The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-11

CosEress vest-rdsy--ss1n we Have JaPa-
.s.v :. .... c.-serr s-~Pogitios In the HOgse.
The Senate of the United States was en-
gagged yesterday in the discussion of the very
grave and mOmentous question embraced 10
the above caption. The Committee on For
eign Relations had reported bill authorizing
the admission and education Of six japanese
youths at our Military Academy up the river
at the expense Of the Japanese government.
Few Of our citizens would discover that any
thing very dangerous to our institutions was
embodied In that simple proposition. AS
matter Of international courtesy this thing
should have been done In the most graceful
and courteous manner, and the six young
Japanese might even have enjoyed the privi-
lege, so dear to the Senatorial and Rspressn-
tative heart, Of being deAdheaded at that In
sutution; but Mr.. Thurman, of Ohio,
and Mr.. Carpenter, Of Wisconsin, fought
and struggled against and came we'll nigh
strangling the measure, as one that would be
setting dangerous precedent, and that would,
In one sense, be establishing Japanese aris-
tocracy at West Point. That military school
has already been considerably revolutionized
by the admission of colored pupils, who did
not turn out very creditably, and certainly
could not be very much deteriOrated In char
acter by the immlxture of half dozen princely
Mongolians. who would probably introduce
the much needed elements of Oriental sobriety
md al oh
that such an opportunity foomplimenting the
Japanese government in graceful and ac-
ceptable manner should have been spoiled by
the ill-considered objections and small politi-
clan captiousness which were interposed
against the passage of the bill. The measure is
still pending, but it has been already made I'M
acceptable by striking out of 1t provision de-
signed to relieve the young Japanese students
from regulations which their position or their
religion might have rendered it impossible for
them to observe.
The House of Representatives had two sub
jects before it yesterday-namely, the bill to
revise the Mint and Coinage laws and con-
tested case from Texas. In the discussion on
the first Mr.. Fernando Wood, speaking of the
necessity of elevating the grade of official
ability and integrity, instanced the reform re-
Gently inaugurated in this city, and called
upon the leader of the House to try and in
duce bis party and administration to go and do
likewise. Mr.. Dawes, in reply, made the
point that the distinction between the two
parties in that respect was, that republicans
sent their thieves to the Penitentiary, where
as democrats sent thers-meaning, we sup
pose, Boss Tweed, Tom Fields and other
worthless of the same stamp-to the Legisla-
ture. That home thrust appears to have been
greeted with applause and laughter by the
republican members, while the democrats
crowed in their turn over the retort made by
Mr.. Wood, that If all the republican thieves
were to be sent to prison there would not be
prisons enough in the country to hold the one
hundredth part of them. Mr.. Dwight Town
send, of New York, then elbowed his way into
the fight, and after asserting that the result of
q popular vote, if taken, would be to send
members of Congress back to their ordinary
avocations, he moved to strike out the
enacting clause of the BILL He came very
near carrying his motion, and did actually
get large majority for 1t on division Of
tellers but when it came to a vote by yeas
and nays the recalcitrant republicans got back
into the traces and voted pretty soIidly
against it. The bill, however, was so much
damaged that its author, Mr.. Kelley, of Penn
sylvania, was very glad to be able to take It
back into port to be overhauled and repaired.
In legislative phrase, 1t was recommitted to
the Committee on Coinage.
After that question was got rid of the case
of contested election from Texas came up,
in which the Governor Of that State, while
giving the certificate to one of the
claimants, inserted in 1t the expression
of his opinion that the election in
the district was so tainted by fraud and irreg-
ularity as to render it proper that it should be
annulled. The Committee on Elections, how
ever, adopted the certificate, discarded the
opinion and reported in favor of the person
holding the certificate, Mr.. w. T. Clarke, who,
after waste of three hours debate, was
eventually admitted to seat and qualified as
a member. The House was probably right ia
this action, and it would be still more right if
it would follow the precedent in all cases and
admit only such persons as held the Govern
or's certificate of election, leaving the contest
ant the right of disputing the matter before
the Executive and Judiciary Of his State.
This would Danish from Congress the unmti-
gated nuisance of contested elections, which
are now invariably decided from partisan con-
sideration.
THE FILTHY STREET CARS of this city are
disgrace to the public that tolerates them as