Show THE HOISE HOUSE 4 0 washington feb 3 the senate bill to prohibit the sale of tobacco to minors minute under sixteen years of ago in the district of columbia passed also the senate bill granting the umatilla Ura atilla irrigation company a right of way through the umatilla indian reservation oregon on motion of caldwell ohio the senate amendment to the house 11 0 use bill granting a pension to the W widow dow of the tile late gen noyes was agreed to on motion of crain tex texas s the senate amendments were concurred co n charred into the tile house bill to promote tho the construction of a aate safe deepwater deep water harbor on the coast of texas the house then went into a committee of the whole on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill mckenna california replying to McCre mccrearys arys criticism a few daya days ago of the barrundia case defended the action of mizner in the matter if be he mckenna understood minners nere ners situation he waa was supported by every publicist of repute lizaer has as strong a regard for the flax flag and tender sensitiveness towards it as any gentleman on the floor he ile sicken na no asserted that in his situation at his post in guatemala Gaa lemala mizner did himself honor and bis his country honor applause dalzell pennsylvania came to the tile defence of commander keiter rafter in due time ho he proposed to submit some remarks in support of these propositions that jho secretary ot of the treasury had no right under the law to administer a public reprimand to commander It keiter elter as he had done by the insulting letter latter published in the press second that reiter and aud mizner followed international law as practiced in ia the last fifty years in the count rys history elitt illinois made a moat most eloquent defence of the state department lie he reviewed tha the case at length and said in closing god grant that no noman man of any party shall be ever secretary of state who will not disavow the act of a minister who orders the surrender Bur render of a political ica I 1 v victim to i who trusts to our protection and the act of a commander who eita site supinely with two war vessels at hla bla dinely back ick and permits anch such a bloody tragedy y and disgrace to oar our national name me applause I 1 attar after further debate the committee without disposing of the bill TOBO rose aud and the house adjourned |