The New York herald., 1870-05-25
NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY NAY 25 l87oTRIPLE SHEET

ton, moved TO reconsider the vote, and Mr..
ELpRIDoE, tdeml Of WIS.,. moved TO lay mat motion
MIR. V CAIxIN withdrew the motion. The morning
hour had expired and the bill went over tin to-ln0r
The following n the vote In detal:-
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BROOK: sucsisy Bsinion, Bardsa Butler Of Tenn
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Moor. SS Moore s. Ss.a. IoI.:sy Munger, NIB
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CONTESTED ELECTION CASES.
Mr.. CESSNA, (rep) or Pa. called up the South
Carolina contested election case OF Wallace against
Mo INGERsoLL, (rep.) of H., raised the question
whether the House could consider IL now.
The House refused to consider r-yeas 90, nays 81.
contested election made report that Mr.. Mckenzie,
the sitting member, Is entitled 70 the seat.
THE DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BfJJr-ExCiTiSG
DISCUSSION ON SPANISH CRUELrIEs IN CUBA.
The House then, &C four O'Clock, went INTO Com
mittee OF the Whole on the Consular aid Diplomatic
Appropriation BILL Mr.. Ingerso Ia the chair.
Mr.. VOORHEES,, (dein.) OF Ind. moved 10 strike out
from the list OF consulates IN schedule Is, Santiago
dc Cuba, stating that the United States nag did not
protect either The consulate American citizens
coming within lis jurisdiction, and therefore that
Congress would certainly not vote money to keep
uOt
administration would not enforce the protection OF
it's citizens and the rights OF the nag they had better
withdraw all their diplomatic intercourse with the
nations of the world. He sent to the clerks desk
and had read an article from yesterdays New YORK
tribune In reference TO the treatment OF Consul
Phillips al Santiago dc Cuba He implored the MEM
| bers OF the Committee Foreign Affairs, VINO had
access TO that fossil or dead man who presided
over the State Department., TO tell him that
the blood or American citizens was crying from the
ground for action against his mbecillty sloth and
want OF regard for the honor glory and safety Of this
| once great and honored republic.
| Mr.. BANKS, Qep.) of Mass, chairman Of the Com.
mittee on Foreign Affairs, SAID that The statement
| read was undoubtedly correct. The facts had been
long before the Committee on Foreign Affairs. and
| that committee was only awaitlng ,ne opportunity
10 report the whole subject, and would not lose one
minute IN calling the attention or the House To it, II
did not appear TO him, however, that the facts stated
afforded any reason why the Consulate at Santiago
| should be abOished on tile contrary they were an
additional reason why It should be supported.
Mr. LOGAN, trep.) or Ill., said That he mad been feel
| Ing for a long time that the American government
| had not been doing IIs duty and that its hesanc,
| had been almost criminal. He was satisfied that al
| any time the Committee on Foreign Affairs asked
| consent TO make a report OH the subject OF Ouba
| there would be no objection.
Mir. BANKS said he had been watching day by day
ana hour by hour, the opportunity to bring the mat
| ter before the House. He believed that the House
Was willing to give Il consideration at AN an early day
| whole subject would be presented and acted on. II
had been delayed so long by the impossbity OF get
ting twotllrds vote 10 set aside the Tarllf bill Or
| the Appropriation bin.
| Mr.. Log An did not believe that the House would
object TO taking up that question any time II wac
asked to, because the whole country demanded
| that Congress should speak In reference TO Cuban
aiIairs. OutraRes had been perpetrated in Cuba
until, ~ the gentleman from Indiana mad SAID, ths
| blood Of American citizens cried out from tn,
| ground. The government should show at least thai
IL liad sympathy with the struggling people u
That island. He hoped that III the 1Ist opportunity
| the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Banks
would ask suspension OF the rules so ~ TO get his
report before the House.
Mr BANKS said he should not lose any oppor
| tunty.
! Of ms side OF the House, members were ready I,
| give him The opportunity now or at any time.
Mr.. LOGAN--tt can he done any day.
! Mr.. SARGENT called attention to the means b.
| which these outrages should be redressca. Was |
pS Songre M ',. .soaa reso'os wong,ess 1 teansea
was very easy to accuse the Secretary Of State fo
sitting like dead man or a fossil In his department
when the means by which the honor of the na
could be vindicated were refused and the navy Wa
hot put on an efficient footing. spain had now
the Cuban waters i've ships to our one, Ave men
our one and nve guns TO our one. III the UnILe
States government were 10 concentrate there "a nav
equal TO that OF spain u wOuld have Ia draw II
ships from all parts OF the world.
| Mr. GARFIELD said that without referring 10 th
vocstion OF Cuban matters. he would call attention
the writer OF the document that hal been read the
| late United states Consul nj Santiago de Cuba. Gene
raj steadnan WAS from his Viarclu's) Congress. .ona
he got 60 his post; the present Consul Phillips wa
| also from his Congressional district. He tMr. Gar
field, had therefore had occasion TO know GOOD dea
about consular affairs in that island. When Genera
| Steadman died, on the 9th OF July last, he det
In the house OF this man Phillips, who sen
! brief letter TO the state Department In
forming IL OF the fact Of General Steadman'
| death and stating that in lew Days h'
would send ON hs effects and full statement Of III
| circumstances attending his sickness and death. Al
| though more than dozen letters had been M
dressed 10 Phillips since that time by the bereave
family and friends, not word OF answer had bee
received and effects were sent back atnoug
General Steadman had had al the tune OF his deaf
sent one word In response In reference to the deaf
Ol the man VINO dted in his house The present Con
sui at Santiago was there some weeks before Phillip
LETT, and during thai time no Information could b.
Obained fiOm him. A short time alter tina
tins same man Phillips, falsely assuming tina
his life was In danger, got away on
| man.or-war. and by some curious process or othc
got appointed as Consul To Jamaica by the com
mander OF the ship--an Appointment which wa
| worth nothing, ana which was Immediately revoked
by the State department as n thing without autfo
rlty. Not only that but he demanded that snip
Of-war should take hun back to Santiago de Cuba
and when he got there he dd not try land because
as the Admiral said, Of the debts due by HIM: anC
uat man sent 10 the Slate department c;iiin To-
two hundred thousand dollars damages for havin:
| been Overawed and threatened and liis lie endan
gered by the power oi Spain. That was the kind o
that told these horrible stories Of the state
| affairs In Cuba. Moreover, after having had pub
lshed these terrible papers, he sent the State De
partment denial Of them, saying that he wrote then
| under duress, TO save his ilie; that he wrot
them TO please certain sets and factios OF the peo
pie there. These tlacts could be ascertined at TN
Stale Department. Before he Garfeld) would hav,
| hrs blOod boil on the subject or before he woult
| vote not 10 have oilsul at Santiago de Cuba, O
| legislate IN any belligerent vigorous way, h,
should like that person who cared much lor t,
American flag To send back the money that he helt
belonging to the family Of his (iarheds) dead con
| stituent, the late General Steadman. and 10 sens
| some account OF his sickness and what nc said II
the hours OF his ueath. Let him respond to th
+! agonzed widow, who had been praying and Le
SeechIng him to give back one utterance OF her dyn,
| husband.
Mr.. LOGAN said he knew nothing and cared no
| Thing about tins man Philips. One taing, how
ever was r'ie that American citizens had been silo
and killed by bioOdthirsly Spaniar,s in Cuba an,
that American citizens were not safe under tn,