New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-19

MP CONGER on TIE WHITAKER QUEsuoN-TIIe
SHIPPING INTERESTS or THE COUNTRY-A LIVE
LIZ CoLLoQUY BKIwEEN ME-. SPRINGER AND
SEVERAL CoNGREssMEN--No SESSION IN THE
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Saturday, Dec. is, 1850.
The Senate held no session to-day. The
House went Committee of the Whole on the Mill
tary Academy bl. II appropriatos S322 13o
Mr. CONGER Nen.. M.cb) moved t. strike out the
nroviso allowing the Secretary of War to assign any
officer Of the Army Professor of Law at the Academy
There had been, he said 0lludng to the Witaker case
an exhibition made by the officer charge OF tbe cx
ANIMATION OF coored cadet ut West Point that was I'M
worthy OF any officer the service OF the GOvernn'nL
Mr. BLOUNT Dem, Ga) inquired TO what he referred
Mr. CONGER replied that he referred TO tae officer
vino had been appointed TO take OF tie interests
OF the cadetsoi the Ac denny TO the officer, wGo III
stead OF looking out for the rights OF the persons IN
iuret mad become the public prosecutor TIe amazing
had been nted OF an instuon supported
by the Government being ruled by caste lie cared nor
whether the c0ored cadct mad been the avthor 81 Ills
own nisfnrtunes. An institution that wOu,d drive
man. good man, compel a man, by MS Isolation ana
want Of all human sympahy TO resort TO suei measures
dignation at the spirit which had prevailed al mat
INSTITUTION gallant officer wa now al tug h'ad OF the
Academy, and ne hoped tuat would ne redeemed ana
brcn ne again fbe lride and glory u tie country.
Inc amendment tben Withdrawn and the bln
The House acan at 1:l5. vent into committee on the
Consular and Dlnomatc Appropriation Uii' ,u ?,
,,,',,i. - 90 A35 an .ucfeise OF $4,000 over
tie bil OF last yta Inc committee @" M
Inc Secretary of state, comprising encig the transfer ol
Consulate from one cluss 80 another ne H"eit t"h
ne Cousular service in advancing tie cal inter-
cstg ol the country, but argued hat 10 ulY was heu
Uaiiz d by the law against free ships;
NJ COXGFR n .p Mch) saId that new markets
were op,n,d through the cX-ions OF the CDnNui"' ana
the commerce OF the country moved AolgA mp, were
n" aiioTrd 20 be bought IN Enond Inc American
people could manuacturc silps against ne Wofd a"u
tney were doiog il to-day Tie people had ~ ar Lco
nli rnr Cenil IN ,u from Mississippi ar SaGicto 4 ne
had "A Diplomatic bI TO :niroduc- 20 lntr0dGce hd
free ships he criticized The COMMITTEE on Appropi-
ions Tor Increasing the saaE. o. the Consular IL
rom NJ singleton tEal " il, rrd that lie gentle
man Michigan Nlr ConecJ tnd MOI Dc,n cIet 10
the position OF Secretary OF stale, Instead oil Mr'
Evar,so -. ...-..,,, ,,,., liz. all
~. 49, tir1ts m ide Dy The other side, r1oIc to
nave linn promoted 10 that hlSh position cam 700 l,'
Coniiuu his speech, II" s?d iLdt ro"''o,s ~i'lu'
he had almost ID, naiic0ns-ltlacA on the D"'o-
matte and Consular system lad been lde 1of 'Ae ISt TX
wears %, tne Democratic sid" o. the iiousc.
Mr. SPARKS DJn., Hal asserted tal Il'u-h ~
lelnp,s aad been mado to trm tle bi4onaue sc,vic'
Mr.. DUNNELL Qt'r.. Nj M Inoufnt tnat u 'be a"s
q; wnch ;ho gentlemen from Mississippi CIR e!u-e-
ilC comliansd were repeated, tne e1tire coast wisc
| irsde oi fae couatv would tai, mo iorcign hatds
Mr. HUGBEI.L Drop, Micl.l Thought lha me 'ay 20
| bnslI no iIade was to encourage Il. Great Britain,
france Gcruany and SPAN, ami every oticr eOHhly
mat desired 10 build ur ctrrynS 'e 1 o ci 81
tue trade cause CouSTc5s Ga o' I"2e .l.S 80
come ;ont, aud pay fan remuneration 90 steam
| nip lines ,4 ,,a.,, ,,,.,c ,
ElPfSJEk ID HI shlQ tA1t nor lturt4h''-
th Concentrations vi ne genicin ID from Hicisab tNf
Cat te times nad never be"n&S PROSPEROUS, exports
a. Irpr or puS. rrnuD,rii1e aS during Inc Inc
tbat tsc D mOcr. tic party hal Lad u'JonJ III CIR
gT"ss - =. ........,.t ,r,,,,,.,. .,,. 10. go.
t1er1u meant To say that DenOca % leglsdl ma ioi
ninreC Inc Consular service, ard, on receiving an
ati ,aiiVe rpyy XnIc,sed us sa..sacilo" inAt ihef
T.g- one service which mad D't oech Injured ny thc
| Democrat. 'arfY. r,,,. ,. ,
~ SpEI TGEE--i. was under EHpubbe@u rue ana
when kcyu can Glrld avs "ttc ~ al i0Fco I th"c'
in 1874 that ere great haanc - crisis came "n u
Nj iIIIIAN tHCp., ind) IL MOI Drought a"o'tt
nv tte Democratic rsUuon u4lch '1yoiVcd the c0ehtiy
| in immense expenditures ,.-.... .,
! M. sYRtN 1EE-'sthl ndrpng on my nansniet'
Igucherl NUtnng cta be said IN reference 10 bi'i-
r.. or q rs Imports, tIit some &"huesi" a .
no; say: Id not mat haPpe" ON account o. 5dt I"t
| rebellion = ,.. . .i....,. ala
XII HAWK (sep.. I'D inquired in what p ,lcG'a1 inc
! u, ror-9t had lnJiiti n tie tar.f si;'ce 1873
Mr. sPKINGEi--tn only one re- Jcct, ana tlat was .
take tao duty If qGnEe, 50 tl3t puOnt M cvdli Fel
| ire nnuiu, in me midst Of thc.t sD0klhg
| Mr KE[TER Rcp, ONO asserted lhat quhihe Wa
to,4r .lncc the Democrats had taken tho amy Oh IMAM
| IL mad ueer before 1900, -. IN, $50
! TIE geB.,ll debate then closed, and the hh Wa
r..a 20. imrpducn s. hut being offered ta- cUu-
Tnlice rose ard ported the b 10 ne !"us "heh ue
vote resulted iOlJWs: Yeas, i@Ji nays, va saI'
! MrHllau md o. Tur ierj--no quoruu 49, 60,
TIE House then, ~ 4:BO D. m, ADJOURNED anu uie Dii
| went until MONDAY