Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-24
HOUSE


Mr.. Getz presented petitions for a
law licensing distillers according to
their capacity.
Mr. Meyers presented q petition
from the Philsdelphians, asking for
the erection OF a government building
in that city.
The consular diplomatic appropria-
ton bill came up, and Mr.. Voorhies
spoke against it, because it contained
an appropriation for the consulate OF
Havana.
he spoke of Spain as being brutal.
bloody power, against which the Gu.
par revolted, being supported there
IN the sympathies of the people of
the United S.ates-a struggle that in
Cuba, FOR the last three years, has
been almost unparalleled. Although
she had, in 1859, one hundred and
seven thousand soldiers In Cuba, and
nifty seven vessels Of war in Cuban
waters, 1t was given out by the State
department here that the struggle was
without positions worthy Of notice.
Mr.. voorhees, said he did not speak
for the annexation OF Spain, but for
the recognition of her Independence.
Why the United States should allow
Spain to insult the American flag, and
not retaliate, was more than he could
say. He had list of eight peaceful
American citizens, who had been
shot in cold blood in Cuba, and nine
teen who are languishing in Cuban
prisons, While other had property
c0ntscated, and the American name
and authority had been treated with
supreme contempt. He referred to
the execution Of the students, and to
the last decree Of Valnazeda. which,
he said, was one of determination,
Even poor disordered Mexico had ac-
knowledged the belligerent rights of
the Cubans, while this country. with
all its boasted power, hearing the dogs
OF war rendins the flesh and crushing
the bones Of their victims, was silent.
1t was sad, miserable spectacle, a
most pitiful spectacle, and what made
1t still worse was, that, within three
months after the first gun was fred on
Fort Sumter, Spain had recognized
the belligerent rights OF the Southern
ConIederacy.
The debate being closed, Mr.. Hol-
man moved to strike oat the enacting
clause. Repealed by 9 to ITO.
The amendment advancing the Rus
sian mission to the first class, the Jzp-
anese mission to the second class.
and reducing the Central American
missions to one minister at Nicaragua.
were severally agreed to, and the bill
passed.
Mr.. Garfield hoped the house would
be very slow to take any measures in
regard to Cuba, to Spain, to Great
Britain, or to any other nation with
which we are now at peace, to harass,
irritate and deepen the angry feelings
which already existed.
Mr.. Banks said he did not antici-
pate any difficulties with Great Brit
ain, or with Spain, but he believed
that the best way to secure peace was
to assert our own rights, and prepare
to defend them. He had listened to
the gentleman from Indiana TVoor-
heee with great pleasure, and he
heartily cODeurred with most of his
views, but If the house wanted to
break of our relations with Spain, it
should strike at our minister in
spain, and not at our consul In Cuba.
The debate being closed, Mr.. Hol-
man moved to strike out the enacting
clause. Rejected-9 to ITO.
The amendments advancing the
Russian mission to a flrst-class, and
the Japanese mission to a second
class, and reducing the Central Amer
ican mission to one minister at Mica
rauga, were severally agreed to, and
the bill passed.
The house went into committee of
the whole, and took up the bill to re-
imburse the college of William and
Mary, in Virginia, for property de-
stroY ed during the war by disoTderly
soldiers OF the United States.
Mr.. Strong opposed the bill, and
stated that out Of one hundred and
three Democratic members, only
eleven had voted for the bill to extend
education TO poor Unionists OF the
South, and now they were all found
voting solidly for this reasonable and
aristocratic institution and establish
ing a precedent which would
take hundreds OF millions out of the
treasury.
Mr.. Blair, of Michigan, and Messrs.
FarnsWorth, Garfield, and Slaughter
opposed the bill.
The committee arose without tax
ing action, and the house adjourned.
The session tomorrow will be for
general debate only.