Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-03
FORTY-sEVENTH CONGRESS
WASHINGTON. March 2

WASHINGTON, March2. | sENArE--senator German introduced resolution directing the Postmaster General to furnish a de
 tailed statement of the amount paid the railroads fol | the fast mail facilities during the past year. The consideration of the Chinese bill was resumed l after the morning hour and MT. Grover delivered | his long speech in favor Of it's passage with the | amendment he offered Tuesday, construing the term
 ''aborers" including both skilled and unsk1lled | labor. | The Senate at 2:5O o'clock on motion of MT. Ed munds, went into executive session and remained therein until 4:3O p. m. and then adjourned. The following combinations were made; Roscoe Conkling of New York; associate justice of the Uni ted States Supreme Court Aaron A. Sargent Of Cali fornia, minister to Germany; William F. Poston, United States attorney for the Western district Of Tennessee.
 HoUsE.-The diplomatic and consular appropria- as against s1 21O959 last year After an explanation the bill by A1r. Burrows, of Michigan, Mir Whit thorne of Tennessee, made a long speech faVor1ng vigorous foreign policy MT Whitthorne said it was
 grave in the government to allow foreign ital to be made of the construction of an canal.
 MT. Hewitt, of New York, followed, speaking in favor of a vigorous foreign policy regarding the rights of American citizens abroad. He reviewed the history of the subject during the past twenty years and charged the other side with having will fully neglected to afford protection to Americans abroad especially those suffering imprisonment on slight groundless charges his line of argument be- ing swer to the remarks of Mir. Orth delivered weeks ago. He took occasion to pay an earnest tribute to the perseverance and energy and high character of his colleague Mir. Robinson, who had de manded and obtained in some degree the recognition of the rights of these He called attention to the fact that the request sent to England six months ago for information regarding our natural ized citizens under arrest foreign prisons remain ed yet unanswered, and urged that these things should not be lightly passed over, but that the rights of these should be protected by this coun- try. Regarding the question of an inter-oceanic canal he did not agree with MT Whitthorne, but thought government should welcome European nations to aid in this work basis of strict traty upon the already expressed principles that the canal shall be open with equal rights to the of all nations. It should maintain the principles of the Monroe doctrine at all hazards but never permit it to be used cloak for private speculation.
 MT. Orth, passing to the Democratic side, replied with some warmth that Mir. Hewitt, thirty days after the delivery of his speech had not fairly rep resented him. He then reviewed the history of the Democratic party, reteratng his claim that it had done anything to protect naturalized American citizens abroad.
 The discussion was further continued by Mir. Kasson and MT. Curtin of Pennsylvania, the former maintaining that there had been no change in the foreign policy of the present administration as com pared with that pursued by President Garfield, and that the Monroe doctrine would be enforced
 The bill establishing post routes was passed as amended by tee Senate, and the House adjourned at 4:45 D.