The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-15

of the fact that American citizens were
imprisoned in Ireland. Robinson then
proceeded to name some of the Amer
lean citizens imprisoned in Ireland.
There was Mr.. McSweeney, of Califor-
MIA. He had a certificate of natnrali-
cation on which was engraved the Z
American eagle, but the tyrannical des-
pots paid nc more attention to it than
IT 1t was crow or cormorant. Another Z
prisoner was Mr.. Hart, of Massachu-
sets. Would Massachusetts stand by
and let one of her citizens rot in for
eign PRISON? No country, ancient or
modern, had ruled with an iron hand so
terribly and tyrannically as did England
to-day. Referring to newspaper criti-
clsms on his course, he said he could not
get the representatives of the press to
do him justice. He was not talking
about Ireland, but the unjust imprison-
ment of these Americans. He wanted
to say nothing about Ireland, and yet
he was represented as spending the
time of the house in talking about it.
His remarks took very personal turn
and were directed at Robinson, of New
York.
The latter obtained the floor and
replied in the same strain.
Robinson yielded to Orth to allow
him to demand the previous question
on the resolution. .
The confusion, which had been very
great all day on the floor, was increas-
ed as Randall, Cox and Hooker, of
Mississippi, arose with points of order
against the speaker awarding the floor
to Orth, contending that as the recon-
'mendation of the committee on foreign
affairs had not been agreed to, the con-
troll of the resolution had passed from
Orth's hands, and the speaker should
recognize the opponents of the COM
mittee's recommendation.
The speaker overruled the points of
order and held that as none had claim
ed the floor to take control of the reso-
luton he was bound to recognize the
gentleman from Indiana, Mr.. Orth,
and his right to demand the previous
question.
From this decision Cox appealed,
but the appeal was tabled.
Blount, of Georgia, member of the
committee on foreign affairs, stated
that he had never heard the resolution
considered in the committee, nor had
any other member of the minority I
members done so.
Williams, chairman of the commit.
tee, said he had not understood that
the resolution had been considered,
and nothing about it appeared on the
minutes ofthe committee meeting. He
had been informed that just prior to
the adjournment Of the meeting, Orth
had stated that if there was no objec-
ton he would report the resolution to
the house, and that hearing none he
had done so.
Randall raised the point of order
that as the resolution was not reported
from a committee, it was not in order.
The speaker held that the objection
came too late.
Randall said he wished to call the
attention of the country to the fact
that the resolution had come to the
house without the consent of the COM
mittee. 49,.
Cox then moved to recommit the
resolution with instruction to the COM
mittee to insert the names of Michael
Hart, H. O. Mahoney and John Nc
Ginty and to add a clause requesting
the president to demand of England
the promise of trial of these, or their
release.
Orth stated that he had no obies-
ton to that.
The resolution was accordingly re-
committed, with the Instructions as
stated.
Washington, February II.--Gen. Sherman
has decided to abolish the detail of eight Off
GERS at Fort Myer, Va, for instruction in mill
tary signaling, at the endaof the present scho-
| lastic year, which terminates about the Ist of
| May. This action is taken on the ground that
the same science is taught at Fort Leaven-
| worth in the school of application, where Off
GERS are detailed from every regiment in the
service, while at Fort Myer the details are
only made from eight regiments year.
Under orders from the war department, the
Superintendent of the mounted recruiting SER