Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-29
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
The House.
Second Session.,

WASHINGTON, March 27.-Mr. Scales, chairman Of
the committee on Indian affairs, reported back the
resolution calling the secretary of the interior fol
inf ounatiou TO any frauds corrupt practices on
the part of any employees of the Indian service since
the lst OF January, 1872. Adopted.
Also, resolution calling the secretary OF the
interior for copy OF the testi ony taken py zen
erals Hatch and Adams, touching the late outpreak'
Adopted. an
Mr. F. Wood, chairman of the committee of ways
and means, reported back resolution calling on the
secretary of the treasury for detailed statement OF
the amount of bonds purchased by the treasury De-
tween the LIST of January, lS4iand the list OF January
1852 setting forth the date and amount OF each pur-
chase the interest borne by the bonds then pur-
chased with the date OF maturity Thereon, ana the
total amount of premium, exclusive of accrued in
terest paid each purchase, and the rate per cent
Adopted.
MANY bills being received and referred, the House
went into committee of the whole, Mr.. Converse in
the chair, upon the consular and diplomatic appro-
priation bill, and Mr.. Blackburn of the approprla-
ton committee stated that if the bill were not modi-
fed and materially amended he could not give 1t his
support for in its present sha he considered 1t
crude bill. There were a number OF clauses OF the
bill of the necessity ACCESSIBILITY and reason for
which he totally ignorant. he protested ne nau
no blame or responsibility for the bill. The consular
system needed to be revised enlarged and couraged
aud he was willing take the aggregate amount ap-
proprsted by the bill and spend every dollar for eI-
tension of that system. He protested it was neither
American it republican IN Its instincts or Its
teachings to COPY the pageantry and mimicry of
atty by seeking foist upon foreign court tnseled
representation of eete forms. thereby serving only
TO play the role of shoddy in imitation OF mouarchcai
governments, which rested for maintenance not on
the popular approval individual rights but on the
arbitrary power aud bayonets which ever SURROUND
the throne of tyranny.
Mr.. Robson in reply to Mr.. Blackburn asserted
that the American diplomatic service had been as re-
spectabie aud successful any that the civilized
world had ever seen, and it had contributed more
than III. people seemed to realize to the progress OF
American history and to the safety of American in
situations. In ell the records OF our diplomatic MS
tory there Is no nobler career written than that which
Washburne fulfilled when he was the American MIN
lister to the court of Paris. We all know when the
war between Prussia and France broke out the CAPT
tai of imperial France was flied with the elite OF
European diplomacy The roll glittered with his
torians and was rich with the baZonry of arms and
OF orders. Amid them all the unpretending name
and simple character of the American minister were
not at that time likely tc challenge the attention OF
the thoughtless or proud; but during the year OF
that war France and Paris became the theater OF
scenes which commanded the attention OF tne "orio
and tried the qualities of all who present or had
part in them, and when that year was passed there
was but one al that proud roll which seemed
to be written in letters of living light, and which
stood out to challenge the respect and command the
admiration of the world. He was at once the repre-
sentative of the liberal ideas of our govern
ment and of the progress of our people; the
representative of liberty and law, OF progress and
of civilization. The forms, traditions, courteses and
edicis of diplomatic association were swept away
amid the wild confusion out ne suppueu lorlns ny
IDEAS traditions by action courtesies by kindnesses
edicts by courage, until be made to stand before
the nations amid the wreck of governments and
ruins of society, sole representative OF christian
ciyilzation-whiie the elite of Eurodesn diplomacy
was dwarfed and belitted before the stature. only
life sized. of American manhood.
mr. Orth defended the diplomatic and consular
syste : which had met he approval of the govern
ment under every administration.
Mr.. Townshend of Illinois, thought the necessity
for diplomatic service had entirely passed. Foreign
missions were an asylum for played ont politicians
Mr. Monroe instanced the good offices which Gen:
Schenck had performed when minister to England
from this country By his freque Mt conversations
with Lord Granv lie he had succeeded in gaining the
confidence of England and to a great degree had
aided in having the question of indirect damages
brought before the agreed tribunal and there decid-
ed in very satisfactory manner to our government.
The bill was then read by sections for amendment
and Mr. Mcmillan moved to strike out the clause ap-
propriating $4,000 for charges affairs ad interim
IN diplomatic offices abroad.
Pending vote the committee rose and the House
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