The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-10

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Congress that there ought to be test, namely, did
the person in whose behalf the application was
made vote the Republican ticket? In other words
"whereas he was once sinner he is now a SAINT
Mr.. POmeroy replied that the Democratic party
inaugurated the Rebellion in the South. If party
did wrong and repented of it, that was good sign
Of loyalty. II a man can repudate the Democratic
psrty Of the South, his good act should be recog-
nized. He was willing to vote for universal amnesty
when men can keep the peace and support good
government He wanted to know whether lives and
property were safe in the South. He was opposed
to amnesty to men so long as they kept up disturb
ances
The morning hour expired, and without further
action the bill, the Senate resumed the cousde-
ration Of the bill revising the laws relative to the
mint assay olces.and coinage OF the United States.
The question was stated to be on concurring in
the amendment yesterday in Committee OF the
A debate took place in which Messra Cole Stew
art A. G.. Thurman, CasserlY, and Corbett opposed
any change, and Messrs. Sherman and Morrill,, of
Vermont, Howell and Warner advocated the amend
ment.
yeas 20. nays 26.
The bin passed, yeas SO, nays Ia.
House of Representatives
Mr. Garfield presented remonstrance OF s07
women of Onio against woman suffrage
The House resumed the consideration Of the Joint
resolution for the appointment of commissioners to
Mr.. Willard, member of the Committee on Fo-
reign Affairs, explained why he was found voting
yesterday with so few OF his Republican colleagues
against taking the resolution from the Speakers
table. He opposed to the acquisition of the Re-
and therefore he was opposed to taking any step
looking to that acquisition. He was unwilling to
authorize the friends OF acquisition in working this
%a'1y t Was ena9eed % and not 'nte dened s'hG@s aRsi
the commission: was, to return to Washington
in time for Congress to act on he report at this
session. What opportunity then would the commits
sion have for obtaining the Information directed
were the commissioners to inquire only OF abens or
Baez or CaZneau, or were they to traverse the
public and ascertain facts for themselves IL the
le tier, they would require not two weeks, but six
months or year. The scope of the investigation
was so broad, that the idea that the commissioners
Va n inf mafin On
absurd. 1t was impossible for the commission to
report anything from their own observation. but a
report would be made, and would be given to the
country as the report OF the commissioners
Mr.. Cox opposed the joint resolution After dis
cussnR the details OF the measure he said the
proviso of Mr.. Amber may not pass. 1t is sugar
coating this measure by pretense OF information.
pllshed there is no need Of this commission II it is
not TO be accomplished, what need is there then?
The information is already here AL we want. 1t
was sent In last night. Let us print and read what
we have; 1t is voluminous but Goes 1t give the list
OF grants and jobs always TO the treaty. / assert
there is such list twas not sent to the Senate. 1t
called for q resolution drew last session. The
annexation will be that OF husks; the, kernels are
already gone TO private parties What do you want
the island for? A post for commerce? Had you
not better first revive commerce? How our phan-
tom ships and ghoStly steamers will sail into Sa-
mana! Oh, but 1t is manifest destiny! Democrats
are invited to our old policy and charged with n-
consistency by those who always opposed us. SO
you radicals are copying the despised Democracy,
are you? "Is Saul also among the prophets?' Re-
member that no one but Prince Arthur could WELD
| the Princes magic sword. | am not against thi3
scheme because 1t adds territory, but because 1t Is
| private, wicked scheme, Jefferson was for eX-
tended empire but, as he said, with self fgoyernment
| we are departing in many ways from the Jetferso-
Man standard and policy. l dnd but precedent
for this and that hardly anqlogousno the Puritan
| way OF taking the lands of the Pequods but Joshua
sending spies to go over Jordan and search out the
| land. They went into Jericho and kept bad com
pany. do not object because the territory is not
conterminous- it is as near as California was-nor
! because swallow 200 900 cOlored people. After
| taking In four millions can digest a few more.
| The man who swallowed the pumpkin worried down
oppose the scheme because 1t is a specious pre-
| arranged, corrupt job and no commission can de-
odorize its putrescence 1t is not to compared to
the achievements of the Democracy in their expand
| ing policy. When the Democracy obtain power,
ritoria expansion.
Mr.. Hoar explained the reasons which led him to
differ from the majority OF his colleagues
He did not concur in the idea that respect for the
President of the United States required them sup
! port this measure. The Committee on Foreign Az
fairs had refused to report proposition for the APP
pointment OF commissioners to form a treaty, but
| instead OF that had reported proposition for the
preparation OF farce as great as had ever been
| enacted on such subject. He was not willing to
annex TO self-governiDg republic an island which
would be filled with the scum OF the tropics the ad-
venturers OF all lands who would come to influence
there was a rebellious element striking hands with
| TammaDy Hall and striving to obtain possession of
the Government for the next four years, and he
| was not willing to do anything to add to that
danger.
! Dominica and OF its admission as one Of the Terri
tories Of the Union. He did not want any informa-
| tiOn about the island. He found it crystalized In
| books. He found that the island was rich in mines
OF gold, silver copper, iron, aud coal. He found
that IL was rich In bays and harbOrs, one OF which
was the key of the Gulf He found that the climate
though tropical, was less unwholesome than else
where in the West Indies. Its soil exceedingly
fertile, producing sugar. coffee cotton, and tropical
frnits and he found that its political constitution
was modelled after that Of the United States.
| MIR. voorhees, sent to the Clerks desk and had
read teegraphic despatch, stating that the Senate
OF Indiana had just passed a joint resolution In
| structing the Senators and requesting the Repre-
sentatiVes from that State to vote against the
| neXation OF San Domingo. Laughter.)
Mr.. OTth remarked that everybody knew how the
| Democratic party in Indiana had obtained control
Of the Senate, and would not be surprised at the
action of that body.
Mr.. Potter spoke against the acquisition of
| Dominica
Mr. swami a member of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, also spoke against the joint resolu-
! lion. He regarded the vote about to be taken as
/ one involving important and vital issues.
He would not assail the President OF the United
States, but he would ask why did the President
| manifest such interest in this matter? Why did
| they see Senators and Cabinet officers lobbying In
the House IN favor of that measure ? II he POST
| master General had no more influence In the House
than he had in his own ate OF Maryland, he should
have been kept in his department attending to its
business, which was sadly in need of attention, in
stead of coming to the House TO try to influence its
legislation tEai so,a no .nor,a voto ,or ,,o ,o,,o
resolution and against the evlscerating amendment
OF the gentleman from Ohio (Mr Amblerl. He
should vote for 1t because he believed it would be
followed by the annexation OF Dominica and then OF
| Hayti and Cuba.
ing 10 entanglng alliances with foreign people
having no common interest with the people OF the
United States, who had already in their midst
enough oIconhcting elements.
Mr FarnsWOrth declared II the amendment
onered by Mr.. Amber were agreed to he would
vote for the Joint resolution, but otherwise he would