New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-16

| the cOOred labOrerS in the Southern States
Amer setting forth the immediate necessities the hrea%en we
among them Of The D@G purchase Td .,
o ss S S state bos , ssfs S DSs re SG be printed
| TIE WORLDS FAIR AT wAsHISGrON. A.,
Mr.. HAMLlN G}ep., Me-, from the Committee on the
10 encourage and promote the International Industrial
Exhibition 70 be held in Washington In the year 1871 MT
| zed a corporation for the parpose proposed IL was
simply act Of Incorporation, the parties interested
being DESTROYS Of organizing at an early day lie asked
that the bill be taken up Immediately Inc Dill was tneh
Mr.. uAMIIN moved to strike ont the clause authorlz
ing an appropriation by the Cities of Washington aud
| Georgetown in accordance with recommendation OF
Mr. SUMNER rep, ATass) said, that in 1871 1t was pro
posed 10 hold similar exhibition in London, under the
auspices of the British Government our country was
invited to contribute to that exhibition ana pe ptesens
with the BILL it might be better 20 change the date or to
postpone the until further Information had been
| received.
| Mr. HAMIIN said he was not Of the proposed
exhibition London This bill, however provided for
sirable The bill then Laid over for the present
| Mr. ANTHONY submitted Joint resolution I9F the
who had not received OF the copies in the Depart
ment OF of the tributes Of the nations 10 the mem
DRY of Abraham Lincoln. The resolution was passed
| Mr. FOREMAN rep, West VaJ presented bill TO
nroyde for building Tor Ofce aud other United
States offices in Petersburg West Virginia Referred
Mr. KELLOGG Rep La offered a resolution. which
was agreed TO- directing the Committee on Commerce
inquire into the expedlency OF repeating the laws reiat
incurred under the Customs laws, and also for lnceans
the salaries OF Collectors Surveyors, and Naval Officers
on motion Of MIR. SUMNER q!ep.. Mass), so much OF
the Presidents Message as relates 10 foreign relations
TIE HOLIDAY RECESS.
On motion Of Mr.. SHERMAN Rep., Ohio, the Senate
took up the House resolution pTgydns Tor eGes9 Io'
Wednesday, the ed inst 70 Wednesday the On proA'
The resolution was concurred IN.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD LANDS.
Mr. HOWARD REP MIch from the Committee , on mo
land Withdrawn the benefit of the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company Of California, with an amendment
The order which restores the lands markeu shall not
be construed recognition OF the rights OF either oil
Mr.. CAssERLY Dem Call offered resolution, which
was agreed to- directing the Secretary Of the Interior to
OF his the ahoYementoned lands
with statements Of his reasons Tor the orders ana no
nation concerning the area and settlement OF the land
| Mr.. Upton rep, Neb) introduced BIZ extending
the jurisdiction OF the Commissioner OF the General Land
Office n cases OF application for the cancellation Vi
| homestead entries. Referred.
| Mr. HAMILTON Dem. Md introduced joint resoln
ton for the establishment OF lighthouse station ON the
| Choptauk River. MARYLAND Referred
| Mr. osBORN REP, Fla Introduced a Joint resoln
ton to authorize e Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
SION OF any person charged with numbering attempting
TO murder any officer Of the Internal Revenue Bureau
MR. RICE REP. Ark introduced bill provide for
the erection OF building for Government Offices AZ t
i'O' APERsoIAL EXPLANATION FROM Mr. BRowNLow.
| Mr.. BROWNLOW Rep Tenn having been awarded
IN tnutes within which make personal PLANTATION.
| forwarded to the Clerk communication which HAs
read explanatory OF recent events IN denneSee ana ms
connection Herewith In conseluence OF we ne ,
conflict between the scnter and the stokes factions e
Republican party in Tennessee had become Temporarily
| AVOIDED Mr. BrownlOw among other Republicans, sup
uortng Mr. Senter He denied the imputall0n when bs
enemies had made that under any circumstances he was
ever favorable 10 the election of Andrew johnson TO the
United States Senate, and cited various instances IN
party had been shown by Is acts Mr. Cooper, an old
line Whig who had been elected TO the senate woald
Weld hearty support to President Grant aud ms Adj
DnIng the reading Of the paper the Chair remarked
| "a. Ia meut Ia 0p
| reasonably at members OF the other House, and IL
objection made by any member OF the senate toa
further reading OF the paper he Wond DC oVHseu "
on motion OF MIR SHERMAN Qep, Ohio, the commu
ncatiOn proceeded with, no objection To IL oeihs
The paper further recitod the authors defiance ofthCse
who had attempted to arraign hmm for an alleged be-
Who had already lots for his political estate ~ eN
pectaton Of his death would be sorely aS
principles hch had guided hm IN ms adnlnsIratloh o
The affairs Of Tennessee would be faithfully adhered I'd
during the Senatorial term for WnIch lie h"d De'h
''''''o THE SPANISH GUNBoATs.
! Mr. CARPENTER moved TO rake up the resolution pre-
vou,y offered by him. declaring tnaS III Tue 1p'non o
the senate the 80 gunboats contracted for IN he Uted
empoyed against the reyolted district OF Cgba, should
not be allowed depart from the United stated during
| the continuance Of that rebellion 80, ,,-,
| MIR SUMNER rep, Mass thought that the discussion
of the resolution would be premature, nasnuch az the
cent that from newspapers He understood that IN few
days official information concerning Suoa Would De re-
|
eTbsS morton being agreed to-. Mr.. CARPENTER adj.
dressed Senate IN support OF the resolution lie sad
ne had waited vain for some other SENATOR better
| qualified than himself TO move IN the matter He did
| rot propose that the United States should either
violate the law of nations or shrA mauieet uuty Io
fear of consequences Spain insisted and the President
NJ the limited states reiterated that the condition OF
affairs in Cuba did not amount 10 state OF war 1he
information called for tins point had not yet been re-
| ceiyed but the emergency was Of character 10 pre-
cude another postp0nement OF action on tne SUBJECT t
determine whether the condition OF affairs IN CnDs
involved state OF war; two processes were necessary
First ascerament OF the facts OF the case and second
an anplaon of the law OF nations 10 the facts asccr
| tanned spain had her diplomatic representatives al
Washington but Cuba had lao facilities FOR presenlEg TIE
facts AS they existed. In declaring that war did moi
exist there President may have allowed MS ree0l
lections recent great conflict IN which mich ol
were assembled Dy one Single olueI to0 Eret az III
huence in determining the legal status Oh aHas ia Supa
d In ES by civil officers. and only by mil
| tary authority within state, war dOes exist
The exactohs lHpoSe1 GpOn S Fp al years. scarcely
one native Cuban had held an office IN that Government
for the protection Of life and liberty The Cuban had NC
resource but to the t9ng s9hoie ui a r, iG I
| bearing charity OF a spanara. Sinee ~ lez<, w
ths oppresson the people OF Cuba had risen evo
ton. They had army, nag had fought Dattes AUG
ton of Cuba berates all slaves. and tins was another
| reason why own free Republic should sympHb]e et
feetIyely With a people struggling 10 found Ike gov
ernment The speaker claimed that under the Consttn
ton Congress empowered with the supervision OF al
exeeutiye power except the pardOnng power The Pre-
sdent was organ Tor communicating TO foreign ma
| tions the will Of this nation; but as TO Wuat was
the will OF the nation Congress the only auhorlia
tive exponent. TO Congress exclusively belonged the
| right TO regulate this power IN the United States
| course would prevent any advantage BENG taken
by one OF the gerents the other III our Govern
ment should declare that Cuba and spain, both, might
buy gunboas the United States, and knew that Cuba
| could not be benefited by such permission, and that
Spain would be- then such permission would be dishonest
aud would add insult TO injury Congress had already ex
nressv deternned the policy OF this country be
trahty with the recognition OF belhgerent rights from
the inception of any actual revolutions and the history
OF our iegsatiOn furnished abundant evidence of this
The OF Congress OF 1874 and lsS on the subject ex
pressy declared this policy, and under them, II was
Violation OF statute law TO permit the fitting out OF YES
| sells by Spain or any foreign power against aef