New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-03
NETWORK, FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1870.


of diplomatic representative at japan to Minister
Plenpotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary. or course
there be other object in this than to add s'o OF
$50 to Mr. belongs salary.
The question of granting subsidies to cable companies
discussed at length to-day by the House Foreign Al
fairs Committee Several members maintain that the pres
proper time for the Governmental entertain
propositions OF this sort They all admitted the import
OF the laying Of a cable between California ana
China that individual enterprise and private capita
ought to be able TO carry 1t through. On motion OF MI
Judd vote taken the question OF granting SUD-
sides Of any kind to cable companies when large ma
ority voted against such recommendation This action
virtually settles the question against any legislation dur
ing this session OF Congress.
The Reconstruction Committee have been in session
all the evening and at midnight had not ADJOURNED
They have agreed to push the Georgia bill, and postpone
action Tennessee. The bill for General Amnesty 10
not yet completed.
The Hon. A. A. Low OF New York has addressed COM
muncaton TO Senator Sumner, Chairman Of the For
eign Relations Committee, in which he takes strong
grounds against the proposed construction OF ship canal
the lshmus Of Daren He maintains that IL can
be built without a frighfu expenditure or human
life account of the intense heat OF the climate andthe
maarous and deadly fevers which prevail throughout
the year. He further maintains, even suppos-
ing the canal could be constructed, 1t would
be OF very little Importance to the United States The
benefits derived would accrue mostly to foreign Govern
ments. The Committee have this subject ana also
scheme a ship canal the Isthmus OF Tehuane-
pee consideration. They have agreed to report IN
favor OF the naturalization citizenship treaty with En-
gland. It is regarded by the Committee "a better and
more liberal in its provisions than the protocol which
negotiated by Reyerdy Johnson.
The Congressional delegation from Virginia held a
meeting yesterday with reference to the difficulties at
the elections in their State and decided that they
would call up the subject in Congress- IA had been
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the courts, where the matter rightfuly belongs.
The Senate Commerce Committee, at their meeting To-
day. directed Senator Buckingham to report b1maknS
an appropriation for the Improvement i0f the Fox and
Wisconsin Rivers TO connect the lakes with the
Mississippi River. This measure has been urged for
weeks by the Governors OF six OF the Northwestern
States The work to be !done under the direction Of
the Secretary Of War.
Commissioner Dcano decides that managers OF lot
eres are liable the Of five per cent sales OF
tickets policies dealers who have not paid their
special tax and for whom bonds have not been given
He also decides dealers the agents Of the mana
gers.
The President, Mrs Grant, and Secretary Robeson,
have changed their minds in reference to visiting the
Naval Academy, this evening" to attend the levee Vice
Admiral Porter is still at Annapolis.
APPOINTMENT OF CADETS AT LARGE-TITE RUS
SIAN HEMP QUESTION-CoMMERCIAL RELA-
TONS WITH BRAZIL.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
The following appointments at large Of cadets at the
West Point Military Academy, to enter the Academy III
1871, have been made by the President:
W II SfSS" 'a 81 ta SsfS s S S A 1 the Army
Charles W Thompson son Of Col Thompson Of the Army
william ys B s a 6G Of G e S'h ba TIT Z the a S
HhaT vintSn grandson Of the Perry Navy
By direction of the President Brgadier and Brevet
MaorGen A. A. Humphreys is assigned to duty accord
The Senate Committee on Finance has made a report
that part Of the Presidents annual message calling
attention To the law regulating the tariff ON Russian
hemp, and the question whether to fix the charges higher
than they are ON Manila IL not violation OF our treaty
with that country placing her products upon the same
footing with those of the most favored nations. The
the August, 1861 there has been exactcd and paid
Russian hemps an excess OF duties not exceeding IN
the Committee in favor Of reporting bin refunding
the money, while they are unanimously agreed on the
conform to the spulatons Of the treaty, and act
OF duty and comfy toward friendly power with which
they say, should expect In similar case an equally
scripulous attention to a treaty stipulation.
Tie President, in accordance with resolution, has
communicated to the Senate dispatch from Minister
Blow At Brazil in relation to the commercial interests
ca and the West indies. He regards the question IA
raised by ourselves will he grown principally in the
West Indies and South America and the coffee almost
entirely in South and Central America, Mexico and the
West Indies speaks Of the necessity OF establishing
close, regular, and rapid commun'a ons with every
portion OF these countries by liberal subsidies, and states
a. the adyantages First, the increased and active de
yclopmcnt in the production OF coffee and sugar in all
countries growing the same second, an immensely
increased demand for -four. gTain lard, pork and
manufactured goods, many of which are now needed at
remunerative prices, hut which kept back for want
glar and fair transpOrtion, and that enlightened
understanding of trade which dealers fail O grasp
want of facilities enjoyed by those OF other nations
The following nomination was sent Ia the Senate to-
day: Robert NJ Wake 10 be Collector Of Internal Reye
nue. of the Third District Of south Carolina.
Simon Wolfe, esq Of this city, called on the Secretary OF
State today and presented kilograms from various points
of the United States with reference To the ourages the
Jews ROmania and asking for the Intervention Of the
United States In behalf OF that people In consequence
of these ouT.ges il has been determined to appoint
Adolphe Buchner lsraelite, Consul at Bucharest,
BONANZA
Official returns received at the Bureau OF Statistics
show that during the month OF April there exported
the port of NewIOrk fish spawn TO the value OF
SIS 80 or this amount, ,sl6 exported To England
$500 Scotland, 1852 TO France, aud $40 to Bremen
There also exported TO France during the same
month. silk worm eggs valued at 500.
The following the customs receipts for the week
ending NAV NewYork, s2,527ooo; Boston S396, 1879:
Philadelphia, s2c7,9; Baltimore, S227,272; New Orleans
dor the week ending MAY 2 sll6,73S san Francisco flor
the week ending May 2l), $3.50 l3i. Total, s. C63,S92
The stockholders of the Potomac Railroad Company
have elected Henry ID. Cooke, President Isaac Hinck-
lew Vice President; John Ball. Secretary, and VIM s.
Huntington, Treasurer The Company propose 10 COM
mence work without delay.
Commissioner DeanO has reaffrmed former decision,
that companies cannot deduct sums paid for
reinsurance when making the returns of their gross
receipts.