The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-24
WASHINGTON.
The Relations Between Our Navy and
Our Diplomats.
THE PRESENT LAWS SUFFICIENT.
Discriminating Duties Removed from Imports
in French Vessels.

WASHINGTON, Nov, % 1862
Relations Between the Diplomatic and Naval
Corps.
Admiral Porter and Mr.. Hunter Second Assistant
Secretary OF State appeared before the Foreign
Committee at their meeting to-day. It will be
| membered that Mr.. Webb furnished the committee
with mass OF testimony, all OF which, slfted down,
amounted to nothing more than that he thought
some legislation was necessary IN order TO amend
the relations existing between United States naval
Officers and diplomatic representatives OF the gov
erpment In foreign ports on points OF prerogative
and etiquette. The object OF the committee to-day
was to ind out what legislation, If any, was
necessary. IL was found that neither Ad-
miral Porter nor Mr. Hunter considered our
laws as defective as MIR. Webb, It would
seem, wished TO have the committee believe The
best laws would have little effect with supercilious
ministers, and though the committee may see fit to
urge more distinct exposition OF the law to pre-
vent embarrassment 1t is not likely that the general
features will be changed. Mr.. 0rth and his col
leagues, Messrs. wilkinson and Swami are busy
| engaged upon their report 1t will be some days
before 1t VIII be entirely finished.
Proclamation by the Presidcnt-Discr in,inat-
ing Duties on French Commerce.
Whereas, by proclamation or the President OF the
United States OF the 18th day OF June last the levy
ported into the United States In French from
the countrlcs OF It's origin was dlscOntin ued and
whereas satisfactory information has since been
received by me that the levying OF such duties
all merchandise imported into France in vessels OF
the United States whether from the countries OF Its
| origin or from other countries has been dscon-
| tlnued;
Now, therefore, !. u y. Grant, President OF the
United States America by virtue OF the authority
vested In by an act OF Congress OF the seventh
day OF January, one Thousand eight hundred and
tWenty,lonr, and by an act IN addition thereto OF
NJ M
eight hundred and twenty-elght, do hereby declare
and proclaim that on and alter this date SO long as
United States. whether from the countries OF its ori
gin or from other countries, shall be admitted into
the ports OF France on the terms Aforesaid, the DIS
eliminating duties heretofore levied upon merchan-
disc imported INTO the United States In French
ses either from the countries OF Its origin from
any other country, shall be and are discontinued
and abolished,
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal OF the United States TO be
Affixed Done at the city OF Washington, this twen-
teth day OF November, In the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred ana slxty-nine, and OF the
independence OF the United States OF America the
ninety-fourth u. s. GRANT.
BY the President
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.
Cornell Jewetrs Transatlantic Telegraph
Scheme.
The question OF establishing o cable telegraph
between New York and the Hague recently sub
mltted to the government has already received
sideratlon and at the proper time due acknowledge
ment will BIO made to the Netherlands government
for the friendly motives which prompted the conces
sion to an American citizen. Reciprocity, especially
termini, Is doubtless the principle which will
govern future official proceedings, and it is said the
President Will at an early day call the particular
attention OF Congress to the subject. The govern
ment favors an American company based on sustain
ing American rights.
Large Increase of Revenue Collected on To-
bncco in North Carolina.
Supervisor Perry, OF North Carolinia under date
OF November 90 gives the following statement OF
the amount OF revenue collected on tobacco in the
Fourth Firth and Sixth districts of that State the
six months ending October 81, 1869, as compared
with the same months OF the preceding year VIII
Fourth district 1853, $1s,274; 1869, $143s7o; differ
ence s125, $685. Fifth district, 1865, sos, 249 1862
s2li,779; difference, $751; 1856. This difference in
cludes gain OF s2,24l In favor OF May and June,
1865 Sixth district 1868, sls,6o3 1869. 500 1885, diff
ference s661s5 This statement shows an average
increase during the six months ending october 81,
1869, OF about 500 per cent the increase IN the
Fourth district being nearly 500 per cent, In the
Sixth district nearly 500 per cent, and
In the Fifth between 800 and 400 per cent
the whole amount collected during that period In
1858 being Sl02, 126 81, ana the amount collected
this year, during the same period, S4i3,438 81.
There was much more tobacco manufactured In
these districts during that period in 1868 than In
1862 on account OF the seizure in May last large
number Of factories. The revenue from all sources
other than the manufacture OF tobacco IN North and
South Carolina, during the period mentioned In
1862 is largely in OF that collected during the
corresponding months in 1s6S
Revenue Seizures.
The following seizures have been reported at the
Internal Revenue O1lce:-0ne still, in the Seventh
district OF Virginia; the stock OF liquors OF Samuel
JONES' In the Fourth district OF New Jersey; 81 400
cigars in the First district OF Indiana. Collector
weitze, OF Cincinnati seized al the railroad twenty
eight cases smoking tobacco for evadlng the pay
ment OF the tax.
Tho Lillian Adventures.
The Navy Department to-day instructed Admiral
Poor to despatch vessel to Nassau for the purpose
Of bringing TO Key West the men from the steamer
Lillian, provided they pledge themselves not again
to involve themselves in violation OF the neutrality
laws.
Postmaster Appointed.
The President has appointed James II. S. Marsh
postmaster at Knoxville, H., IN place OF Curtis
McGowan, whose arrest for robbing the post ONCE
reported some days ago.
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT