Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-11
Congress.
NEMESIS.

judiciary Committee reported adversely oni
the following bills: To regulate appeals
cases of Admiralty jurisdiction; to amend
the judiciary laws of 1903, in regard to the
appointment of appeals to provide that the
elections for Presidential electors and men,
bers of Congress shall be by ballot.
The House joint resolution appropriatng
| s., 500 per year for an amanuensls Tor Mn
lister Schenck, was passed
In the House Mr.. Orth of Indiana moved
to suspend the rules and take from the
Speakers table and pass the Senate joint
resolution authorizing the appointment oil
commiss toner's in relation to the annexation
/ of Dominica He remarked that the com
mittee on foreign affairs had this morning,
/ bv majority vote, agreed to that joint res
olution Mr. Garfield of .. inquired wheth-
er the motion would permit amendments TO
| be offered to the resolution. The speaker
said it would not Mr. Ortiz of Ind, at the
suggestion Of friends, modified his motion
to take the Senate joint resolution from the
Sneakers table Several Republican mem
mers, That Is right.') The motion as
modified was rejected, two-thirds not voting
! in the affirmative.
After some time was passed IN taxing notes
on motions to adjourn, Mr. Ortiz renewed
his original motion TO suspend the rules to
take from the Speakers table and pass the
Senate Joint resolution. MIR. tarnswOrth Of
/ Ill asked whether it might not be as well
to give an opportunity for debate. Mr.
Bingham of Ohio objected to any discussion.
The vote was then taken on Mr. Orth's mo
ton yeas Il3 to q, twO-thirds not voting
in the affirmative.
Mr.. Orth then moved 20 suspend the rules
and TO take the resolution from the Speak
er's table, intimating that he would get Mr.
Amber to offer his amendment . Il, and
would allow 1t 10 remain open tor debate
until tomorrow at two clock The rules
were suspended and the joint resolution
taken up for consideration, ~ to 5S- Mr..
Amber Of Ohio offered his amendment,
which was to add to the third section of the
i1int resolution the following words - Pro
vided that nothing IN this resolution con
tanned shall be held, understood, or construed
az committing Congress TO the policy Of
annexing said republic of Dominica. Sey-
eral republican members " That is right.
= No no ,'
Mr.. Orth then offered to the democratic
side that the vote on the resolution shall be
. taken at two clock tomorrow. Mr.. Wood
Of \ Y. said that 50 far as he was concern
ed, he had no desire 10 interpose any further
objections He merely desired an oppor-
, tunitv for discussion. Objection was made
z by Messrs Dawes, Dickey, and Van Trump.
Mr. Orth moved 10 suspend the rales and 70
fix two O'Clock tomorrow as the time Tor
taking the vote ON the resolution, and pend
: inc the amendment. the motion was agreed
: TO.
a. Mr. Wood then proceeded TO address the
House against the Joint resolution. lie sand
he opposed the resolution. first, because no
e cymuetent commission could be appointed to
= serve without compensation second, because
It prov dies that the commission be appointed
by the President without the consent OF the
! Senate third. because ~ the concluding
: paragraph of the first section, the commits
] sioners are directly required % report IntoT-
+ nation look NJ 70 the future incorporation
of the Dominican Republic into the I nited
States as one OF It's territories, which implies
t that they shall present views IN that dlrec-
Y sion, ami that tins Is the sole object Of the
/ creation of the commission; fourJhly, the
acquisition Of Dominica as one OF the terri
e tories OF the United States By Joint resolution
d as proposed by the President Is OF doubtful
/ constitutionanty fifth, the annexation OF
/ Dominica TO the JniIed States either a q
2. state OF Is a territory IL undesirable on &C
/ count OF the character OF the population
sixth, because It comprises the least valuable
s. ortion of the Island Of San Domingo
a seventh. we may become involved in war with
Il the republic OF Havti, which possesses the
best part of the Island eighth, the way il
which the acquisition of Dominica is pro-
II posed 70 be effected is not honorable OF con-
v sistent with our Institutions and constitution,
If because that country Is now N 2 state Of
. / revolution AMI the people have not consented
to the transfer, and the blood and shame
( which this measure viii cost Us Will enure
to the benefit OF q few and the injury OF the
L many ninth. because besides grants Il
>, American citizens. large concessions have
been made to English subjects which the
y United States would he obliged to respect or
= TO hazard controversy rs 70 them between
lie the two governments, and among these are
/, loans and claims for losses and injuries sus-
, tanned by the transfer of the principal min
a eral districts tenth. BAez has no authority
10 to dispose of his country eleventh. this ],
e no time for the United States to enlarge it,
- territorial area at - fearful q cost. We have
as vet untitled and unproductIve hundreds oil
u millions of acres OF the finest agricultural
e and mineral lands in the world, with the
lie largest sea coast OF any nation, ana deb
n and taxation larger in volume and heavier
, in burthen than We can now readily ans
easily bear Before assuming new obhga
e tions let Us by wise legislation anda cautious
" policy reduce those existing already, ans
n develop the resources which are m hand an,
At the conclusion Of Mr. W Gods remarks
" a proposition was made and agreed to, tina
Y speeches tomorrow on s. Domingo natter
: be limited to ten minutes each.
The Speaker presented communication
4 from the President sending the information
it called for by a resolution in regard to th'
a Republic of u ominica referred a the com
n mittee on foreign affairs.
: Mr.. Eldridye of Wis. asked c. nave IL
b read.
t The Speaker remarked that the readin
. would occupy couple of days.
, Mr. Eldrldge suggested the question
~ whether it would tak4 MS long to read it a
to annex the Republic. Adjourned
ID In the House, Tuesday, ar. Butler 0
Of Massachusetts sustained the Joint resolution
10 and opposed the amendment OF Mr. Amble
:. of Ohio, only tending to produce delay
= and thus kill the investigation
ii Mr. Dawes OF Massachusetts, asked him i
r the subject would not stand debate?
: Mr. Butler replied it would stand de
bate, even from the friends of the party
. He had heard many painful things but non
$ more painful than the telegraph dispatcl
r from Indiana not that a Senate organize,
7 through fraud should send such Il message
but that it should have been sent to the hon
e Ored and revered Senator from M8ssachu
n sets, Mr.. Sumner,
10 Since him, misnamed the morning star
= Nor man nor hend hath fallen 50 lar.
Mr.. Butler went on to say that a politica
party which should set itself up against an
ID nexation of territory would come to nought
,e Ii was the doctrine Of Jefferson, Polk, an
= every democratic administrator, and had nov
come to be accepted as the doctrine Of tn
< country.
lie Mr.. Bingham Of Ohio, argued in favor 4
= the resolution, and against Mr.. Amber
amendment, contending that the ACQUISITION
of territory was dictated by correct ma
L..