New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-11

Notifications for harbor and river improvements etc
Fort schuyler, East RIVER n Y, $4,000; Fort at vii
etrs Point. Eastern Entrance New-York Harbor, sIso
600; Fort Columbus. Governors Island NewYors Har.
Dor, 100000; Fort Wood Bedloes Island $4,000; Port
Hamilton, $2 0OO Fort Tompkins 10000 Battery Hnd-
sou, 10000; NorthClif Battery. Staten Island
southClif Battery Staten Island. S7oOO Fort Sandy
Hook $4,000; Fort Mhin, Delaware River, sC7 600 |;
Fort Delaware, $780, Battery Firms Point, n. j.
s67 900; Fortress Monroe $4,000 Barracks for officers
and men ut Wllletts Point. $4,000 Dunkrk Harbor
N Y. 100000 Buffalo HarbOr ~ " $4,000; Olcott
HarbOr, lsmile Creek, " V. 10000; Oak Richard Har-
bOr ~ Y. $4,000; Charlotte BarbOr south of Geuesee
River $4,000 Big sOdus HarbOr A. V, $4,000 Little
sodus Harbor, y. Y, $4,000 Oswego Harbor. N Y $685.
OOO PlattsOurg Harbor N.Y. $4,000 Burlington W. sT5
Geo. Delaware BreakwaeF $4,000 Hudson River sooOoo
annual expenditure to keep open the channel between
Albany and Troy. s2Oooo but be doubts the praetea
bty OF the measure; Hell Gate, n L., 100000 R0ndout
harDOr Hudson River. s32.665
Alexander Mcdonald Of the Mining Association Of Great
Britain Is IN town.
MIR. cOBURN's GOLD BILL-THE FRENCH CABLE
CLAIMS AWARDED.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCH
representative Coburn's resolution, which has been
referred TO the Committee Ways aud Means requires
the Secretary Of the Treasury sell all the coin
Treasury necessary retained for the payment
Of the interest the bonds and for demands
coin, and 10 continue che sales monthly reservinR only
such amounts may be needed for the abovensmed
purposes. The Committee on Banking and Currency has
not YET held meeting, owing 10 the engagements OF
Gen. Garfield. a member OF that Committee, who has
charge Of the Census bin now pending IA the House
subject OF the French cable for a report to member
who, while In Europe last Summer. made himself entirely
granting charter for 90 years reserved to itself the right
70 scrutnEe or examine all dispatches at that end Of he
line, and in addition the kilograms from and TO Gov
ernment even private messages subject 70 the same
and
port bill with view To remedy this complaint
The Clerk OF the Court OF Claims has furnished Ia Con-
gress a statement Of all Judgments rendered thai Court
for the year ending with the 9th Of December 1862 OF "a
claims, Of winch "a were dismissed. The aggregate
amount claimed was about 100000 and $4,000 were
awarded including $4,000 TO Gilbert secor and Others for
damages due for deprivation Of their lease BY the
Secretary of the Navy Tor OF floating sectional
drydock at San Francisco and sol0OO for breach Of
patent fee for the by the Government Of invention
known the Sjbley tent. The awards for cotton cap
tured by tho military forces. % cases, amount In the
aggregate 20 s34OO0 the highest award being si2ooo.
The cotton cases are appealed.
The first reception OF the by Secretary Fish and
Mrs Fish took place this evening There large at
tendance OF ladies' and gentlemen the latter Including
prominent army and navy officers.
NATIONAL CoLORED LABOR CONVENTION.
WASHINGTON, Dec 10.-The COlOred Labor
Convention assembled at 10 a. H., Mr. Harris presiding
commendable degree OF industry exhibited
throughout the proceedings to-day enabling cTedtable
adjournment TO 90 reached On motion OF the Rev J.
sella Martin, resolutions adopted acknowledging
the Conventions hlgh appreciation of the Presidents
regards the Georgia recommendations In tine
resolutions fayOrng the eighthoar law, declaring it
and the people and asking s enforcement by executive
officers and Government contractors alike. The Labor
Bureau. provided by the Constitution adopted Was an
thOriZed 10 appoint suitable delegates 10 attend he III
teruaonal Labor Congress at Paris IN September next
Prof VashoD read long aud able report ON education,
10 which resolutions were appended uIeink IeneMuu
eXertOns 10 public school systems IN the Nut
nd
that OF American Missionary Society, for their Efforts
10 educate the people OF the South ,.-
Quite an exciting debate took place on the shheet OF
the admission Virginia the eegatiOn from that State,
with the exception OF Bland cOoredl, fayoring
the test oath aud exclusion Bland. p0hshed speaker
with plausible address made effective speech against
the resolutions that pending, aud the reply was
heated, Bland having been denounced as COpperhead
The opposing factions almost came 70 Do~s Dut TIE reso
luti0Ds passed. -
by Capt Mackey OF sonth Carolina setting forth that the
wages Of agricultural abOers IN the South was
but per that the planters were combined Ia
keen labor down that this combination was made more
bitter political motives, aud Ito influence was 80
great that IL ~as impossible as MATTERS s,ood o to
eolOred laborer 10 exercise civic privileges except az u"
risk OF his livelihood, poor that was To remedy rms,
labor must made scarce and the best Ia de-
that was 70 make IGborers land owners congress ~ 20
asked therefore subdlYidc the public lands ~ the
South 20acre farms, 10 make one years residence
ehutle settler 10 patent ana asot Ia place III ths lS
OF Commission a sun OF money not exceeding s-UoN.
10 their settlement aud Also ~ purchase Lands States
where no public lands are IOhno the money 70 We pdu
Tor Ave years, without interest Congress VIII also De
asked not 10 restore TO southern raroShs the ana
grants Of 1885, and 10 require that IeAas' prior 70 e'
mission to representation. shall put her pu0c iahuF
ulder the operations OF provisions similar TO the -
aud Col X. j. Hinton, spoke in favor or the memorial.
Dr. snodgass against embarrassing WIN the tNo
last PROPOSITIONS After the memorial adopted, the
unfinished matters were taken up and at O'CLOCK THO
the Convention adjourned sihe dc.
A crowded public meeting WAS held which was al.
dressed BY j. T. Myers, President OF the New National
Labor Union, Major Delaney, Prof Lngston, Mr. Com.
BASH Miss Watson ana several others e''eI "A1i'A"
Senator Sumner.