Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-24

German journals in this country is to that
clause of the bill which declares as not SUD
ject TO the jurisdiction of the United STATES
naturalized citizens who, on returning 10
their native country, may be convicted OF
offences against the laws of that country,
committed prior to arrival in the United
States. lie claimed, and proved by refer
ence to treaties, that that clause was only
in consonance with the existing treaties
| with Austria, Bavaria, Belgium, Hesse, the
North German Union, Sweden, and Nor
way. The only object of putting that
clause In the bill, was as a notification 10
naturalized citizens that when they did re-
turn to their tformer home they rendered
| themselves amenable to the laws OF their
native government, and that the United
States Government could not protect them.
This clause, however, might be struck out
| OF the bill as superfiuous, because the ques-
ton was already governed by treaty stipu-
lations. Mr.. Orth alleged that MIR. Coxs
| objection were made more for the purpose
of firing the German heart than of elueid-
ating the principles of the bill or seeking
to amend it.
The morning hour expired and the bin
went over.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole, Mr.. Woodford in the chair, on
the Legislative, Executive and Judicial al-
preparation bill.
strictly Personal.
On motion to strike out the paragraph
for the salaries of the officers of the gov
ernment of the District of Columbia, an
angry personal discussion took place. be-
l ~ nj Cforly
weather, of Connecticut, the former com
planning of the latter for having inserted in
a speech of his published in the Record
some weeks ago letter written by Mr..
Brown in the early days of the rebellion,
eounselling the shooting of any man in
Kentucky who would join the Union
army, and Brown retaliating by reading to
the House Starkweather's letter to Hun
tington, the cashier of the First National
Bank of Washington, asking for pecuniary
aid to defray the expenses of his election.
Mr.. Brown having had Mr.. Starkweath-
er's letter read from the Clerks desk, went
on TO say that the author was blessed with
A Thrifty Patriotism.
and always kept his eye on the main chance.
He denied that in his speech on the civil
rights bill, to which Mr.. Starkweather's
speech was partly in reply, be had said any
thing as was alleged disrespectful of the
United States or of the dead Union soldiers
| whom he had always honored Tor their he
| roiSm just as he hOnored the courage and
manhood displayed on the other side. He
understood that much contained in Mr..
Starkweather's speech had not been uttered
on the floor, so that the gentleman showed
no disposition to indulge in
L bel and sIander by stealth.
He (B.own) wanted the people of his dis
| tTi L and State to understand that the man
| who had misTepreSented him and arTaigred
him was the author of that letter. he did
not know which most to admire, the ins0-
lence of the Dogbery or the morals of the
Pecksniff.
Mr.. Starkweather replied to Mr.. Brown.
He declared there was nothing in his (Stark-
weather's) speech as printed in the Record
which he had not stated on the floor of the
House. He had not read Mr.. Browns let
! ter, but he had referred to it and stated that
he would have il printed. If the gentle
man complained of his (Starkweather's)
having published that letter he should a
a thousand fold more complain of himself
for having written il. That was a stain
which he (BroWn) could never wipe out.
He (Starkweather) had felt bound to call
attention to it on account of the speech Of
the gentleman from Kentucky i'm eulogy Of
a man who had abandoned the position Of
| Vice President of the United States and
gone over to the rebellion. As to his
| (Starkweather's) letter to Mr.. Huntington,
he explained the circumstances under
| which il was written. Mr.. Huntington, an
ardent Republican and Secretary or Treas
urer of the Republican National Commit
tee, had sometime previously offered to
contribute towards paying the expenses Of
the election in Connecticut, or of his own
election if he were to be a candidate. He
had not then expected to be a candidate,
but his friends at home had nominated him,
and that nomination being for third term,
and being therefore against the custom in
that district for thirty years, it had caused
division in the party and consequently
| diminished his chances of election. Under
these circumstances he had written to Mr..
| Huntington, about which so much has
been said. That was all there was in it.
1t had not the remOteSt connection with
the Board of Public Works or with the Dis
| trict Government.
Mr.. Brown made q rejoinder to Mr..
Starkweather, and was indulging in eulo-
GUM on Gen. Breckenridge when he was
interrupted by points of order which amid
| great noise, confusion and
UProar
were decided against him.
MIR. Starkweaiher then offered a formal
amendment so as to let Mr.. Brown 90 on
WITH his remarks, but Mr.. Brown said he
declined any such courtesy, and would
Let the Jade Vince.
This closed the personal alteration and
the committee proceeded little more ord
erly with the consideration Of the bill.
The committee rose having disposed of
seven pages Ofthe bill.
The Postal Appropriation.
Mr.. Tyner from the Committee on Ap-
preparations reported the pOStoffice appro-
priation bill. Referred to the COMMITTEES
Of the Whole. The bill appropriated S35,-
1891 Of which S5,634,S42 is 10 come out
of the treasury, the rest being derived from
postal revenues. For steamship service to
China and Japan it appropriates $4,000;
| to Brazil S150,000 and to the Sandwich
Islands $4,000.
The House then took recess until haif
past seven the evening session to be for the
consideration of the legislative approprI-
alton bill.
Evening Session.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The House
spent p hours in Committee of the Whole
on the legislative appropriation bill. There
was some discussion about the fanking
privilege, on the motion TO strike ont the
item for postage stamps for the Interior
Department, which motion prevailed. No
other matter ofpublic interest was discuss
ed. There was pretty full attendance OF
members, although hardly a quorum.
R0STON.