The New York herald., 1870-03-16
WASHINGTON
Delligcrent Rights for the
Cubans.
The st. Domingo Treaty Reported
Against by the Senate Committee.
KJ KLUX OUTRAGES IN TENNESSEE.
The Texas Admission Bill Passed
In the House.
Spicy Discussion of the Def
cheney Bill.
Squabble Over the New York Post
Office Appropriation.
Squabble Over the New York Post
Office Appropriation.
WASHINGTON. March Is. 1870,

It's reported Tonight that the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs have agreed 10 recommend the
passage OF resolution according bellIgerenr rights
60 the Cuban insurgents. -
Tho San Domingo Trentics Reported Against
by the Senate Committee on Foreign isela-
ti0ns.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations met
this morning and resumed the consideration OF rhe
treaties for the annexation OF San Domingo aud the
purchase Of the bay and peninsula OF Samana. The
discussion was quite animated. Both lreatles were
taken up. In addition TO the opposition to the mat
ter as o question OF State policy there were some
suggestions that information had been received
that certain outsiders were to receive cOnsldera-
uon from the Dominican government out
OF the amount received from The United
States. The principal opposition was made, 1t Is
understood, by Sumner and Williams. Senator's
Moron and Harlan spoke at length IN favor OF both
the treaties showing the great value to accrue IN
the acquisition Of 81. Domingo The vote stood i've
against the treaties to two for them. IS probable
the minority Will make report IN favor OF the an
nexaron An effort wall also be made to have tne
subject nsidered in open session.
Dispute in the House Over the Reference Of
- the Funding Dill.
The expected contest over The reference OF the
Funding bill took place IN the House TO- day. MIR.
field by getting the floor first to move the reference
OF the bill to the Ways and Means Comm ttee. 1t
required un inlmous consent to take 1t from the
Speakers tables but MIR. Garfield either too muca
demorai,zed by the hOdness or Mr.. Schenck or SO
anxious to get the bill sent to his own committee
that he Iailed to object. Perhaps he thought there
would be no difficulty in getting majority Of the
House on his side. 1t Is SAID that he been work
ing for week among the members OF the House to
get the bill referred to the Committee on Banking
and Currency. Mr.. scnenck, like General But
Ter, Is o hard man TO beat HIS bulldog
tenocny was too much for Mr.. Garfield and
che latter was forced to SURRENDER and
allow the Ways and Means Committee to carry or
the bill III triumph. 1t is SAID that the national
bank interests represented here were anxious to
have the bill referred to the Ways and Means Com
mittee, not because they expect any change In the
actions compelling them to exchange their SIX per
cent bonds for the new bonds but because they
are desirous OF getting new section added to the
bill relieving them from some OF the taxes now i'm
posed upon them. What assurance tney have OF
this Is not known; but the bank people urge unon
the ground that inasnuch as they compelled to
take the new bonds at q reduced rate OF inter-
est they should have the taxes somewhat
aDated to equalze matters. SchencE, like
Senator Sherman, comes from OHIO, where
the national banks are not particularly
popular, and man who wants to come BACK to the
House or Senate from that State can't AFFORD 70 be
partial to tile BANKS II Is said that TINS conSldera
ton had q controlling influence upon the conduct
OF Sherman who Is said 10 be personally largely In
teresied IN the banks In his management Of the
bill III the Senate
The Tennessee Troubles-Ilen Butler in a
Qnandary.
Tha m Tom tho orr
OF the Reconstruction Committee to-day after they
had lavoraDy agreed TO report the Texas bill. Mr..
Perkins, Speaker Of the House, and Mr. Thomas,
President OF the Senate, OF the Tennessee Leglsla.
ture here TO represent the Legislature before the
committee and TO defend 1t from the charges preferred
against IT by the republican Congressman IN the
House from that STATE 1t Is expected That Governor
Senter VIII send some person here 10 look after hS
interests IL appears that the Legislature was too
much Tor Sc ter, and the feeling between the men,
bers OF that body aud the Governor Is reported not
tile most amlcable. Toe tllng is very mucn mixed,
and it will require all the ingenuity General Butler
to put 1t to rights.
Ku klux Ourrag.s in Tennessee-Terriblc
Wrongs Inflicted Upon Unohe nding Negroes.
delegation OF negroes from the State OF
Tennessee appeared before the Reconstruction
Committee to-day and presented o document de-
thl.IIlk OutTdpcs diltscu W nave Uccu COm-
mitled upon the negroes Of Tennessee by the
Ku Klux. 1t appears that these outrages were
mostly confined 10 Middle aud West Tennessee. The
document In question goes on to state that IN the
above named communities our people have been
hunted down ike the wild animals OF the Junules and
murdered In cold blood; many have been forced TO
leave homes and families their crops and their
wages, and live lives OF penuly and want Dy the cruel
outrages committed upon them by disguised out
laws and midnight assassins. The cities OF Nash
vile, Memphis and Chattanooga are overrun with
paupers-aule-boded men and women, who have
been driven IRON their homes in the country to seek
the protection OF the city, and consequently are
forced TO beg or starve. 1t is common every day
or night occurrence, that some OF our people are,
without cause, without excuse, without provoca-
tl0n put to death in the most tCrtuous
and barbarous manner. Shooting, whipping,
burning, and lndced, we might say, that
the dark and damnlny catalogue OF lnqusitorlal
punshments has been resurrected from It's long
sleep IN the bosom OF the dark ages OF
and exhausted upon the weak and unprotected
people IN the state. They set forth that they
have made frequent appeals to the authori-
ties for protecton, but In vain. ON the
ira y, the Legislature has passed many acts which
initiate directly against the interest and happiness
OF the colored people. "Need we mentlon.n they
say. 'the repeal OF the Common School law.
whereby our children are left without educational
prlv,leye;' the repeal of what was known as the
Ku-Kiuy law, The results OF which are too wen
known to us all: the repeal OF the Common
carriers act, whereby respected colored ladies' and
gentlemen holding first class tickets are compelled
to ride la the smoking car, and submit to the
jeers and taunts OF those who not our
equals IN morals, refinement or education2
The delegation conclude their app cal by calling upon
Congress to enact such measures as VIII give the
negroes OF Tennessee protection IN Their rights as
American ciuzens. They urge speedy action, as, to
Quoie their language Every day OF delay sends
some poor deenceless brother to his long home
beneath.tne sod -
Tne 1exas Confessional Delegation mt the
White House.
The Senators ana Representatives elect from
Teas. accompanied nv senator Wison. OF Massa-