, 1869-04-14
WASHINGTON.
Debate on the Alabama
Treaty in the Senate
The Treaty Rejected BY
a Nearly Unani-
nous Vote.

Long List Of Diplomatic and
Consular appointments.
S,rc:ai ncsrasch to The Chicago Tribune.
WAsH1HdfnS, April Is.
HE ALBANIA TREATY --- SENATOR eCHSEE's AE-
GrNENT AdA1xsr ITS RATIFICATION S-oIHEn
RrKECME.
Senator Sumner made his long expected report
Upon the -llabana treaty in executive seasion IT,
...., md accompanied 1t with a. speech, which
,Stuplel TWO hours In delivery. The Senate gave
ye1J earnest attention not only to the speech but
10 the whole subject In hand. There WAS 4 yery
general feeling tha: tho matter shonld he treated
one Of the utmost gravity. possibly involving
sEur at sone future day, unless rnan1se1 Eith tie
greatest n tsdc1n- Senator Summers objection 10
the t1raty was that ii did not -:se to tic hlsal-
y as the question involved. It only proposed tho
settlement Of clai1ns Of pirate tn-
tiyidualA Of each nation, while a
proper treaty On the subject should consider tho
insult and tnjuzJ to our national sovereignty. No
mere payment for ships destroyed COLD settle the
Eattct. The American commerce had l.cca driven
from the scaA Dancers frctn English pirates,
+Vt*S<AA<Ah
sura1cc, had changed the trade from Amer
tcan bottoms to English, Ut those Of
neut1A nations, Our shirs had rotied at the
whavcA our shr- yards had becu Elle, uni trade
III all branches hal lrlt the cEcc: OF Eneands ac-
t!on- The loss TO tho shipping interest Alone was
over hundred milllanH- Hopes Ut recognition
had encouraged the rebels to rrolons thelr con-
ttit7 md tho COS. In treasure and life YVES
the debt Of England The Senator then discussed
The subject OF bellgerent rights al length. lie
hid that the frt' great HTun7 Of England xas IN
her haste to recognize Ecl,el7, 10th On land and
SEA; that the only clalc1 she could set up
to recognizing bellIgeEeacE on account Of
OF ". .sss o*n a. &c Gonrse; We g. tae sharp
Of closing them ty proclamation, cnd argued with
Err.st force against this position, md drew the
conclusion from a1l h!4 arguments that
England had 10 shallow Of excuse for
her couEse, and he expressed the hope TINT the
StE:.le would ttject 1t un4a!n1uus:y. As soon u
Mr. Sumner closed, ME. Chandler moved to open
1he doors and deblte the treaty 1t length. In this
II WIS supported by Mr. Morton aul Others The
:'|na1e however, decided, hy large majority, not
to do th+, hut deemed Mr. Summers speech Of 50
IL ch nationai moment au1 !..:t7es; a. 10 re-
move The Injunction VI secrrsy 81 far Is It
WAS concerned, and allow hin. 10 se7d II te the
Presa- This he has done by Iaalf, through the As
socfated Frtsd, ia-nleht- MeStA- Scott, C2sscrlF,
tha:idlcr, Thurman, F*sscEdtu. Howard, Warner
a"l LAWS made brief rci':rkY, Zucel Of item be
ing in the nature nf compliment to Mr.. Sumner OF
assent to his s!ewg AL were agreed aa TO
1.e grave nature Of the question. ONLY Chandler
uade Earlike demonstration He did not be-
1eEc there was room enough On this continent for
any nation which had tnsultt-l our oNn- He had
long believed that the Struggle o7cr Canada woald
.n1n conc, aud he now believed 1t would
comc In hla day. Mr. Davis wanted the
Eatter further considered, ami to tasc into s1cc.n
consideration, the degree ri jhstc!.on for recoZ-
ntzlrg the rebels EnEl1ui had In our own treating
With them IL hell1Eereats- Senator Warner made
short tpeeeh attracttut, gnu1 deal Of Attention.
I{c said the Senate shou1l act In the mat
TT, not In tie hest III: !u the excitement,
Ecl with flourish uf t1umfe;s, hat cody, DELHI
e:ately, solennlF, and thai the 1uaster1F statement
by the Senator from Massachusetts rccittng the
consequences Of Engiauds action, showed how
impossible It WIS to eta.c the damage to rho
CnItc,l States and 10 civilization in
IN account cu.rrnt tn be balanced
hy dollars Tic would not nIlow
her TO coEone for thi4 great wruny hr the payment
Of little raltrE EGid II she con!l otInri to 80
down 70 history Z. IN n!l"r Of rebellion In Tie In
trrest OF human slayc7y, NC could at!n.d to lusc
thu few millions which slir might agree
10 give Us In settlement lie would
have us rna!ntain our great van.aye Eround al a
guarantee 0! lntuEe Justice cad 7race. lie thought
rha,, de4p1te EnEEand'5 MD to the REBELLION, We
achieved the greatest triumph f5z liberty and
Christian civilization to IL fn1ud in
the annals OF the race. anA could NJ
lori to be content In truth there
could be no settlement Of this question H14dc- We
might forgive Great Britain for the wrong done
us, and abe might apologize, but she could never
pay for It In go1l Instead Of a1'y1siD- and con-
stnt!ng 10 this treaty, liz Honi ldsIse the
President to withdraw all propositions for
,~tt]eucptA In such action there woufd 1'e aRug-
ecrian Of natural dignity and strength ant re-
>. rycts rights which ct,rtd fAH to -zerclso
hea,thy influence on the nllii .. the h1atssa nj
t1on azHt OF the Hotld
Nj Sumner, In ste1 CT fhc circ1neta7ecs, csE-
tnates our losses 1t a,out fle',.'t,on-
NOMINATIONS
The nominations. to-day, number two hundred
and eleven, Of which c:cs:y-ttc were from the
state Department. ti1ty len: 'fs Treasury, thirty
nine from The INTERIOR Efx'tr: 'ra':1h Post unlce
ard eleven frun tic -N:'taa? Generals ot3ec
The Stnte Department sent III tht ;uuG Cons2saf
I'll On which i: Eal teen engaged,
and about which there has been 10
ruch talk It VIII he Fecn :ha: Fc<seniea's tn1u-
4nse Tns s:FonS enough to rctr!i Na!-e at Lon
den; that Montgomery Gthtrs flas io@s the FRTia
Consu1ate: that uodgeR cxtsasa.lnt caole tee.
gram the day AFTER the Presidential election did moi
eare him from be1ng turned OUT Of the Grcmeu CON
utafe; that Webs.ez, OF Massachusetts, carries OF
the Consulate Of Main, tbs
Major uAggerty gets Eaod birth
G,asRuw, and th1t Darz- Of New iork7 wins TIT
Important post Of Couss'1 at Montreal Oh III
New York HeruM stan in this city, Randolph ke!n
takes The Consulate OF Fou Chow
China and ono OF the Ne" 1of
7in.r,, cs1I.orta. star, Win-cr, gets tn
Consulate II snnnerberr, In saxrnJ. The appoint
ncnts Of this cl4ss, as whtie, arr rcsarued q
ycy sattafactory, and qnI1e aa'oTe the present IN
curnbeuf4 1t Ntl also be aeen that P11e1 Of Ats
souri, yesterday nominated Us Minister TO fent
xuela, Is Transferred to Btnzil and that paratdss
Ct MARYLAND, then aeut u Nicaragua, is KtEen th
mission 70 vcnczuela- The bar~au appointment
In the Interior Department arc as was Indicate
last night The crowd about the Senate ChAml'e
lArge, but }css In stze that that Of yestesds!
and not ~ half rs noisy and oestrepsEous IN
nominations wcrc properly retctrei
REJECTION or 71K TREATY.
The vote upon tho rejection ot the treaty ktoo
53 for rejection 10 (NcC-cc:si cssi2st- Near
nj! the Senators cuncurreI heartily IN Mr. Sun
mrs rosittnn, that a treaty nnca this subte
should rise to tho full dtSEtty u'ni Importance
the international qucgt!ou. icrnlscs!, and that Il
nauon- with due rcgarl TO ts own honor, cou
not consider thc matter ut1n uny lower IT ounds
Tue Ct1xGKEss1uHAL rE1S11SG-
The Committee On prtat!3 sa-'iAv cl,sef TO
trsc, with the Cute Office t'r l'z1E'iax the dcba'
Rnt proceedings O1 tHlNft8% lue ut" <oAt4@
f. lille lower than The list ono, and g1Fes nc
bcrs no e1t1a copies Of loan1 G17i<s
TEE LOUISIANA ELECTION rRArnA
The Sub Committee on E.ectlous, consisting
S,eyepsou, Butler Of Tennessee, BuE'lctt and &c
20 ncx1 week 10 Louisiana ay order Of sae Hou
to investigate the election tEnudA
TIE DYER c,,rET oP 1>Qr1RT
drawing to Close o71cS, who Is both accu!
and senior counsel for tho persecution, Was tai
II sou1e days ago, and yca;e:l1y the assoct,
counsel moved an I'd d{ouyut1ent for thrre or 5t
month"; 10 Walt fer the recovery IT GEI;ck- 7
matter was refered 70 the Secretary Of War, 4
By HIN returned 10 tho court which tod
herd IN argument from the counsel and Norm
N't1rd IN favor Of adjournment and from Da'
Dudley Field against It. n!si then adjourned
Nonaay, witt tiircctt,rs th:: tAc remaining "
nesscs be reads for examination
TIE ckNsCS COMMITTEE
The House Census Committee hare had t
meetings since the Adjournment o! Congress, q
Will appoint Sub committee Of tive to exam
into matters and report early next winter, 20 t!
action EaF lie had nE soon - possible
TIE krK4GrE sEEEHAaE
THIS evening WIS a ,rry q,i-t ant harmless All
Tie so-callei "lA.-oy Cn.oa," LIS tlint OF tofcl
and hrass hands, rut uI1 at,ou, t4o hundred p
eon- The schato1 read sievcs OF about 1wel
minutes IN lcu:ta, SAYING
would 60 On u the coa
he had marked out ald >Yt.u .hr Summer
the summer in working up TIC matter IN which
was engaged, and thc cTuwd then vaYc h1u, tn
Wild cheers and went aTas estten:iy sllsappo!u
1t net being nskc1l 10 tate Something.