Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-03-12
WASHINGTON NEWS.


Mr.. Thornton and the other foreign Minis
tiers have called upon Senator Rcvels in &C.
cordance with the rules Of etiquette.
A new bill for the encouragement of ship
building, BY granting drawbacks on materials
used, is being framed, and will soon be intro.
duccd in the House.
Grace Greenwood is Secretary of the
Washington branch Of the New York Cuban
Junta, and is enthusiastically laboring against
the Spanish influence.
The President communicated to the Senate
Thursday letter from Gen. Reynolds, COM
handing in Texas, which announced the rati-
fication by that State of the 18th, 14th and
10Th Amendments to the Constitution.
'~~ 1t Is ascertained that the Banking Commit
tee of the House will not be able to report
their bill for the imitation of the currency be-
fore the middle of April. 51.,ff "a
An Ohio Democrat defeated the proposition
of the House Committee on Appropriations to
pay the widow and children of Edwin NJ.
Stanton six thousand dollars, one years sal
airy, as Supreme Court Justice. There was
but one man in the House Directing.
\ San Domingo lobby has made its appear
ance at Washington, and its members are in
'dustriously urging members Of the Senate to
ratify the treaty annexing that country, and
endeavoring to show that Gen. Grant has set
his heart upon it.
Gen. Grant has informed the Senate of the
vote for annexation by the Dominicans, and
urges their prompt action upon the matter.
The republicans of the Senate held caucus
Thursday morning to see if any agreement as
to the Georgia bill could be reached. The
feature discussed was the proviso known rs
the Bingham amendment. Mr.. Drake moved
to strike this out Of the bill and supported the
motion in strong speech. Senators Chand-
Ter and Thayer also favored this course, while
the members of the judiciary committee sus-
tanned the proviso and strenuously held that it
should be adopted. Several Senators de-
clined to say they would be bound by the action
of the caucus, and it adjourned sine die with
out taking vote.
The House foreign affairs committee have
further considered the Cuban question. 1t
was moved to ask the presence Of the Secre-
taries of State and the Navy at the next meet
| ing in order to get full explanation of the
! policy of the administration, to the end that
we may not suddenly find ourselves drawn
into difficulty by hasty and inconsiderate &C.
ton. Attention was drawn to the fact that,
during the rebellion, Mr.. Seward was once
! called before the same committee, when he
made statements that saved US from getting in
to serious complications on the Mexican ques-
| ton.
The Tennessee question has reached the
White House as well as Congress. Half a
dozen colored r,ea from that State called on
the President accompanied by all the repre-
sentatives from Tennessee but Mr.. Hawkins.
They laid before him facts and figures as to
the condition OF things, representing that
outrages on colored people and Unionists
generally are of daily occurrence, and that
the authorities do not take any measures to
protect citizens and punish the lawless por-
ton of the community. They concluded by
asking national interference. The President
heard them attentively, and said he would do
what he could to aid them. He subsequently
had a talk with the Secretary of War about
the matter, and the military commander there
will probably be directed to give his attention
to the robbers and murders.