, 1869-04-07
WASHINGTON.
The Indian Appropriation
Bill Debated in the
House.
The Pacific Railroad juno
tion Question Considered
in the Senate.
House Committees amendments
10 the Currency Redis-
tributi0n Bill.
An English Scheme to Divert
Trade from the Pacific
Railroad.
Nominations Made and Confirmed.


The Ranking Committee Of tht llonse has finally
7ome To N agreement on the Scnaie bill fot re-
1tstHhutlan Of tho currency and wn bring IN : re-
port II soon - they can get the hoor. They adopt
Ehe Senate scheme for the redistribution Of &oo,-
DOT, 900 In ninety days, but amend It 80 thst no
existing bank shall have more thhn 1000 900 e1t
cu1ation, and no hank hereafter organized. more
than $af0, ,014- A provision u made for reducing
The circulation of ban1 hartnH oTer y Up. wa cir
eulatton to that limit Under that amendment one
nnk In Boston Ioses about tsoo, ,0od and hre banks
n New. FORK city lose an aggregate o1 $4,000. 900;
he Bank OF Commerce alaGe losea about &, O0J,pN.
THE crbAx QUESTION
The Hoube Foreign .Ahairs Committee, at Its
meeting, this morning, agreed to resolution thAt
he President ought to recognize the dt faeto gov
etnment IN Cuba hs soon as one Is established
which l. republican In character and gives equality
Of right to Ill citizens, Thcy also agreed TINT no |
action should be had with reference to San Do !
l1lngu TIL Congress Is better informed as to thinEA
done down there, aud that the President OF secre-
tary Of State be requested to ascertain about the
debt and resources OF the island condition Of the
people, and submit such Information IS may be |
gathered at the next session. Both resolutions are
for action BY the House a1oDe and are Intended to
Inake known the opinion 0! taat body to the Psesi-
dent Ar. Eanks will bring them in betore ad- !
toutnment |
The scnssc Foreign Relations Committee, ut lts
session to-day, agreed " report faSorahlE on the
Dar1en Ship Canal treaty and the Sandwich 1s.-
auds Reciprocity treaty. The latter WAS fasoEabIy
reported last summer, hut not acted Gn In the Sen
ate becauke tts friends saw 1t could not command
the vote necessary to It's ratification. There has
tecn talk about taking up the Alabama treaty for
action to-moErow, but u everybody secs there
must re an extra session OF the Senate, beginning
next Monday, the probabilities are that this and
MI other treaties will 60 over to that meeting.
AZ EHG11su scHENE TO oFrs1T TEE rSr1uKScE OF
1Hk PACIFIC AILHo4n
O1ic1al circles here have received Information Of
m important character concerning tho movements
o1 English capitalists and shippers to Offset the IN
1nencc Of the American Pacific Railroad upon the
lines Of trade lrotn Asia An influential London
COMPANY has the right Of way Across Honduras,
nnd designs constructing a tnuroa1 there, with
lines Of Eug1tah steamer. In both the Atlantic and
Fadnc, aud parties Interested hope by such AZ
1anGenent to lie able to compete with our Pacltc
roads In the carrying t1zde Of all but tie lighter
commodities.
TIE TOBACCO TAX.
The Finance Committee Of the Senate reported,
last Saturday, against the wtAhes Of the tobacco
manufacturers, IN rcgard to stamps, buthave been
persuaded to reopen The case, aud this morning
gave hearing 10 several gentlemen from ralu-
more and Philadelphia Commissioner Delano
was present. The matter WAS not definitely settled
but It IL not impossible that tht committee may
get grant the wish Of the manufacturers and carry
the bill through the Senate
crBAS IoBBs1s1A
The Cuhana herr. arc active IN trttug to get up
sympathy for the rty01utionists tn the island
Some of thcm want annexation to the United
States, while Others tndulEing In the drealn OF
An Island Republic IN the caEbbean Sc2, which
6hal! include Cuba Hnyti, San Domingo and all the
-An Ia t4.-tt
Eome earnestneas.
COMBINATIONS.
The Ernate, In executive session to-t1ay, con-
nFnled about forty nominations sent In on Friday
sud Saturday last- No reflections have been made
The House Pacific Rairoad Committee did moth
Ing To-day, because Of the Illness Of i8 Chairman
General Warren, Of the commission sent out to
examine the whole Pactnc Tine, has got here The
other Commissioners will arrive in day OF two
and the report Will then he made up,
THK oFt1cE-sKEkN0 poKEs
The PFeaidtnt 4nd chief members Of the Cabinet
hayyc been more worried bF oftlce~eeekers to- daJ
than any 5ther day since the Inauguration. EveIJ-
body who wants office seemed to want it 1iu-
Inedia1e!y.
CHEAP OCKiE POSTAGE.
The Postmaster General has Written Etrong
letter on the subject Of ocean postage, showing
that The whole influence Of hts department wtn be
Esed to bring about cheaper ratca-
THE TpKTu0CEsK NEsaoH.
The understanding In ctncal circles herr, to-day,
u that Juigr 6nellahargcr, Of Ohio, is TO haye
the Portuguese miAa.on al very early day.
E1OSEMAN.
The War Department answer 10 the publication,
OF General Stonem8n, dc8lGntd to show tnat 1T
WIS relieved At his own request was teiegraph!e
ors1er on Saturday night to move Immediately. lii
arrived to-day and brought report Of Ills dolngs
tn Virginia, des!gned to couutctact the chAtget
upon which hc was removed
OHIO RIVER BRIDGE nuI.
The House Committee m Roala and Canals had
3 nnal meeting today on the Ohio Hlrer Drtdxt
bill baltimore parties were present. and argued
The matter with tho Pittsburgh steamboat men.
The committee agreed to rrpoEt the old bill pro-
v1d!ng for SURVEY hs government engineers and
the prohibition Of all bridges Of less than no feet
span till Congress had taken definite action
1nK CAsK oF co1nxE1 HALr1S.
Judge Carter and t. r. Thomas, OF Cincinnati,
had = Second audience With the President, In h!s
private library, today, regarding Colonel lislptn,
connned in IN English prison. The President s1id
the case would be referred to the Secretary o
State; that he {the r1esidcnt) would do all he
could In the matter, and On Investigation it wal
found our government had tho right to demand
tho release 1t should hc naade.
Arfo1S1MkNTR
Revenue Supervisor Young, Of Southern Ohio. /
to be removed II. u. uonnlng will rroeahly suc
Ceed him. General SPEED 8 Fry has been appoint
cd Supervisor Of Internal Revenue Tor Kentucky
tsex Goodloe. The President stated this Afternoon
thai be had decided not to rcnoye Asscsso
Stolla, Of the First Ohio District. John R. Ren
has bccn appointed Collector Of the Second Ecu
tnckJ District No changes are expee. In tt
revenue ofncers IN the Third kentucky Dtsttc1
In the First District the contest for the Assessa,
ship Is between Colonies uskcr and Hail, and II
the Fifth for Collector, between BucSncr aa
Wing, with thr President favo11nc the latter.
TO THE ASSOCIATED rREsS
WASHINGTON. April 6-The following nomlns
tions xere sent IN today: John ". Douglas, Dep
Eou11iard Collector Of Customs for the District
Minnesota: ChAs. Dillingham;, Naval Onacer q
Sesoms II oho aeo fpss!0s
te{or Of Customs u cairn, Ill
The following 10 be ColIecturr Of Internal Reye
nue.: Owen A. l.ushenbAct, Eleventh District o
J&A b. Cahlll Fourth district ot Illinois; Tnoa 4
Duke, Flint District at Kentucky.
Asse6sors Of Internal Revenue-A. r. Anderson
F1fh District Of Iowa: John II. Roxcn, Esrhtecatl
District o! rehnsylyana; Amos {. Daocock, S,nsl
r: Ssss9ssts!.!w : Il ?. Denny. etes1ez.2!e. Q:
snstf 'ssns ',s,s,: VI @ llo.e Moan2s W.: NJ
Moe, WI: v. r lltsney, since2nes, Ind 7.
ManE 3aS1 Aacomh III; Isaac q Cara Enc, Pa.
melt 71tussl1e. IA 49, ~~ee'
lRdan 1e! Agent. ". F. Nanny, New Mexico; c
ana ;as' s9'taess; ". Il. NockAxa,. Indian .ASrnt 10
Registers Of Land o,c%.-v,,so, e,az
Uumooiat, kRusa*: William j, secd s,rSncnsti
No; y beics frsyc1se City, Mich: q. a Wa4
t3n !uqetaon s City. kansas; f. Il. ba5tle,; & f. e.
Receiver Of Public Aoneyb-1.mes N. vge.,
aon. Marquette Mich; 4 Goods1ch, Tr.yers
Guy, Mich William J. 0deaha:nmes, ss:.nsst',
4 s.oedns Esa tiai!t, 7%a.e'e"s VI Colorado;
Tension Agents William J. Stokes, Nashville
Tenn: II u Prentice, 2u!ncs, III.
Wal.m I. sarp. United States Attorney, D.
Thomas I. Yoang, Aazshal for the District
MS. GRANTS EtcEr17os 1111s Ar4KRxoou
Was largely attended. 4 number Of gentlemen q
Somrauled ladics who paid their rcspectA Nj
sant T4s % assisted in sgceisinG her callers b. Nj
1he Commissioner Of tho General Lanh ONT
~ psrrascd eorty;thlve patents. embracing aho
Miami National Reserve for members Of thc Mtar
G.ne 2! !ndtans, under provisions Of the tres
1Dan+s asn noe @ Indians of jane : 1854 which alo
1eE'ne Eel< npnf1sen y TIC SECRETARY q the Il
NAVAL REGULATIONS
1He aou*e SAxA COMMITTEE has AGREED to r
rof1 hHl teEalt1anE the hEula.ionx tstnh!{sht
ty The late Secretary Of the Sarr, MT' M,sat WslIs
relative to tne stat and tine Of Officers f Of t,
iss M Iae BY Pfossaes tha: Welles' rcana,,o.
become law, II xtn make the recent orlcy Of Il
Secretary Of the Sas1, 1cla.ave to r7nE Of q,
seed to rcpo1 nl providing .has no fciacu u
thall take place IN tue %aecs Of employees In 60
Huuacnt nayJ yards on account Of reduction In Il
ac oeRe Di ut i Ssi nS
ful Il thry will psAs the Seuaic, Is the NAral Coz
InIt1ee Of shat 6ody Is favorable to the Nav. i
nI-r rv1 I1,nxs x.r-u TIT r>S1.rtrS1s ns RI