The New York Herald Newspaper, March 10, 1870, Page 3

WASHINGTON Suceess of the Postal Telegraph Sys- tem in Great Britain. The Washington and New York Air Line Railroad Bill. Interview Between President Grant and General Quesada. Quesada’s Report of Af- fairs in Cuba. Spanish Soldiers Mutilating the Dead. Proposed Retirement of Frac- tional Currency. WASHINGTON, Maren 9, 1870, Visit of General Quesaga to the President and War Departmont—Protracted Interview With the Senate Committee on Military Affaire-Favorablo Conditivn of Patriot Affairs in Caba. General Quesada, accompanied by Colone!s Loynez apd Verona, of his tai, ana Sedor Rutz had an in- terview of an bour’s durauon to-day with the Senate Committee ou Military Affairs and others, number- ing twelve Senators inall. The arrangements for meeting with the commuttee were made by one of 1s members who takes a deep interest in the cause of Cuba. Having met General Quesada privately and heard his story, he conciuded that the Military Comunitice ought to hear it. All the members of ine cominittce were present except Senator Abbotr. General Quesada, alter belug imtroduced to the Members of the committee, expressed his thanks for being permitted to appear before them and Tepresent the cause of the patriot Cubans. He intended, he sald, to state the coudi- tion of affairs im Cuba a3 they were, be- causé there wis nothing to be gained by misrepresentation, The facts were sufficiently fa- Vorabie to the Cubans, and they were not compelled to circulate false reports; that they would leave to their enemies. General Quesada produced a map of Cuba, which, be said, had been prepared with great care and accuracy, showmg the ports of the island occupied by the Cubans and those held by the Span- fards. Tne committeo would see, he satd, that the Cubans held at lease two-thirds of the fsland. In- stead of losing they had steadily been gaining ground. It bad been objected that the Cubans did Not possess any seaport town or any of the chie! cities of the islaud, ‘fo this be would answer that that tue chief diMcalty with the Cubans since the revolution began was want of arms and ammunition, They had force enough to wove upon and capture Mavana or any of the other seaports of the island, but owing vo their lack of artillery they could noi noid thet against the enemy, whoin this respect were well equipped. They bad no desire to destroy the cities, and had they captured thein this woud bave been their only metnod of keeping the enemy trom again retaking them. The Cuban army amounted to between fifty and sixty thousand effective wen. A large number Of these, however, were armed with nothing but swords and sabres, and were useless in an open Oght with well armed iniauiry. The great-want of the Cuban army was arms, Could they be supplied ‘With these the contest with the Spaniards would be brief, They would at once assume the aggressive and capture Havana and other seaports. This wus the reason why the Cubans asked the United Siates to recognize them as bellixerents, They coula then purcuase arms and send them to Cuba. Jn reply to a question from # member of the com- mitice Genera! Quesada said the patriots had estab- lished a regular government, with Cespedes as President. Their Legislature was something like eur old Contmental Congress. He suid the stories of the resigaation of General Jordan were set afloat by the Spaniards. Me had information to that effect. General Jordan was very popular with the Patriot army and with Cubans generally. He was enthusiastic in the cause and had a firm belief in its ultimate success. With regard to the mode in which the Spaniards conducted the war General Quesada said their barbarism was unprecedented, Nothing equalied it except the Indian savages on the plains. It was customary for them’ to mute Jate the dead. He had nimself seen Cubans Killed in battic with their ears cur of and their persons otherwise porrivly mutilated, They were in the habit of butchering their prisoners Without mercy, ant very few Cubans takep in batule had ever been cxcnanged. Thus jar the Cubans had not destroyed property on the island ex- cept when it became absolutely uecessary. They had burued several plaatations in order to keep them irom ialng tito the enemy's hauds, and thereby affording the means of subsistance to thei army. Destruction oi property y iy would be alast resort, The members of the coms sympathy with the Cubans, ana dG ut Quesada that they would do au iher could to secure the recognition of ibe patriois as velligerents, Quesada replied that tia was ali cosy asked or ex pecied trom the United states. Frou the > lished party visited the ecapy Hsin, Where wey Were at once escorted into tue preseuce of the Prestdent by Genera: Deut. Gyieral Quesada p of congratulation to tie Pre Staves from sehur Cespedes, ional government of Cub: ceived General (4 with gr once entered into au animated conversauon. Gene- Tal Quesada Went rite devails 10 regard. to the situs- tion of the revolution and comraunicatea much private information, which it would be a make public. Lue President ustened wi attention and ae kK with the informauon which he recetvet. as if @ vola had be ited, Vhe Prosident displayed that his own kn ledge, so far as it went, of te struggle, was ampie ‘the President expressed no opimions, though his manner made a gratifying impression upon tie Cuban genilemen. General Labcock was presented to Gene. al Qui aud bis stati during ther presence in th sident’s o From the cutive Mansion party visited the War Depurtinent, wheve tiey met General Delknap, Secretary of War, and had a pleasaut talk. Vhey next visited General Sherman and remained in con- versation fer some minutes, ‘The party next pro- ceeded to the Navy Department and were presented to Secretary Roheson and Admiral Porter. The ad- wiral is probabiy the most outspoken friend of the Cuban cause and talked quite plainly on tie subject of Cuban independence. Durlug their visits to-day the General and Seior Rulz called upon Mrs, Secre- tary Fish, It is their imlention also to cail upon the Secretary, General Quesada will remain here during the present week. Meeting of the Friends of Coba. Genera! Quesada met this evening with the mem- bers of the Cuban Female Junta of this city, of which Mrs. ator Pomeroy 13 president, at Senator Pomeroy’s residence, and received his frends, Among those present were General Quesada and Colonels Loynez and Varona of his atai?, Sedor Ru Senators Carpenter, Pomeroy and Morrill, of Ver- ented w letter the United sident of the pro- Yhe President re- at courtesy, aud at ot Mont; Kepresentatives W. D. Kelley, of Penn- eyivania, and Orange Ferris, of New York; Rev. Dr. Newman, with a number of ladies snd gentiemen friendly to tue Cuban cause. After some time spent in social conversation Sevator Pameroy introduced General Quesada in a few re- marks. The General thanked those present for thel sympathy, on behalf of himself and Cuba. Re- mars favorable to the Cuban cause were made py Senaty Carpenter, Judge Keliey and Judge ferris, Aud @ ksoloMan wae adopted expressing symputhy NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, with Cuba and the straggling patriow., Senator Sumner was pot present at tho mecting. Vigorous Efforts to Deient the Washington id New York Air Line Rallrond Bill—The Lobby Force Largely Augmented=New York Democrats Opposing the Measure. ‘The most powerful lobby now here is that in tho interest of the ratiroad companies running between ‘this city and New York. Its object 1s to defeat the passage of the bill authorizing the construction of the proposed air line railroad to New York, now before the House. These lobbyists become go bold that they thrust themselves upon the floor of the House whe it was in gession and intruded them- selves upon members in their seats, ‘To such an ex- tent Was this carried that Mr. Rogers, of Arkan- 808, was compelled to ask the Speaker yestcraay to enforce the rules, ailleging that at every turn he was confronted by railroad lobbyisis, 1n addition to the fresh arrivals from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Dela- ware and Maryland, a@ number of the old hacks Who loiter about the capital have been employed. Among the most active, influential and respectable Of new arrivals are W. Prescott Smith, of the Balti- more and Onto Railroad; Gustavus J. Theovord and A. W. Markley, of Camden and Amboy; A. K. McClure, of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal- timore road; Major Koontz, of the Baltimore and Ohio; Mr. Pen eld, R. Pomeroy and others too numerous to mention, These gentlemen do not seem to care much about the passage of the bill in the House. They say they expect it will pass there; and one of them impudently told @ member from New York that they did not propose to operate among the members of the House. There were, ho said, too many of them. They proposed to Javisn all their labors upon the Senate and in that body they expected to defeat the bill, All the democratte members from New York, under the lead of Sunset Cox aud Fernando Wood, axe violent in weir opposition to the bill, on the ground that it will invade the rights of the States. It 1s sala that the distribution of annual passes from here to New York 3s very general, One of the lobbyists Is re- ported as having & pocket fullof these, which he mives wway with a recklessness that would doubtless astonish the stockholders Of the roads im whose in- terest he isemployed. What the end of the whole matter will be remains to be seen. The House, to- day, while half the seats were vacant, reiused to second the demand for the previous question, and the bill went over til to-morrow. The same House passed the bIIL at last session, and if it is defeated now is failure wall be largely due to the work of the lobby. The Welegraph Monopolists Overreaching ‘Themseives—success of the Postal Teles eraph System in Great Britain, ‘The Western Union raonopolists are likely to over- reach themselves in thelr efforts to create prejudice against the posial telegraph project. Ever since the estabuishment of the government system m England stories have been set afloat by the Orton people representing the thing as a gigantic failure, a buge piece of mismanagement, and a gran of general embarrassment to business men, The Atlantic cable has been ltverally employed to dis- Semiuate these stories, and some cunning European agents o1 the Western Union Company have been quite industrious in cocking up despatches for pub- iieation here and eisewhere. The object of ail this has been to create a {aise 1pipression as to the prac- tieablity and utility of postal _telegrapis, und thus to deceivé Congress, Reliable intel- lugenee received here proves that all these stories are in the main fabrications, aud that where they are true they furnisi aa argument in favor in- stead of against the project. ‘The tuformation to which [ alinde Is that the postal telegraph has proved a great blessing Ww the people, and that its populurity is 80 great that the existing lines are inadequa'e to get through the largely mereased business. ‘to prove that what 7 state is mot mere barren asser- tion, 1 may mention the fact that General c. C. burn to-Gay received a letter from Mr, Frank L Scudamore, secretary of the British Post Oiice, and one of the priveipal promoters of the postal tele graph system in Great Sritalu, in which it is ob- served that despatchus were transmitted over the ovean cable represeating the system as a failure “at a ume when there was no déiay whatever, when there Was no dissatisfaction, and when it was not le there could have beea any complaints, inas- ‘h as the conduct of the telegraph business under the Post Office had only commenced an hour or two before the telegram was transmitted.” ‘The letter then continnues thus: A very large lncrease of busineas, consequent upon the reduction to a shilling rate, has cansed some delay. We ure, however, "nproving in working from day to day, and | have no doubt whatever of the success of our scheme. rhus you will perceive that one of the o®cial heads of the system in England exposes the misera- bie shams of the Western Union monopolists, and gives the lie to ail their late statements. General Washburn 1s determined nos lo be turned aside from iis work, and will use every proper means to vring it to @ successfal issue in Con:ress this ton. He has repeatedly tried to get the House to authorize him to send for persona and papers in tion of his investigation, hut the monopoly lobbyists on the floor Wave ius far defeated his ef With such authority as he secks he could compel the Western Union peopfe to make a fair and ito: their business; bué knowing and & Co, have imstructed their to make objections on the ground of eco! General Wasabura, however, willtry to ebtain Ms mformation in some other should the House again refuse to give lim the required authority. Bill for ihe Readminsion of Georgin—The Recoustruction Bayiness Nenrly Played Out. The bill to adwmut Use Siate of ¢ 1a 10 represen- tation in Cong » reporte Senator Trumbull the Judie is the same as N passed the House vesterday. lv will, pro- bably, go throwzh the Si rsome debate, not- Withstanding the fact that Ben Butler ts busy with honorabié Senators trying to convince thein that Joly Binghain’s awendment should not be adopted. Ys reconstruction basiness is turning out more (han Was bargained for. The fact 1s, that is has con- sumed so Inuck time already that public business has pee 0 been materiatly delayed and lmportant measures in committee Nave been lying for weeks awaiung tion. The oldest tors suy they have never wi a session whe pusitess Was SO Much behind Fi “hea 2 subjects talked over yesterday in thé was the tinanctal situation, which all agreed si favorable, The resamption of specie pay- eut will Not be attempted at present. p Pre avs State Dinner. the Prosidenv’s State dinner this evening Re- presentatives Conger and Bowen occupied one end fable wad Representatives Wells aud Lough- olier, On cue side of the table were Re- itive Griswold, Mrs, Morrei), Representatives Myers and Cutlom, Mrs, Scott, Senators _McCreery oud Carpenter, Mrs. Grant, Senator Willey, Senator rerry, Mrs, Wasiparn, Representatives Lynch and Jencks, Mrs. Loar and Kepresentative Cessna; and on the epposiie side Representatives Hoar, Wilson, of Ohio, aud Washburn, Mrs. Lynch, Senator McDonaid, Senator stewart, Mra, Ferry, the president, Mrs. Carpenter, Senator Scott, Representative Morrell, Mrs. Myers, Representative Hooper, Representative Beujamia and Mrs. Griswold. The President at the Capitol. ‘The President spent several hours this afternoon at the Capitol, occupying what 1s known as the Presidents Room, He received varlous Senators, who called more to pay their respects than to con- verse on business. This is the first time that any President has visited the Capitol and occupied the room) set apart for him, excepting during the closing hours of Congress, to sign and approve bills or for the transaction of other business, when minutes are precious and despatch 1s reqnired, The Appropriation Bill. The Committee on Appropriations are now ready to report the naval appropriation biil. ‘The amount 18 Rot over $15,500,000. The committee have made much progress with consular and diplomatic, Post Ofice, and army bills. The remainder, to compiete the series, are those making appropriations for tor- ition, rivers and harvors, and sundry civil onses, Jime for Withdrawing Spirits in Bond. The Senate Finance Committee were equally divided to-day—three against three—on the pro- briety of passing the House resolntion pxtepaing iow. Cauine was the time for the withgrawal of spirits In bond to threo years from the date of entry. with a charge of one cent agalion per month for each month the spirits remained in bond after the Get year. One- half of tho committeo report simply that the House Fesolution do not pass, and the other halt report that two years’ time in bond should be given, with a charge of one-half cent per gallon per month on the Spirits iu bond after the frst year. Business Before Senate Committees, The Senate Committee on the*Judiciary met this Morning and had a lengthy discussion of the case of W. G. Morris, United States Marshal for Culifornia. Considerable opposition i# shown by Senator Stewart. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, at their regular meeting to-day transacted a large amount of business of a private nature, Nominations Sent to the Senate. The following nominations were gent to the Senate to be Assessor of Internal Revenue for the district of Louisiana; Jed. P. 0. Em- mons, to be United States Attorney jor the Northern district of Florida; Benjamin J. Waters, Chief Jus- luce of the Supreme Court of Idaho Territory; Henry M,. Martin, assistant surgeon in the navy; Master eon AM. Sheppard to be lieutenant on tue retired THE SUBSIDY RAILROAD LOBBY AT WASB- INGTOY. The Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western Railroad Company, and the Atchison and Pikew Peak Railroad Company Again Be- fore Congress for Additional Subsidies—The Railroad Ring-Facts tor Taxpayers. WASHINGTON, March 7, 1870. The raiiroad lobby, unmuindful of the exposures of its operations last winter in the HERALD, ana the disassrous defeat that followed, is again here in full force. In order to get a railroad through to the Pacifle Congress granted certain aid to two corpora- ticns—enough, it is said, to build the road and leave @ surplus in the hands of the managers besides. Taking advantage of the precedent thus established, @ large number of local wild cat corporations, chartered by Territorial Legislatures and reconstruc- tton conventions, and really of less importance in a nauonal point of view than a New York street rall- road company, have established a regular lobby here, and succeeded in getting mithons upon mil- lions of dollars from our national treasury, and scores Of million dollars’? worth of our wational domain. Kansas has about 800 miles of railroad, nearly every mile built almost at the expense of the na- tional government and presented as free gifts to the politicians controlling the subsidizing operations. Not content with such unbounded liberality the cor- morants are here clamorous for more. This 1s, I submit, carryimg the thing too far, While it may be good policy to ‘aid? corporations engaged in cou- structing ratiroads through unsettled public lands there 1s no warrant in reason, law or justice for giv- ing them the roads outright; but, now that we lave Presenicd several of these lobbyists with raliroads, it would seem as though they neeu not ask for more. I particularly invite the atcention of the taxpayer to the following interesting Tacts:— HON. & C. POMEROY, UNITED STATES SENATOR AND PRESIDENT OF THE ATCHISON AND PIKE’S PEAK RAILKOAD COMPANY. It any One will take the trouble to look at Mr. Secretary Boutwell’s last o:cial monthly stacement of the public dept of the United States he will find that there was granted and issued to the Atchison and Pike's Peak Railroad Company and assignees, under act of Congress of July, 1862, and Jwy, 1864, $1,600,000 of bonds. The will fur. ther that the accrued intersst amounts LO $259,808, of which $7,401 bas been paid by the company, by transportation of mnails, &c.; $246,406 bas beon paid by the Untied States from the tax- payers’ treasury aud $16,000 remains unpaid. Would it not be well for this company to pay the interest on the bonds already received before asking more “ala”? But the $1,600,000 ponds is not all the aid granted this local road. It receives a free gift of every alternace section of public lands on each side of its first hundred miles of road within the usual limits, the privilege of floating @ prior lien of $1.000,000 under that of the governinent, aad of Ibeking a “treaty” with the Kickafoo Indians by which tuey secured @ most magniiicent tract of land, The re direct and indirect government aid re ceived by this company cannot, | think, be fairly esumated at less tun $6,000,000. Their proposed road irom Atchison, Kan., to Fort Kearney, Neb., on the line of the Unton Pact about 250 miles long. It cannot cost 1 that level OUnUY Over $30,000 per ‘mile, equipped, or $6,500,000 In all. Other corporations have managed to build 250 unties Of railroad with their own funds exclusively without a duilar of aii trom the govern- ment. ‘ins company has, however, been before Congress for the past four years demanding more aid. it asked at one time, according to Senator Coukiing, about $7,000,000 additional aid, in bonds and lauds, bat having veo defeated 60 many times the managers are asaing at the present time only a Iree gUt Of AbOUE $3,900,000 Worih Oi Our public lands, f remains to be seen wicther they get it or not. Senator Kessenien used to say he ulways observed Unat anything could get througa the Senate that nad u ‘There is one feature of this particular job that ts Without a parallel in tne anuais of tne lobby. Hon, S.C. Pomeroy bas Uiled at one aud the same time tue Toliowing positions:—U tes Senator trom Kansas, Claman Cor lic Lands aud Vresiuent avd accuowledged owaer of teenth of cue Atcnison and Pike's Peak mall Toad Couipany. IMdved. ne Was accustomed at one Une Lo sign os With the affix Unived States Sena. tor and YY 1 of the Atenison and Pike's Peak Ratlroad Company. Senator Pomeroy’s home organ acknowledged a long Ume since that Mr. Pomeroy Was only one sixteenth Owuer of the road, The com- meuts of the newspapers ot his own party and Staie drove tie honorable Senator some Ume since to resign the presidency aud dispos: y, at Teast—hts Lacerest im the concera. T z, however, Ins organ’s waguarded statement as a basis, we shall nave no dificulty in unding tiat dion, Senator Pomeroy’s sbare of the Atchison aud Pikes’ Peak Railroad $1.600,000 loan that adorns Mr. Boutwell's monthly statement Was exactly $100,00), As to the honorabie Senator's share of public lands, 80 gener- ousiy given to the pany, Of Which the honorable chairman of the Puolic Land Committee was himself president, and said to have been one-sixteenth owner, Jicave te readers to make their own cstimates, Is it any wonder that the honorable gentieman has grown rich very fast since he entered pubic life? it 18 not nine years since a Rhode Isiand ator Was arraigned for na government con sident Grant was not permitted to have his firsi choice for Secretary of the freasury because his favorite candidate had an iterest m @ large importing house. 1a this case We sev @ United States Senator and chair. man of the Committee on Public Lands engaged in heiping a ratiway pany, of wie he 13 president and acknowledged part owner, to millions of dollars of aid trom the peoples’ treasury and public domain, and very Jew think it worth while to qaesiion the propricty of ihe transaction, The House expels mempers tor trading in paitry cadetships. and tie Senate looks on approvingly while 1t permits one of own mem- bers w cugage 10 the operations I have described. THE LEAVENWORTH, PAWNEE AND WESTERN RAIL- HOAD COMPANY. The Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western Railroad Company, siace known as the Union Vacince Kastern a, and now styilng itself the Kansas Pacific, y tue border ruffian Territorial Legisia- a8 In 1855, has already had granted to nal government under various acts of Cougress a very large amount of aid in the shape of bonds, lands aud privileges of Hens amounting, 1t 1s estimated, to about $52,000,000 or $53,000,000, managers are hevertticiess now in the lopby of Con- gress in full force detoanaing additional aid. ecretary Bontweil’s last pubic debt statement 1s adorned With an entry OL $3,303,000 of bonds issued to this company, and the item of $335,094 interest aid by the United States on the same and not re- unded by the managers. Altogether the direct and idirect aia granted by Congress under various acts to Uy Singie Company may be stated about as fol- lows:— Bonds issued......+.-+0.++ + $6,302, Interest paid on same. + 985,094 Privilege of lien under that of the govern- ment gitsg + 6,303,000 Land si * 8 a 000 acres, and worth full.. = 20,000,000 Privilege of issuing third mortgage is at rate of $32,000 per mile, granted by act of Congress March 3, 1869—road 630 miles long.... seeeeeeee 20,160,000 Total aid direct and inatrect.. ++» $53,151,004 ‘Tne company’s road, from Kansas City to Denver, Colorado, 13 630 miles Jong—665 including its Leaven- worth branch. It would seem as though the mana- gers might go on and finish it, and even build & branca or two before asking more aid of Congress. They, however, appear to think otherwise, for they tobbied all through the Fortteth Congress, aided by the strixers of the taruf and Treasury rings for additional aid, and did succeed in getting @ bill through the Senate, when it was exposed by the HERALD and defeated. Mr. Ferry, the oudens, 48 & matter of course, ielt & little sore over iis defeat, said some hard things about the venality of the newspapers, and went #0 far as to issue a circular statement bemoaning ‘the defeat of a great national enterprise.” I notice with the greatest pleasure, however, that the co! Siruction of the road was continued and that it 1s in @ higuly prosperous condition. A recent Kansad paper Uas the following interesting paragraph: Tho cattle trade over the Kansas Pacitc Railway ia nearly over for (nis year. Over 1,00) car loads passed East over tio road during Octover. J'he Lreivbt aid ou these guttle to this Toud wan $18,000, Lasi year but $0,000 were pard for Oc- r. Another Kansas paper of late date bas, ander the heaa of “Kansas Paciile Railroad,” the folowing» ‘The business is go crowding on this road that the company been vbilged to order tea locomotives, eight Nrat ciaas passenger coachvs, and one hundred box cars, to meet lintne- diate demands, ¢ trade on the road oulstrips all calcula- ions. ‘The engines and care just orderei will cost about 820,000. ‘Track laying beyond Sheridan bas beco going on all winter. Avout forty-eight miles were laid at last accounts, Teaching the tour hugdred ‘and Blty-third mile post beyond AY, oF about 740 miles from St. Louis, It speaks ‘Well for the climate of the Piains that work can be pushed on ‘The developments in Kansas have gone beyond all estimates. Tue road will probably have fame history along its entire Jeagth to Denver. ‘The total earnings of the completed portions of the road, 438 8 of pI Dp Miles, for the nding August 31 las ‘ for the year ¢€1 og or PRT 1,194,563 .. $046,035 Very lair show for an uofnished road Net earnings for tl heeeeesesesees Net earnings for the year. doing only a local business, By Juiy next 16 1s thought 1¢ will be fnisued through to Denver, where At will connect with the through line to California, by ite Colorado branch, I am sure that the HERALD Would not put @ straw in the way of any legitimate railroad enterpri: With the prospective through and ita constantly increasing local trailic 1t would seem as though the Kansas Pacite had better try to it acagea nous the additional aid proposed in the ll Dow be‘ure Congress. Ail the railway corpor tions in the country cannot be aided at the expense of the peopie, and the Kansas Pacific Railroad bad ara walt # while, Let its bill “go over under the FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Second Session. SENATE. WasUINGTON, Marck 9, 1870, POSTAL TELEGRAPH. The Vic& PRESIOBNT laid before the Senate the resolution of the Texas Legistature for the establish. ment of @ postal telegraph. IMPRISONMNT OF AN AMERICAN IN 87. DOMINGO. Mr. Fenny, (rep.) of Conn., presented a petition from a Mr, Hatch, of Connecticut, setting 1orth that his father, Dennis Hatch, an A:uerican citizen, was illegally restrained of bis liverty by the Douvnican government, Mr. Ferry said that Mr. Hatcn was g werchant in St, Domiugo, and a resident of ad over which (he preseut contending lorces had oxer- cised jurisdiction ulternutely, Last August Mr. Hatch Was arresied on irivolous charges, brought belore @ military tribunal and seutenced to be shot; but the sentence veing reierred to the Dominican Senate his pardon was ordered, upon conditiea ot his leaving the isiaud, Which, upon attempting to do, be was prevented, being restrained by tne goy- ernment and returned to prison. Our Consul there made bumerous eilurts to secure his release, but these efforts were all evaded. Me knew bir, fatcn to be incapable of being naplicated ta any conspiracy and looked upon bis Imprisonoicut as an uct of arbitrary oppression. fle imoved to reter the peti- ton, and also the message trom the President in re- sponse Co a Senate resolution on the subject, to tae Committee on roreign Relations, in the hope that they wouid take some speedy action. ‘Yo Mr, Sugiuer’s quiry Whetuer the Senator had any suggestion to make to the commitice Mr. PERKY repled:—He woula sugyest to the President of the United States Lo demand peremptoriy tue release of Mr. Hatch, and if that demand was not complied with to enforce it by our naval force in the neigh- borhood of St Demingo. Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass., thought that it would be preicravie to recommen judicial proceedings by the Dominican zoveruieut ag LO the Cause of the detention of Mr. Hatch. Mr. PERRY Cxpresoed his belief that the real cause of the imprisonment o1 the person relerred to was that be possessed Certain kuowledge concerning an effort to swindie the Uuiccd States goveruiment out it tae purchase of that Is- ent having been expressiy promised that Mr. itaica should be released and Unat promise Raving bech Masrantly disregurded, he thought It beter lor the American government to employ @ wore Jorcible argument Luan mere words. The subject Was ten relerred Lo the Commitee on Foreign Kelations. TREATMENT Oi PRISONERS IN CUBA. Mr. PomeRoY, (rep.) Of Kan., tatroduced @ joint resolution deciaving that the coadact of tne Spanisa goverpnent in Cuvi iu 108 Wreatineat of captared m- Surgents aud O/ persons suspected Of sympacly with ihe insurgents, In mutilating tie dead aud disregard: ol age, sex aud condiion, i cruci, nbudan and barbavous, and deserves the reprovation of tue Curisuan world, mr. SUMNGK Suggested that if the Senator from Kansas purposea udducing evidence 1 support of Unis resolution it would ve to bring forward evidence ou Lue Other side. Le was taformed thus several hundred Spaniaras had been shot by tae insusgents, as be unviersvood, by order oi General Quesaoa. Air. POMEROY Pephed that evideuce could ve pre: senved Guing Jusuce iv bola pares; aud up tus ino- Mon, We jomt resolution Was Luen ia on Lhe table and ordered lo ve printed, TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD. Mr. KeLLoaa, (rep.) of Lit, Introduced uw bill to aid the construction of 4 railroad and telegraph ine Irom Marshall, ‘vexas, to Sau Diego, Cal, with braaches and Connections, It grants twenty secuons o land per imile on each side of the road. iieierrea to ine Comuuictee on the Pacitic Katlrouds,, READMISSION OF GEORGIA, Mr. TRUMBULL, (rep.) of LiL, from the Judiciary Committee, reported the Lieuse bili to admit tne State of Georgia co representation in/Congress. He sald tne committee had instructed him to report 1b back, With a stavement that the conditions aunexed to the bill, except the first, were the same which were aunexed to tae bilis recognizing Virguna and Mississippi us eatitiea to representauon, aud which the senate bad twice adopted, tue committee be- lieving it unnecessary to insist upon their own views in reference to those conditions. ‘The first proviso was In accordance with tue recent report of the cominittee reiative Lo the election of State ollicers, Mr. THAYE., (rep.) Of Neb., inyuired if there Was @ minority report on the subject, Mr. TRUMBULL replied there was not. Mr. Srewanr, (rep.) of Nev., wisied to have it understood tual several members of Lae committee did dissent, wud tue fact would be known wo tae proper ume, Supsequently Mr. ‘Trumbull made an imetectual effort to take Up Lie Georgia bill, so as Lo dispose Of at at once, Mr. SHERMAN, ).) of Olito, objected, as debate Would have tie effect of delaying the regatar order, which Was tue Funding bill. THE FUNDING BILL was then resumed, aaa the motion of Mr. Davis to Tecommit the bii With Instructions was defeated without a division, ‘Tue question recurring on the amendment of Mr. Corbect to sirike out the pro: vision of forcign agencies debute was continued he general suoject. Mr. SCOT!, (rep.) Of Pa., advocated the proposi- Vous of wuich he had given notice—first, that te new bonds siould be hegotiated by t.e Secretary of tne Treasury, and, second, that the negotiation snouid be open to the inspection of the public. Mr. Fow Len, (rep.) of Tenn., read an argument on the mnances, afier whici, an amendment by Mr. Morrill (Vermont) to the first section, to insert the words “not exceeding,” im order that we rate of incerest tuay be less but shall not exceed tive per cent, was adopted. Mr. MORBILE, (i .) of Vi., thea moved to amend the second section 80 as to make the raie oF interest on the four handred millions of bonds therein pro- vided for not exceeding five, instead of tour and a hall per cent. Lost—yeas 8, nays 40, ‘Lhe yeas were Messrs. Bayard, Brownlow, Buck- ingiam, Ousserly, Ferry, Jolnston, Morrill of Vt, and Stockton. The question was then stated to be upon Mr. Cor- bect’s aimcnudment to strike out the fifth section, which provides for the payment of the coupons at Kuropean agencies. Messrs. Corbett, Sumner, Chandler and Cameron d the amendment upon conatderauons of na- onal dignity and prosperity, believing that foreign capitalists should not be appealed to and that the joan should be recognized at uome and abroad as an American loan. At haif-past tour o'clock the Senate took a recess tll hall-pust seven o'clock this evening. Evening Session. THR NEW YORK HARBOR 1" LS. On motion of Mr. RAMSEY, (rep.) 0: Minn., the bill giving the consent of Congress to the laying tubes or Lunueis across the Kast river, from Brookiyn to New York, and accoss the North river, from New York to New Jersey and inaking tuem post roads when con- structed, Was taken up. ‘The Senate committee amendment requiring the tunnels to be so con- structed as not Lo obstruct or impair navigation was agreed to, aud also an amencment directing that ‘the Work Shall be under the direction of the Secre- tary of War. The vill then passed. THE ONKIDA DISASTER. Mr, Stock10N, (dem.) of N. J., by unanimous con- Sent, introduced a resolution requesting the Secre- tary of the Navy to furnish to the Senate any informa- tion he may have received as to the sinking of the United States vessel Oneida by the British steamer Bombay, in the harbor of Yokonama. Adopted. THR FUNDING BILL being taken up, Mr. SHERMAN, with a view of meet- ing the objection ‘to the fitth section, otered an amendment autiorizing the Secretary of the ‘Treasury to make the coupons of any portion of the four per cent bonds La Aas at the ofice of an authorized agent the of United States in either of the cities of London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam or Frankfort. Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., opposed the whole proposition, remarking that the emisston of securt- Wes In the currency cf @ foreign nation as proposed, and the estabiishment of foreign American agencies, Were without precedent, and he had not heard an argument which, in tis opinion, was sufficient to induce the Senate to agree to the proposition. Mr. SHERMAN thought no Secretary of the Trea- sury would attempt 10 negotiate a loan under the general provisions of the statute referred to. He Proceeded to show that by paying the interest abroad, through the LY! sve foreign agencies, a large saving would be effected, because the people of other nations would sooner have a four per cent loan where the interest was payable in their own currency than @ five per ceat loaa with tle interest payable in our own. After turther discussion by Messra, Conkling and Sprague the amendment offered py Mr. Sherman Was Unen adopted by yeas 50, nays 10. Mr. Mongon, (rep.) of Ind., in reply to the aseer- tion that it would be derogatory to our national character to maxe the coupous payable abroad, sald she bull coutemplaied tie Pewouation of a jargo part MARCH 10, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. of the bonds in foreign countries. By making the courons payable avread the savi of interest Wouid be very large. ‘Ihe masses in Wurope, Who | We expect to take our bonds, Wil look at Le matter exactly as would we ourselves il we were buyins bonds the coupons of witch were to be payable i | Aynsterdam or Paris, We woud preier taking & lower rate of Interest rather than be supjected 0 t trouble and expense of getting our interest frou abroad, ‘iheretore if our interests were to be sur served by paving the Interest abroad we should take & practical view of the matter aod not allow any feeling of pride to interiere with It 3 Mr. Camenon, (rep.) of Pa., made some general remarks, in which he gave notice of bis tncention to offer an amendment to require che Secrewrv of the ‘Treasury to redeem all the iractional currency by the Ist of July. ‘The Senate then voted upon Mr, Corbett’s motion to strike out the fifth section, authorizing foreizn agencies, which was agreed to by 29 yeas to 1i nuvs. The Rspndmens pronoaed by Mr. Scots, requinig the negouation of the bonds by the oMicers of tue ‘Treasury aloue, and all exchanges or sales to be made by public bids, was then rejected, Mr. HOWAKD, (rep.) of Micu., offered an aimead- ment, pending which the Senate, ac @ quarter past ten o'ciocs adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE. WASHINGTON, Maret 9, 1870. PAYMENT TO THE FAMILY Ov ‘THB LATE BE. STANTO: Mr DAWES, (rep.) Of Mass., asked to report and have put upon its passage the bill to pay to tie family of the late Edwin M. stanton one year's salary as a Justice of the Supremé Court. Mr. Van TRUMP, (dem.) of Onlo, objected. TUE TARIFE. Mr. Woopwarp, ((lom.) of Pa., presented petitions of 1,195 lavoring men of his districe remonstrating against any change in the gencral tartif as suggested by the Free Trade League, wud abking for reauc ol the duty oa Lea, coffe anu other necessary articles not produced tn this comutry, and sach readjast nent of duty on articles made m tls country as will sus: tain home tnaustry, RESOLUTIONS PRY ) of M. inquire into the e, portation of macuiner yaru for ove year, Adopted, M. VAN (ROMY presented a joint resolution of the Ohio Legislature tor pensious to soldiers of We war Of 1812 oF their Widows, Mr. Wekeu, jrep.) of Obio, offered a resolution cailtug on the Secretary of the Lreasury for a de- Gutled statement showing tue payments on account of the public dept, Including boty principal aud l- terest, irom 1789 to 1896 inclisive. Adopted. Mr. MUNGEN, (dem.) of Otto, asked e to offer @ resolution reciuing stat bike press, mentionmg the New Yo! » HERALD and Sun, in reference to unjastiiaple actions of the 1ternal revenue oiliciais m New York and elsewhere, and thas public opmion 18 outraged by contmued acts of aggression on tue rechis of citizens and taxpayers, aud calling ov the Commissioner of Interna: Reve- ue for slatements fs io Uae auuiority under Whicit his subordinate ollicers dave recently private property aud private papers ta New York aud eisewhere without aifording tie ow! thereot immediate imformuvon aa to the cause of such KES, (rep.) Of RK. 1., objected. KFIELD, (rep.) of Onio, offered @ resolution directing the FP OMce Commitice to inquire mito tae expediency oi adding a postal express to tie matt service, in order that smail packages may be 4 over the principal mall rouies at reasonable rates. Adopted. NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON AIR-LINE RAILROAD. Vhe bill for the air-tine railroad vetween New York and Waslington came up as the basiness of the morning bour. Various ainendments as to cor- porators and a3 to details were offered and agreed bo Mr. INGERSOLL, (rep.) of HL, was explaining and advocating the bi, when Mr. Wuop, (iem.) of N. Y., remarked that if the but were passed he would guvranies to give Its Gor- porators twenty millions for thew trauchis Mr. INGERSOLL replied that the franchise woula not be worth five uullions, and be did not auder- stand way the gentieman from New York should oner fifteen mitlions in addition, Mr. Woop—TVhere 8 & big swindle ta this bill, Mr. INGERSOLL Would guaranteo that ve gentie- man from New York could have the trancluse fur oue mithon. Mr. Woop—I will guarantee Uo raise in the city of New York ten millious for the privueges granted in Uats Dill. Mr, Cox, dem.) of N. Y.—I raise the point of order that it is noc in order Lo put uo the franchises at auc- oan on tis floor, either ior one mulion or twenty muiiion Mr. INGRRSOLL—The gentieman from New York (Mr. Wood) knows very Weil that his proposition 15 mere brag. Mr. Woop—It the gentiemen from iltinots will per- mit m4! will say in Lares words, Lean assure hain Laat Lam catiroiy sincere in sayimg that the Iranchive proposed to be given 10 alew ied by this bili wil in Wall strect command & capital of Lwenty millions a3 & ponuM, Mr. BiiaGs, (dem.) of Dei.—I want to know whether the gentieman from Hino Nas the right to sell ibis charte Mr, INGenson1.—l have as mucn sell tas the gentieman from New York nas to offer to buy It, No sori of brag, or vuncombe, or bragga- docto wiil accouiplish anythnig here. (Lateater.) Mr. Cox—Then | hope my iriena from lilinots will Withdraw tls bul. (Laughier.) Mr, Ey.pnivor, (dem.) of Wis,—I would like the geaotientan to teil us where buncombe and vragga docto wil bave an effect. (Laugiter.) Mr. INGERSOLL—I would like to act amiable friend (Mr. Cox), but! cannot withdraw the bul. Tae corperators named to this bill do not want to scll their frauctise, but intend to build the road, aud that is way these objections are made. Mr. SWA: (dem.) of Md.—tave the corporatora Hamed in this bili been consulted by the honorabie chairman und agreed to accept the trust? Mr. INGERSOLL—They Mave not been consulted by me. Mr. Swann—What information has the gentleman that they will build tuts road? Mr. INGERSILL—The committer that reported this DIN is not Uifing with ine Louse, The commutes supposes that these corporators are men of capital and business energy. Mr. Cox—I would tike W suggest an amendment 1 think, would cacy Us pill through ight to offer to mmodate my gress, Mr, INGERSOLL golug turoush now, Mr. Cox--I wish to saggest to the gentleman to ke Out all these names of corporators aud Insert the names of members of Conyress. [t will thea go throagh with @ buiging major (Laugarer.) Mr. INGHBR©OL 1 wil yield to we gentieman to inake that motion, (Laugiter After 1 rdiscassion Mr. INGERSOLL moved the previons question; out the siouse reiused Ww second IL by @ vote Of 67 to 7. Mr. SWANN addr ise in Opposition to the blil, argumg tha no necessity tor it; that the jine of railroad between New York and Washingtoa Was suilicient for ail the needs of travel rec, and was managed as liberally as toad inthe couniry, and aiso arguimg that the exercise of such power by Congress would inter- fere Inost disastrously with tne jarge captiat that we States and the peopie dy lavested im great works of internal improvement by creating aforced opposiuion with tie aid, countenance aud sympathy of We general governments to favor one tpterest ab the expense of another. before coucluding nis re- mars the morning ho: od, and the Dill went over Ull the morning hour lo-morrow, AHOLISHING THE NATIONAL BANKS. Mr. MORGAN, (dem.) of Oluo, presented the petition of leading busin men of Mount Vernon, and 200 others, irrespective of party, asxing gress to abolish the national banks, 183ue $50,000,000 in greenbacks and substilimte tie same tor the na- Uonal bank notes, and pay In greenbacks at par $34,000,000 of national five-twenty bonds. PRINTING PATENT OPFICE REPORT: The House then resumed the consideration of the Joie resoiution reported yesterday irom ue Com- It looks very much as if 16 was 3 BROOKLYN TAXPAYERS IN COUNCIL ey 4 East of Flatbuch Ave nue to be Sold—Romarka of Messrs. Da 4% Barnes, 8. B, Chittenden and Yere and citizens generally of Hrooklyn who, lacking an ove for the beantiful poriays. bave, nevertheless, an oye to thett purss sicin 4, uAdaIe bled to he numoce or about 1,000 at tue Academy of Music, last eveuing, in response w a eal! promul- gated for ali Who are tm favor of reiueuig Uae Im dedleaness of the city $4,000,000—and ot saving $200,000 In faxes annually by @ sale of « portion of land lying east of Fiatoust avenue (wituin Prospect Park)—to meet at th acemy, Mr. DEMAS BARNES Was nominated 93 chairman of the mecting, and alter some objection on we part of several prominent memoers of tur suienee and @ vole being tiken, resulliny luis levor, he took lus seat. Un coming forward he traced the origin of the Park scheme from its concepion, Ip 1859 the people e entertuined at Carroll Park by music on each Saturday aiternoon, This led to the formation of an organization, which latter eventually sens @ commutes bo the Legislature, who obtained acharier for a public park, From this time the city bas steadily pro- greased in population and wealth, Three thousand SIX hundred dwelling houses were built in Brooklyn in s00 houses in New York during that year, Hut Prospect Park takes in more ground than we require. Our taxes are now one and one- quarter or one and one-half pee cent more than In New York, ‘his is owing to the fact that at least $25,000,000 of Brook!yn capital is tuvested and taxed in New York Wlich would ve centred in Unis city were we jovated aa New York in a com. Mereial and ousiness seuse. A crisis 1s at hand, and Brovkiya must utilize its means to offset the great 1mprovemeats im vogue in New \ork and bring population and wealth over here, Last year the uumber of houses ci oklyn was one-third [ess than i 1864, which decrease was owing to the increase In taxation. The E: the treasury i# replouisacd by the proj, laud the speaker did not see how the «0 wb river bridge has to be built, usd unless i gale of to be rat Hie did uot come there Co « Park Commissioners (A Voico—You ‘. detend tiem), but these gentiemen have performed their Jabors without reward, aud they now care betore the people and aske |heut Lo take back 5,000,000 Oi trust Which wad been placed by the lax. Uierr bands. Mr. 5. B. CHUvrENDEN thon came forward and was greeted with ll-iaiured iutercuptions from a few turbulent spits In tie audisuce whe preparing his speeca, One elderly taxpaver made hnaselt 0 very objectionavle by loud and impertinent com- ments that Inspector Folk was constrafued to cause tue removal of tue fellow. ‘1nis ied to some coatu- sion, and the Luspector remarked that ‘(hs Was & pan preconcerted to break up the meeting.” Mr. Chittenden assured the taxpayers that ne aid nov come tiere to defend the Commissioners, but he, as @ privace citizen aad taxpayer, thought 11 best that this plece of land shoutd be sold, Inasmuch as by 1s disposal they would reauize a sufilcient sum w puabie them to complete une other secion of the ayers In sble and resolution was read Lowber, one of the vice preal- Tue following p by ex-Alderman } dents of the meetis Whereas the taxes of the elty of Brooklyn have assumed = macniiude tujuriousiy alleeting the Luteresté of property owners, and whereas the Park Com:ntasione AVG SECU wet partially improved a: © Of more than UW acres of jaud ying woat of Elath: enue, allording, in connection with the Lue avenues onenin: therefrom, uarivalied park fa- Ciiklos to our city; uid whereas there are abouL 100 acres within © prevent boundaries of the Park, a portion of the Hes east of for park pure vent and which fax the result 0. careful estimates, may be wld f proximat ty ¢5,009,000; and whereas the nd would also reanit in the ing ch would be required tor ite tm- i cost of its maintenance; there- this por of nuitiion: provement beaks tore Resolved, Thal evatore and members of Assembly be and they are hereby requested by the citizens | Brookl abled to scour”, utas early a day as possible, tl Of a law itreeting the Park Commissioners to #ell ao elt of that portion of Park land east of Piatbush avenue ae ot deemed essential Cor Park purposes. ‘The preamble aud resviution were adopted unank mously by the audience. Mr. BRITTON, Who was the next speaker, spoke in favor of the sale of the Park laud in question, and thereby add to value of property by Grsreeaiias tue taxes, ILis not popuiation alone wich makes a city prosperous; It i the advantages accoraed to capital lor advantageous investincat. pital shane heavy taxauon, It sceks to make @ profit wherever it settles, Hence tis necessity for reducing the present rate of taxation im from its present excess ‘over that of New York aud Westchester. Five hun- dred acres, which are now ali more or jess advanced in tie process of huprovement, are ample for the requirements of te people. Uther speakers followed, and the meeting ad- journed apparently woll satisied with the result of tke deuverauous, WAiNNIPEG: The Canada Press Among tho - (From the Lorohio Telegraph, Mare! We shoald ike to know when the government tn- tend to make an earnest ana proper extort to put an end to these dinicuines. So lar as appearances go We are as far frout the end ag we were turee months ago. While they are squabbling with their oppo. neois im the House, aad fguting over personal questions, either #0 old that they have been jorgotten, or 80 trifling that the peopie care noth about them, ® great National matter, in which both the honor and welfare of the country are at stake, is leit to right itself, ‘Whe policy that has been pur- sued Nas had this result—u hus made Riel and his we believe, the legal rulers in tory. Whatever rights and on the Kebcilion “New Dominicans.” ine Norwest powers the Hudson Bay Company enjoyed now be- jong to the provisionu: goverulment by Lue action of the people themselves. {érom the Toronto Leader, March 7.) ‘There 15 # report from St. Paul that Captain Boul- Ter ton (@ member of the Boulton family of Toronto) aud Dr, Schultz attempted an assault upon tu posi. Uon at Fort Gar that Boulton, fluding himself overpowered, surrendered; that Schultz, wilh some of his men, escaped aud that one man was shot in the métee, There 1s rather a farcical story about Boulton’s trial by court martial aud sentence to be shot, Wich needed not the later report that he is well and being wel treated to reiieve tne minds of his iriends here. {rom the Toronto Globe, March 7.) The men of Winnipeg and tie otaer settlements have been with ut aly mead to guide them and Without any person to whom they could look jor autuonity im any course they migut think proper to take, There has boca no duly coustituied autnority to claim their obedience, to regulate tei acti or to organize & iorce when that becume necessary. ‘They have been leit to me nercy Ol their own ignorance, and it ts not altogether surprising that their actions have not been actuated by ardent patriotism or exceptional wisdom. Had the government given them @ proper jeadcr there 16 lutte doubt that they would have turved to him in thet perplexity, and followed him ju Support of that authority which even their oppo- nents profess to support. Such a leader would prob- ably bave rendered the late rising unnecessary; but being necessary he would have conducted it w a mitiee on Prinung in reference to prinung Vatent Oftice specifications, ac, Mr, JENCKES offered on amendment authorizing the Commissioner of Patauts to furnisi, also, a com- plete set of such spec Jons and drawings to auy Public library that will pay for binding tne same Into volumes to correspond with those in the Patent Olice, aud that wii keep them for convenient ac- cess to the public, Agreed to. Mr. Lari (rep.) of N. Y., remarked that each additional set would cost $244. Finally:the jot reso.ution was passed, without a division. Mr. Logan, (rep.) of Iil., then propo: to call up the special order, veing the bill to reduce ihe num- ber of oifivers of the army, Mr. Logan aaui he woald Yleid a few moments for the INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. Mr. SvOKES, (rep.) of Tenn., from the Cansus Com- mittee, reported the Census bill. Kecommicved. Mr. MORRELL, (rep.) of Pa., introduced a bill to provide for celebrating the hundredtt annniversary of American independence by holding a national exposition of arts, manufactures and products of mines in Philadelphia in 1576. Meferred, Mr. BOLES, (rep,) Of Ark., Introduced a bill for the auditing and payment of claims of loyal citizens in successful issuc, aud ended @ disturfance which 4 now promises to give a great deal of trouble that should have been avoided. Newspapers to the Govern nent. ‘adciplita Press, March 9.) Ae jon of the chgrossing import. ance of the press 18 found in (le message of te President just pubtisved, communicating, m compil- ance with @ resolution of the Senate, information re- lating to the troubles popularly kuown as the Red fiver rebellion. ihe message consists of a few oficial jeiters belweeu tue State Department aud Mr. Malimross, our Consul at Winnipeg. Mr. Malm. rous? letters are chicly mere covers to enciosures consisting of copious extracts irom the st, Pant aud Canadian pape: ‘The euciosures of the last and mow’ important letter tn the batcn—{rom Mr. ‘Taylor to My. Fish—support so strougly the fact we have suggested that we present their utile: 1, Seikire settlement. Governor Ramsey's visit in 185 (from the Wasuington Chronicle). Lord Seikiré's colonizawon (from the New York HERALD). 4. Governor MeTavish's proclamation (from {he Winnipeg Importnace of the late rebel States; also to provide nomesteads for colorea people in the Southern States. Referred. Mr. STEVEN: (rep.) of Onto, from the Commit- tee on Mijeago, reported a bill to reguiate mileage, Recommitted. It reauces mileage Irom twenty to ten cents per mile, aud requires travel by the short- est practicable route. . WASHBURN, (rep,) Of Mass., introduced a joint resolution relating to the Bo: of Examiners of applicants for military and navat cadeusfiips. Re- ferred. Mr. ARNELI. (rep.) of Pa., from the Committee on Education and Lavor, reported a bill amendatory of the act estaviisiing tue Bureau of Education, Re- committed, REDUCTION OF THR NUMBER OF ARMY OFFICERS. Mr. LOGAN moved that the bill for the reduction of the number of army officers might be considered in the House as in Committee of the Whole. Agreed 10 He Gave notice that he would call it up to- morrow. The House then, at four o'clock P, M., adjourned. PLAIN QUESTIONS.—The Associated Press n 8. papers are making great ado anout tne mmmanage: Way | rand z every relozm nat 1s attempted in the telegraph siness? Have they any iudependg Or does tn | monopoly use them as it does tis 3, ANd cout pei (hem 19 say What if pleases to poston Zines. MAY Re | Davy has Lurued State Northeeter and Pioneer, extra, November 17, 4. Rei Pe: ugall's statement (trom the St. Maui ress), De- er 31, 1260, ‘Tbe Indian entistme statementa (from the 3t, | 6. Sketch of Mr. MeDou, the New You 7. Sketch of 2 under Colonel Dennis, further Press). y the Canadian prews. £. Comments by the Av : 19. Comments by Among the pd quoted under the three imst neads are the Montreal News, Lorn ¢ ove, Mon- treal Gazette, Moutreal Herdid, New York Tunes, St. Paul Dary Le Pall Mall Gazette, Telegraph (London), 7ivies (London) and the Spectator. ARREST OF LONG ISLAND WORSE THIEVES. On Tuesday night of last week two thieves namod Cortlandt and Torin stole a pair of horses from the stable of Jonathan Furman, in Newtown, which they brought to New York, where they sold one and ‘Two ac- wiih es named M were arrested pb hoster at Pash cou old clipping the other. and Davy, the were a and gives stoien from the eA LOUD. etn Vina of taem nave tion coucerniing the fi § GO. Jackson, soi There are thre net three mM New York. 7 been found