New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-22

has prolonged the sitting IN order that several measures
Of Importance might be disposed OF tins an
speed and the propagation will probably take place IN
few days Among laws which have just passed IS one
natnrafation Under this law the most ample facilities
afforded foreigners DESTROYS OF becoming citizens Oh
Accordne 10 an official statement Just published IL ar
pears that the Argentine army numbers tota OF oIo
1881 on the frontiers 6Gs the different garrsons 62
Division OF the North. sea- In the Provlnces osS Inc
Government is about establish military school An
extraordinary credit Of oOOo has been asked Tor the
expenses OF the war. ~,
ston at Cordova shall be opened on the 18th OF OCTOBER
1870 and Is now proposed that another Exposition sna
be held In the city OF Buenos Ayres immediately after
the close OF the former which t is expected VIII last
three months To this as In he case OF us predecessor
all nations TO be invited 10 contribute
There some notable notifications in the new Gus
toms law for 1870 The import dulles on COAL unseI
rs per cent ad vaorem. Wines liquors and groceries,
formerly % cent now raised to Is per cent All
per cent ad valorem The only alteration in export
duties Is that wool and sheepskns which were suect 70
six per cent henceforward pay only two per cent and
even this is likely TO be taken on.
THE ARGENTINE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MIsUN-
DERsTANDING WITH ENGLAND-A TRUE
sTATEMENT-THE TARIFF QUESTION.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-It has been ascer-
tanned from an official source the report recently
published concerning the English claim against the Argen'
tine Republc Is OF the facts The truth s
OF force the part Of the British Government
against the Argentine Republic. The question at issue
discussed solely through diplomatic notes. and IN
merely Of claims for damages preferred by coal dealer
shipment OF coal. The Hon. ReYerdy johnson, II is
has been selected the arbter In the case The
Argentine law reduces the tariff OF the
American imports and exports for 1870 Importers OF
lumber and plows 20 the Argentine Republic VIII
be interested to learn that the reduction OF duties
ON those articles Is from % TO Is per
centum, reduction equal 20 an average OF
Ain gold thousand feet on lumber and 60 cents In
gold n pillow. Export duties on unwashed woods ana
heepskns have also been reduced from SIX TO two and
half per tor 1870. pamphlet has just appeared
entitled Remarks concerning the means 10 reestablsh
the declining state OF commerce between the United
States the Argentine Republic by the proper redue
OF the present TARIFF The fact Is stated that the
quantity Of Argentine wool purchased by the United
States only 100000 pounds in 1867. having been
nearly 10000 previous TO the adoption OF the new
tamil The pamphlet concludes by pressing upon Con
gress the necessity and proprety OF reduction Of some
rates Of duty the ground that reduction OF import
duties wool and hides will be profitable 10 everybody
interested the commercial prosperity OF the American
manufactures and trades. well beneficial tn National
income aud Argentine producers and consumers OF
American commodities"