The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-01-21
WASHINGTON.
THE ST. THOMAS TREATY.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The Senate Com
| mlttee on Foreign Relations, during their SEES
sion yesterday, again discussed the st. Inoma.
treaty and decided to postpone coming 10 any
conclusion until Denmark has had ample op
portunty to appear by It's represeptaelao o oe
lore the committee and to put IN eViuence COL
corning the whole history OF the case.
NEGOTIATIONS FOR TUE PURCHASE OF CUBA
Jtisannounced semi-oficial that Mr.. Sew
ard is negotiating now for the purchase of the
| island of Cuba from Spain, and hopes to get
the treaty concluded before the 4th of March
next. 1t seems probable that the Senate Com.
mittee on Foreign Relations will report a reso.
luton in secret session of the Senate censur-
ing Mr. Seward for his action in this and the
st. Thomas matter. Such resolution is now
pending before the committee.
THE CASE OF BRADLEY
The Supreme Court of the District of CO.
iumDa to-day, through Chief Justice Cartier
Geclined 10 accede to the request of Joseph FL.
bradley, made several days siuce, that the or
oer 1or ms dlsmissment be considered simply
d suspension OF his practice before that court.
Inc Supreme Court of the United States hav-
ing ordered pe1emptory mandamus to Judges
OF the Supreme Court to restore Bradley to
Its bar. it is supposed the next step will be the
service OF that process on or before Monday
next
CoDIFICATIoN OF THE LAWS.
Laws has decided to report bill continuing
for three years more the important work OF
codifying the laws.
NOMINATIONS.
The President to-day nominated to the SEN
ate Morgan L. Smith, Marshal of the Eastern
Distrlct OF Missouri; Felix A. Reeve, Attorney
OF the Eastern District of Tennessee; John l..
Deem, Naval Officer for New York; Robert
Ennt OF wisconsin, Commissioner to ascertain
tue amount OF money expended by Indiana to
enroil volunteers for the late war; Robert u.
Buchanan and A. G. Gillem, Brigadier Gen
erals, IN place of Rousseau deceased, and
Hooker retired: VIM II. Weisner, Collector of
Customs at New Orleans, in place of Perry
Fuller whose nomination was withdrawn.
RESTRICTIONS ON HAY REMOVED IN ENGLAND.
The Department of State to-day received a
telegram from the U. S. Minister at London,
announcing the revocation of the order pro-
hibiting the importation of hay from this
country to Great Britain.
LEAVE EXTENDED.
The leave of absence of Major General Kill
patrick GAS been extended till March.
PACIFIC RAILROAD BONDS
The substitution of U. S. bonds bearing cur
rency interest, issued to the Pacific Railroad
Company, for U. s. bouds bearing gold inter.
est, as security for the circulation of National
banks, has been suspended by the Comptroller
of the Currency till the pleasure of Congress
mas been made known on the subject.
ATTORNEY GENERAL EvARTs' RECEPTION.
The first reception of Attorney General and
Mrs. Evarts tonight will rank with the most
brilliant of the season. Congress, the army
the navy, the bench and bar were all repre-
scented by their most distinguished ornaments.
The President and Vice President elect Gen.
Grant and Speaker Colfax were of the COM
pany.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
NEW YORK, Jan. pa special dispatch to
the Post from Washington says:
Gen. Harvey arrived here last evening from
the Indian country, and says it is impossible
to preserve peace in the Cheyenne territory
where the Sioux Indians are settled as long as
U. ,. troops are quartered there He says that
many OF the soldiers when they can obtain
llquor, are sure to quarrel with the indians,
and in his opinion if the troops were to be re.
moved there would be peace