, 1869-12-16
The Cuban Question Discussed
in the Senate,
Debate In the Same Body On the
Etght-uour Question.
Another Bill introduced to Pro-
vide for Specie Payments.
Progrcss OF the Housc on tho
Census Blu.
Judge Hoar Nominated to the Su.
prene Bench.

oP111e1 oe3a$A<" ~ AAe SnacaSo 4Esuaae-
.- WsHtsGfok, DEC 10
cueN urAlEs nfscrssKo n 1H aksAfk
3ne caoan dfeassaon N ne SENATE, To-day.
nfe1 COT pretty Good altsndance 0! interested
pe1sor1 Senator CAfpenter4 speech Wn cafe-
1au1 prepared. aoa aooanoed IN 1elclsoua phrases"
Ae as,a II w.sn 1ofoe aoa ,sshas, nos n.salJ eane
:" sae % ol'sss .a. ~ sue s1e ~ 1917. =. "s
tstnn t1 the Prex1aeut on he uuesttnn Of bt,fIg-
errury. md held that there rss no aesa, NV far
ureyenttnp tho 6eparruse Of the Spanish eunhos,s
1t II learned tns. qQeztions connected With them
won informally talked over between aec5etarv
Fhh and Tho members Of both congresuona,
Foreign Comni1tees 1t the dinuer he esye
to theru I4Et ulRht uu II reported
~ havtng 9tsted ali tho pptptl Of
the ccrrtgpouderce about The ruuboatx. but 1t
does not appear thst the5e II ANYTHING Of Snertn1
importance IN It. beyund vhat II already senerstfy
Known 10 tna puhtjc. Hs exurexte.y warm rInn..
1hy for shc Cubsua hut sa!d thern vss NO nav for
aidrE them xttnoat : vtola.sop Of l4v. ae il
zrnk1pe cut 4 copy Of nu1ny documents on de II
The depsst,nent, fof the Seuste, which wf11 IN.
dounted,y furutah nome correct tnfrms,ton Of thA
anAira OF the Inland, Ns. Sumner said, to-dar.
that be does not know whether tho Cubans have
px hare not declared Icr tie abolition Of slafery.
and ceusuxed eps3n fot hsyinu failed TO tate stepa
In thz. direction un read despatcn stating thai
Mauy OF The yunboass were expected TO 70 70 sea
thts afternoon.
KKrrR1kp sAXK pEHAIcAT1oH.
The Comptroller OF the Currency to-day recc!Ted
she following telegram IRON Mr.. Examiner Rau1-
aeJ, at,out tie reported delalcaion IN the Howard
National Ba1k, Of Boalon:
"We astn It work 10 Thu bank and are nst rrc-
esSea % aS tsfs - any SsseeasiG1 aspe Il MAy
solna liz AMOUNT ehoyf u iii cW eprcars Il abaat
si1ty-dve noatand d.AafA"
TINS = al lee lnIosunAton Tho Treasurer has
CQQCtlD1Q& H1A1tEf. IHE Ra1E 13A C3Di$1l
stoc1 Of 9'ao.']ot &od 1nen ina report MAS nAde
ls7t october u had About 3tto. no surplus
TN PROPOSED REDISTRIBUTION OF TIE CURRENCY
Inefe atfpnE ptecAo!Ilt1 taAt q majority Of
the SoaIne1n AId western mentef1, Who lnsst
upon Redistribution Of the National Bank cur-
rehcy, VII agree Instead 10 the p'an Of the sec-
fetarJ Of The IfeasIrJ TOT Withdrawing the three
per centa and Issuing National Bank notes, while
Lie Eaatefn Statea would oppose the redlstttbu-
ton de4f1ed. ~ the amount would mostly Be
taten ison massachusetts, Connecticut and
hnode 1hand. II ~ oe1erod that tho Secretary 4
plan Wta meet the wants Of those who demand
Increased banking facilities.
FAc1F1c RAILROAD TERMINUS.
The bill for nxtng the San Frauct8co terminus Of
the pactnc Railroad on Goat Ial1nd In the hatoor
in mont Of The city will probably have the support
Of 1nost Of tho Congreasneu who 11lted California
iAat SUMNER. 1t doesn't propose giving tho tI,.a
to any pa,1 OF the Island, but only asows the fa,l
fl4Q E0TQC3Qy 70 ue9 buEA pQlI1cG& Ia tine or
peAoe rs aze not wanted for military OCCUPANCY,
UpGx uoAzp xox1sAr1os.
The nomination Of judge Hoaf to the Supreme
bench x,ll undonb,+d,r bc connrrned h.rare tne
honaa, Tera,. Cohcd. rnorp who unI ~ ~.
.o,-te, .e ~. ~, a1~ns Hn," "no W. &c ap'
fomted 10 th1s place In Inc Cao1net- Quite num-
bar Of names are mentioned outaide, hut 1t Il
mere eacas-wors, and speculation of little value
saa smother meeting fo-dny, and referred several
bl.s to member sa ,n fos examination. amonss them
of international coinage. There has hern m 0rn.
c'A o1seusslon VI au1 aaancaal MEASURES
ADA1T7Ep TO PRACTICE.
Ex-Governor Fletcher of M1a.ouri. Ens. to-,lay
aan,n.h To practice In the Supreme Court
wt9 " A"thf @ tuh t'oeus sulfFxn n S3Nn.
ING House Gommiuee ou Commerce, Today,
took up the consideration Of the bni providing for
o. en,,y to Sn.ea !. Ipor,ea M n rooa. ner'ea ps a.
aithrr norts rnsy te Affirmed +, hon;1
1 :" A'''' ~ ..rx.-s, =, ~. 1N'
1hescensus bill VIII be nnisned BY the House
Tomorrow. It VIZ got out OF the Committee Of
the Whole to-day. Only one amendment OF any
s+,ror+npre vna rsrfAA sr~tpxt .ba n,,~u,t,o, -
. a. o1nea', soo 40 tns mee4u.c ~ eoal1r'
Aau taA' 80 mosea o5 Seaekes, snd 2tset us
uNs S1petsntendctts power TO ,empIoy experts to
get detailed stAt1sttc1 OF Manufacturing est&hab.
ments In pisce Of regular enuueratom with ttis
eTr.n,,on ,hs M, rsna,,r. -rh.t. n,s,," -. -
.as eAse1' ~ ,.s ~ teA4ns sa's'@noAa5 u pre-
.aented bJ Garfield
s.ry41:oss.
WAau1Sor roy. DIX. Is The Prc.,6cn. male the
rn;'n-nr nnr,1.t,ors ~ tna csna1n - 49,. y
n Hoars of Nasssrnns.t;t sssocja:e Insi;ce NJ
supreme ceq!: 81 sns un!ied ssstss: 1 ?: 4.si.
W. Purylancc. A:tortey 10. the Western Dtstric,
OF Tenneesee; DaTtd ". ncH,,op, Mass1,si tor
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