The New York herald., 1870-05-11
WASHING cTON.
Features or Senator wilson's
Army Bill.
VIRTUAL DEFEAT or THE FUNDING BILL,
The House Going Back on Railroad
Land GrabberS.
BEN BurLER's TAXATION SCHEME.

BEN BUTLER'S TAXATION SCHEME.
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1870
Proposed Routes for the America and China
telegraph Gable.
Cyrus w. Field was before the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations this morning In relation the
laying Of submarine cable across the Pacific be-
tween the shores Of the United States and China.
Mr. Field made an elaborate explanation Of the two,
he considered, feasible routes-one by the Aleu-
tan Islands and the other by the Sandwich Islands.
There were many advantages In favor OF the Aleu-
tian route, In having number of landing places |
and thus overcoming the enormous distances TO be |
traversed In the open ocean This route is also the
nearer. The Sandwich Island route has |
commercial importance, and, Notwithstanding,
the greater length OF distance, presents many In
ducements The committee were particularly |
Interested In receiving the information |
communicated by Mr.. Field. He viii be heard
further on the same subject. The committee have |
come 10 no decision 1t ia understood that the |
question win be very maturely considered before |
taxing action.
Buffers scheme to Reduce the Tariff on
Imports.
Ben Buffers scheme TO simplify and reduce the |
tariff on imports and to encourage American ship.
ping interests, already alluded to- IL understood to
be In substance as foll0ws:-In case the Schenck |
Tariff bill fais-and It Is generally conceded that 1t
win fai-Butler win offer substitute |
for /. the first section, which substitute
win provide that all goods imported In foreign
bottoms shall pay duty Of ten per cent; that all
goods imported In American wooden bottoms shall
have twenty per cent taken OF the duty ana goods
imported In American iron bottoms shall have
twenty-five per cent taken on. The second section
nj a Gah vrvtt, ~
allowed to remain it is. General Butier's aim Is
to reduce the tariff and at the same time benefit the
American merchants ana shipowners by giving the
former cheap goods and the latter patronage 1t
may be that Great Britain viii attempt to retaate
for this discrimination against her shipping but she
cannot anord to lay heavy duty upon our two great
staples OF export, cotton and breadstufs. without
producing great distress among the masses OF her
people.
Unprontable Legislation-Thc Northern Pacific
RaiIrORd Land Grab.
The House amused itself to-day by nlibustering to
prevent the passage OF the Northern Pacific Rail-
road bill, ana the minority, which Is composed OF
persistent fighters like Ben Butler Farnsworth,
Sidney Clarke, Van Wyck and Ella, succeeded IN
worrying the majority into an adjournment. with.
ont action. There was no truce and no bargains
were made and the stubborn minority propose to
new the fight tomorrow, unless Mr. Wheeler, Of
New York, who has charge OF the bill, allows amend
nients to be offered This he declares he will not do
and the prospect Is that the OF to-day Will be
repeated tomorrow. The opponents of the bill
called for the Irregular order' after the reading
OF the Journal, and Immediately began TO
make dilatory motions. The yeas ana nays
called about twenty times, and both the read
ing clerks OF the H,use said to be thoroughly ex
hausted with the constant calling OF the roll. 1t
said that the projectors OF tile bill have counted
noses in the House and are certain OF majority
whenever a vote is taken, which fact accounts for
the refusal OF those having 1t In charge to permit de-
bate or TO allow amendments to be offered.
The Georgia Bill.
The Committee on Reconstruction this morning
considered the Georgia bnl. 1t was proposed to re-
port to the House the bill originally introduced In
that body which is similar to the bill admitting the
State Of Virginia to representation in Congress, with
an amendment providing for the employment of mill
tia instead of the regular mtaryforces in case Of ne
cessy for the preservation Of peace the enforce
ment OF the laws. The amendment Is In lieu OF the
Senate substitute. Instead OF fixing the time Of
election for members Of the Legislature as In that
substitute and In the Bingham amendment, the ques-
ton Of term OF oce is to be left judicial decision.
The committee arrived at no definite conclusion.
Consideration Of the subject viii be resumed next
Thursday.
The Southern Pacific RairOad Bill.
D. W. Voorhees, of Indiana, made an argumen
before the House Pacific Railroad Committee to-day
In favor Of the Southern Pacific TranscontInental
Railroad bill. The committee, after listening to Mr..
voorhees,, took up the bill and considered it section
by section. not, however, completing their examin.
alton of it. They agreed that the route for South
ern Pacific Railroad should be by the thrty.second
parallel through Texas, the Indian Territory Ari-
zona and New Mexico AT Its next meeting the COM
mtee will probably finish the consideration Of this
bill
Treatment Of American Citizens in st. DO.
ningO.
The Department Of state has, In compliance with
a resolution Of the Senate, communicated to that
body entire copies OF the dispatches Of J. Somers
Smith, late commercial agent at st. Domingo, with
reference to Davis Hatch, citizen Of the United
States, who, being charged with aiding the revoll.
tionary party, condemned to death by military
| commission, but pardoned by the Senatus Consul.
tun. Mr. Smith says that previous to these proceed
| ings the ship Tuscarora arrived from Key West
| when he called upon Commander Green and &C.
quainted him with the particulars of the case and
also expressed his desire that the Tuscarora should
proceed to Barabana where Mr.. Hatch was confined.
| The commander replied that Notwithstanding his
willingness TO comply with the request he could not
do so as his instructions placed the ship at the dis.
position OF General Babcock The latter 1t Is stated
| did not seem disposed to cooperate. MIR. Hatchs
| store had been twice piiaged and when he was
| compelled to leave he abandoned valuable cargo
Of wood, prepared for Shipment and also his per-
| sonal effects. ~
Enormous Subsidies for Steamship Lines.
| General washbarn's bill for substituting lines of
steamers to run from New York, Boston, Philadel-
| phia and Baltimore to European ports will probably
be agreed upon by the subcommittee Of the Select
| Committee on the Decline OF American Commerce,
| to which 1t was referred. They will probably report
in favor OF increasing the subsidy to ooo They
Will also report in favor Of giving the Pacific Mail
| Steamship Company an additional subsidy OF
$780, O00 instead Of $500 as asked for or course
none Of these bills have been agreed upon BY the
| general committee.
| Departure of the Tv-lxish Minister.
On Friday next Monsieur Eiscque, the Turkish Min.
| iser will leave here with his family for New York,