The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-10
WASHINGTON.
Anticipated Difficulty in Organizing thu Mexl.
can Claims Commission.
Attempt to Defeat the Confirmation
OF General Sickles.
rHE TEST OATH IN VIRGINIA.

WASHINGTON, August Q, 1859.
The Test Oath In virginia-Order Of General
Candy.
The following ,has just been received from Rich
mOnd:-
GENERAL ORpERs--NO 49,
HEADQUARTERS FIRST MILITARY DISTRICT,
RICHMOND, Va. August 3, 1889.
SO much OF General ORDERS No. SO, OF March %.
1859, from these headquarters as requires Commits
empted from the operations OF the joint resolution OF
Congress- passed February g, 1858, removing from
oatn Of ONCE or July 2 1869 Is hereby revoked and
persons holding such once viii, In future, be re-
qlested to subscribe to such oath All persons now
are hereby removed.
BY command or Brevet Major General CANDY.
The order revoked was issued by Generak Stone
man, whose construction of the law exempted a
certain class Of 0icias, not executive or judicial
from the operation Of the test oath. General Candy
seems determined to enforce it in every instance
and the above order is regarded as an assurance
that he will impose 1t upon the Legislature If higher
authority does not interpose
Important Dispatches from Admiral HoG.
There seems to be no doubt that important
dispatches have been received here from Admiral
HOh, detailing the circumstances of the execution
OF American citizens at Santiago de Cuba, and the
results Of his investigations on That subject. which
have been withheld for the present from publica-
tion They will be laid before the Cabinet to-mor.
row.
Organized Attempt to Defeat the C0nHrmn-
ton OF General Siclxles.
Some OF the personal and political enemies Of
Daniel f. Sickles, In and out Of the republl-
can party, have been quietly OF organizing
a movement to defeat his nomination as
Minister to Spain before the Senate The
rp1I Qd mn arn frOY naS ct
political and also from his private life. None
OF them new and nearly all OF them have already
appeared In a certain New York newspaper. Gene
raj Sickles seems to have been apprehensive OF
something Of this kind before leaving for Madrid.
lie did not of course anticipate any serious difii
Guilty when his name should come before The Senate
for confirmation because he believed that his friends
there would be strong enough to put him through.
He thought 1t BEST however, to leave the matter In
charge OF friend, which he did. That gentleman
wrote to Senator Sumner few days ago calling his
attention to the organized attack being made upon
General Sickes, and in reply received letter to-day
wherein Mr.. Sumner, after speaking in warm terms
Of che ability Of General Sickles and his fitness for
the mission to which he has been appointed. gives
assurance that so far as he tSumner) is personally
concerned he will do all he can to secure the con-
frmati0n of General Sickes. He also expresses the
opinion that there will be no opposition to him in
the Committee on Foreign Relations, except from
the democratic members thereof, nor in the Senate
except from the side OF the house, all OF which
Is to be expected.
The Mexican Claims CommissiOn-Large
Amount Of Claims Against the United States.
The commission created by recent treaty be-
tween Mexico and the United States to adjudicate
claims Of citizens of the United States against the
government OF Mexico and Of the latter against the
IYrtto ctotao vrllvn Novo VIZ II
Wadsworth, the commissioner on the part of the
United States, has been here for some days. and
Senior Paacio, the commissioner the part of Mex
ico arrived today, in company with the new Mexi-
can Minister, Senior Marscal The nrst action Of the
commission Will be to select an umpire This prom
ises to be matter of some difficulty as 1t Is under
stood the Mexican commissioner Is opposed to citi.
United States being chosen while OF course
Mr.. WadswOrth does not want Mexican. II the
commission Is unable to compromise the matter by
selection OF disinterested party for instance
the representative Of foreign government is
probable two umpires will be chosen, one to be
named by each Of the commissioners. When this
business is settled the comm isson will adopt rules
of procedure be observed by the counsel on each
side IN prosecuting and opposing claims There is
some complaint among lawyers having claims to lay
before the commission on account Of certain rules
laid down in circular Of instructions issued by ahe
Secretary Of State. Mr.. Fish, in constituting the prOvi
sons Of the treaty, decides that all claims presented
by citizens OF the United States must be argued be-
fore the commission by the counsel who appears On
behalf OF the government, ]. HuDley Ashton, and
not by the attorneys entrusted with the several cases.
The counsel who represent private parties will be
allowed to prepare their cases and make briefs of
argument for their caims but these are simply for
the information Of the counsel who appears for the
government, and under the ruling Of the Secretary
of State these must be placed In the hands OF Mr..
Ashton. The commission has the power, however,
to decide whether 1t viii proceed In this FASHION or
whether it will hear the arguments OF the counsel
for claimants individually. The object Of the Secre-
tary of State was 1t Is understood to time and
it ID thought the commission will view the matter
in the same light. The number OF claims
on both sides Is very large and greatly complicated.
The Mexicans aliege that those Of Mexico against
our government are equal In amount to the claims
Of citizens of the United states against Mexico 1t
Is thought the adjudication will occupy between two
and three years.
Counterfeit Coupons.
Three three dollar coupons OF 1851, paid by the
Assistant Treasurer at New York and received by
General Spinner to-day, are pronounced counter
fets. They are autographed, and badly executed.
Internal Revenue Receipts.
The receipts of the government from internal
revenue sources continue very satisfactory, and on
an average are much higher than the returns exh
bited al this period last year. For some time past
they have averaged at least 5000, O00 and to-day
were within fraction OF $1.OO0,OOo.
Kansas Indian Affairs.
Representative Clarke, Of Kansas, chairman Of
the Committee on Indian Affairs has arrived In this
CITY, after an extensive tour among the Indian tribes
of southern Kansas. Mr.. Clarke Will have an inter-
| view with Commissioner Parker tomorrow, when
ne will represent the actual condition Of the Indians
in that section Of the country, and also suggest that
! measures be taken for the removal OF the Osages
further south. that being. In his opinion, great
matter of interest to the Indians ana government
as well to the white setters, 5000 of whom
| are congregated on the Usage Reservation. Mr..
clarke states that the recent reports Of disturbances
| on the neutral lands Of Kansas have been greatly