The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-17
WASHINGTON
Consideration In The Senate OF tue
lill Exemgting Cotton from
Taxation.
me Deficiency appropriation Bill
Passed ia the E2ouse.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1867,
li.S0 O'clock 4. III.


The late t..eglaphc from Havana conhfnaiofy
OF tIe co pa ca Snca appeared IN the IIGsALp % no
Oh inst renewed tie c.clenent IN oAfih cFe''s
concerning The reported oIer II spaa 10 sen 10 the
uaed states the Islands oil Cuba aad + no R.co. TIC
report lnds quite large number believers, although
these seems YET nothing Of On geAl character 70 suo
eianiae L. scaor Conf tho Spanish hinis,er has re-
ceiyod Information from hs government Dsafine
upon the question. mud mach surprised on Reading
the announcement SPAN Lad offered to dispose q
these isauds To slanish Minisler does not deny
that tho reper. may be .rue, bat states Only that
no n,in0a.ion "a reference 70 Il. 0llciai or
o,nerwtso isI yet rcacued NM nor hal any .nelli
yence OK sven uoses,; % DC received Departs
mem u sts,o rs lie iaa recn informed By Secretary
Seward 1 ew days aso when no visited the Secretary
for inc purpose Of squrias.
Senator summers viess on tho acquisition Of We
island u Cuha adverse 10 tho prcec supposoito 90
entertained ~ Secretary Seward 0. psying lard cash
tor tie "Gcm az Tie Alulles> The ses~lor believes
The inevitable destiny Of cssa msaxa,ion to the
Union and .ne bnef lapse er ,hsea four years may
witness this con.ummaiios wnou, tho expenditure "
ado,lu- lie disassed roinciae with Mr. sow.
ard "a his seeming 70 make tho purchase of
Alaska precedent tor a cystcm Of sndiscrimna,e
std costly annexation. He believes every stage
predcsned future Of this antry uncad con-
Quoted by natural PROCESSES, v, hout war and
without purchase. As ripa par fills Without efor.
into tho hanis OF the orchard maa will the rich
uop plum OF tho West Indies drop into
the pa,efun lap of Uac,e sam.
Treaties Under Cousiae rsistan by the & om ,ai it.
Eoresgn Re!aijou-.
There five treaties nov Ender cossieraton by the
COMMITTEE Foreign S-~soas. None OF lnose yin be
reported to The Senate natter tho recess
The presidency.
Several democratic members from the West whose
shoscs for President has hitherto Pendc.on do
rared themselves few evenings ago decidedly favor
OF General Hancock The NJ IA This drect.oa
acquires every day moro strength sad significance
The Dcmocratic National Convention.
The questlcu as 10 whero tho dcmocrltc party will
hold It's noN National Convesticn formed the chief
topic OF conversation IN circle of prominent demo.
Gratis last evening Several Western cities were sug.
gested; among the rest - Leuis favorabiy
uoned bat the majority expressed decided prefer
for Boston. which one gentleman declared to be
the inelligenty democratic city in the Union
the present New Haven. Conn, was also
noticed, Dus the "Huu,n from present appearances,
seems destined TO be especially honored next year.
Conference 81 ~aLiiers aud sailors.
Tho conference OF soldiers aud sailors cid this city
soday 10 consider the propriey VI calling Natopa.
Convention presided over by Major General Thomas
Crttenden, OF Indiana, A. chairman, and w. A. Shorl
as secretary cenmloo appointed to further
mont made until Wednesday, January 8 1868, Of
Washington, D. G.
Nomin ntians Sent 10 the Scnnte.
The President has removed iavd W. Ballard "a Gov.
OF Idaho ana nominasrc the senate Isaac l.
Gibbs to that office. Ee also nominated the Senate
to-day joseph H. Thompson, OF tennessee to b. Consul
NJ 81 Thomas, West Indies. vice John c. Walker
ngned + Morgan, Surveyor OF Customs for tho por,
Of Ssma, Ala. Alexander X. Lowrcy, OF caifor.
MN the Lane A NRrgsy!o CAL
and also the following named persons to DO POST,
masters:-Daniel Barmsn at Milton Pa. J. Guy Fore
man. Al Erie IA. William c. Houscr, al Cumberland,
Pa James l. Robbins, at Penn Van. Ny
The senate confirmed James y. swain a. postmaster
II Benica, Cal.
The Austrian Mission.
II II reported that Hon. John 7. Hal, Minister 10
Nairid has been noiined tho Presidents wish TO
transfer him To the Court OF Vienna and that his nomi
nation that pos; VIII shorty DO seat 10 The Senate
Mileage for New Members Of the Present Con.
gvess.
Tho House Committee The Judiciary have had for
some time before hsm The question OF mileage. The
members % the present Congress consider them-
solves entitled 10 extra mileage. which certain
extent The committee accord The dncal,y, however,
Va the OF solution of the question lies m the claims
Of tho California membera who not present either
IN july sessions Toe law OF tho thirty nth
Congress excepted those recsclei TO tho Fareh Con.
gress, which assembled Immediately upon the adloarn-
m OF the former. the or those who newly
clogoi aud VINO In their scats In tho meet
ings ofthe present session receives approval. but y
DOUBTFUL whetacr INC claims ~ those VII, not in
attendance viii Compensation Tor Journeys thoy
never made.
The Finance 8iis liz the senate.
The bni now before tie senate Finance Committee
tlacag TIE credit or the government a sub.
sansiai fooIag. i sad. vii compass this import