The New York herald., 1870-03-18
FORTY-FlRsT CONGRESS.
Second Session.
-C. go
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March II, 1870.

WASHINGTON, March II, 1870.
CONSIDERATION OF TREATIES IN OPEN SESSION.
The calendar was taken up and the resolution
offered by Mr.. Ferry for the consideration In open
session of all treaties for the acquisition OF the entire
dominions OF foreign power was considered. The
resolution was debated by Messrs Pomeroy. Sumner
and Hamlin, and finally referred to the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
DISTRIBUTION OF CLERKSHIPs.
The resolution previously offered by Mr.. CarDen-
ter tor a more equal distribution among The STATES
OF cierxsnips IN the government departments came
MIR. CARPENTER, trep.) Of wis, supported tie
resolution, bur finally agreed to Its reference TO the
committee which now mad under consideration the
blu introduced by Mr. Schurz for the reorganiza.
uon OF the civil service.
Mr.. THAYER, rep.) OF Neb., submitted an amend
ment, which was accepted by the mover OF the reso
luton, directing inquiry to be made to how many
disoyai men and women were IN the departments.
The resolution, Oh motion OF MIR. WILLIAMS, (reD)
oi oregon, was then placed at the foot Of the cal
endar.
THE TERRITORY OF OKLAHOMA
Mr.. RICE, Tep.) Of Ark, introduced bill to nr-
game the Territory OF Oklahoma ana consolidate
ing Indian tribes under territorial government
rue new rerrltory is bounded north by Kansas west
Dy New Mexico and Texas, soutn by Texas and east
by Arkansas ana Mlssoar
NAVAL APPRENTICES.
Mr. DRAKE, rep.l OF NO., from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported, with an amendments the
bii 10 promote the securing or efficient seamen for
the United states Navy providing Tor the appoint
ment by each Senator and Representative vi one
naval appfeHtce annually, s1d apprentice TO be
promoted TO the grade OF United States seaman upon
attaining the age OF twenty zone years and passing
proper examination.
REORGANIZATION OF THE CONSULAR SYSTEM
Mr.. CHANDLER, rep.) OF Mich, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported bill 10 amend the act OF
August 49, 1855 to regulate the diplomatic and con-
suar system OF the United States and other pur-
poses, 10y providing substitute for schedule u in
three Of said act. 1t aoolishes certain
sl,aieS and changes the salaries OF number or
Others. IL provides for Consuls Ge neral Mt London
salary $4,000; Calcutta, So, 600; Montreal, $A O0o
Paris, $4,000; Havana, $6000 Berlin, $4,000; Beirut,
$1,000; Alexandria, $4,000; Shanghae 5000;
Vienna, $4,000 lhe new schedule b authorizes
foriy-nine consus for Great Britain ana her COL
onles, at salaries ranging from $4,000 at Liverpool
down to 1900. Tue c0nsulates at Falmouth, Ply
mouth, Galway, Londonderry, Calcutta, Bombay,
Zycheles, Sierra Leone, Bathurst, Montreal, Gaspe.
Basin ST. Johns. Victoria vancouver Island, Trini-
dad, Antigua, Tetuan. Barbary States, st. CHRIS
pher ana Belize are abolished.
Three c0nsulateS are authorized for Russia ana
eight for the French dOminoDs those at StrasbuTg,
La Rochelle Boulogne and Napoleon being abolished.
Nine are authorized IN the Spanish aominions, the
Consulate al Havana being abolished. In the POrtu
guese domintons four are authorized that at Sam
uago. Cape Verde 0eng abolished. Three are re-
tanned Tor Belgium, those az LeIge and Ghent being
consolidated. In the Danish dominions the con-
sulate at Elsin0re Is abolished, ST. Thomas, Santa
Cruz anu copenhagen remaining Oh the list In the
North German Union ten consuates authorized,
those at Brunswick, Labeek Hesse Casse Stettn
and Altoona being abolished No changes made
I'D BAVARIA Nuremberg, Baden, Hesse Darmstadt,
SwitZerand, Italy, the Papni DomiDions. The con-
sulate al Vienna ls raised 10 consul generalshp.
The consulate at leudo ~ stricken from the list,
leaving those at kanagunIa NsgasaKi, Hakodadi
and Hl0Qo. Those In emma are located at Canton.
roo ChoO, Annoy Hanknw. Tien Isln and Nlnrpo
In Mexico they are located IN Mexico. Talapico,