The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-20
THE LATEST NEWS.
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IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON AND ALBANY.
Proposed AbrOgation Of the Clayton
Bulwer Treaty.
Proceedings of the Kansas Con-
ference Committee.
DEFEAT OF THE CANAL LOAN BILL
FINAL ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGISLATURE.
&c., &C., Sc,
Our Special Washington Despatch.


Our Special Washington Despatch.
PROPOSED ABROGATIoN OF THE CLAYTON BCLwHE
TRsATY-THB KANsAs CONFERENCE COMMITTEs-
NEW sCBkME OF rHB ANTtLBCOMPToSITEs- BE
PORTED DEATH OF vIcEPRBsIDBNT BRECKINRIDGE
-IMpoRrAM DECISIONS OF THE TREASURY DE-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CONFIRMED By THE
sESATE-CoMMANpER OF THE ARMY OF UTAH
kTo., ETO.
WASHINGTON, Apsil 10, 1883
Tie House Committee Foreign Affairs 10 day tn
sructed their chairman to report resolution abrogatng
the ton treaty. The resolution strongly
demus beth the and English construction Of the
treaty and directs the President 10 take immediate steps
Tor is sbrogsllon. Mr. Clngman will report to the
house end ask consideration at once II believed
that Will pass without opposition
The jcnt Committee OF Conference en- Kansas met this
morning. After Senator Green had submitted se7erAi
modincsors TO the bill, Of not very important chsrso
SER which the members Of the committee tho part Of
che Houte did agree to- these gentlemen were asked
for their propositions Mr.. English said he wovd
be prepared when they next met-whoh, it is under.
stood, will DO ,onorrow-to offer a bill This bill
viii provide for referring tho matter back again 10 the
people Of Kansas Mr.. English thinks thoy have dis.
covered such radical defects in constitutional point CT
view IS Political Inconsistencies In tho cid BILL that Coz
gress viii be prepared TO accept new BILL The bill will
Lot he prepared before morrow The bill, will provide
ior tie admission OF Kansas, should the people vote In
favor, einpy BY proclamation Of the President Should
the people vote sgaos IT, provision via be made for the
formation OF new constitution whenever Kansas shall
have the ratio Of federal population for member Of Con
gross. This is the subtancc CT the prop sston. arr In
formed tia, eight anti Lecomrton democrats OF the Eocse
have agreed t. 60 fer such BILL and is stated to BIO
probable there vii be likely tho meubers Of
the comm ee On the part OF the senate viii make counter
propositions To morrow.
The city ia ted by rumors, based te!egraphio
despatch from New Orleans that Vice President Bfeckn
ridge 10 dead The statement wants, thnk, suaciert
authority
The Secretary OF the Teasury has ratified appeal the
decision Of the Collector at New York assessing duty
q cen per cent roofing felt that OF the Collector ct
Philadelphia in assessing duty Of fifteen per cent
sulphate Of ammonia; and that Of tho Collector at Bait
lore char sng duty Of twent -four per cent guitar
strings coDposeo Of metal and silk The Secretary las
decided also that duty CT Aeen per cent sh uld be
sesscc CT nporaors principally from Russia kro
rags white rops, manufacture Of hemp reduced TO
pulp and intended Tor tie manufacture OF paper. The
decision CT the Collector at San Franclso has appeal
been overruled In assessing duty OF nineteen per cent
On cocoa mating: It Ia nftcon per cent.
The Senate In executive session FOR long time To-
day ard confirmed large batch Of uniupor:aut poin
meats, amopg whom was j. A johnson, Consul Breyet
,
md Turner Fourth infantry Sterling Morton has bean
appointed Secretary OF the Territory OF Nebraska
An effort Is being made send the Wabash t. San juan,
este~d q Mediterranean, in place OF the Susque-
hanna
Captain John Bodd has been ordered 10 the command of
tho Washington Navy Yard, in place Of Commodore Lava
lete order ed TO the ofthe Mediterranean squad
ron and Commander r. @. Elton TO duty on the Light
hocse Beard In place or Captain Barron, who Is 70
Insnd Tire Wabash.
Purser T Taylor has beea ordered to The receiving
snip a, Boeton Woo u Van b Beecer ordered to tie
MaoecoLisn.
Tie War Department has received advises from the
Coloraeo expedition to the 10TH Of February. Loot Ives
had gore beyond the Moave valley and had reached tn,
parallel u th,y hse degrees twenty minutes. Rapids
were becoming more frequent TIE steamboat Explorer
had acted well TO this point
In the bIl reported By Mr. Cochrne chairman OF the
Committee On Commerce, for amending the lava regu.
latrg p,seEgors boarl ship, there If al important
feature ret &c. published; namely tha clause which
makes felony punishable by fms imprisonment, or
by beth for occrs OF shsto scducc or attempt 10 seduce
female rsssepsers on boarI.
Tho Committee CT Ways and Means prepared this
g two Bills to report TO CongrcSonc an 10 Ian Deacien.
CT bill eating for amount Of four nired thou.
ssad cellars ard tho other bill approprslirg about
million Ct dollars for purposes connected vita Indians
Tho PAeie side or the continent ia oregon acd Washing
tcn Territory especially.
oeu Harvey md his ad sinnt Capt Plessantop, have
ist ls.. fer NeH York. tor way Yah u Ia under
stood here ths, although the Gallant and abb, General
Jorser r. smih has bcsn appoiued, account of hin
services AID seniority, 70 tho command in chief Of the
ynh army that Gcner. Haruc7 looked 10 tie man
a. seitn, should General Sma from hs age and ads
position, be unequal 10 tho service.
TIE President holds hs Last drasia- reception u
the sessor 10 morrow evening.
There have been reccvei from the Surveyor General
OF California approved psts OF the following, v,2la Of
the srtho Monic Gel DsbIo finally confirmed 10 s.iyo
rschcco, which said claim IL situate In township north
OF rxrsss and west and township north q ranges
ard . wet OF the Mourt Da5lc dian and contains
l;it4 aorss md has Nuccss for its western bounda
~. Pa, Of the rancho Rsccon co Musalscon, anaily
oonfrsd TO johnson I0rro Il a. This claim sl,ust-
cd N uwnship 10, north Of range 10 aud township H.
nsrh or ranges and H. Of tho Mount Dsblo me-
rdian, ard ccc'sins $50 s. acres. This claim Les on
both aide. CT Russian river.
The under mentioned approved township plAs Of sur
v.,s r Oregon have been received at the General Isnd
r&ce frcrn the Surveyor General OF Oregon rerrtory
vizrai3 Of ownshipe 30 md a. south of range town
shts 20 and 81 south Of range q township ~ south OF
range, and a. township 20, south Of range o. townships
and Q south Of range township 20 south ranges III
and ~; and township - south or range 1J-a west Of
willamette meridian and containing upwards OF 200 600
acres Also approved township pla OF surveys Of eors
lion claims In same Territory, viz:PlAs OF township L.
psh OF range e. cast Of willamette meridian townships
49, II and 90 south Of range g. townships TO- H. IL and
IA south Of range g. townships H. IL and H. south Of
range T. and township H. south Of range s-a Of
wfrlametle meridian There embraced within The
surveys Last described upwards Of two hundred private
.ctaina