Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-16
FORTY.THIRD CONGRESS,
SATURDAY, May 16.

THE SENATE was not in session to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
motion of Mr.. Holman lind the bill TO extern
the time for filing claims for additional boun
ties under the act of July 2S, 1866, from Janu
and passed. II
On motion of Mr.. Lowe (Kansas) the bill ex.
teLding the time for the sale of certain iau.s
Kansas was then taken up and passed
Mr.. hasson (Iowa) introduced a bill t. DO
woe ior the construction of the Port s.. PA B..
canai and It's maintenance as national puo'i
hlghway. Referred to Committee on K ,ilw4.
and Canals.
On motion of Mr.. Townsend CPa) the bill u
iegalize the entries OF public lands under the
and passed. <
The regular order being demanded Mr..
Swami Nd moved to go into Committee OF
the Whole on the diplomatic appropriation bill
Mr.. +. II. Roberts IN. " raised a question
OF consideration, and moved that the House
Joint Committee on the bill to repeal the moiety
system.
The yeas and nays were ordered, and the
motion OF Mr.. Swami was agreed to-yeas 81,
nays IS, and the House went into committee
Mr.. Burrows Mich in the chair
MI Cox IN. W was entitled to the door, and
alluded primarily to the fact that in the bill
there was a sum OF nearly two million dollars 10
pay cams OF British subjects and said it seemed
after ailthat we had to pay something for the
much vaunted Washington treaty. He argued
mat the country could, with perfect
safety, dispense with the services of our
the Ministers Plenipotentiary. He quoted from
the debates in the British Parliament to show
that English statesmen and publicj,ts had on
many occasions expressed the opinion that the
ministers could be dispensed with, and that the
interests OF the country would be best subseryed
1y having only commercial agents. abroad.
These were all that the United States ne ed have
to represent our interests abroad. He quoted
from reports made by our ministers ABROAD
ana argued that they performed no adequate
service for the salaries paid them. Most OF
IN yVh' o. tbav
are accredited at the expense OF he United
states Government. Then, too, here were
rowing commissioners sent abroad. Among
others was Rev. DIR. Newman, who, he
had no doubt, was at this moment on the
great wall OF China, examining that work for
the benefit of your architects From this point
we would soon hear Of him in Spitzbergen or
MIR. Cox then excited a good deal of merrr-
ment by comment ng on the report OF the com
missioner sent out to examine the Navigator
islands, and who recommended their snnexa.
lion TO the United States. He ridiculed the
whole proposition of annexation, and said the
bil1ty II they expended any money for that pur-
pose Instead of rowing round in search of
these islands OF the ocean Congress shout do
something for Cuba and for their interests
nearer home.
The bill was then read for amendment aud
action.
Mr.. Potter IN. " moved to strike out the APP
preparation for a minister TO Uruguay, gling
that there was no necessity for it. 1t seem 81 to
him that the mission was created merely to make
place for some one.
Mr.. Swami MIDI said this minister was also
accredited to Paraguay, and II was of the great
est Importance that the United States sh ,uld
foster republican institutions in South America
by recognizing these countries. Ii was the ONLY
way to counterfeit the Vaccinations OF foreign
governments.
y Mr.. Potter said there was no proof that the
minister had ever gone to Paraguay.
Mr.. Wood IN. Y.) differed from Mr.. Potter
and thought diplomatic relations should be kept
up with this country in order that we might b
ready to grasp any trade that might present
itself.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Orth (Ind.) moved to amend by striking
out all relating to consulates and to Insert thu
bill known as the consular bill, regulating the
consular service, heretofore agreed upon BIZ the
Committee on Foreign Affairs