New-York tribune., 1870-04-14
WASHINGTON.

REORGANIZATION OF THE INDIAN sYsryM--pnoa.
ABLE SUCCESSOR or GEN. THOMAs-THg SAN
DOMINGO TREATY-INrERNATIONAL COINAGE
THE PACIFIC SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH CON-
PANY-rAxING COTTON MACHINERY.
tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSyI
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, April IT, fs7o
The Republican Senatorial caucus to-day did not ad.
Jonrn until some Is minutes after and but SEN
ators, Messrs. Thurman and McCreery were IN thei,
seats In the Senate when the opening prayer vas made
The chaplain made than usually earnest PRAYER
and the two Senator's named gave 1t most resecfnl At
tenton. The entire morning hour occupied In tha
discussion OF the House resolution PROVIDING
for Joint Committee Indian Affairs This matter haa
for nearly month monopoized the morning hour TO tho
exclusion OF important business and had become such
bore that by consent IL resolved 10 dispose
Of II finally to-day Upon question that has been be-
fore the body for years have Senators 10 evenly d.
vided Several times IL has escaped only by the casting
OF the Vice President and TO day the resolution was
concurred in by majOrty-29 10 %. II, however "A
has been freely charged there sinister motives be-
hind this scheme, they not likely TO be benefited by
It's success by the amendments which have been
made It is 80 shorn Of its fair proportions that
practically 1t amounts to nothing, majority Of ths
committee appointed by each House is required before
any report can be made. When the Georgia bill
up, Mr. Wilson spoke OF the great delay In acting tho
public business, and wanted an agreement made 10 take
the final vote tomorrow, but objection made and
Mr. Drake impaired the pleasant information that tho
country would be pleased with two weeks moro OF
Georgia. Mr.. Norton then INDUCED in jeremiad, OF
two hours length against the Republican party 10 an
audience Of 10 Senators, and about Is in tho galleries
Mr. Williams afterward argued in favor Of his motion 10
extend the term Of the Legislature until 1s72 Consider
able disorder prevailed while both OF the Senators wers
speaking, and the presiding officer several times was
impeed to rap for order. Mr.. Ferry made q brief but
oar m
pairing the proposition to extend the term OF the Georgia
Legislature TO the attempt Of the Democratic majority
In Congress in 1856 to force Constitution and Iegsa
ture upon the people Of Kansas and predicting that tho
Republicans would lose In the North than they
would gain in the South by such After
by Mr. Abbott to the widespread disorder in the South
and the necessity for military interference, the Senate
went into Executive Session and after adjourned
The Senate spent time In Executive session To-
day, but little business was accomplished number OF
unimportant nominations confirmed, but most Of
the time spent in discussion to whether the in
junction Of secrecy should be removed from the debate
on the San Domingo treaty. Senators who had mado
speeches we're anxious that the injunction might be
moved order that their speeches might be published
while those who had not yet spoken were opposed. No
vote aken but 1t appeared that only those favorable
TO the treaty in favor Of publishing the debate
Others opposed the proposition on the ground that the
subject yet been disposed Of and that the propo
6iti0n ls, therefore,
and no votes taken.
In the House today the Committee Coinage.
Weights and Measures got possession Of the morning
hour, Mr. Kelley consuming nearly the whole hour withs
speech favoring the adoption OF International system
Of coinage Several contested election cases were dS
posed of. Mr.. Shober, Democrat, whose disabilities
have just been removed, granted the prima fac,
right the seat from the yth District Of North Caro-
lima, and was sworn in. His seat is contested by Mr.
Boyden and it is fair to presume that he will be ad
mitted as the Elections Committee to be oil on his
side. Mr.. Sheldon Republican, from the lid LOUISIANA
District was allowed to retain his seat, and Mr. Read
ing, Democrat, ousted from the seat OF tho Vth
District of Pennsylvania and the awarded to Caleb
n. Taylor who was o Member Of the XLth Congress.
After these matters disposed Of which was late ia
the day, the Tariff bill taken up and about one page
disposed of.
The report that Brig Pope would be sent TO san
Francisco to take charge Of the Department OF the Pacific
made vacant by the death OF Major-Gen. Thomas, Is
gGen Ord Is already in that Department
but he stationed in Arizona and the Department proper
is carried by Assistant AdjutantGeneral Whpple at
headquarters in San Francisco. There will be no
BrigadierGene sent there; either MajorGen. Meade
Aaor-Gen Schoteld will be ordered there in few
days. Gen. Meade Is stationed at Philadelphia and Is
well satisfied with his duties. Gen. schofeld commands
ut st. Louis. He has prepared plan for the Indian
Summer campaign, but Leut-Gen. Sheridan is in st.
Louis and MajorGen. Schoeld comes under his direct
orders the probabilities that the latter will carry out
the campaign II Gen. Schofeld is transferred to the
Pacific understood that the President has determined
to wait tuntil the Army bill is disposed Of before pro
noting sany to the rank OF MajorGenera, made
vacant by the death Gen. Thomas.
Judge Kelley introduced In the House to-day an i'm
portant bill to promote the establishment Of metcai
system OF international coinage, by enactng that the
gold hereafter coined by the United States shall contain
for each dollar OF UNCONVENTIONAL value and Onehali
grammes Of pure gold and shall weigh for each dollar
and twothirds grammes, the proportion of alloy
the entire weight being thus kept TO ten The
bill also provides that such coins shall have stamped
upon the in addition TO other Devices their weight IN
grammes, and the inscription nine-tenths fine. Mr..
Kelley called attention to the fact that the bill proposed
reduction from the existing value OF our standard
gold coins Of less than ono-thrd Of oae per
cent, and consequently requiring 10 reeOinage
He also stated that the gold coinage OF
large number Of countries representing population OF
upward Of already very nearly metrcal
specifying the countries and the degree Of deviation In
each from the metric standard. He also read ex
tracts from several late pamphlets published by lis
tingshed writer's In Germany and France, warmly com
men.ng the system which he advocated. Tho bin now
reported in accordance with resolutions and memo
rols from leading scientific bodies In the United states
end which had been referred to bis Committee At the
conclusion of his remarks he moved to recommt the bill
to the Committee Coinage, which was accordingly
DONE and it will be reported back at an early day.
Tomorrow Mr.. Sumner will introduce in the Senate,
and Mr. Dawes in the House, bill TO incorporate tno
Pacific Submarine Telegraph Company II proposes that
Congress shall incorporate Company possessing capf
tai Of s0OO0ooo IN gold, the entire amount to be sub
scribed and paid within one year from the organization
Of the Company under the act Of Incorporation which
Company shall have power to construct ocean cable
between California Japan, and China, either direct or
by way Of the Hawaiian Islands Mr.. Cyrus W. Field the