The New York herald., 1870-12-19
Early Action on the st. Domingo
Question Expected.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD TROUBLES.
Report on the Postal Telegraph
System.
UNIFICATION OF GOLD COINAGE.

ocnator morton VIII call up his ST. Domingo resO-
luton IN the senate early In the week. perhaps
| morrow, and endeavor to get vote upon It. An
effort win probably be made by Mr.. Sumner to have
IL referred TO the Committee ON Foreign Relations
out as the resolution contains nothing In itself that
| Is Objectionable or that commits the government to
| anything 1t Is not considered necessary to
| nave IL examined by the committee II Is said
that nj least a dozen Senators who voted against
| the ST. Domingo treaty last winter will otc In
lavor OF Morton's resolution In case the resolution
passes both houses II Is understood the Presi
| Gent VIII appoint one Senator and two members Of
the house Of Representatives commissioners to pro-
| ceed 10 st. Domingo and obtain the Information
contemplated by the resolution. There little pros
pect now that the matter will be in shape as to
enable the President TO send new treaty TO the
Senate at this session, but the intention is have
everything ready for action ut the ne xt Congress.
| determination Of Piracy in Chinese Waters.
IL appears from the diplomatic correspondence
recently transmitted TO Congress that In February
last Baron Gerot sent To Secretary Fish the contents
OF confidential note from Count Bismarck wherein
| he urged the Importance OF combined measures on
The part OF the maritime Powers for the extermna-
| uon OF piracy In Chinese waters. The Baron also
| stated that the British Admiralty had given orders
naval commander In China cooperate for the
object mentioned. Secretary Fish, on March 81, in
formed Baron Gerolt that the President had taken
great pleasure In complying with the request or
Count Bismarck, by directing instructions to be
| issued from the Navy Department to Admiral
| Rogers The cooperation or Admiral Rogers ana
| the forces under his command would however, be
limited TO cases or recognized piracy. He was in
structed to proceed in such way as not to wound
the sensbllitiesof the government OF China
terlere with the peaceful policy toward China In
which the government OF North Germany and that
al nan niIV In IA lafta
to the Secretary OF the Navy this subject secre-
tary Fish says
Should, unhappny any cause for hostilities occur
during the mission, 1t IS hoped the Navy Depart
nent VIII instruct Admiral Rogers IN such case 10
adVlse with Minister Low, and TO leave with thus
department. the responsibility or war or peace
The Lite Massacre o. Christians in China
Attitude Of the United States.
Acting Secretary OF State Davis, November last,
in writing to Minister Bancroft, says
Minister Low adheres to his original opinion that
the disturbance at Ten-tsin involving the massa-
Gre, was local and unprecedented. and that the
government at Pekln sincerely desired TO prevent
repetition and to preserve the peace; the Minis
ter appears 10 have decidedly modified his opinion
as to the probability that they Will be able do So
Fearing that the Chinese government might find
itself too weak TO resist the pressure OF popular
opinion in the masses, acting In harmony with the
cherished wishes and purposes or the iiterat and
that 1t may be forced into war to prevent popular
! outbreaks, Secretary DAVIS adds
The President does not propose TO take part, nor
| does he invite North Germany 10 take part, in
Ing out Of the massacre OF Tien-tsin. He only de-
siies, 80 far as the impression OF the naturalization
OF German and French influence by a state OF hos
tiies operated 10 enleeble the Central government
| that that impression may be removed; and thai
| emma, should an outbreak against foreigners
take place, which The government cannot prevent
noe punish, the several Powers may be u position
1 To anord the fullest measure Of prOtection.
| On the Goth OF November Secretary Fish wrote to
| Minister Low
Although the general tenor OF your OF the 18th
4 September TO Prince Kuns regarded as judicious
anu proper, your assurance toward the close that o
nagrat violation OF the rights and privileges OF our
citizens by the people, and the failure OF the In
perla government 10 apply the proper remedy
promptly. are the only circumstances which Will cause
departure from the traditional policy OF the United
states IN their intercourse with China Is considered
to be too strong an assurance OF forbearance and
would be perhaps well that Prince Kung should
understand that any violation OF the rights OF our
citizens and any iagrant violation treaty stpula-
tons OF other Powers may cause change.
! The Postal Telegraph n National Eteauire-
| mcnt.
| IL is said by one OF the members OF the House
! Select Committee on Postal Telegraph that the
| entire committee are OF opinion that time has
come for the government to intervene In some form;
| but there is difference TO the method or
means by which this should be done. General
| Washburn. the chairman, who has obtained the
unanimous consent OF The committee Will report his
/ bill probably when that committee shall again be
called but with some changes from the one OF last
4 session. The most essential alteration is in regard
TO the apprasement OF telegraph property, which, II
is proposed, the government shall acquire from the
4 respectivecompanies.
i More Trouble for the Pacific Railroads.
In view OF the decision OF the Attorney General
with reference to the Pacific Railroads the repre-.
scntatives OF these roads who here are pre-.
hripf
purpose of getting the laws the statute book
concerning these roads construed differently from
| the decision Of the Attorney General and In favor
| OF the railroads. The Committee on Appropria-
! tions which has the joint resolution intro
duced few days ago by Judge Law
| renee, Of Ohio before 1t, has been waiting
for the PRONUNCIATION Of the opinion OF the Attorney
| General before taking action. The committee VIII
probably report the resolution favoraby, and should
| 1t pass the railroad companies will be compelled
not only to pay the interest on their bonds but make
1 provision for the redemption OF the bonds al ma
turity. The feeling in both houses is that the rail-
roads should be made TO pay the interest their
1 bonds promptly as 1t becomes due.
! Uniform Gold COinngc.
During last summer Secretary Fish addressed a
| circular to the Legations OF the United States at
! London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Madrid, Brussels,
! Copenhagen, Florence The Hague. Lisbon, Stock
| holmc and Bern with view to promote The adop-
tion by the legislatures OF the several Powers OF
| common unit and standard OF international gold
/ coinage The the Secretary concludes by saying:-
The government OF the United States suggests for
the consideration of the several Powers whether all
that IL contemplated may not be attained without
| an abandonment OF the different mint systems. 1t
! suggests, for consideration only and not as the
best theoretical solution OF the question, That the in
ternatlonal value OF the CONS OF the nations that
! may become parties to any monetary con-
vention who may In any other way arrange this
| question between themselves shall be determined
! by the quantity OF pure gold which it contains
| which measure shall be expressed In common
standard OF weight upon its face, and unless abso
lutte uniiicahon can be obtained all other questions
OF coinage will be left to local law and experience
i The French decigram s suggested as the most con
| venient common measure 10y which to determine
this quantity, emo that IL rs desirable, il possible, tt
| avoid running thisexpresslon into fraction.
Minister Bancroft, after presenting the subject tC