New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-26
HAPPY GERMANY IN THE HOUSE.
LIVELY UTTERANCEs OVER THE POST OFFICE AL
PRECIPITATION BILL.


PROPMATIoN BILL.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-In the House de-
bate Oh the Post Office Appropriation bill to-day Mr..
Dockery of Missouri defending Mr. Vass policy said
among other things that IL the laws had operated
barshly the American steamships and driven them
from the sea then the Republican party and not the
Democratic party responsible for 1t. When the
Democratic party left the control OF the Government 1t
left the Republican party in possession OF splendid
merchant marine manned by American sailors and
rying American commerce.
Mr. Brumm OF Pennsylvania, dnterrupting)-A you
gave US the Alabama and the Shenandoah TO drive it
from the sea.
"Oh, I know it hurts 'sEeplled Mr.. Dockery. when
we come again fathers we that only Is
per cent Of the Of this great country
red in American vessels and these vessels manned
by whom American seamen No-nnety-fve per
OF the sailors that carry ag what is left OF
your flag. foreigners Who Is responsible for that
Semmes not foreigner" INTERCEPTED Mr..
Brumm.
Mr.. DOckery-True TO the instincts OF good many
leaders Of the organization, but untrue TO the heart
feeling OF the of the Republican party, Ques
lions presented from business stand point that the
ensanguined garment OF twenty-five years ago is not
Haunted the face of the American people, hope 10
live the time whom the present leadership of the
Republican party land If necessary the Republican
party itself shall pass away, for no other
than that they stand as hndrance
TO the real feelings OF fraternity which
bind together different sections OF this country
and gentleman from Pennsylvania OF the most
extreme OF these leaders who haunt the bloody shirt
When your party stops brancishing the bloody dag
ger Will stop waving the bloody shirt" exclaimed
Mr.. BrumIp
MI Guenther, OF Wisconsin, coneurred the position
taken by Mr.. Burrows OF Michigan, ia regard 10 in
creased appropriations postal clerks and Ia his views
with reference the enforcement of the civil Service
law To a Democratic Expression. Jshersonian sim
pcity and JacksOnan honesty had lapsed into stale Of
inuocuOus desuetude" He did approve Of the
movals that had been made He granted that this Dem
ocratio Administration including the Postmaster Cen
eral, had committed sins enough 10 send them 10 ill.,
nOcuous political desueIude at the next general
election bat he did not think II should be charged
said in the newspapers OF the country about the for
eign mail service. The Postmaster-GeBer had been
made the target for InDumorabe and vicious assaults
aud MISREPRESENTATION WHICH, In his OpnCn had been
entirely unfounded, and dictated solely from spirit Of
revenge and spite by certain steamship companies,
and especially the PaciHc Mail Steamship Company.
The speaker quoted from report OF Minister kssson Ia
man Government IN SubsidEiDg It's merchant marine,
aud refers 10 Germany "A happy country where
demagOguery has no hold. lie denounced IN bitter
the social and commercial conditions that obtain
In that happy country" where espionage and hunkey.
ism we're al premium aud where wOpan was hitehed
In harness alongside dog. For all that Mr.. kssson
would call happy country, because II paid nigh SUB
sides 10 cOrUoJatOns. if our own dowutrOdden jay
GOulds and Vanderbilts would find out what happy
denagogues cry OF "subsdyh had 40 terror for the
man OF blood and IRON, thsy would leave this country
devote tue remainder OF their lives 10 the procure
Inent Of subsidy schemes ia happy Germany