed to require 1t. Ministers
II Turkey and other nations were accredited TO com
meteia nations with whom there was commercia
tutsre urse. With Rome there was no commefcla
nothing TO do with the commercial world. Tn
chief ground uuon which his colleague (Nr Banks
urged his amendment was that Rome was q sp!rii us
power, bat The only method OF preserving peac
Il ana harmony WIN such power was TO abstain IT on
Il sll political connection with II.
lie did not see the slightest reason for ad ling tha
eItense to the current expenses OF the Goyernmen
Mr.. POTTER Dem, y, ", agreed entirely wit
his colleague, hr Cox In reerence TO the proprtet
/ OF abo'ishing all diplomatic missions IT. however
ministers were TO be kept for comfy sake, then
/ III paces, there should be q minister 10 Rom,
L ihere was that
GREAT SPIRITUAL POWER,
II In reac chad q the eat
L the earth, q power TO which q large portion OF u
Il American people belonged.
II Mr.. BRooKs IN. Y remarked the gentleman fro
L Massachusstts (Mr. Dawee) developed the re
Il sourco Of his opposition to the amendment In sta
ing that his resistance arose from the fact that Ron
II nas a spiritual power. This was the whole seer
and source OF the opposition which had sprun;
pn the other e!as q the House; But Rome was
temporal as wen as 1 spiritual power. lie wou
beg the gentleman from Massachusetts, WHO repi
sented the Puritan element In the House, fro
III -hieh element alone this opposition sprung,
throw by, as lie himself did, HIS religious educatio
II and look 10 higher motives and impulses than tho
II which he had stated to the House. il wns OF t
highest Importance, in a business point OF vie