Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-06
CONGRESS-.
Lively Debate Over the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation Bill.

WASHINGTON, March 4sb.-In the House
to-day the consular and diplomatic appro-
priation bill was considered in Committee of
the Whole.
Hiscock claimed for the Republican party
all the credit of the legislation of 1868 re-
specting the rights of naturalized citizens.
He sci that an inspection of the record will
dissipats all illusions respecting the legisla-
ton of 1868 created by Hewitt on Thursday,
and would strip Robson of ell his borrowed
plum .ge.
Spliaser (D.) of Illinois advocated an
amendment consolidating the Missions of
France, Germany and Austria. etc.
Cox CD of New York expressed regret
that a p irtisan turn should have been given
to the discussion. The Act of 1868 was q
product of both parties. He advocated the
abrosation of the Bancroft treaty, which dis
erinfinated against German citizens.
Robson (Rep) of New jersey said the
Irish question had again come to the surface
and the question had been argued by gentle
men on the other side, going to show that the
interests of struggling Ireland found their
great defender in the Democratic party. The
orators and speakers OF the other side stood
up to box the ears of the country, declaring
the great and unquestioned principle of free
dom, progress and the rights of man, and
Democracy of this country was its champion
and defender.
Cox inquired whether the bill of E. r.
Hoar, providing that residence of two years
in Germany by naturalized German citizens
of the United States expatriated such citi-
zens, had not come from President Grants
Cabinet, of which the gentleman of New Jer-
sey was a member.
Robeson-I don't go remember. but I re.
member that that treaty and all treaties
which recognized in the form of iaternati Jnal
law the rights of foreign. born citizens, here
and elsewhere, did originate in the Cabinet of
General Grant. and were placed on the
treaty.book under his auspices, and when
there was two thirds Republican majority
in the Senate.
CoX's CATECHIsM.
Cox-Do you approve of the Bancroft
treaty?
Roheson-I did not take the floor to an.
swer all questions Of my own belief in the
legislation of toe country. / merely took the
floor to say that, like many another good
cause, the Irish has lost much by the weak
ness Of its leaders and the inconsistency of its
advocates. Freedom of labor, Irish or Ger
man, must look for its protection in the fu-
ture. as it has done in the past to that party,
ana tHat parry Ouly, WHICH, SHeiAsuee III lie
principles and illustrates in its action deep
and profound sympathy with man, and not
to that party which duSdng its years Of power
hald labor in chains and degraded it with as
ISOLATION with slavery.
Cox-Ihe g mile can did not answer the
question proposed, though he IVES member
Of General Grants Cabinet, and though be
remembered that the question of expatria'
ton came up in the Cabinet and that Judge
Hosr was representing General Grant in thi:
bill. He does not dare defend the Bancroft
treaty. That treaty gave away the rights Of
naturalizsd citizens. Well cid tho cunning
gentleman avoid answering that question
When any man on the other side impeaches
this side with being recreant in is devotion tc
the naturalizad citizen in all his rights and
privileges, and when he arroestes to himself
any such special devotion, he falsifies history
and will be convicted for it before the people
of this country.
Cox urged the abrogation of the Bancroft
treaty.
WHAT DEMOCRACY FAILED TO DO.
Robeson said that during the thirty years
that the Democratic party held sway that
principle had never been embodied. either in
legislation or in treaty. and it had remained
for the Republican Administration of Genera
Grant to recognize it and place it in the
sta sute book forever The great battles Of
civilization were rot achieved by small boyi
who put feathers in their caps and marched
ahead Of music, but by o great column O
stalwart soldiers. who marched readily On tt
principle and overcame it by their assaults
or tramp,ed it down by their pressure. HI
would remind the gentleman from New York
(Cox) of what Burke once said in debate
some what similar to this "The gentleman
| Rot oh
the beugh is not the only occupant of thu
field where Thousand noble cattle chew thu
cud in silence" laughter
Bragg 3D. of Wisconsin sarcastically in
CURED whether the stalwart column to which
! Robson alluded, was the stalwart column
that numbered 306
Lord argued tt at the consular service WE!
a useful. haIdwor King and honorable service
whose efficiency had been greatly augmented
! of late.
Williams (R.) Of Wisconsin suggested tina
il the Democratic party WAS not the frlsnd O
the Irish, it ought to be, for at times it woulc
be seriously Inconvenience if it were not fol-
Irish votes. The Committee on Foreign AT
| fairs had now under consideration the subjec
| Of the imprisonment of Irish American citi
zens. When it had received all the informa
ton it could get, the committee would bring
| the matter before the House. Then let thu
House decide in due order who was the bes
friend of American citizens abroad. HI
cared not whether that citizen were Ameri
can, Irish, English, German, Democrat, Re
publican. white or black wherever he was in
generated, let every power Of this Govern
| ment be invoked to burst his prison bars anc
set him free.
The reading of the bill for amendments wa
proceeded with.
Springer offered an amendment for the con
solida.ion of missions.
Converse 3D. Of OHIO offered an amend
ment abolishing consular fees. Rejected.
Bruner moved to strike out the provision
for a Consul at Lisbon. Adopted.
The consideration of the bill was concluded
and it was reported to the House. The pre-
viou, question was ordered on the passage o
the bill, but no further action was taken.
Reed Or of Maine presented protes
against the admission of Dakota as State
signed by numerous bondholders of Yanktol
county, Dakota. Referred.