The New York herald., 1870-05-25

was necessary 20 protect Americans In Cuba nom
the boodhirsty spaniads was Ior tne untcu ss Su'es
Cuba France and England would follow suit iSr
those governments were staining amazed ina. , ,ne
American republic did not step IN among thoSe
monsters and command tnem 10 cease uier '""f
uers OF PRISONERS Of war.
elgn Anairs would report at the very earliss. mo-
ment and saia he did not doubt that the House
would fiDd that committee determined 10 main
tam the honor OF the country any other commit
zee or a. any portion OF the House he Was glaa o
| had been charged ny various Journals with intend
my 70 suppress the matter aud keep II from ths
Mr.. MYERS, gep.l OF Pa, another member OF the
Committee oI Foreign Affairs, stated that that com
mItee had done ts whole duty in that regard, AMI
that as soon as the facts OF those outrages were
brought 10 ITS notice 1t sent for Secretary and
| under its advice two vessels were despatched 10
Havana and Santiago de Cuba. II more vessels were
not SEM 1t was because there was but forty seagong
vessels now to patrol the seas and the Difficulty
to get them back from other seas.
Mr. Wnsso eR Forsgn 81 Am saotnsr ms%ser
SrSsn ,ns qar taSip@ Advantage Of the snsIon To-
events in Cuba 10 lecture the House Tor refusing 10
vote an appropriation Tor ,ne navy a. ,arss AZ ina
been going on IN Cuba, ana while American citizens
were being murdered there Il naa been psoved 1
| vessel had been Withdrawn from those waters ana
! sent elsewhere
Mr.. WILLARD, trep.) or W. (anotner meniuer o.
| the comntee)-To 81. Domingo.
| MI VOORHEES, said he did not desire TO be under
| $1,000 as airllgnlnG the COlnmlttcc Va roicku ~
fairs lie nad Called attention that extraordinary
| publication for the purpose OF arresing tne aurn-
% T o Iqansrs ana ~ ,e reueS pernetraed
| on American citizens almost Within slgnt oi lne
American coast The gentleman I from a ono s,n SM.
traton from the blame attaching to II, attempted
| personal criticism OF Consul Phillips.
Mr.. GARFIELD said he did not do 1t for the purpose
OF shielding anybody but to show the character OF
| tue man who made the ment.
Mr.. VOORHEES, said that the statements read did
not purport 10 be written ny Philips, but by the
editor and he had not the slightest doubt that they
| were true. The gentleman reminded him of Patrick
| Henrys description of that patriotic citizen who
went through the American camp IN the days OF the
cried Tor .'ellects" He tMr. voorhees cried for
return OF the lives of the young men so brntualiy
| murdered ut Santiago de Cuba. II members would
talk 10 any foreign Minister VINO had returned home
they would learn that the English ambassadors III
foreign countries sneered and laughed with their
compacent and patronizng laugh ut the idea Of an
American foreign policy. i'hs government mad no
respectable foreign policy since he days OF Andrew
Jackson and had been living for long time on that
radltion. But that tradition had expired IN these
Mr. WILLIAMS remarked that he might not have
considered all this talk as mere claptrap he did
| not Know that hundreds of American citizens had
heen sno down in the Gulf States without the voice
of the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. V0orheesl nav
ing ever been heard IN denunciatlon OF the outrage
| and crime He (Mr. VoOrhees) and gentlemen on the
other side had reserved their Indignation and there
eloquence not Tor the denuncalon or the murders
Of.American citizens at home, but when they conld
ind the case of one. two or three or hall dozen
American citizens VINO had gone abroad to violate
!
violation OF those laws, then they came In anu Dc
nounced the republican administration az false to the
rights or the American people. He remembered also
the shooting down peaceful citizens In Kansas by
the border rrlians when the democratic press and
democratic polite had asserted that these cases
were manufactured for political effect. Where
one American citizen III any violation OF American
nv a thousand. ,.tizens as good al the gentleman
from Indiana himself had been shot uown AT home
Elections mad been carried by 'nat terrorism m fS n aI1
horror that ,ney could MUSTER charged on wtai
they pleased to call dead Secretary OF State tne
blame of ali these 0utrages American cl'kens IA
IOrelgn countries. Their eoquence would command
lnDrc OF his sympathy if he saw tn.m standing bf
| law and order aud the American nag and tue rights
OF American citi1eas al hOnie--standng by repuoi-
can puncpes, by republican doctrines, by liberty
Mr. GARFI Eip sald he was exceedingly sorry thar
his friend from Indiana tAr. voorhees) )-pcrhaps Al
the heat OF dcb3te-had used the words lie did, not
M reference 10 him--he had distinctly dsavowed
any purpose TO say anything which touched inc
Cuban queston--but had said tina; simply des red
To throw some light the veracty OF the person
I who gave that document publicity, and he hatt
stated Iacs about him. Az To the gentleman >
remark about the cry OF "Beefn he hoped he wou'
{ moi compel thc House 10 conclude that one who
r fought ga lanty in the Union army should have
reen eyer mate away with by the hands OF that
forner; that The cali for Information as TO the en-
effects was 70 he scr down 90 the cry OF "Beef" II,
hoped lbat the gentleman would not lead The Hons'
10 ih.nk that he had no sympathy with the people
wiIo fought IN tiIe Union armies
: Mr.. Cox remarked The House had very curious
debate on TINS matter, and, as usual had had tne
[
the failure Of their own administration. He should
suppose, from what the gentlemen on the other sine
said, that the State Department had not even the
! strength 10 be weak that It had no power 10 pro
iect back men or white men at ho2e or abroad.
He believed the country was coming 10 the coacln
sion that the whole administration of General Granr
wasan utter and conspicuous failure. The Com
inttee on Foreign Anairs had produced nothing as
yet which showed their heart or mind lor patriot
ism was inspired lwun sympathy for ghe strug-
SeS On the lmer'an e,s Continent s % Whit hid sns
gentleman from Vermont tir Willard sait n
lew moments ago. That all our vessels a. CUBA wer,
sent TO 81 Domingo. wnys Because ST. Douineo
was u gieat job. Meinoers know that when the
! Unitcd States should get ST. Domingo aud pay the
money for II they should get mere shell. They
knew all the franchises Of gold OF copper oi coloni-
zation, of railroads, of lands and or national debs
were granted beforehand to set OF Obbers. IL only
illustrated what had been charged again and again
that the whole administration was run by land job
bers, by foreign obbers, by tarr Jobbers, by rsu
, road jobbers. The whole government had got To bs
joboing concern, from one end TO the other, aoo
could only toe restored when the old dcnlocrati,
party came back, OF which the chairman (Mr ingrr
soil, had once been AN honored member.
THIS closed the debate, which, during It's progress,
excited much interest.
The amendment offered by Mr. voorhce, wa ,lnil
voted on, ami rejected.
which several other amendments OF no public I'M
| porlance were offered aud discussed.
During ITS disctssiOn at twenty-five minureS past
three O'Clock very heavy hail sorn, accompanIe,,
by thunder passed over the capitol. dsrkennl9 tie,
atmosphere e1 the hail ana making such rattle
the glass roof to cessae Interruption in The
proceedings. The s,orm only lasted tve minutes.
The committee rose ana tie Dill was reported sr
the House aud passed.
THE fosT OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House again wcnt into committee, Mr.. CIT.
LON In the char, the POST ON &c Appropriation
bll which appropraLes Sls, l0,093 from the Post
ONCE revenues and $725000 out OF the United States
lTrcasury.
Mr.. GARFIELD asked Mr. Bearnan, who hal charge
o! The bill, whether the appropriate ions basea
on the idea OF the repeal Vi tie continuance oi t1r
ranking prvilegeS
Mr.. BEAMAN rep.) or Mich, replied that they
were based on the idea OF It's repeal.
Quite long discussion took place IN regard 10 tnc
letter carrier system and the pay or letter carriers
Messrs. O'NEILL and MYERs advocating increase
OF pay TO twelve hundred dollars.
Without disposng OF the subject the committee
ose, and the House, at five O'Clock, adjourned
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