, 1869-01-17
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WASHINGTON.
Confidential Documents Sent:
to the Senate. !;
Surmises Respecting Their
Contents. !
Unfavorable Attitude Of Virginia
Conservatives.
The National .Rriek:aYers'
Unien Endorses the Eight
Hour Law.
Subordinate Unions Empow-
cred to 1naugurate
Strikes.
An Internal Revenue Office,
Threatened by Ku-Klux.


AAeHIkGT3Ss sh1. Ii.
CONFIDENTIAL. pocunEx1r-spnzr4z- |
There IL good deal Of curiosity Ia sont |
eftcIoa Ahout CERTAIN doturaeute sen1 to The Sen
1te uIdef COT ddt nttal seal, yesterday. by the |
FFceideES. There Eaa no Execnuv- se%alon. |
and consequently they were TOT opeued and read |
II Ia usn1l in such eassa. It is EuoHu. however,
1h1t Kr. &c *trd has In bis pz1rate deak lnr somt
Tine, treaty with EnRla1d for the settlement |
OF tbs disputed San Jun boundary qctstton,
3td also tEe4ty With the Eatun POWER on tue
rights OF nstntAiiztd c1ttzt nj, a'rlIar 10 those
1a1de by Mt. Bancroft with Prussia and the Ger
man ssates. And It ii pretty confidently |
eu1mssed rhAt these documents were enclosed in |
Two Of the great envelopes nox locked In tue |
.a1zwe1 the Executive CLERK Of the seIat-- Nj.
Seward has Btated thai he wanted to tubnit tic !
AAba1n1 treaty with tht BIN 1oan And the citizen
shtp treaties. and tor1e persons anoug bis con-
fdantes believe that tie third envelope seat up
yesterday covered tie A!ahtms t1eass. WHICH 1t
If In wn here was formally etgced l. coan 5es:es
day. Nthis surntte IL correct II will probably
be learned In time that Mr. Seward ard the
Brtieh Minister here had duplicate c7piee Of the
tstAty. and that the document hcforr the Senate
is not tie caeisl ta1Y itself sitn tho signature
o:Re1e.dy JohnEGu and Lord larcnd7n, bu: An
nt1gned topy. laad before 1h- ra:ifIfug body
now, 10 that It nay be put unuvt co.sidcf2-
t1on At the ea1liett pofst,le moment
!ArT1uDE or vIRa1sIA cosaEEyA1tvEs.
The Virginia Committee Of Ctneersar res IL no.
mixing vef1 favorable iuprcstion ,nu tue Re-
contt1ntuoo Committee, and prlnc1palls on &c
count OF An Argument expressed ae falawe by
ono Of theiz uumhtr: "1r hn7 pott1o OF th= peo-
PIE can be eafe1g t1asted uNa pnlt'icat 20 *er,
surely those Who have pestleo theis lives fur the
pufehase of Aetr r.gatp. enut1 be 1rusted. wh"n
they know thai their only hep: nf safety AID
prosperity must forever rrs. upen thar fsItatui
support Of the Goretntnen. Of the Uut:e1 6sales."
TEE FA1toNAL HHtcKtAyEas' U~fox.
Tk& Nsffn II E1r{e ~ FIFS
dileurfioD upon this eleht-hour question. adopted
4 resolution which 1e=r1fzca rhe Eteh:-aour
law by the Natlt nal Contention, and
empowers subordinate urtoEe TO inaugural.
strikes Whenever, in their op!ttou, OCCASION re-
qutros, crowded they DO ga IN conformity with
the Cuns s.li4t1on OF the Na:iora! Ul.on. The
tAKRhon r Iute Of the original e-o.uton, which
was 90 efabo13aly dlseutset, YES TOT cndorsed.
and therefore the naatter Of .aisilg fuuds 10
tain ttrtkes Tas le[t TO voluntary conlf1h1tlors,
II he1 'oforr- The Commit'eo Ga rue Revision
OF the Constitution submitted rteir Resort, and
VARIOUS Amendments to tnat dccuuo emf suggested
therein Ee1e taken up, considered snd a'ted on.
When tho wo:k was eompl-s. she Secretary was
Instructed 10 have i,500 copies Of The samc
printed in E3gllsh and COO copies prime IN
GeIuir. Embraced In emercnsn'B % the eousff-
tution worthy Of mention arc provision. that the
Secretary ofthe Nailonsl Uctoa sa4'1 receive IN
annuA sA1s1y Of $500 ID Il it eslI r=Q uire the
A~A~eNA VI WV 4AIIA vi AA bQ- VI AVHH IL EfEI$
city er own where N :. tam oEe liz. c1l@tr,
before an> employer CT tn. lore shall DO pro.
non1ced \ Hecab.r
trfr1oks 70 GEfE1 1AL GRANT.
GtnerA Grant WIS Il, hts hea-q7srsore to dAs,
a. usn1 and received the vls,ts Of numerous
friends. number OF orphan CHI ds.n from tho
Little WsEterers' Home. IN NeE fo:k. were
among the callers. 1hey rar4 several OF their
tongs tor the Generals crstidcstlou.
AnlYENCE oTx1cER As<ACL Ed nj &c KLUL
The Internal Revenue Bureau th morning re-
ceivcd word that one Of its ofocers In Tennessee
had been assaulted by tho Kn Ktu1. He s'ntes
that he x4s taken from Els b:t By party oi
masked dttpcxadoce. Eh0 :AfeArere1 to blow
hls brains ont II hn zrtenntad to enforce The
Rc1eEue law. THY 11"o u Lum -er Of sho.a a.
hls horse. INT released him a1er exact us prom.
1se thai he would not a'tcmpt to n oEce the lsEe.
The tuA es has teen referred ,p she IT, it'd States
Attorney ot Tsn.eeste, with inrt1uctton. to re.
quest the .asfstanec Of military fasee ,u nd the
Teytn1c oElceN 10 perform heir Tutlcs.
AZ tnroR7AsT NEw4 11sn.
The Ways and Meals Commts c arc cousides
ing whether the TA1 lA~ snall be mn nded a.
10 cxeup: aeTtpap. r. from all TAXATION.
TO TIE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
THBAlAnAxA c1Alzs.
W4sH1ks1oH, Dec. 16.-ftc pfi stdent, yester
chy eeEt to The scnate the Ucats 'or the adtuEs
mett oil the Alabama and oI1er cialms b. c1m
Y1zAxcrAI s.A7ExzaT.
d oa me Ell
cufteIty nsued, II! .!S8; aet7ai tiEtu1khoa.
x3sy e; :gd2ss' e fractional currency redeemed.
wHAr TEE coIoRsD rzorLr WANT.
In thc National co1veEst II or co1used men TO-.
adopted. 1scitinc the triesaLee. oi lac col re1 81
people, md requesting r6a1 las b. passed by
ose ID
1nTSetsd n Ut nafsau be pn ,:aea
hnf nf NtjtARud
aEpoiTtcd nd ,Ess1uese, to e,n c,loted Eeu:a-
1onal Convention At ha1siIh, n. c., oa the III Of
Fosr orE1oH 1nAups-Axo1HEB A11kxr1 70 IT.
FEsT1GATE
Another attempt s7ll be- Hz3c IL the Hous-, on
Aon6ay. to get a RESOLUTION iLr.crh inse-t1-
Fay GGati9g e. the IS contract viii *elt. fass, CO.
vt.y azpiesis a. fanors ID 4s. eonse; 1sas
cd With the csmc= Of Ger ain lseouo!teaa on.
g.essmen Who have shielded toe fott Oh { nc.
paffnrtt Ho1a all A-teErts TO iEErE'1e4te tFaUus
there. which caye CAUSED no little talk.
n11 sc1ton fse y soon 70 ce 1;,,oiuc ealing
omce department TO report Why tEer h,vr ucgcs
s51am,nsd 5 ipto md repsri.d 70 the Il. !. 70
!ect Ecnml,tre en- southern Railroads. o7.ra
Jear ago, tast Post un1ee atn III. st9s nd ,afxo
tams Of money 10 increase the paF fat nil ss,.
tsrred Is ,ne Committee on E1pends'urc Ia tno
pots omec D'pa!tmenr TO tnvesusste, nnt foS
1niAed III t,e cut It ID y v pi..Iosea II e ii
tn!s % committee 70 loEe cou1. fos tbe,r ssranee
notion IN rnTrressfne i.rrsdS4t,op
IxI1KR {Roh JCHiL EA4Lr-rkxPgR or rxrA-
1ntAfEp h1BELs.
,.Hha: cotes the recent AC1ue-.J Fr1 -1sm1stan IL
nEcl9 70 nave Oh Gxited rebel Ieaat,e Ia fnl :
ehnWu In a letter fctrtred hT 4 prominent Eif.
r1rlfn NOM e1Itetl Gene.I EAty, WIS gr1tea
1hat he will soou come home, a. re tbioxs hs
can SG 70 aow without u com ,-onise q
principle; ard that John G. Br.eAtur,;re wi
2leo sefuIn st once. General Ear9 saJs IL il
his tntcnuon 10 pppufe The new Epps,l-nf1or r
N1fEtn 1ad al eucn fe.ti=.. t. a. 4rt n,on eef
Q! Mf. Alexander a. II. Sres sArt. aIo hte .te mo
cratic tssocicttt1. In f1rar Of nn,ysrell atnnest,
coupled with u-1yrFsai tuffaRr-
TIE T1NANck4,
Senator Sherman submitted to tho Financ
COMMITTEE, Today. Ii. rcheYne OF setu.u:ng t
gpet1e ptJutn.e and funding the National den
Ii hnz toade. H~ f4tle to get a m .jostty OF III
copamittce to agree to it. There does not stct
to be an5 chance Of agreement On the au s1eet 0
The committee.
TEE EEEHCHE.oT.uFYIcI ACT.
An iutoylnal conference ao1ouk ths comrnltte
who have chatce Of the Tear -o-0A:o bl
eh0He ms}ortsy GCGtEtt tt4 foti feue4i.
1EoH1IA ANp e1*fTFFI.
Hretnot Boutwe l. psepsf.ue I report Q
Georgia and Mlt.s.s.p2i afa,rs, which r,l1 b
p9eesnted to the House IN Few days, from Ii
HGCoreuu :tlon Committee.