, 1869-12-24
WAShlN ON,
IL Copy Of the Dominican an-
nexation Treaty in the
Hands Of The Pres
idcnt.
collection Of Tax on Pork
Packers Suspended.
4 hara} Goal Station Esl9 blishcd
at Samana.


AI " tt1A A414e-1 ID 1itttuluE 4lt-
vision,
s1.ectA Despatch TO The Chicago Tribune
NAsn1SGTos, Dec. II:
TIE Gaze np ICLiE uoaE
1Ic Of the chief tup.cs OF talk hero today In
Official and political circles hiss h:en the case Of
Atier nty General IIoar. Eome stIa:or., who OBJ
s'osrd bis eo1,nEnAtlnn Ar+ociate JuAtice, are
tI!HE to conTtnce peop:c that every body on that
.jc was gnrcEued !,y tho fact thht he does not
i,t il Southern c1tcui', Int tbs 'leosit OF yes-
',rcay HAe net a1l eontat TO this ytasoa for the
1,rdi:.u Of the Iosnlaa,ou, uni politicians who
c'rc to tht!r hottou, say thls acl4ou uf the Sen.
. { NIL teach hin gos.l lesson. The Fresldent
''*s not yet IA! what he will 90
81 cnt wishdra 7inc 1he noE1nstlou. aud the prob,
a':!..i.s ne that be Will consult Mr. 1loays
w:t1t IL reRaId n the matter xGea that stntle-
uan reiu1cs ncm Maztuchu: CITE.
kAAASA-
7'r Coytruneh: has saeady established a coal
t1h1,n 1t the LAY of sanapa. All the e III squat
f-A vii ect 1s6 Supplies there TIE naval force
NJ Tia: ss9!on 10 to tt tuiAFEeH auL our influence
N:i tie utel to Keep Iiaez 10 his ecl. President
q; San Da1n.pG", TIL the slrate cAn pass on the
',ase We have rade for part Ct Ills pussessonl
IEe story circulating here II that sc
tea!'& rent In cid rnLa md 0.her war
In c1:al. Some Ecr-0na oetiere We are going to
e. tue NhoIe ttland IN q ettu!t ttue SeuAt3rs saY
lie rcuEse Of tina administration In this matter
l6LAH Ike tho inhlal1on of policy OF outside co:o-
r:r*. AID their talk Indicates that there will be
Eo*al deaf Of opposition In the Seaate to the
la;,tcas:ou Of the tlcAl5.
CFAu.
The louee CcmE1lttee on TcfrituE1cA, n itc.;
neA mtetinR. will cobbstler tue Till relat.us -
t'sh. Which has been drafted by Its Chairman,
Aulon. Of Illinois. 1t Is rcr5 stringent mcas11c
pros!dlnG for the reorganization Of the courts nt
tin, Territory, prescribing the duties Of Marsh!as
a.d ihe!r deputies, and aso the manner Of &C.
icctDK grad aid pe'ft tnrorh. Among
its pruytl1ons II one thnf no person
uytGE ID the practice Of blxamy or
po!,8amT shall hold ONCE Of be admit
It'd 10 the T1ghta Of cltlzcnahip. md persons
cna;ged with The crime ot pol,eanJ are to be
prosecuted tn the United States Courts, and on
conviction be punished by fine md Imprisonment
IN tie Penlteltialy.
THE HOLIDAYS
His he pretty Ceperals ohsctTel In the depart
1uenta and Al the White House. AL the depart
1eits will close OF each day till tue 80 OF
n~,s month, and tn so1ne Of them but half
ths fatce Of CLERKS will be on duty =, t!mc- The
AltusneJ general Is already asay, and Mr. Bout.
well goes north tonight, and Robson to.mor-
row. The President, Vice President, and Speaker
RI the House will hold thels usual tecepuoas on
New Years bay.
NO EDUCATIONAL QCAl1YicA1gos FOR JCRoEs
III a case on trial here, where let:ess and other
written documents we're Introduced as evidence
Asalnst the prisoner, one OF the counsel obiectea
to the lurY on tho ground that BONG OF lts mem.
pers could not read OF write, and ere4 therefore,
incompetent 10 pass upon case Ia which the
question Of hzndHHtinG and spelling were in-
.o!sef- jnuRe Fisher set as'de she olJ action, and
>a!1 The law does not prescribe educational quail
1tvxaG1s for Jurors.
COMMISSIONER wEl5' REroRT.
Tic feeling Of tho high taitH neu against Com
trlEsioncf Wells was SHOWN IN the tAct that they
refused to a.low the House 10 yote on The q1cs-
t'cu Of has!rK c1tra copies printed for dtkt1lbu-
ttop, but sent It 10 tht WA|a and Meau. Co11it-
tee tof examination, where It still lies.
GEORGIA.
There Ia tals anoug persons here, who pro1ega
tn know something About things IN t;eoeg1A to tue
ei1tct that the Democratic menbesa OF the Legs
1a1ue Of that State vii! not respond to the govern
men> order for assembling next month.
AN EXPLANATION.
The statement Of Judge Bingham regarding the
ras+sge Of the rsea1deuta message, which has
1seen construed into an assertion that line Wal
actuat written into the meAsage th hat the rresi-
dent dd rot Intend TO have tnet,, g.fes wrooR
Impression OF AE. BnghAn5 ! meaning. The para
graph referred TO Was the following recommends
t.un ot the President coucc1n.rE t;toFgis:
LsdrI thtte ei:enm*tanecal would submit to you
.l.w I"tt .ixu tls' ...:sa.r q t:eoraa
st"t ssc III Il .tt IT, IT, es, ~ y ise
!,s.s, sr@er the sra ei.H's u shs Fourteenth
Mr- EauShsrn's tlec.a1s,toa had reference to the
rt. Ter construction ct the atose, he holding that
Il. :; tic I1c4 deIt Intended to recommend that
rEc OATH corta:red iu The tatrd clause OF the
F"lr;enth Amendment sG required, and Nc, tho
1rln Cad oath ii tie last 1:ecoL.srar ION acla
to TUE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
wAsn.eo7ox, nec. xs~rhc ,.ci.c., STATE,
steamers fapttc AID ALBANY, no* nj New YORK,
Vii! b. ressel and ors'e1e to 1eJoIu thc Atlantic
Suustftp. TIE Se&n,nur Il 10 lJr uftieFrJ u st
II; mit 70 On duiJ. Zeal fer tao usc 0t the North
-atlac!c eQnsrTtu has teen <eet b. the Sav! De-
rattment 10 Ssm4ua, no* ~ n >-es>1on OF our
IN llhtt! III hH na:-kh!a III l,hk alter The t'u!ted
:,ta'es ncttstA- The h2st'or OF Io1 ROFAt. 8, L i,
laa teen recommended Al il Eas:l r+n'tez toua fol
scsscs OF The Nns;h AllsUt:c slchtsnn, Md Hill
IEcs'at,15 bc used Tor thui purpose. Admiral Poor,
n i.s lsg.4hsp Severn. accoa natlr,i By nc tnoni
CrsTnM KEcElrrs,
1:tcctpts Of customs foE The We. :, ,5ss.esl.
TAX rN rot k.rIcKE Il: SUSPENDED
The following ot'itr was i>src.! tn ,fag upon
Representation q! Hell y. Judd. OF Illinois. aa;s
|. 10 be cx1c.d.d TO I'll other collection districts
u tho country:
OFFICE 9 !S1;;;1 !x1Ins 4 HE:tse1. ~ ;,.
@Fd~s,a Js-u<r. r,i'..f fe:f,rt.r. taar.qs.
=; ii: e
. W. >'1''FN ''' Coiai;sioaez.
TIT Post Hfflce licIsituenl Is sending clrculata
10 nl ros1uassers in the Culted S:atcs, ordering
them 10 mike m accurate ncu!h!y rx,ort Of ali
frenk Ut trrc matter ttepoAlted NJ their Office to1
1uH'!'uR TOR the period Of Blk months commenting
1nLuAtIl.
no ArH1rrANcE.
The President vi, 10: lece!sc visitors during
the h"ttr aJs except such rn51c Officers as may
-,a'r business rtqu'rtr hr attention.
TIE TEXAS ELECTION.
The 1Testaett tt.daJ !tce1'ssi = teiegram from
tnr GuEsr srnor nf Texas i. Jln: two counties not
vo.srE. Three On. VI four cousressnen arc lie
.n'hcans. and General Reynolds thinks there l.
Republican Da10E1tv ln the I.rgtsls:ure-
4 teieG1A q unm t'oferuoE Pea, t.ats,l Austin,
III 1Sf o na y
whtch, II aToA est 10 so'e, wp1ih eject Hamilton.
favasrp did noi ro:e on tho Gay Of election, aud
the REPATRIATION han not hetn completed IN Milan,
TIE e'r-uou was Interrupted hy DISTURBANCES aud
t.tE,fcEc not completed General Eeyhoi,ls ha.
.ets,,x tie question Q, coao,,aS tie votes to H.
1tttii"ni. 1hc !alisr yet ha* received nc
communication iIom RcyIo'd" on NJ subject
.uE NAYs Ahp NES>+ COMMITTEES AND ITS *.
Tar Committee On WAYS nna Means has tee1
thaIsei IN various quarters ~th cx'ssEasanct
rt;i- cut ae.< tlucc last le.rIon OF CouEtfss. It
fttIt:s MrcunRt and cSG'1actlrE tuveGfK1sioal
ntS.w York Ph,aie!phs, Baton, Wasntasson
Let II .i'N ara t1r nnR settlement OF their &c.
Soants ta1.' the wnula AhGunt drawn from iht
nnttEtht fund, and for which they hare nIed I
voucher. eoscnnE a!t Their cxpenses Of tnetl
e'rrk. .t-nosraph~r. and messenger u 9A71t pnIy
lakte =: Of the alleged auo:ns Of 4s0plj,
lClsjk 3lnAx
seEsto. Wilson Called, to .cAJ. upon the rres:.
ton 1T Judge HnaI. lie tEfortpcd Grant of II,
uppoeitnlu to IInar IN the Senate, aud exprrsnN ~
IN or;s.son that he could rol be coutrnrI Ths
President seemed surprised u The manner r.
which Senators had acted toward the AttnTpr7
General, Int kaId he did not feel warranted Il
Withdrawing the NOMINATION unless he f. Used !
himself.
1t hts bcen reliably atcertaincd that the nom!
pAtann Of J1lEe lloas Lot repart~A without
Recommendation, ~ has been atA!esl, bu. WAS fe
lrurted lfoa, the judiciary Committee adversely.
THE fICEth NOMINATION..
Tue domination OF Geaer1l S'ckles ns Ntnla.e
Ia >Eain hss not yrt tsern reported fro In tht Coz
Iuiiee On Foreign Relations
T1e Albany Will Be sent hack to San DoutnR
II onte, with atms ard men, 70 establish san
scr. Ct tort In the 4sty Of ssnaua-
Indian or1KAGE4
te11tw with The pre4tden, this morning Ia rel
Ton 10 the reports af Ind!Rn hostillties and on
faRfs In Montana Territory. II Was ccc:1ed
seId Il ta.ge force Of troops there 70 puuian u
tavaRes- "
ANkEr ALTON or Fl. DOMINGO
SET YoKE, Die 2L-Ihe HffL'I xay8 1 iup
% Gate eon5 q The n n; s1s.iJ q aou11ston with =
1s2ttock from President Bsez, and plAccd IN Il
Aan'.s Of P'ctideot Grant day belore yesterday.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS,
Additional Correspondence Bctwce
Secretary Fish 1ud Lord Clnrel