The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

from Berks county, Pennsylvania for passage OF
to license distlers according to their actual capacity
Mr. MYERS, (rep) of Pa, presented the petition of 1000
business of Philadelphia, asking for the erection of
government buildings In Philadelphia.
The House then took up the Consular and
DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL
and Mr. VOORHEES,, (dem) of no., spoke against IT, be-
contained appropra ton for Consul at Havana
He spoke of SPAN beng brutal and bloody Power
which the people of Cuba had revolted, being
supported therein by the sympathies Of The
people of the United States The struggle that
parallel N the history Of mankind for may centuries and
although spain had in 1852 oJ soldiers In CUBA and airy
of war In Cuban Ii given out from
the State here tna the srngg had no
Of CUBA but for the recognition OF her The
conation island such thar there foot Of
beyond the reach of Spanish bsyones that subject
Spanish rule He referred to the OF General Duce
haueo and OF their shot Why the
United states government. should conceae to Spain
on the hghway Of nations and be afraid to that there
saw: lie knew oehgerent without being
another bcigersn, unless the other was running
eight peaceful unarmed American citizens who had been
borne n u a ALSO na se' mad
American citizens who anguishng in Cuban prisons,
they were called; of twenty more who were also in
wSose property nad been AnS sc twenty
fact the spanish sa.ncrtie. had treated the American
unmtigated contempt II the West Indies They he
lie also list cabans with a, names aSdS rss
ws had s % for
whose fate was was. unknown !.. but who might
and of las oubans death, for.
ad % s pss ss ID. Of m
colonies of Spain the Of Africa elsewhere
also 10 the Of the medical students IN
Cuba, charged, put falsely with having Sssecrated the
sd the as decree ~ Which he
had EDGED the absolute Of CUBA, and
se Tns of AcS aa %
poor disoraered Mexico the United States the only
maj r $ ssa% Ts. sspsss' country
TEARING THE FLESH AND CRUSHING BONES
pi,iu spectacle aud what made sti worse
was that within three months after the rs gun was fired
the Southern confederacy.
on the hope tina, the
controversy this bill was not part OF that controversy
proper moment to increase combinations win foreign
that our relations with Great Britain were aso
delicate II would be an unheardof calamity II the troubles
with Great BI nssak hSSd sesas' That TREATY
Ia IN me o sn
their grave difficulties without war; He hoped the House
10 Great with
are he
that his friend from Indiana had thouht
has s h @ s
s naa ae @ 70 the s
business of the winter political business.
Foreign Relations that anticipate any DIM
% with Great Britain or with SPAN but ne believed that
aud the preparation defend them. lie that
with spain legitimate proper measure, where votes
would follow discussion For that reason he had not nitro
He had listened to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr vcor
Of bis The House wanted to break Of our
relations with Spain should strike at the Minister to spain
say pehali Committee Foreign An airs
'nA' the an
when the votes would follow deberaon, which exactly
perfectly in making the statement Every member
House, that he must take such opportunities pre-
The debate being closed Mr. HOLMAN, (dem.) OF Ind
moved to strike out the enacng clause which Was reecied
The advancing the Mission to the first
class and the Japanese Mission % the second class and
Nicaragua seyeray agreed to and the bin
ing change the Lois, the New
YORK Yacht Club, to that OF Sea Witch.
of the Whole L. Myers in the chair and took up the bill
THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY,
IN virginia FOR property destroyed during the war OF the re
authority.
that The Fresden college .ter closed lis doors
had served In the Confederate army Aduan General
ssnss had also given their sympa.sss
to s az Saaeks ana oe oOp Sa"' s
that any the bill could he found history
nation The which had been cited by Mr. Hoar
speech analogous. Congress
asked the pending bill to pay 65U0o to institution
which the principles of secession, and which
had any other institution to plunge the
country wicked rebellion Out If lOS demo
members eleven had voted for the bill TO extend
the Unonsts of the South and they
all found voting solidly for this
TREAsoNABLE AND ARIsTocRATro INSTITUTION
and establishing precedent which would take hundreds OF
Mr. BLAIR erep Of Mich also opposed the BILL and
argued against us policy and its proprey As TO the cues
ton of generosy he said that he could furnish from mis-
appealed more to the sympathy OF Congress-
Mr. FAESswoRTH, rep, OF ILL.,, also argued against the
bill declaring that not justified by any law, BY any
rule OF right by rule OF Justice and he denied that
the such appealed 10 the generosity Of
Congress. IL this bill passed 1t would establish
precedent that would deplete the Treasury. IL
would require the government to pay for all the
churches and school houses destroyed during the
They would certainly present good presented
by that old institution In Virginia. which, because
hoay institution had the sympathy OF the gentleman from
Massachusetts, Mr. Hoar. (Laughter.)
Mr.. GARFIELD and Mr. STOUGHToN, of Mich,
posed the bill on the general grounds.
The Committee without taking action the House,
at haf-past four o'clock, adjourned
The session tomorrow will be Tor general debate only
THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE INVESTIGATION,