New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

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tary War for Information as 10 the number Of drt
horace AMI mules I'm the service OF the army, their cost
places OF purchase &c also to the cost Of maintain
ing regiments OF cayalry .
Mr. rHORNBURGH Oiep, Ten,iI oHcctcd on ,ht
ground IN the information called FOR would occupy the
whole force OF tie Department III the close VI '"o
Tie SPEAKER thcn proceeded to call Committees for
Gr PARSONS Dem. Ky.l. from the Committee on on
Private l. nd C,lms. reported bill authorizing tho sec
rotary Of the Treasury, to sell at private sac suc POI
ton OF he public property at Vncenncs, ln rs may DO
required tor The tracks, switches. shops and osr pur
pnses ~ the OHIO and Mississippi the vars'he ana
crawfordsye, and the Indianapolis aud 'incehhes nan
Mr HOLMAN Dem Ind) objected to the transfer Of
SIR. PnisOS5 replied that public sale would be un.
just those railroad companies which were ALREADY
a Se ~ II WIN he railroad companes require only
about onothrdj ,r, 800 .o,.,,,
Af.cr coLsl, rable discussion the Dill was reJecteu-
Yeas, liz; Nays, 10.
OUR REPRESENTATIVES, ABROAD.
The House them $780, went into Committee OF the
whole Mr Hoskirs R'p.. N. " in the CHAIR. on the
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
Mr. SPRINGER (Dern, I'D addressed the House IN de-
Tense OF the economic features Of the bill lie called
attention TO unusual fact that the popular branch OF
Congress Constituted a To De IN opposition 20 NC
the elections 1874. bad deliberate purpose III view
1ney hal made up ticlr minis lAAt thtfc ilus. pe I.
Tney had trusted TO TIE party IN power Tor H. "p id
been disappointed. A. an Instance OF the changes Oi thc
OF tie gentleman from Massachusetts, tfhompsonl as
Druy ia s;rinus contrast Win the bragg doc.O OF MS
predecessor (5utrD. he not surprised That ceilaIi
grntriucn his own side of the lioisr haa expro's.
opposition 10 the bill Bat one might SUPPOSE liV1h tIo
erchcs of the two gentlemen from Newly OK yrso"fday
(.icwIit AMI wood that tins Wa OH % pIoh,oit com
I.erco wIth foreign nations IbeIe never RAD HSeH u
commerce A. the 'ntrast drawn between ia" style
ying OF the English aud american Ministers al Pans
tocricy au! growing democracy, and said thai tHis
country is HOT i'o los le,gecisd abroad
count in the ordinary apparel oi gchi emon'
Ia reply Carloads rncOhinn on tie state Depart
rnt lat yccA. ho sad t.a at d. af!n nj "ss hO ca
CeI'i"u =" tuo -, tr nj IL raI the ltens
fr",tl,7 ministers last YEAR IN which Nj wasAbuine
ro,, IN. Gov.rmrnt $500 M Cushing - JJO ana
Nir scaencN 100, the latter sum hou"us 80 l3l IN
, a., r'r nf dtpotchci To- Madrid H. ais, ppoLe
OF an allowance Of SlOGU7 to MI Boxer, wIIc Minister
t. Tury for prrsrnts made 10 lul kl-I oiGtl.s IL
ed 10 10. thohsnt ne sai that prcstnis. Ike kisses
tn. Instance but 81 s'cil.,l that me i Ilsh odclls
lie nliou.ed tho dispatcH's OF Dir j. horohta head
i,sii. uJ Minister - Gi,cct ~ one oi whoa Mr had
described IN gwnuiolu'ni phrases hali gwen ~
Athens. at lch ina tio LOnur OF leading c0nHc
duse with the Queen and from hleh he f,lIel ~
WHICH must nave brrn Grcva t.t ,a4S 81 tne At"o-
mans. I'VE won't 70 lone q mornns, uil daylight
does appear" WHIT lac said must nave b,cn the d. mt
sensations In tho tate Department. when ms dis-
patca NHs received from sIr. ieAu some 81 tho oil
tie dance. let JOY be- u.corhncd No rest tn morn when
youth aud pleasure meet 10 'i'e ile go" Ia. o,'
with hyIn8 f,ci.' lI-uo ntef no thtI pictured MI
Read, hen hearing of lie abolition u hs Office, aud
supposed hlm addressing tho Qoen as A'id Of Athens,
We pat, give, GA ave no "'c" my Heait, lOuu
laushtcr Add then, 10 j. htici.ll "hS eharA, "a ON
some stately ship m the nulf ~ tho frru-. and SAW
the Queen STANDING tie shore he wound Doubtless 70
on Win he song, Maid Of Athens ah. gone; think OF
me- sweet wsn alone though ny 10 istamboul (ncin-
Ing hc supposed Pnadel iha), Athens holds ny heart
and soul c'r me VOW, before 10 ~oe n'G" saS dyGo
To pronounce the last line In the Greek style
VI 4 tel IN Mr.
the Latin maxim. OTtne ignOhlGi pro ndVHVe0
Mr. aPHlNGLR-lhaIk yon oiri ihana yod Laugh
and Ia, tn Missions. Ae read extract rom The Chi
cago Dtte, charging tie Minister To iytl WIN urn
ing for naturalization certificates ana satin mat
Minister 10 Peru had 80 e to do tDat lac haa sci up
paNnJrokcr's shop Ia Lima ietIon criticised tho *,
trnyasHnt system Of n dispatch agency III Lond0n,a
apo from tho report Oh MI hell tIayeiinf Con
sullr Inspector drawing d!sgraeeu picture Of Ameri
CUnsus abroad. lilo spoke u the Consulate at Lv-
crpCo from winch Tue iato incumbent had r.ulod WIN
the Consul at cadiz, Mr. Farrell VINO had broken up
The wine ing there AMI had been IowMdel Tor Ills
fidelity and zeal by being dismissed
sAuRICAL REMARKS By MIR. COX.
Mr. COX Dem, n. " saii he supported the bill rs
bin OF retrenchent. lie deprecated the remark OF his
60 league QIewttl yesterday to tho effect that the bill
WAS reported without consideration and examination
In his experiences in tie House Of sixteen he
had never known appropriation bill to have been pre-
parod with heed and mote Information
given Ia advance than this blu VAS lilo dehid That the
Ineice navigation lie knew that they struck in GER
tam places but the people OF the United states are MOI
well enough of at home TO JUSTIFY their Keeping mp
representatives abroad In such superb manler
they used to be kept up While II may he
said that thcse ministers not paid enough ac
cor,ling to the old standard they arc IRid enough
according to tho dOn-s II not OF loielSh
economy. lie spoke Of those who had opposed the
b A., being great economists IN the abstract but said
tuat when they canio down 10 the concrete realty ther
talk was but sounding brass and tinGlng cymbals."
lie did not the word "b brass in AN offensive sense
augntel As Ia the argument about the abolition OF
ha
III the revival Of commerce They are hardly jolly boats
hardly bubbles, the wake what Is
wanted revive commerce ana shpDulims Il "A TAR
rcveue under which custom duties can be properly
levied Let the taxes he removed RON tue materials
when enter into iron and wooden shlpbuidinS, ana
there VIII bo a revival IN American shlpyaids.
From tins point iited into discussion OF The new
TAIN bid. and specified what reductions would be made
i'm IT, The existing tariff he characterized taIiH
which gives bounties and subsidies. and does not give
ruyenle. Comng back again 10 tho qu sion oil COM
,rcc dc, Jared that the truo way 10 revive contce
was either 10 let American merchants buy their ships
abroad or hud them AT home. From tails point e drled
on . criticism OF tie state papers. reading IN dtdil the
bill OF Paris eweler ornaments To be presented by
Mr. Boxer 10 Ia. Turkish Ul1als aiier lho signing Oh
had ever seen. This part OF his speech was very
AMUSING, And greatly enjoyed by the House
lie read amusing extracts from inc correspondence
OF the Consu to the samoan Islands, ana from
Mr. Reads pton Of the ball at Alhons, winch he
danced wit. Queen Olga the Grand Duchess OF Russia.
with King George following at his heels Jealous OF MS
beauty and grace. dancing tho country dance hands
across aud down tie middle, 10 the tune " nue and
nddle. loud lnughter He then wandered on
10 ConsLantinople and pictured the American
Minister there iMr. MayuarU after receiving
a rebuff from Mr.. Fish retiring IN sadness 70
the cemetery at Scuiari, sitting crosslogged ON