, 1870-02-03
WASHINGTON.
Passage Of the Currency Dill
In the Senate.
Text Of the Bill as Passed.
Proposed Changes In the Consular
Service.
A Chinese Civil Rights Bill Re-
ported in the Senate.

ported in the Senate.
Special petratch TO The Calc,go Tdhun.,
"AsHtK01oN, Fcs. 2
THK CONSULAR staylck.
The sectnfsty Of State has sent letter 10 the
SENATE Committee on Commerce recommending 1
1nmts1 Of mater5sl ch1sses IN the cons.lar ser.
F1ee- lie pfppotes, IN considerable number oI
cates, to prohibit consnls tt3n doing outside bus.
tness; In othtss, to Rlso them ssary, instead ot
allowing them to rtsatn the Iees IN othefx to re
d1ct Tie salaries tecAuse cotBulate1 are OF Httle
Importance aEd, In still othefb, to 1pcrea1e tie
saitr1ea, because tbs posts hare recently become
Important There arc about twenty-five OF the
couIu!ates that nc Think should be made salar.ed
about twenty whete he advises some deetease oj
salsrJ about dozen 1hAt should he ts.scoutlnaed.
atd about nfty lot which he suggests 81 lightly in.
cfeaAed APPROPRIATIONS Neafly one-th1Id OF the
rfopoted increase Is for the Cninesa Copsu,a.cs
which are daily becoming CT nose consequence,
and where the Secretary wants Copsuls to cesse
ftnm dotpE outside business, for the reason thas
thet dATe tidfc!af functions, and are often called
upon 10 decide questions between cltixeus Of ou1
Country wao are eugsged IN ,r4de- Tae entire
List Of changes recommended. co-eufsen4 IN
which wou1d make the sersics vastly more Ct.
acient, involves increased expenteb Of bat about
ss,oee.
TIE cCRKKsCr ELL
got through the Senate today, Id 8ccordaac.
with the Finance Con nitise's Programme az
given fAat hight 1t proslues for the reti,emess
OF I'll outstaud1nZ pei ceEts, not amounting 70
$i3s .oto; the 2ftue Ct fs3,L09 oGo addltioasl
National Btrk circulation, aud withdrawal OF
so, OK, ,tte from the New E3gtaad banka for dis
Gteuaen II provided, ~ viii BE- eeeo for $4a o9o-
Goo to be distributed II the S,olh and Teat, but
the t2o,ooo,odo withdrawn from the
Ea1t cannot BE- pat oat pnM the
eftRaoA e4s,f01s0t9 u issued, which
vii haE6ly be under year. The prosis!on which
allows banks In one State to remove 10 another
State u uos likely TO Wesk aoy great change II
financial Affairs, u bot lew papks have ever de
Eaed 70 DO shls. The aAt a 1t nov sksud1 Is =
compromise pretty generally satisfactory. Seve1a,
bank men from New fcrk afe here, AEd thsy as1
It vii b acceptable to Their stct1on. and tpcy
Will adyl8e tbelr fttends In Inc House to vote toI
1t without oppoatsiun-
TEE sATy PENSION LAWS.
The Secretary OF tho SRyy his sent lettel
to the House Naval Committee relating
10 the Nary Pension tA<a, which
he tth1nts' require etsent1a1 nod,ncation1. His
Pension FuId Eow amounts 10 fourteen millions
Of dolafa. which Is the net proceeds OF oue-hslf
the rslne OF captures nade BY the rasy during
the rebellion, under the act Of JnlJ, 1864. This
fund was tnvestad IN government boud5 the in.
pensicnA The act Of July, 1865, reduced the rate
nf tntctcst allowed ON the fund 10 thEee per cent
and the income uow IL not SUFFICIENT to Day tho
current demands for persona entitled 70 relief.
The LAST report OF the Pension Once shoxs
An e1tess Of naval claims over incomes Of nearly
Esa,oto- The Secretary recommends = repe9. OF
the act Of July, 16e 10 II to place the funds op
similar footing with other cles1ltors Of the United
6tAsta.
FkSf IEnfxk N4rrra4
Tfe asy1ten Government Is NOW represented
hert By Joaquin Dslmonie, q DoMlQ1c11 gentle.
nso, who Ecomee a. Special Agent aud coumts.
Hloner I'LL such time - the new President Of the
1sland gets ready 10 appo!at Minister. Arthur
Fol1urn, New EngEander, II als Consul At New
1ofk. Both pesso4s' ssu noF IN Washington
waiting to Sec the Secretary Of State aud
nesntlne talking with Congreastuen about ine
San:pamlngo treaty. They Do co, directly oppose
is fadhcastons but represent that great wronR
VII be dtne the people Il payment u Dade ac-
cordlnB to the terms Of The conyenuoa. The pafty
now nf tho head OF Affairs In Hayll Il blttef.T hos
ete to tic ruitnG party IN San Dom!ngo, aad 1t IL
Afesoy FcrT evident that We stand chance &c
h&Te SONS trouhto with that treaty.
TIE NAFT DEPARTMENT ESFKSp1rURK4
The House Appropriation Committee are con-
sde1tng The esuuascs Of tue StvJ Department.
They will cut them down considerably. not b.
heF1ug so much naval Tork 10 b nece4sarF
"a Is now going on. They are TO hold a conference
With Secretary RobesoD snd Admiral Porter TO-
MORROW mt1nttg, to hear wnat causes have led to
such an exhaustion Ct tnnds a. neceaslta,cd tho
recert i4fEe discharge Of Hork.nen from khe nary
JaFaA- The blu authorizing The tsAnsfe1 o. money
non one bureau 10 another will be taken up an,
fepotted IN sosnt form during the dsY.
DISTRICT o. cpLuIE11-
largo na1A moeslug Of best-class citizens Of
the District, Iretrtctye Of race OF color wss held
II the CITY Hall thts eEeatng, 70 icti1.e mesaufca
for shs consolidation Of tbs county apd two
CUES ia'o one kosesnnent with Dsie-
Eases IL Cougreas. Juofe F,sneF, OF shs
Criminal courr, presided, and III acuye psrtlct
patt2 ate peraou1 of nigh standing. Resolutions
were adopted. and large committee appointed
TO lEbor with Cougrest
THE BtFcxlrr-RoI1lSs LEuE1 sCrr.
Ite government haa Assuned the tefcuce OF en-
comuakslonef Rollins tn the libel euis brought
sS3nst htfn hy HEck1yt becsnse It Il cksa tuyplf-
ing fedetAl Officer for the dlacnarSe Of Lis duty
The Internal Revenue Bureau Ira asked ,ne Di.,
t51ct Attorney Of Ma1ylAId 10 appear for tho eof-
eminent, and the case has been taken out OF the
HAuhore CITY Court into tie United States
Court
A1ssIss1rrl AND RECONSTRUCTION,
Ihe Reoons;ructson Caun,istco Will have =
special meeting to ,Eo1ox, 70 conE1de1 the IN.
phcatlon Ct M:Eaitstpp! for feato.auon 10 Con-
Rft&siorM privileges. Tho Indications IRE tnxt Z
bill for her raauIusuon viii r,,nf.tp rnna,,tn,, :,
strn,,ar ia tnnsa IN ~. V,,rtn,. nt,,
THE cuISksE AID cfyn x1GH1a
~ y. .ae noa1 atapu1taAt p1lla reported this
aeAon u saRt brought ID frou tho Judiciary Com.
mlttee day, bJ Mr. Trunpn1l. 1t cxtcnds tns
entire protection Of The Ureae ,rxtf te,on+. ~. -
the Cntnesr. and II, r,,..ss -, Es .nsua aet 70
4'a 10 e2laofnsa anAfa
kkrEIs
Seu1tor-elect Rereas was on the f,onr ~ H..
Senate Chamber res7ty ali The art,,1,,, -, 49,
quietly Watching ths n,n.a..,r.. 49, .o,5'
w1tn h1a iutuse assocates and lis w1ls 8as In tns
gaileyJ to 6ee how her husband ras rrre,ra.1
RI rup .xcor,,-..
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rHs' "A*Asss Issued N JANCARS.
=, ,MAsHlNurox, Feb 2-Wa1aols Issued from
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eevm nr.e and mtsteAAneena and loseiEn intes.
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enrnt of fhe nnh..c 1an, MI LII" ls4ue0 on AZ
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rr,. ~ hsTkCc11oS AKAsrREs
- Atoc cNTMaaaee On ResonStruc ion hsFe beSora
assa az n,r' ~ ss,d 70 Georgia and MAaes1ppi;
sea aes a.;s,n Of tns enn.,'tasna of MS United
Gore nnhi the leturt OF General Huuer 70
Iee senate Judiciary Committee Kars .a1s@
nnahle to consider the subject of M,ss,..119 =
C1aasrIon win REPRESENTATION Ii Confreas.
Will hold special ueet,nT ~ snnn ,hs oat
INDIAN coxx,as1nnrn ,rro,e-' @4''se'
The prealdena NJ. snnn,r1n, 1re