The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-30
Our Foreign Relations The Ala
bama Claims Treaty-FOrty
Millions Of Greenbacks
to be Retired.
Reconstruction in Texas and
Georgia-Naval and Mill
tary Affairs.
LEGISLATION AT HARRISBURG
FROM WASHINGTON.

8pectoI Despatch 10 The EUentng Telegraph.
The Danish and Alabama Treaties POST
pOued
WASHINGTON, March 30.-The Senate Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs at their meeting to-day
finished up the odds and ends OF the business.
The Danish lreaty and the treaty relative to the
Alabama claims we're postponed until the next
session. Mr.. Sumner will endeavor to CALL the
latter up In executive session for the purpose
of getting off his speech.
National Fin ances.
The Banking aud Currency Committee TO day
received a letter from Comptroller Hubbard, in
which he proposes to issue fifty millions of four
per cent. bonds as an additional capital to the
national banks, and to retire a similar amount
of greenbacks. The object of this is to give
additional banking facilities. The committee
took no action on the matter. In regard to the
redistribution of the national bank csrrency,
the committee decided to await the action of
the Senate, and make their audits to the bill
now before that body when it reaches the
House.
Georgia and Texas.
The Reconstruction Committee agreed to
report bill to enforce the fourteenth amend
ment to the Constitution, and to restore Georgia
to republican form of government. Butler
will probably report it to-day. The committee
also heard the delegation headed by Jack Ham
ilton in favor of the Constitution adopted by
the Constitutional Convention of Texas.
Naval Affairs.
The House Naval Committee. at their meeting
to-day, appointed a sub committee, to whom
was referred the letter of the Secretary of the
Navy on the Eight hour law. They also had up
the question relative to the sale of vessels
also the subject of a Judge advocate for the
navy. On the two latter no definite action was
taken.
The whisky and Tobacco Tax.
The Ways and Means Committee decided to
report supplementary whisky and tobacco
bill, and will endeavor to get it through this
session.
The Tenure-O of Office BIZ
came over from the Senate at 1920, and went to
the Speakers table. 1t will be taken up i'm ne.
dately after the morning hour.
Despatch TO the Assocfated Press.
Naval Orders.
WASHINGTON, March 3O.-Rear- Admiral A. A.
Harwood is detached from duty as Secretary o
| the Light House Board and placed on waiting
orders.
Captain S. d. Trenchard is detached from thf
| New York Navy Yard on the 1st of May next
and placed on waiting orders.
Lieutenant-Commander J. H. Sands is de
| tached from the Richmond, no W in the Euro
| pean squadron, and ordered home.
Lieutenant Commander Charles O'Neill i
detached from the receiving ship Ohio anC
ordered to the Galena, now fitting out at Ports
mouth, N. H.
| Lieutenant E. NJ. Stedmau, detached from thu
New Hampshire and ordered to the Galena.
Masters William Bucks, from League Island
| William Newman, from the New York Nav,
Yard, and E. Jones, from Mound City, to thu
Galena.
Ensigns w j. Moore deta ched from the Van
| dalia, Assistant Surgeon X. A. Mason, from tue
| New York Navy Y ard to the Galena and tC
report on the Sth of April next.