Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-02-17
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Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. o., Feb. II.
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Mr.. Iogalle) we're presented by MIR. Ingalls,,
and placed on file.
Also (by Mr.. Turpie) the credentials q
Mr.. Voorhees,, amended so that the Gov
error, instead of using the word "commis'
sious" uses the word 'certlhes."
House bill to establish United States
land court and to provide for judicial in
vestigaton and settlement Of private land
claims was reported and placed on the cal
endar.
Mr. Morrill,, from the finance committee,
reported back adversely Mr.. stanford's bill
80 provide the government with means
sufficient to supply the national want OF
sound circulating medium" and 1t was
placed on the calendar.
Toe diplomatic and consular approprla-
t on bill was then taken up.
Daring the debate Mr. Hosr sent to the
clerks desk and had read letter from Mr.
Smaley, the London correspondent OF the
New York Tribune, describing how Mr..
Phelps. the American minister, would see
the backs OF twenty-three ministers and
seven ambassadors before he could enter
thu audience room OF the British Premier.
Mr.. Plumb intimated that Mr.. Hoar had
not strengthened his position by quoting
from person who had un-Amerlcanized
himself, who could hardly speak the Amer
ioan language, and who was q professional
snob. What had happened. he asked. when
b anklin was at the Court of France, at q
time when names we're not things? Had
every one degraded Franklin because he
WAS simple citizen OF struggling people
seeking to emerge from their original con
dition ? Or had any one spoken OF Mr.
Charles Francis Adams, when he was min.
lister to London during the civil war as less
entitled to confederation than the embsssa-
dor from some pumperniokel country In
| Europe? The interest of the United States,
Mr.. Plumb said, Dill not depend upon con
sideratons OF that kind. Tue msn who e1-
patriated themselves as newspaper cores
pondsnts did. were not the class Of people
who fixed the policy Of legislation
for the American Congress-. Public
sentiment no longer rested in the eastern
corner of the country. It was going to be
fixed 10 the interior among the people Who'
as Mr.. Seward had said in one OF his great
eat speeches, res I'D at the SOURCES OF the
great waters. The letter which had been
read to the Senate reminded him of &C.
ciety column In q newspaper.
Mr.. Hoar though that MIR. Smalley's let.
tar was pretty good specimen Of racy, lido
mitic sparkling English, as 1t s spoken In
the United States. It was almost as good
English az that spoken by the Senator from
Kansas, and that was saying good deal
But the fact was jast this land 1t could not
bs rubbed out or answered by sneers at 60
cisty columns or by the talk about the dig
nifty of this country that the United States
had the right to say in what order its bust
ness should be considered at foreign courts.
When the Uaited States ussd the word
"envoy" for minister" 1t was Just as II 1t
| said, This man whom We send TO you Ia to
rank No. so In his title to have business
considered" But if it used the word
Ambassador" leven though the pay
was not raised or the man ohanged) that
meant I'VE think that our business Ia OF i'm
portance enough that our minister is to be
considered 10 France or England as No. /
or No. 6 according to seniority" And
that was all there was In the question.
After further discussion, Mr.. Hoar sug-
gested the idea of a western diplomatic rep
resentative appearing at foreign court with
one of hs trou2er legs in his boot and per.
haps without stockings; Mr.. Plumb INDUCED
10 further sneers at eastern refinement; MIR.
Evarts made plain statement In oorrobo-
ration of Mr.. Hoar's views; and Mr.. Blair
humorously asked to be excused from vot-
log on the question conveying the Idea that
hs might have personal Interest 10 it).
HOUSE.
10 pursuance OF written designation By
the Speaker, the HOUSE, was called to order
this morning by Mr.. Payson, OF Illinois.
Mr.. Thom pson, Of Ohio. from the commit
tee on the judiciary. reported resolution
for the Impeachment ofAlex. Beamsr. Judge
OF the u. 8. District Court for the Western
District of Louisiana. for high crimes and
misdemeanors. Ordered printed and recon-
mit;ed.
The conference report on the fertilization
appropriation Dill Was agreed to.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole on the Indian appropriation bill.
Foreign News.
MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. ia re-
currepce Of serious labor troubles which may