Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, March q,
HOUSE.

tee on Indian Affairs, reported back the
resolution calling upon the Secretary OF
the Interior for information as to any
frauds or corrupt practices on the part
of any employees Of the Indian service
since the first Of July, 1877. Adopted.
Also, the resolution calling upon the
Secretary of the Interior for "A copy oil
the testimony taken by Generals
Hatcher and Adams, touching the late
outbreak Adopted.
Mr.. I. Wood, chairman Of the Com.
mittee on Ways and Means, reported
back the resolution calling on the Secre-
tary of the Treasury for a detailed state
ment of the amount Of bonds purchased
by the Treasury between the lst OF
January, 1874, and the LIST OF January,
1859, setting forth the date, the amount
Of each purchase, the rate VI interest
borne by the bonds then purchased,
with the date of maturity thereof and
the total premium, exclusive OF the ac-
crued interest, paid on each purchase
and its rate per cent. Adopted.
Many bills being received, and re-
ferred, the House went into Committee
of the Whole, Mr.. Converse in the
matte Appropriation Bill.
Mr.. Blackburn, OF the Appropriation
Committee, stated that II the bill were
not modified and materially amended,
he could not give it his support, for in
its present shape he considered 1t
crude bill. Therefore, for the number OF
clauses in the bill, the necessity, adyisa-
biity and reason for which he was to-
tally ignorant, he protested that he had
no blame or responsibility for the bill.
The consular system needed 10 he revised,
enlarged and encouraged, and he was
willing To take the aggregate amount APP
propriated bv the bill and expend 1t
every dollar for the extension OF that
system. lie protested that 1t Was
neither American nor was IL republican
in its instincts or its teachings to copy
pageantry and mimicry OF royalty by
seeking to foist upon foreign court the
tinselled representative Of an eiiete prsC-
tice, thereby serving only to play the
role Of shoddy in imitation OF the mon
archial governments, which rested Tor
maintenance, not on popular approval or
individual rights, but on arbitrary power
and bayOnets, which ever surrounded
the throne OF tyrants.
Mr.. Robson, in reply To Mr.. Black
burn, asserted that the American Dip
| lonatiC service had been as respectable
and as successful as any that the civil.
lied world had ever seen, and II had
contributed more than the people seem
ell TO realize 10 the progress Of the
American history and 10 the safety oi
American institutions. In all the rec
ords OF our diplomatic history there IL
no nobler career written than that
which Washburne well filled when he
was American Minister 10 the court oi
Paris. We all know that when the war
between Prussia and France broke out
the capital OF imperial France was filled
with the elite Of European diplomacy
The roll glittered with historic names,
and was rich with the blazonry OF arms
and orders. Amid them all the un-
| pretending name and simple char.
acter OF the American minister
were not al that time likely TO
challenge the attention Of the thought.
less or proud. But during the year of
that war France and Paris became the
theatre OF scenes which eOmmanned the
attention OF the world and tried the
qualities OF all who we're present or had
part in thsm, and when that year Was
passed there was but one name In all
that proud roll which seemed 70 be
written in letters of living light, and
which stood out to challenge the respect
and command the admiration OF the
world. lie Was at once the representa-
tive of the liberties of our government
and Of the progress Of our people. The
representative Of liberty and of lAw,
OF progress and Of civilization.
The lorms, traditions, courtesies and
secrets OF the diplomatic associations
were swept away amid Wild confusion,
bot he supplied arms by ideas, trsdi-
tions by actions, courtesies by kindness,
and secrets by confidence, until he Was
made 10 stand before the nation amid
the wreck OF governments and ruins Of
society" a. the sole representative oi
Christian civilization, while the ,l'> OF
the Europesn diplomacy ~As duArfeI
and beliitled before the stature only
life siIel Of American manhood. AP'
plause
Mr.. Monroe iustaneed the sOOi ofh-
oes which General scheDck hAi per
formed when Minister 10 England isr
this country. By his frequent opnver-
sAiions xith Lord Granville he had sue.
ceeded in gaining the confidence ol
England, and % great extent had aid
ed in having the question vi indIrec'
damages brought before a tribunal ai
Geneva and there decided in q very at
isiaetory manner 10 tie United stzie'
Government
The ball vAs then read by sestions iol
amendment
Mr.. Mcmillan moved n strike out th'
clause Approprisfins 81, ,Ooo Tor eAsrp
feSsva ad tniptm and dipbmatic OFF
cers abroad.
Peniins action the eonnittss rsss ana