The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-14

on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Banks said that question had been
fully considered by that committee, and the
committee had made D report, which was to
come up tomorrow.
Mr.. Cox remarked that the Limitation of
the Presidents right to make communica-
tons to Congress was that he might, from
time to time, give it information as to the
state OF the Union, but he regarded this
message as an attack on the report made hy
the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr.
Banks), and it should be as in the case of
Andrew Johnson's MESSAGE laid on the ta-
bic without reference to committee.
Mr. Banks said he had not made the mo-
ton in the spirit to which the gentleman
from New York referred. 1t was the usual
course to have it printed.
mir. Dawes suggested that after the re-
marks OF the gentleman from Ohio it would
not be respectful to lay the message ON the
table.
Mr.. Ranls' modified his motion, and moved
the re.el ence Of the mes age to the Com
mittee on 4 oreign Affairs.
Mr.. Cox moved to lay the message on the
table, which was negatived.
l'nc message was then referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
House adjourned.
Senate.-Ihe Senate occupied all day on
apportionment. Discussion continued to-
night. A vote will be reached in n few
hours. 1t Is supposed the Senate will pass
the House bill without amendment.
The Senate passed the apportionment bill.
WIN amendments, making the number 800.
The States entitled to an increased number
for next Congress shall elect them at large.
The bill got S to the House for concurrence.
The Senate is considering n bin paving
southern loyalistS for property taken bv
quartermasters and commissarics during
the war.
Various Items.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-Minister Thorn
ton, of England, has received instructions
10 thank President Grant for his interfe-
renee with the Fenians. The dispatch con-
veyinc this intelligence conveys the hope of
the English Government that the Fenians
will be punished. 1t is understood that the
Administration will allow the courts to deal
with the Fenians.
Red Cloud holds that the forts in his
country only bring mischief by whiskey,
abuse Of squaws, and other bad works. He
gave assurances that the Sioux would not
commence war. The Indians are much de-
pressed and dissatisfied, and the council
held here does not afford much hope of a
peaceful solution. A final council was held
to-day. Red Cloud asked for seventeen
horses 10 Gritty ullltSSu itlu purity
the terminus Of the railroad.
Secretary Cox said he could not promise
the horses, but would give presents. Red
Cloud replied that he was not angry, but if
the horses were denied he wanted no pre-
sents. With an expression Of fortitude and
defiance, he said that he was born naked.
Persons acquainted with him in council
and character predict IN early and serious
Indian war.
General Bradley r. johnson, of Rich
mond, Va. has arrived here as special colIn-
sci for Pat Woods, held in custody for
assault on Congressman Porter. The Jul
dietary Committee will meet to consider
this case this evening.
The President sent to Congress to-day a
very important message relative to the con-
flict in Cuba. He sets out by reminding
Congress that he had pl omised in his an
nual message to make further communica-
ton on the subject of Cuba, as there was at
that time nothing in the condition of affairs
there to justify the recognition Of bellige-
rent rights in the insurgents.
The past six months, he says, while they
have not given to the Spanish troops any
great success, they have not advanced the
position of the insurgents, who possess no
port, city, or town, have no political form
of government, and only make war from
| ambush on Spanish conveys. He condemns
the atrocious manner in which the conflict
| is conducted on both sides. in the wholesale
butchery of prisoners. He alludes to the
reported issue OF Cuban bonds for corrupt
purposes. He thinks that it is 4 matter for
serious consideration, and intimates very
plainly that the object OF the Cubans has
been, and is, not to fight their own battles,
but to get Americans to fight their battles
| for them. He sees nothing in the present
condition of affairs in Cuba to justify the
United States Government in recognizing
| belligerent rights to the insurgents, but
| leaves the question in all its bearings to the
| decision of the War-making power.
The Judiciary Committee have postponed
considering Woods's case until tomorrow.
Bradley II. johnson has arrived to look
after Woods's interest.
| The majority OF the subcommittee of the
Senate on the Memphis and Ell Paso rail-
road, made report concluding as follows
"From the best examination that we
have been able to make of the facts and the
| laws of Texas, our conclusions are that the
| Memphis and Ell Paso Railroad Company
| is an existing corporation, with the right Of
| way across the State of Texas, and that it
has valid land grant Of sixteen sections to
| the mile, to be selected out of the public
| lands Of Texas without any special rcserya-
| tion."
Revenue receipts to-day over one million
dollars.
The Preside mt has returned.
1t is reported here that a negro succeeds
Devices from North Carolina.
Two negroes appointed to West Point
were rejected for physical and intellectual
inetficiency.
The Alexandria and Fredericksburg rail-
road has been re6rganized by the resignsl-
ton of all the old Board of Directors and
the unanimous election of Hon. Reuben S.
Johnston, Colonel Thomas Ascot, Hon. w.
S. Lincoln, J. P. Green, G. r. Roberts, A.
Houston, and J. D. Barclay, directors, and
the subsequent election of G. r. Roberts
president and r. E. johnson secretary.
The new management are the officers of
the Pennsylvania Central railroad, which
company now owns the Northern Central
railroad and Washington and Potomac rail
road, with which they intend to operate
the line from Richmond north, east, and
west, us one road. They will set q large
force of operatives at work at once, and ex-
pect to build the road by December the 1st.
Proposals for grading will be advertised for
in few days.