The New York herald., 1870-06-01
WASHINGTON.
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President Grants Message on
the Dominican Treaty.
Tho Senate Considering the Sandwich Islands
Reciprocity Treaty.
The Bill to Encourage American Navi-
cation interests Killed.
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Discussion of the Bill to Reduce
Internal Taxes.
The New York Custom House
Quarrel.

WASHINGTON, May 81, 1879.
The 81. Domingo Treaty Aanin Before shc
Scnste--Presidenps Message the Treaty.
The additional article to the Dominican treaty,
tending the time for The ratification to the lst Of
July, was submitted to the Senate today. Accom-
panyng tue document was message from the
President. The first point treated ia the Monroe do.
trne, with reference TO the West Indies islands, tie
Spanish American re Dnbics particularly, ana
generally the whole subject or American domin-
ION on this hemisphere. The message char
acterzes The annexation OF 81. Domingo
the nust movement in the Inauguration OF the
Monroe doctrine. MucL has beel said on this sub.
3ec. IL has been agiatei for years, and particu.
larry In late years since this government has taken
. more conspicuous attitude before the world. The
opportunity offered by the express desire of ST.
Domingo TO become part of the United States il is
urged, should not be lost, for 1t gives at once
peaceable and practical solution of the Monroe doe
trine and makes 1t IA fixed policy. The me a,e
continues by declaring that having the acquisition
OF st. Domingo open before the government, should
the Senate refuse to ratfy the Monroe doctrine be.
comes dead letter, ana It would be piece OF un.
exampled presumption to say that no other nation
shall come In and take possession OF or establish
protectorate over any OF the small independent
States, should they so wish The government of rhe
republic of st. Domingo is weak and unable to sup.
port itself any longer. IL is fact beyond que
ton that some nation Will have 10 give 1t a helping
hand. II the United States government reject
the offers OF the Domnicans the message takes the
ground thai we have no right to interfere In any
thing the Dominicans might do to transfer their
allegiance elsewhere. The message, IN this position,
clearly sets forth the doctrine and leaves it to the
Senate to decide whether shall be retrogressiye
add retract all that has been said officially and
otherwise on the subject OF the Monroe doctrine or
ratiIy the treaty and take stand In the march Of
events and the realiZa ion Of q great destiny.
The message also sets forth the yalue
OF the Island in a military and naval aspect The
objections that the island viii be source OF weak
ness Is urged to be without any force from stra.
getic point Of view It IS shown that this would be
the key to those two inland waters, the Gulf OF Mex
leo and the Caribbean Sea- BY guarding these waters
II Is explained that instead Of waiting for an enemy
to come pounding at our very doors he is kept at
distance. Its central position also gives the island
control over all those adjacent and the presence
OF the American flag, it H also added, would go far
towards assuring American citizens Of protec lon in
all the petty States free and dependent, winch are
to be met with In the American tropics. In a CON-
mercial point OF view the message calls attention to
this important interest. The message closes by
urging the ratification Of the treaty. and calls in re-
view the incalcuable advantages that will inevitably
accrue from such a desirable STEP The message
also authorizes such amendments to the treaty as it
is supposed Will cover the principal objections that
have hitherto been brought against it. The follow
ing is said to be the additional article Of the treaty
sent in to-day
Additional article to The treaty between the Do
minlcan republic and the United States of the 2osh
OF November, 1869. for the annexation OF that re-
public to the United Slates:-
Whereas pursuant to the ninth article of the
treaty between the Dominican republic ana the
the annexation Of that republic to the United states,
It was stipulated that the ratifcations or
mat onr manths should o n be deSs exchanged with
II posslble; ana whereas the said time has
expired, but the parties being still desrous tnat the
determined to extend the time for the exchange OF
the ratincatons aforesaid. For this purpose the
powers on hamilton Fish, Secretary OF Estate. and
the PRESIDENT OF the Dominican republic has con-
the IKE sess arfsn
changed thehy full powers. which were found
70 be in due form. have agreed upon
for exchanging the Publications Of the treaty be.
tween the Dom\ nican republic and the United
tended to the lst day Of July next. In witness
whereof the respec, i've Plenipoentiares have signed
she present article duplioate and have affixed
day Of May. 1870. 4iAMIaToN ATn FISH FISH; - ,,s
As to what will be do ne with tho treaty, that
1t is urged upon the Sc nate again by the President
it is not easy to ascertain Careful inquiry does not
show that change Of on nion has been experienced
by any Of the Senators ,who formerly opposed IT.,
aud yet some Of its friends claim that 1t has gained
strengths and will ultimate y be success 1t seems
probable that so soon as the Sandwich Issnds
treaty is got out Of the way a effort will he made to
consider st. Domingo.
The Sandwich Islands Re ciprOcity Treaty
Annexation Of the Haw. ,iian Kingdom in
Prospect.
The Senate went into executive session to-day, lin.
mediately after the morning hon r. and took up the
reciprocity treaty with the SandN tch Islands. Mr..
Sumner, who is Its special champl on in the Senate,
proceeded to make an argument IL lis behalf He
urged that the United States has 4 low stronger
fO0thod and larger interest In the ia lands than any
other Power 1t should be the policy OF the govern
ment to cultivate unis interest and stree ghen It, In
his judgment the effect Of the treaty W, ud be to do
this. The Sandwich Islands were the ha 'way house
between the United States and China; and as the
Pacific Ocean was to be our great sea IL would be
important to have them as naval station ana as
sort Of marine rendezvous He thouk snt the
time was not far distant when these islands
would be under the nag OF the United state ;. Tne
only thing that prevented annexation now " as the
fact that the King OF those islands wanted tn em to
remain under hfs government while he lived. His
DEATH which could not be very far distant w0uh1 be
the signal for their annexation to the United Staes
The ratification Of this treaty would serve to encour
age the good feeling which already prevails on the
part Of the Hawaiians towards our government 1t
could not, in his Judgment, be any injury to our
The advantages Of the treaty were all on
our side. The only production OF the islands that
could possibly come into competition with our pro-
ductlons was sugar, and he did not think that com.
petition would be OF character to hurt the sugar
growing States Of the South Mr.. Sumner laid
great stress on the annexation features of
tue cas and pointed the fact that the Britishers
were anxious TO get possession OF the islands to
strengthen tMelr commerce in the Pacific. He also
described at legth the prospective greatness Of the
srade between ne United States and China, and
showed that for this alone the possession of the
Sandwich Islands w.,ud be invaluable tous. The
treaty woa also adyoc, ted by Senators from the