Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-29
House of Rr preSe1af0tires.

WASHINGTON, June 2S-Mr. Ortiz, from
the committee on foreign affairs, reported
resolution requesting the president to com
municate to the house any additional core
spondence called for by the resolution of The
28th OF April and not heretofore communicated
to congress, and also whether any proposition
has been made by any person holding office
under the United States to any American citi-
zens IN British prisons to accept their release
upon conditions, and if SO, by whom such
proposition was made and the nature thereof
The previous question was ordered notwith-
standing the objection of Mr.. Robinson (N.Y.) ,
who desired TO offer an amendment and who
protested against the attempt to stifle him.
He was called to order by the speaker who
finally ordered the sergeant alarms to see the
gentleman seated.
Mr.. Robinson gave notice that he would TO-
morrow move to impeach the minister at
= London; that was privileged question and
he had the right to be heard upon it,
Mr.. Wilson, member of the committee on
foreign affairs, supported the resolution, but
especially advocated the resolution which he
proposed to offer when that pending was dis
pensed with. His resolution requests the
president forthwith to demand of Great
Britain the reason for the Imprisonment of
appear such imprisonment is wrong and in
violation OF the rights of American citizens,
he is authorized to demand their release and if
it be delsyed or refused, he shall resort to
such means as he may think proper to effect
that release.
Mr.. Robinson was then accorded seven
minutes, but declined to make use of them.
He said he had number of documents by him
which should bring the blush of shame to
the face of every American. He could show
that for one hundred days the president had
been on his knees before Lord Granville, and
that Lord Granville was splitting in bis face
and insulting the nation by refusing to listen
to his prayers: There was all kind of garbage
and nonsense sent to Lord Granville to tell
the New York Tribune, as treason
GUS as ever was spawned from
the vermin that Washington hunted in 1776,
including the ancestors of James Russell
Lowell, who was tory, had been sent to
Granville. telling him the house was not in
earnest.
He expressed contempt for the milk and
water resolution of the committee declaring
that the house had not sufficient courage to
pass resolution which should show wheth-
or the British lions tail should be wrenched
or the American eagles neck wrung.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Wilson offered resolution of which he
had given notice. Adopted. The house then
went into committee on the naval appropria-
ton bill. =
Mr.. Robson briefly reviewed the general
features of the bill
Mr.. Calkins SAID he said the bill appropri-
ated 81 100000 for finishing some monitors
aud he desired to inquire of the gentleman
from New Jersey whether the time had not
passed when this class were of any very great
importance in the naval service of this or any
~ bo
dcrstood answer for either harbor or sea ser
vice.
Mr.. Robson replied that the monitors for
which 81 ,000, 900 mot 50 ,000, 000) were appro,
prlated were of the accepted type which the
experience of all maritime nations of the
world had adopted as the most efficient YES
sells for the purpose of harbor and coast de
Tense. They could strike blow that would
sink any vessel in the world. 1t was agreed
that the general debate close tomorrow at
o'clock.
The senate bill authorizing the San Francisco
& st. Louis Railroad compapyto construct
bridge across the Arkansas river at Van Buren,,
Ark, passed.
On motion of Mr.. Guenther the committee
of the whole then resumed IFS session on the
naval appropriation bill.
Mr.. Kensall, (Tenn.) a member of the sub
committee which drafted the bill, stated that
the reforms in the bill would, if carried out,
save to the government in few years mauy
millions of dollars. Among the most import
ant reforms were the propositions to prohibit
appointments to the navy from civil life; to
reduce the number of officers of the engineer
corps; to reduce the civil establishment and
cut eff appropriations; to keep up all navy
yards at their present standard. He was OPP
posed to making appropriations for the COM
pletion OF two of the double turreted monitors
(as provided in the billy because he had the
impression, strengthened by distinguished
authority, that they would not be seaworthy
when completed. He did not purpose TO take
away from the naval committee the determi-
nation OF the question whether the country
should have navy or net, but he himself
was opposed to increased appropriations for
he bureau of steam engineering and con-
tfrI1ction and repair, because the pQrpose of