The New York Herald Newspaper, June 2, 1870, Page 3

WASHINGTON. Rejection Islands Treaty. President Crant’s Message on the St. ae Domingo Treaty. PFresideut Trickery he Tax Reduction Bill Under Consideration r in the House. ATTENPT TO REPEAL THE INCOME TAX. a WASHINGTON, June 1, 1870, Defeat of the Sandwich Lslunds Reciprocity * Treaty. ‘The Senate spent iwuch of the day in execative gession discussing the rectprocity treaty witn the Sendwich Is!anis, and tinaily rejected it vv a vote of ‘4wenty tomneicen, Speecies were made in favor of, ‘% by Cole, Corbeit ani Sumner, and agutust it by Chandler, Morvill, of Vermont, and other tarlif men, It was general'y opposed by the ultra tari men, who have set weir fices ageins! all reciprocity treaties with wha:ever Power, The Senators trom the sugar growing States opposed it on th? grout that it Would tuterfere with their production, Senator Sumner, wh8 was the principal advocate of the h Made @ strong closing speech in its tavor, Jn pomt of eloquence and power is sata to havesurp2ssed his famuns Alaska speech, Hedeptet- e4 in glowing terms the greatness of the commerce between the United States and Ching and the East, ani showed the necessity of possessing the Sandwich Aslands as 9 sort of haif-way house and naval sta- Mon upon the Pacific. He commented upon the fact that, as our commerce had been nearly driven from she Atlande, our future merchant marine must seek ite trafic upon the Pacific. Al! Mr. Sumner’s elo- quence, however, 1m favor of the treaty fell upon the Senate like water upon a sieve, and be was as power- ‘Jess to secure ils ratification ag_he will be to defeat te St. Domingo treaty. Text of President Grant's Message on the ‘ Deminican Treaty, The following 1s the text of the message of the President im transmitting to the Senate an additional article to the treary between" vhe United States and the Dominican republic of the 29th of November, 3869, for the annexation of that republic to the United States:— -P0 THE SENATE OF Tae United Stares:— T transmit to the Senate for consideration, with a view to its raitfication, au additional article to the ‘treaty of the 29th of November last for the annexa- tion of the Dominican repubiic to the United States, stipulating for ao extension of the time for exciiang- ing the ratifications thereof, sigued in this city on the 14tn inst. by the Pien‘pote tlaries of the parties, Jt was my intention to have also negotiated with the Plenipotentiary of St. Domingo amendments to the tresty of annexation to obviate objections ‘which may be urged agiinst the treasy as it ts now worded; but, on reflection, 1 deem it beter to submit to the senate the propriety of their amending the treaty as follows:—First, to speciy that the obliga- Yona of this government shail not oH d the $1,500,000 stipulated in the treaty; secon iy t0 de- t the manner of appointing the agents tg re- cel urge fos Hameo; thialy, to determine the class of creditors who silt iaké pfocedence in the settlement of their ciaims; and flually, to insert such amendments as may. suggest themselves to the minds of Senators to carry ouc in good faith the con- ES ditions of the trea subinitied to the Senate of the United States in January ‘Tast, accord‘ng to the sp:rit and intent of that treaty. Yi the most Oe eo ho gtnipeoe I can reorge the nr specified in the treaty will pay every just claim egainst the repubi.c of: Bt. Daningo, fat leave a Dalance suficient to carry on a territorial govern- Ment until such time as new laws for providing a terriior.al revenue can he enacted and put in force, Tfeelan unusual anxiety for the ratification of tis treaty, because 1 belreve it will redound greatly to Me glory of the two countries interested, to civiliza- Won @nd to the extirpation of tue instituticn of slavery. The doctrine promulgated by President ‘Monroe has beeu adhered to by ali political parites, and TI now deem it; proper to assert the equally dmportant principle that hereafter no territory en this continent shall be regarded as subject to trausier to a European Power. The governmeut of t. DOmingo has voluntarily sought this annexation, it 8 a weak Power, numbering probably less than 120,000 souls, and yet possessing oue of the richest territories under ihe sun, capable of supporiing a population of 10,000,000 of people In luxury, ‘The pore of St. Domingo are not capable of imaintain- Ing themselves in their present condition, aud must. Jook for outside support. Taey yearn for the pro- tection of our free insittuiions and laws, our progress and civilization. Shall we refuse them? J have in- formation, which I believe reliable, that a European Power signds ready now to offer $2,000,000 for the be reggegs of Samana Bay alone ii refused by us. ith what grace can we prevent a foreign Power from attempting to secure the prize? Tne acquisition of St. Domingo is desirable be- cause of its geographical position. It commands the entrance to the Yaribbean Sea and the Isthmus ausit of commerce. It possesses the richest soil, it and most capacious harbors, mst salubr.ous Climate and the most valuable products of the forest, mane and soil of any of the West India Islands. ts possession by us will, in a few years, build u| coastwise commerce of immense maguitude, which ‘Wil go far toward restoring to us our lost merchant Marine, It will pe to us those articles which we consume 80 largely and do not produce, thus equal- ving our expovis and imports. In case of forelgn war it will give ws comipand of all the islands rei to, and thus prevent an enemy from ever again possessing himself of a rendez- vous upon our very st At pres-nt our coast trade between the States bordering on the At- antic and those bordering on the Guif of Mexico ts cutin two by the Bahamas ana the Antilles. Since ‘We must, as it were, pass through foreign countvies 10 get by sea from Georgia to the west coast of Fio- ria, St. Domingo, with a stable government under Which her immense resources can be developed, 2, will give remunerative wages to tens of thousands of laborers not now upon tie island, This jabor Will take advantage of every ie means of ‘Wwanaportation to abandon the aljacent islands and seek the blessings of freedom and its sequence, evch inhabitant receiving the reward of his own labor. Porto Kico and Cuba wiil have to abolish siavery 18 & measure of seli-preserva- tion to retain their laborers. St. Domingo will become a large consumer of the proawucts of Northera farms and manufaciovies: The cheap rate at which her citizens ca: be furnished with food, tools and machinery will make it necessary tht the contiguous isiands should have the same advantages in order to woduction of sugar, Cotte, tovacco, tropical fruits, &c. This will open to us a stil wider market for our products. The production of our own supply of theze ariicles will cut off more than 100,000,000 of our annual imports, besides largely in- creasing our exports. With such a picture it 1s easy to xec how our large debt abroad is uittmately to be extinguished: With a valance of trade against ‘us, including interest on bonds held by foreigners @nd money spent by our citizens travelling in foreign 1} equat to the entire yield of the precious metals in this country, it is not so easy to wee how this result is to be otherwise accomplished, ‘the acqnisition of St. Domingo is an adherence to the Monroe doctrine. It is a measure of national 3 it ls asserting our just ciaim to a con- Polling influence over the great commercial traffic goon to flow irom East to West by way of the Isth- mus of Darien; it isto bulld up our merchant ma- ring; itis tofuruish new markets for wwe products of our farms, shops and manufactories; it is to make slavery insu} table 1u Cuba and Porto Rico at ence, and ly $0 in Brazil; it 1s to settie the condition of Cuba and end an exterminat- ict fit is to provide honest means of paying honest debts without overtaxing the people; tt furnish our citizens with the necessaries of at cheaper rates than ever before, and is, in rapid stride towards that ness ‘which the intelligence, industry and enterprise of Citizens of the United States entitle this country to assume among nations. . 8. GRANT. EX£CUTIVE MANSION, May 31, 1870. Reduction of Taxation—Effort to Repeal the Tucome Tax. The House made rapia progress to-day with the consideration of the Tax bili, and the indications are that it will be completed to-morrow, About an hour before adjournment the sections relative to the in- come, tax were reached, and the most interesting part of the discussion of the bill commenced. It was agreed that the rules governing the debate upon other parts of the bill ghoutd be set aside, and that ga extended discussion shouid be had upon this, ‘The speeches were limited to five minutes each, so that every member might have an opportunity to set forth his views upon the question whether the in- come tax shall ve wholly repealed or whether it shall be modified in accordance with the recom- miendation of the Ways and Means Committee, Mr. Dennis McCarthy, a member of that cominittes, led off in a vigorous speecii in support of a motion to strike out the sections relating to this tax. He argued that the revenue was sufficiently large without It; shat it was borety o War tax, never Intended to be HI our an, day life “Bae, of the Sandwich Jevied or in time of peace. Governor Bl @ member of the Jowod with ax argument in favor of the voexempt all incomes under $1,500 and to tax all above that figure five per cent, Tre Reareed all the arguments which have been forth in favor of retaining the tax, but did not the points made by Mr. McCarthy. Judge Kelley, Pennayivania, whe with Mr, McCarthy voted in mittee for the total repeal of the income tax, the ablest and most telling argument upon that side Of the question. He. showed shat the revenues of the government from ail soureés for the next fiscal Year Would amount to upwarde of $410,000,000 with outthe income tax, and that the estimates of the Secretary of the Treasury for the expenses.of the government would not reach over $201,000,000, thus leaving a surptus of $19,000,000 to be applied to the extinguishment of the public debt. He was of the opinion dat we could aiford to reduce the taxes $70,000,000, Gen:ral Butler aiso argued in favor of repealing the tax. In reply to the statement that this particue lar tax fell exclusively upon the rich and those able to bear it, he sald that wiifle that might be true in one sense, yet everybody knew 10 ultimately fell upon the poor. The repeal of this tax could not be called’ a party measure. There were two things upon which all parues were agreed—to wit, the re- duction of taxation and the reduction of the number of office holders. General Busler said that the public sentiment of the country demanded of Congress the repeal of this speci®! tax, because it was not in- jended to be continued in time of peace aud because it was antagonistic to the spirit of our instivu- tions and pecullarly offensive to our people. Specches were made in favor of the repeal of the (ax by Sunset Cox, of New York, and Haw- Jey, of Wincis, and against it-by Schenck, Eia, of New Hampshire, and Kerr, of Indiana, 1t is proba- ble that the debate will be continued through the greater part of the session to-morrow, as every mem- ber seems anxious to place himself upon the record for or against it, It is dificult to predict the result, but the indications are wat the tax will be repealed by a small majority. Arrival ef Red Cleud—The Big Injan Inter- viewed by a Herald Correspondent. Red Cloud, the big chief of the Ogaliaila Sioux, arrived bere this morning, attended by the follow. lng retinue of chiefs and head men of his nation:— Red Dog, Sitting Bear, Loag Wolf, Brave Bear, Bear- skin, Kocky Bear, Red Shirt, Black Hawk, Yelow Bear, Little Bear, Sword, Living Bear, Afraid, Red Fiy, He Crow, and One That Runs Through. The party are also accompanied by four squaws—White Cow Rattler, World Looker, Thunder Skin and Sun Gac Woman. The whole party numbers seventeen chiefs and warriors and four squaws. With them are tnree interpreters—James McVioskey, Join Richards and Julius Ecpiey. This afternoon your correspondent visitel we aristocratic red- skius, and Was shown into their apartments, fweive of the chiefs and warriors, inciud- ing Red Chond, had congregated in one room. Two beds, a half a dozen army cols and several chairs made up the entire inventory of the furniture. In different parts of the room, lying about in wild confusion, were buffalo robes, beauti- fully ornamented, bow cases and quivers, pait, pouches, leggings, moccasins, pistols and scalping Knives; indeed, the trappings of a warrior complete ready to mount his war pony and scour the plains alter the accursed white intruder upon his hunting ‘grounds, The savages were not in State cosinme. Some wore builalo robes wrapped around thelr bodies, othera had on woollen shirta aud breech clouts; some wore leggings and blankets, wiiic Others were without leggings. Ali were in their bare feet, Physically, @ finer set of men would be dim- cult to find, All were tall, full ehested, ana with features decidedly those of the American Indian. When your correspondent entered the rodm the savages were lounging about in all sorta of attl- tudes; some sleeping and others smoking. Mr. Mc- Closkey; the interpreter, was with them so look after their wants, Red Cloud was seated in a chair by the window. He was looking out upon the streets and houses, His @xpression was that of ono in a profound stady. He sat like a statue, with a buifaio robe of rare quality and elavorately embellished ‘with porcupine quills and beads, wrapped around his shoulders. Tne rest of his attire was very sug- geztive of warm weather. I made an.effort'to get into conversation with'his ravage eminence, through the assistance of the interpreter. The chier looked round and eyed me with an expres- sion that would be anything but soothing to the nerves in his own dominions. -The chief thought that the white man had a few of the comforts of life. He preferred the cars to riding in an ambu- lance, In this sort of conveyance he and his suite had travelled over two hundred miles from Fort Fet- terman south to Cheyenne. He liked the white man’s way of travelling. When the party struck the more populous sections they were more surprised than ever, and, as Red Cloud remarked to-day, the white man is thicker than blades of grass. The chief was evidently inno humor to have his medi- tations thus broken in upon, and after listening for about two minutes got up and, gather- ing his buffalo robe about him, threw bim- self on a bed. Having spread himself upon his back and drawn his robe over his face he went off in a moment to dream, provably, of his forest home, Six or eight of the rest of the savages were seated around the room, on the cots or on the floor, generally preferring the latier. They were smoking in their usual custom, the head man lighting the pipe and taking a few whiffs and then passing it to the next, who taking a few whits passed it along, 80 on until the pipe came back to the first, when the same ceremony was repeated, Brave Bear, who sat next to your correspondent, was a diabolical specimen and had a face on mim that displayed anything but the finer qualities of tne human heart. Such a face might with safety be taken as a suggestion of dict on human fiesh, While I was still in the room several more of the gentle savages jomed thelr companions in the land of dreams, The savages to-day did not appear to ad- vantage, a8 they were much fatigued from | of sleep during their long journey. It 1s proposea to-morrow or next day to call upon Commissioner Parker and pay respects. The council has been fixed for Monday next. Spanish Outrages in Cuba—Investization De- munded. The friends of Cuba are becoming restive under the procrastination of General Banks in making his long promised report, and threaten that if he does not soon fulfil his promise they will make a raid upon him as well as upon the administration. As his report does not touch the cases of outrage upon American citizens, it is contemplated by Mr. Voor- hees and General Logan to present a rezoition call- ing upon the administration to demand prompt in- demnity for the barbarous treatment of Wyeth, Speakman and other Americans outraged by the Spanfhrds. - Instructions of Census Marshals—Enumera- tion of Students in Schools and Colleges, ‘The following circular has just been issued:— DEPARTMENT OF THD INTERIOR, ‘WASHINGTON, May 31, 1870. It 1s deemed expedient to call the attention of Marshals, and Assistant Marshals specially, to the rules which are intented to govern the enumeration of youth absent from their homes for purposes of education. At the eighth census the instructions of the department required that such persons should be rted fat their family homes, Oniy those members of @ school or college were to be reported in the town where the institution was situated who belonged to families there resident. Examination of the census returns on deposit in the department ex- hibits the fact that, contrary to instructions, almost the entire number of students in many colleges, academies and boarding schools of the country were returne in a body. The instructions for the ninth census have, therefore, been drawn with a view to what is believed to be the more natura method of reporting persons absent from their homes for the purposes of education, Upon page nine of the mphiet of ‘instructions for the guidance of assistant marshals, issued from tie Dopartment of the Interior under date of May 1, it 1s directed that children aad youths absent for pur- poses of education on the 1st of June and having their home tn a family where the school or college is situated, will be enumerated at the latter place. ‘The large number of persons hapitually absent from their family homes for the purposes of education renders the observance of these instructions a matter of great importance. This rule will embrace not only students of colleges, academi &c., Who board and lodge with some family of the town, but also those who occupy rooms in the public dormitory buildh taking their meals incommon in cinbs or in private families, In a word, all the students of institniions will be reported in the town wiiere it 13 Situated, except such as Have homes in adjoint towns, to which they habitually return at nigus. Wili, tierefore, be incumbent oon assistant mar- | wold which such instifutions are fuel totais eure har oe students are fully re> assistant bifeaeaiea es ioita on ca of Se names of aib mn Ist of June, were absent, ha on ing @ home other than the family home for the pur TD) GOX, Secretary. of education. Pio ue SUPERINTENDENT OF CENSUS. A Presidential Fourth of July Excursion. Senator Buckingham and Henry 0. Bowen, of she Rew York , called at the Executive Mansion thus morning, and, in behaif of the citizens of Eastern Ounnecucut, completed arrangements with the President im regard to the proposed Fourth of July celebration at Woodstock. The President informed the gentlemen named that he . most Cordially. accepted their invitation, and that, he: proposed tov take Mrs. Grant and the chil dren with ‘him, also sevetal members of his staff, Mr. Bowen stated to the President that the several members ofthe Cabinet had been invited, when he sald he would be giad to have their company. The Presidential party propose to leave on Friday even- dng, July 1, for New York, and on Saturday proceed to, Hartford and remain over the Subpath asthe @uests of Governor Jewell, On Monday they will Jeave by an early train via Platnficld and Putnam tor Woodstock, to attend the celebrgtion. At its close they will go-to Norwich as the guests of Senator Buckingham, who will give a reception in honor of the President, Thence they will proceed to the Pequot House, New London, and thence direct to Washington. It is understood: arrangements hate been made on a grand scale for this celebration at_ Woodstock, and if the day should be fair one of the largest gatherings ever seen in New Engiand may be expected. Ex-Lientenant. Governor Stewart L. Woodiord, of New York, will deliver the otatibn, aud Hon. Beajamin F, Butler and Rev. Heury W. Beecher have accepted invitations to speak on the occasion. Senator Buckingham will preside, Tao Coley Question in the Theatre—White Beans aed Dusky Sweethearts. The equality of color is makivg rapid progress in this town. Last night two negroes, dark as the ace Of spades, occupied conspicuous seats in te orches- ta at the National theatre, enjoying the English opera. The night preceding an officer of the House of Representatives created an immense sensation by appearing at the same theatre with two dashing and eleganily dressed. colored ladies. He bore his honors mapfuliy apd meekly, paying no attention Whatever to the curious looks directed towards him by his white brethren. Some very excited white folks went to the manager of the theatre to protest against the “outrage,” as they called it, and to sug- gest the propriety of putting the colored gals and their white escort out of the theatre, The manager declared le could't do it short of a fine ot five han- dred dollais, which he did not propose to inour this season, More Quarrelling Over the New York Col- lectorship. R There ts still a buzz here concerning the feleral ofices in New York city, and some of the ambitious aspirants predict that Mr. Grimnell will surely go out before many weeks pass over, giving place to Judge Robertson, of Westchester county. The men- tion of the name of Calvin T. Hulburd 18 the revival of arumor a month old. The probability is, now- ever, that if any change should be made in the Col- lectorshtp the lucky successor of Mr. Grinnell wil be some one who has not yet been mentioned at all. Abolition of the Cartage Bureau tn the New York Custem House. The following ig an extract from a letier of the Secretary of the Treasury to Collector Grinuell:— TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE SECKETARY, WASHINGTON, May 25, 1870. Smr—The result reached by me, after a carcful ex- aiuination of the papers re‘ating to the subject, ts that the establishment of what 1s known ‘as the “Cartage Bureau” in New York ig an act of doubtful legality, and that asa branch of the customs reve- nue service it is not advantageous to the govern- ment or to the business interests of the city. Iam therefore of the opinion that it should be abolished with such delay only aa may be fevéssary to reo: ize the bnsiness in a proper mai pe Yai re- etfolly, GORGE 8 BOUTWELL, Secretary. To Hon. Mosus H, GRINNBLL, Collector of Customs, New York, Telegraphin; the Pablic Debt Statement. « The public debt statement will to-day be tele- graphed to London, im accordance wita arrange- Ments which have been made by the Secretary of the Treasury with prominent ‘tinanciers. From London { will be repeated to Puris, Amsterdam and Frankfort. Order of the War Department. A War Department order issued to-day enlarges the Department of the Lakes, by the direction of the President, 80 as to extend it to Ogdensburg instead of Lake Champlain. Probabie Fatal Accident to a Gymnast. Harry Leshe, the professional ropewalker, who, while performing at the Park yesterday fell to the ground (tlurty feet), breaking an arm and ribs and sustaining internal injuries, is to-day im a dying con- dition. {ntornal Revenno Supervisor for Maine. Walcott Hamilton, of Maine, was to-day appointed Supervisor of Internal Revenue, vice Ira M. Harrl- gon resigne Mr. Harrison bad charge of the State of New Jersey. Bille Signed by the President. The President to-day signed the resolution to pro- Vide for the appointment of an Exam‘ner of Claims for the Department of State and for additional clerks; also the act for the relief of the officers and crew of the ship Nightingale. The bill to change the Juvicial Circuits of the United States, as passed by the Senate this after- noon, constitutes tf various circuits as follows:— First, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massacnu- setts, Rhode Island and Connecticut; second, New York; third, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mavyland and Virginia; fourth, Mississtppi, Louisi- ana, Texas and Arkansas; Fifth, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Fiorids, Alabama and Tennessee; #ixth, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Wee Virginia; seventh, Tilinois, Indiana and Wis eighth, Minnesota, lowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri: ninth, California, Oregon and Nevada, The Supreme Comrt Justices, except the Chief Justices, are required to reside in their respective d the Chief Justice is to be Known as the ef Justice of Uie Supreme Court of the United States, Nominations Sent to tho Senate. The following nominations were sent in to-day:— B. Peshire Smith, of New York, to be Examiner of Claims for the State Department; John H. Cogswell to be Postmaster at Ipswich, Mass.; William Pollard to be First Assistant Engineer in the navy. Captain Philip R. Fendali to be Brevet Major in the Marine Corps; Firat tleutenant George B, Haycock to be Brevet Gapiain in the Mariae Corps. Nominations Confirmed. The Senate in executive session to-day confirmed the nominations of Henry A. Badham, of North Carolina, to be Consul General at Tampico, vice Pike, declined, and Watson R, Wentworth to be Coliector of Customs at Tappahannock, Va. Personal. Rey. Di. Newman intends to answer at length the argument of Elder Pratt on polygamy, pubiished in last Monday’s HeraLp. Dr, Newman has left here for West Point, having been appointed one of the Board of Visitors by President Grant, and will make his answer on his return. Geoeral John Cochrane, of New York, arrived here to-day as one of a committee of the New York branch of the Grand Army of the Republic to urge upon Congress the propriety of making the 18th of May & national holiday, for the decoration of Union soldiers’ graves. General Cochrane will have a hearing before the Senate committee and present his views, THE ST. DOMINGO TREATY. Pome Curious Developments—Bnez, Gauticr, Cazeneau, Schumaker and Babcock Schemes=Petitions for Large Land Grants and Rallrond Privileges Opposod by Consui Perry—Spicy Letters Betweon Certain Parties. WASHINGTON, June 1, 1870. The St. Domingo question becomes more and more mixed from day to day, President Grant has gent to the Sehate another message urging a ratid- cation of the treaty of annexation; but at the same timeare started new grounds of opposition, fresh reasons Why our government should not act hastily, ifat all, in negotiating with Mr. Baez and Co, Tie Ing | atest Information given to. inffaentiat Senators leg? to the conclusion that Baes is gaan pment, and ia Conseguesce ib “® man to be trasted m any sort of ‘and that Gautier, Cazeneau, Jerry | ‘and all the people surrounding the Do-, ‘mihican President’ / ‘the secret of recent procecdings in St. Domingo Which decidedly ought to lessen confidence in the good faith of Mr. Baez and his ministers, The sixth of the treaty, sigued by Mr. Gau- the Dominican Secretary of State, Mr, Raymond w. Perry, our Consul to St. Domingo, provided that after the execution Of the convention between the two parties no land grants, mining rights or other concessions should be given away by the Dominican government. Notwith- standing this very plain provision, it appears that Mr. Gautier approved petitions of Messra, Cazencan and Schumaker, asking for enormous grants of land for mining, emigration and railroad purposes, and .recommended their passage to the Domint- he modestly berged for a cession of 200,000 acres more, with a reservation to hia exclusive use and Profit or all the mining wealth that might be dis- | covered thereon, Mr, Schumaker’s petition was for the privilege of building a railroad between St, Domingo and Agua, 100 miles in length, with one} mile of public land at each side of the road—in! other words, 200 miles of wit, I am told, con-' stitutes.some of the bast land in that country, These ave both very moderate and coo! requests iit fhe face of the unmistakable provisions of tie | treaty. But itis alleged that Mr, Minister Gaauer | viewed the schemes with favor; indeed, it is asserted Uhat he was direcily interested in their success, ana that he had arranged with the Dominican Senate for @ day and hour to meet them in secret session and Jjointiy consider the propositions, Three of the Do- mintcan Seuators, feeling that to pass such grants would be @ violation of the treaty, and yet feartag to oppose openiy what they believed to be the de- sires of Beez and Gautier, went to Consul Perry and informed him of what was going on, at the same um, urging him to proiest im the name of the United States government, Mr. Perry met Mr. Gautier soon atier and asked if it were true that such sciiemes were before tie Dominican Seuate, to which Gautier answered ip the negative. Tis did hot satisfy Mr. Perry, however, aud he wrote @ note direct to dent Buez setting forth the informa- tion he had received, calling attention to the sixth aricle of the treaty, and respectfully asking for copies of the Cazeneau and Schumaker petitions for « the use of the United Statcs government. Lnsteaa of receiving an answer irom aes himself he wes honored with a cut nots from Gautier “by direction of bis Excellency the President,” in wh:ca Gautier denies the right of Mr. Perry to demand such luformation, and sugges‘s very plainly that he (Perry) had better mind tis Own business, and not Drestine & address a diplomatic nove to the mighty Baez, President of Dominica, Mr. Perry shavply re- we 4 to tis note Of Gauiler, takiag the ground that Lis appointment as pieatpoventiary to make the treaty of annexation gave him full power over the whole sulyect, aad twiab ne sel it to be his duty to an jealously the in- tereats of tie United States, and considering tie sehe@jucs 1a questton hostile to thoss mierests aad in violation of the treaty, he had 3 efully @ for ailnformation on the subject. Why it shou a be Genied, or why any seorecy 8..04id be ubserved 1 Gar schemes were perfectly right aud proper, were tugs that he could not compreheud, About the same time My, Porry had a spicy cor spondence with Mr. Cazneau on the same sub- ech He assed ©: 1 io give him copies of. the peiiiious, but Cazeneau replied “No,’? in pretty inuch ‘the same style as bad Gaucter Perry replied in @ sharp and pointed loiter, warning, Cazepeau that he Knew ail about his schemes, and that he would most certainly expoze them. He be- lieved that improper use was beg made of Prest- dent Grunt’s name to carry out disreputapie jobs, but he would see to it that the fuir fame of the Presi- dent won'd not be thus diagraced. Cazeneau sent another reply to this, suggesting to Pecry that per- haps Grant's character did not require any provection at Perry's hinds, and hinting taat ne (Perry) had (by his injudivioas conduct) spoiled certa:n plans to whiea the Uniced Staica goverament was privy, and which wore desired by the United States govern- meni. That those plaus should have been kept a nog ynd secret, bub were now made public and wined. No further correspondence occurred, The protest of tne Consul, however, causcd the Dominican Sena‘e to reject the Cazeneat &-humakersehemes. Furwer, ibappeurs Unat on the ins. ip made by Lie Tyve® to St. Domingo she carried with her a large quantity of arins gud ammuciviod, A3 well a8 $100,000 in gold, from the agents of the Hartmontloao. Mr. Pocry pro.ceted aguinat Ms acceptance by the Baez govern- was. returned to New York on the voyage back. its ailesed that Baez wanted Mr. Perry, at one time since the treaty was signed, vo rece? lato bis house $100,000 olferei by the Lartmont people; but Air. Perry refused, Tue object of Baez ls supposed to lave been wo have a fuad ou band in case of oulye with whieh he coud fee to parts unknown, Now Faeus 18 said to be in the interest of inhese Hartnont people, aud Fabens, it is assevied, was sent here as agent of Baez at the special request of Generel Babeves, Does not one tuterest clasi: w.tit the otery Fabena, it is suld, caused tie recent load Oi arms and money to be rent toLeez by the Hart- mont people. Cazencav, Gavtier, Fabens and Hab- cock are said to Know somcun avout a giana emigration conce-sioa from Baez, which was nipped in the bud by -Persy. Now, if ail these things be trae, would it not be well for the Presiient to hay litle before proceeiing any further in tis annexation business? it may be, ¢ Will Say, that these are meie stories tran, by Cueiites of annex ut Ihave seen aud res pond ence to that exteut at least J am cous Uheve 43 something m it, FORTY-FikSl CONGR ASS. Second Session. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jane 1, 1870, BILLS INTRODU! Mr. BAYARD, (dem.) of Del., troduced a bill to appropiiate money for the repair of the Untied States piers at Newcastle, Del, Referred. Mr. ConKLinG, (rep.) of N. Y., introduced a joint resolution authorizing the further use ia the postal service of an invention for making up mail packages, and to make compensation for the Perivi ¥ " SONKLIN By promote immigration. By 5 (rep.) of Pa.—Against the income tax. By Mr, Lewis, (rep.) of ¥Va.—To aliow the city of Washington to endorse the boads, of the Soutnern Maryland Railroad Comp CHANG. AL CIRCUITS. ays vn The Senae resumed the cousideration of the bili icut @ part of Ne to cin) ine judicial civcatts, The dimendiment to make Conne w York circuit was rejecied, i amendment by Mr. s¢ott vo transfer Virginia from the Tinrd lo the Pits civeuil and Tena from tie Fifth to the Fourth ciecult was debated, Losi—yeas 23, nays 35, Dax, (rep.) of Mo., oifered an amendment to rect what he held to be an slegai and improper designalion i the act of 186, by virtue of which the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Uatted Stutes wrougfally agsuined, ‘ing the impeach. t trial, the Uule of Vnigi Jugiicg of the Vnived ates, when théré Wad no Such onlee, Agréed to. Mouons to include New Jersey in the circuit with New York, as at present, and otherwise to alter tue Senate committee’s amendments, were seve ay rejected, when the amendments of the commute were adopted and the bill passed. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES. Mr. EpMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt., from the Committea on Pensions, reported, with ainendments, the House bill to regulate the dutiea of pension agents, to pro- vide for the payment of pensions and ior other pur- ORES. Mr. EpMuNDs, from the Committee on the Judi- ciary, reported, with amendments, the bill to regu- late judicial proceedings in various cases, ‘The following bills were reported from the Judt- ciary Committee adversely anc: po:tponed indefinite. ly ne bill providing for che settlement of Indtan claims by & commission; the joint resolution deciar- ing void any action of a State Leyistature as to con- stituiional amendments after the Secretary of State has received evidence of their ratification py three- fourths of the States; the joint resolution to enabie the Secretary of the Treasury to collect abandoned property aud derelict dues belonging to the United states. Mr. TRUMBULL, (rep.) of Ill., from the eame com- mittee, reported without amendment the House bill xiending the time in which pension and bounty suds may be prosecuted, bir, N¥#, (tep.) of Nov., from the Committee on Territories, reported without amendment the House | to annul @ statute of New Mexico. hr, SCHURZ, (vep.) of Mo., from the same commit+ tee, reported without amendment the House bill an- uuling certain acts of Idaho Territory. At ten minutes to two o'clock the Senate went into executive session, aud at six o'clock adjourucd. HOUSE OF ROPRESENTATIVS3. WAsnincton, June 1, 1870, After some discussion as to the order of business it was agreed by unanimous consent that the Com- mittee on Banking and Currency, which was to have bad this day for its business, should, instead of to- day, have next Tuesday, APPOINTMENT OF WOMEN ORNSUS TAKERS, Mr. ARNELL, (Tep.) of Tenn., from the Committce on Education, desired to report back aud have put can Senate, Cazeneau is sald to already | own about one-half the public lands of) the country, and in his new _ petition ee MEXATION OF BT. DOMINGO. AN! fe - Mr. BUTLER, ‘asked unanimous con- eat pete Ay » Seles vesotasion vo asinex the re- Public of Dominica. Mr. BRooxs, (dem.) of N.¥., INTERN, ndment y (rep.) of Ohio, to the sixteenth section, allowing a discount of ten per cent on Dp nancy stamps sup- plied by the Commisstoner of Internal Revenue, on Uhe excess over $500 purchase at one ume. A long discussion ensned on that provision, par- ticipated in by Messrs, Sctienck, Lynch, Myers, Ran- dall, Townsend, Logan, Kellogg and Allison, the pyopcauion of those opposing the ainendment being hat the discount should be allowed on the whole or- der, instcad of on the excess over $600, Fincily Mr. Schonck’s amendment was agreed lo and all the others were rejected, the course of a discussion in regard to penalties for washing defaced stamps, Mr, Science stated that tt was the intention of the Committee of Ways and Means to wipe out the whole system of spies aud injorme:s and to ai1ow no more moleiies. The section relating to stamps having been reached, Mr. P&TERS, (rep.) Of Me., Moved to strike out ofthe paragraph as to bank checks the'words “And for any sum exceeding ten dollars drawn upon any other person or persons, compat or corpora- uonDs, ab gt oron demand.” Mc, WELKER, rer.) of Uni0, moved to increase the ten dollars Lo $100, Agiced to, Mr. GRISWOLD, (lem.) of N, ¥., moved to strike out the whole paragraph. Alter discussion Mr. Peters’ amendment was agreed to, aud the discussion was renewed ou Mr. Griswold’s motion. In the course of the discussion Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) of Oal., stated that an estimate which he had Te. celved from the Treasury Department showed that, under the existing tariff and reyenue laws, there would be rece:ved into the Treasufy next year:— From customs,.... $185,000,000 From tternal tax: 175,000,000 5,000,000 28,000,000 Making a total of, $393.000,000 The estimated 1,000,000, which would leave a surplus of $102,000,000, A few days ago he roduved a pi ton to reduce the customs ten per cent and the internal revenue fif- teon per cent, to take oif the income tax and abolish ail special taxes. This would leave a surplus of $22,400,000 per year; aud he had calculated that that Sam, used as @ sinking fund, would in thirty-four years extinguish the national debt and leave a sur- plus, adding the s1x per cent once, not twice a year, At the close of the discussion the vote was taken by tellers on Mr. Geiswoid’s motion to strike out the paragraph, and vie vote was yeas 65, nays 73. The yeas aud nays were demanded and ordered. The vote resulied, yeas 80, nays 85, s0 the motion Was rejected, aud ti paragraph stands as lollows:— “Bank check, draf¢ or order for tae payment of any sum of inoifey whatsoever, drawn upon any bank, banker or trust company, two cents.’? Mr. HOLMAN, (dem,) of lad., moved to strike out section twenty, contaiuing schedule B, re! stamps. After discussivn tue previous qu couded on the sec ion. ddr, Hoiman’s moon was vted—yeas 65, nays 112. ihe House then passed to the succeeding sections. Sections 21 and 22 were asposed, On motion of Mr. Parnes an additional Was inserted, providiug Wat In States where re dents are allowed to testify the sume right shall exist for persons charged With violation of this av. Lhe House bad reached schedule C, as to stamps 03, HTON, (rep.) of Mich., moved to strike out the paragraph requirfag one cent stamp on boxes of matches, Agreed to by yous 87, Days 74, Mr, KELLEY, rep.) of Pa., moved to reconsider the voi. The tax was one, he sald, which nobody felt aud which brought to the Treasury neacly two mil- ion dollars, Mr, SCHENCK added that the match manufaciurers had beg, the Commit.ee on Ways and Means to keep on the tax, because they hadjbecn able 60 tw systematize thelr work by doing il in a wholesale way that they bad brought down the price of matches and made satisiactory profit. Mr. INGERSOLL, (rep.) of Ill, asked Mr. Schonck wh ther he thougit eget of matches would rise if this tax were taken off. Mr. SCHENCK had not a doubt of it, because the business would then be carried on here and there In a@ small way and be luken from tie large sys- tomatized esiablishinents, _ Mr. INGERSOLL would like to know then whet if the tax were doubied, they might not get maten for noibing? (Langhter.) Mr, SCHBNOK said that if his irreprossible friend from Iilinois would only keep Guiet and not try to ui he hes into those Of other4, Who did not desire them, he would remind him of the reponst- bility which the majority of the House was taking in striking off tnis tax, Which was oppressive w no one and which the manufacturers themseives de- wired retained, Mr. RANDALL, (jem.) of Pa., opposed the motion to recousider, aud stated that the tax was most ex- travagant aad exorbiiant, a gross of boxes costiug, Without tax, only thiry-seven cents, and the tax upon that being $1 44. |, After fariher discuss on the vote was recoasidered \by yeas 87, nays 78, aud then the motion to strike out was negauvyd by yeas 80, nays 04, ‘Un waa of Mr, SOMBNCK the Thirty thirt section Ang provided for eigewhere, in relation to the income tax, |, Mr, MoUanruy, (rep.) of N, x ft, cud argued that it was not m cessary to the reyenne or to the strengthenlug of the oval credit, The inco.ne tax bore upon its face eviieace that it Was oniy imiended for a wax, Ss ping limited to live years. There it for the removal o4 this ob- rodection of witch was marked i) ‘the people demanded that so should not be reaewed, but left to die a natural Ah and to pass away Lato the past, as ali the cviis vowing OUL OF Lie civil War were passing away. Mr. BLAIR, (rep.) Oi Mich., opposed the mot.on to Stake itout. He admitied that there was ag eat outery against the income tax, but attributed wnat to Uie fact that the men who pald it were of the most influential class. He did not think it possible that there was any tad feeil rainst the tax, becau e@ on’y a small proportion people—ouly two hundred and seventy-five thousand in all—paid it, He iavored, however, tue increase of the excmp- tion from one thousand live hundred doJars, as provided ja this bill, ta two thou®and dollars, This Would coniiue it to only about one hundred thousand persons Of the class Who could afford to pay it. Tuo revenue could not spare it. Every dollar taken off the rich by tie removal of this tax would vave to be imposod upon the poor, He velieved that this Was the Most justi and lighteous tax that was un- posed; aud, therefore, he was opposed to aboisii- WAS 8 ruck Out, Ib be ¥ <1 to strike out all the sections and provis.ons relating to the moome lax, The ve- voune Uls year, he said, Would be in the netghbor- hood of $40,000,000, 2 estimated expenditures tur the next tiseal y were $290,000.00. He had come to this Congress with conviction that the revenue might safely bo seveniy mulions, unl he believed now that tiey might safely omit taxes now producing one hundred judiions wiinout ing the uational 1 Mr. RANDAL Mr LY replied thatie had favored and still favored the reduction of iaxes, His consiiincnts avhed to be reheyed fro.a the lucome tax and iroun the wéendant inguisttoria! investigation into their business, on whica’ Di had reaiized a@ loss iuis ea q My. Burien, (rep.) of Mass., remarked that thera were certainly two things oa witeh the people we unamous—iirst, Urat inere should be a rcauctio ol taxation, and second, that there should be are duction of onlecra, The come (ax wag certaialy, in theory, one of the fairest of taxes, Lut the « culiy-ol it Was that only the honest and consci tious men paid it and tne rogues evaded It. ‘There- fore the country demanded the abolition of tis tax, and it must be aboitshed, or else the places that now know them would kuow most of them no more for- CYT, Dif. Cox—Amen ! Mr. RANDALL—Heaven speed the day ! Mr. BUTLER continued bis argument, and cated & measure Which he had proposedsome w since—to abolish the income tax and puta tax of five per cent on Invested capital. ‘Mr. Cox favored thé motion to strike out all relat- to the income tax. He believed it was for the interest of the people to have this tax, If 1t could be fairly and kindiy collected, and not in amanner to make the whoie tari! and revenne laws of the country odious. He believed that two hundred and fiity million dollars was enough revenue to raise from all sources. Ho charged that the object of Mr. Keliey in opposing this and other revenue taxes was to render necessery larger tariff rates. He opposed all systems of taxation to collect more than two hundred and fifty million dollars & year; ali outside of that was for mere jobbery and cheating, Mr, Davis, (rep.) of N. Y., proposed to state three reasons why the income taux should ngt be re- tained:—First, it was a war tax and could not be continued without a breach of good faith; for Con. gress, in Imposing it, had solemnly declared that it should continue until 1870, and no longer. He re- ferred to the English Parliamentary precedent on that question, quoting the abstract of tie debate from Alison, ‘the historian and commending that precedent as both an authority and an example. The five minutes explred before the other polnis could be stated. Mr. Cox moved to reduce the rate from five to three per'eent. On @ division there were 72 voting for aud 74 against it. The SPEAKER suggested that {t was the desire of members generally to postpone action on test ques- tions until the debate was ended, ana thatarrange- ment was made, including Mr. Cox’s amendment. Mr. HAWLEY, (reps) of Il, moved to increase the exemption from $1,500 to $2,500. He declared him- self op) to the repeal of the income tax; but he believed it should be so framed qs to fall on the neh and not on the poor, He was op) to reducing tne rate to three Oe cent, becanse the tax under his ‘amendment would fali only on those who could afford to pay tt. Mr. Eta, (rep.) of N. H., sustained the income tax because it Was he Inost just and fair thut could be F 2 & en vel And Wore. As to tho aneumeat ot ea anae ia, did not t Dope ki evenue taxes which cost tbe reached dollars for every dollar were war taxca? - Mr. SCHENCK hoped the amen¢ment offered by Mr. Kerr would not prevail, but that he would ef by the section as reported from tue Cominittee on ond Means. {be amount received from tne tax, outside of the tax on dividends paid by ns, Was abo b 16 increase Of eX+ emption to $1,500 would reduce that a Ds 000, to » tax between $9,000, 000, than $14,000, ic were at $1,500 the rate reduced to three cent thé tax would be reduced $13,099, would prednee ng the! examine 2 wo s vis? eepee xamble revt Britain, he asked wlio were the Donorable legislators of the British Parliament? Persons of large estates and large es, and the only wat they should ever impose an income tax at ail, w was aa ae upon themselves, Their average tocsmie ‘Was £5,000 a year, Without diponing of any of the amendments the House at five o'clock adjourned, EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS. Meoting of the Commissioners of Gemmon Schools—The Ward Officers Stubborn on the German—Trustee Hennessey Behead- ed—Early Adjournment of the Schools—Miscellaneous Matters, The Board of Education met yesterday afternoon in stated session wiih the President, Mr, R. L. Lar- Temore, inthe chair. A large number of the usual style of communications in relation to exeusing teachers for absence and on other minor matters Were recelved and referred to the appropriate come mittees, Among other communications was ope from a member of the Board of Trustees of the Eleventh ward, in relation to the EARLY ADJOURNMENT OF TIE SCHOOLS, The communication was quite lengthy, and in It the trustee suggested that the schools be ¢losed gt one P. M. every day until vacation, and that the noon recess be done away with. He then went on to tell what he had done, waen Commissioner Bell moved that the further reading of the document be dispensed with, as a committee had that subject in charge already, The reading was dispensed with and the paper referred to the Commitiee on By-laws, Quallfications and Elections, The commitive subsequently reported a resolution, which was adoptcd, authorizing the trastees to close the schoo!s at two P. M, from June 16 unuil the vaea- tion, or at one ?. M, if the noon secess be dispensed with, A communication was received from the President of the German Aimertcan Association in reiation to THE STUDY OF THS GERMAN LANGUAGE in the schools, The Association complain that they have considerab'e difficulty in obtaining the consent of the local boards to carry out the rules adopted by the Board of Education, Some of the trustees claim that they have not the authority to intro- duce the study, and im other wards they say that the study of the language has not been asked for by a suffictent number of the parents of pupils to warraut them In allowing the language to be taught. The association ask that the Board define definitely the meaning and extent.of the law adopted by the Board. The cominanication was referred to the Committeo on the Course of Studies ortniete an ee ‘in favor of a remodellil is 18 another ing of the school system, a» suggested in the LD some time ago. These local boards atould be dome away with entirely. For the most par. they aie comprised of ignoraut and uneducated men end peitifogging and pothouse polit c.ans, who cannet, preciate the responsibilities which sould attach to position of schovl oMeer. Of course, there are cervain: wards in which the boards are exceptionally but Utey ave not all that they should be ina of the wards... Tie School missioners can do the Work now done wy these local boards mach better than it is done at present, and to them the work should be assizued by the next Legislature, The Commitee on Teachers reported 10 favor of the . AVPOINTMENT AS PRINCIPAL of grammar *chol No, 29, 1a the First ward, of Mr. 4 G. Duily, The report of the commuttee was oe ted, Mr. Dufly consequently made happy. ie in as been acting as aye 4 and vice principal this senool da: the past two years and # half, and has oP. despite serious drawbacks, Wien the position of prin was deciared vacant by the Board of Education Mr. Duffy would have veen promoted had he stood well in the eyes of the local oMiccrs. His record was good and he could not be dismissed; his political aMiations were not satisfactory and he was not pro moted. The loc:l people finally came to their sent in his name to the Board of Education and the nomination was promptly contirmed, THE CASE OF TRUSTER HENNESSRY came up on a report from the Committe: on Teachers, ‘The commitiee In ticir report recited the complaint made ob: oe Millis and siated that vhe examination of such cascs would be referred to the Jaw courts if legal evidence alone were wan! and no consideration patd to the moral ob! of school officers, but the committee feit that there Was more than mere legal technicality to be consid. ered in the question be‘ore them, and as @ conclu. .0n submitted the following:— Whereas Jobn R. El , a school trustee of the Seven- teenth ward, by his careless and indiscreet conduct in matters deeply concerning the moral status of our cherished system of public education, has seriously compromined nace and usefulness as a moni be by his ved, That sald Jobn K, Ber an he ie he ve. eal obn K, unesee) and Lal ¥y, removed from his positian of School Trustee ‘ot tie hever teenth ward, and his place declared vacant, ‘rhe yeas and nays were taken on the report, and it was adopted by a vote of eight to onc—Commis. sio.er Smyth voung in the negative, The report of the special committee fn rejation te providing means to induce VAGRANT CHILDREN to attend school was taken from the table and read, The substance of the report was given in the ImraLp after the last meott ot the Board, an’ may be briefly siated to be that the number of the children who do not alwend any sciioo! has been cxaggerated, aud is now not over 6,000, These belug scattered all over the island it would be impossible to provide schools to which they could afi go, and the committee recommend that a petition be prepared and transmitied to the Legislature at its next session to prokibit any chila. wider a certain age beguing or selling any commodi uness it can v certificate siating that have attended & ol. By this means the evil mplalied of, itis beileved, can be lessened in & t degree, The report of the committee 18 \nanimousiy adopted. and the Board, after dis Losing of some further routine business, adjourned. ANOTEER RUNSHOP TRAGEDY. wprovoked aud Fatal Assault—Arrest of the Assailant. ° Late on Tuesday afterncon Edward Douglass and Andrew J. Flint, living at No. 78 Oliver street, en- tered a rumshop, corner of South street and James slip, to take a drink, and there met Michael O’Brien, who made himself oMcious, as well a8 offensive, After being invited to imbibe O'Brien altempted to pick a quarrel with Douglass, but after the exchange of a few angry words Douglass and Flint left, and while passing up the street O’Brien followed in pur- sult and struck Douglass @ powerful biow with fist on the side of his face, knocl him the pavement tn @ state of insenstbility. An officer of the Fourth precinct, promptly mi his pearance, arrested O’Brien, but on tne way to station house, an Sa: —— of “ = Making @ complaint, and accor prisoner was discharged. Dougisss was taken this home, in Olver street, but Cor the night becoming worse Roun caused him to be removed to Bellevne Hospital, and the surgeon in attendance has Itttle or no hope of his recovery. Douglass seems to be partlally par- alyzed, and there are fears that he has received a fracture of the tase of the skull, O’Brien was promptly rearrested and locked up by Judge Hogan. Subsequently Coroner Keenan, who had been nottfled, made out a commitment for O’Brien, who is in the Tomba, awaiting the resulé of his victim's injuriea, Donglass is a single mao, about forty years of age, and was born in Orange county, this State, He has been employed as fire- man on board the steamship Sherman, plying be- tween New York and New Orleans, Fiiat, who wit- Nosed the assault oa his friead, was sent to the House of Detention. : ANOTHER MURDEROUS ASSAULT. Edward Douglas was golug along South street on Tuesday night, 1n company with auother named An- drew J. Fiint, of 78 Oliver street, when he was at- tacked by Michael O'Brien. Douglas was drunk and unable to protect himself, O’Brien threw Douglas on the curbstone, fracturing his skull so severely that, ne was obliced lo be removed to Bellevue Hos- pital, where 1t is supposed that he will die, O’Brien Was ‘brought beiore Justice Hogan yesterday and committed to await the resull of injuries, .