New-York tribune., 1870-04-23
WASHINGTON.

DIFFICULTIES WITH SPAIN
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNB1
WASHINGTON, Friday, April u, 1870.
Mr. Chandler made his promised speech in the senate
10 day on his Winnipeg resolution. He INDUCED In some
very plain talk toward Great Britain insisting hat noee
should given her to "pull up stakes ana leave lns
continent He spread map Of the British possessiohs
I'm North America descanted at length upon the extent
and value, and fairly chuckled the prospect that
they ready to drop into our lap. lie 'ooA
great delight in mpressing his strong points on the
attention Of Mr. Sumner who seemed quite shocked al
the libusterng propensities OF the doughty Michigan
der Mr. Chandlers resolution sent TO the committee
Foreign Relations where Mr. Ramseys resolution on
the same subject, referred two months since, Is yet
Enacted on. The House bill abolishing the Franking
Privilege came up at O'Clock, but lost its
place by reason OF being laid aside to take vote on
motion to adjourn until Monday, which motion was OF
agreed to- Bills and resolutions on the calendar
then taken up and proceeded with In regular orde
and 1t was astonishing what an amount OF business the
Senate transacted Senator Anthony presided, he being
the author OF the rule under which the senate was
working large number Of bills Of no practical import
ance which have been loading down the calendar for
months were got rid of by being indefinitely postponed
while some thirty forty were passed, including inc
Invalid Pension Appropriation bill. Among the phis Id
the calendar were several making appropriations,
amounting in the aggregate to several hundred
dollars, to carry out decrees Of the United states
Courts awarding damages to the owners OF certain
English vessels Some Of these bills have been pending
for long time, but objection has always been MADE 10
considering them and to-day Mr. Cole objected because
he said "Great Britain had shown such generosity
toward u.s. Other Senators say that not one OF these
bills shall pass until the Alabama claims are settled"
The House have been engaged on the Tariff BILL which
numbers pages, since April 1, and have thus far ds
posed Of only pages in Committee and have notyet
reached the sections which will provoke the most discus
son Considering that the House, in its legislative ca
pacty has yet to take final action on every section In
the pages and beside consider In both Committee and
House the remaining SO pages, some idea may be formed
Of the time which will be required to pass Tariff Dill
through the House at present session. to say nothing
of the Senate In view Of these facts the opinion Is
everywhere entertained that the bill will fail and be
abandoned before many days. Members OF the House
are beginning how fruitess s to take up time IN
further discussion and effort is likely to DO made at
any time lay the bill on the table or recomt 70 the
Committee.
The Ways and Means Committee, at their meeting to-
day. took up the Funding BILL and discussed it for up
ward OF hour without reaching any conclusion The
Chairman Gen. Schenck called the attention OF the CON-
mittee to the that Secretary Boutwell, was very
anxious that the should be acted on speedily,
and suggested that they have special meeting tomor-
row evening the purpose Of taking final and definite
action. 1t is proposed at the meeting indicated 70 CON-
plete the bill in some shape.
The sensational paragraphs sent hence yesterday about
the alleged warke difficulties between the United states
and Spain attributed to agents here for the
Wallst gamblers The evidence tonight Is that they
were by person supposed to be insane, who says
his name is Porter and who spent good deal OF money
in private kilograms yesterday. 1t is claimed by some
nevertheless that he is In the interest OF the Walst
agents and that there is method I'm his madness The
dispatches sent to an american Press Association"
protesting to have undoubted Ocid authority for the
statements are yet to be explained
The House Naval Committee to-day decided to agree to
the Senate bill allowing the families of the officers and
crew of the United States ship Oneida one years salary
in addition to what is due them. They also agreed TO
amend the bill concerning the rank Of the line and stan
OF the navy by increasing the number OF euenants 10
2OO and reducing the number OF
Thoy agreed to allow the inventor OF tne torpedo
boat that destroyed the Rebel ram Albemarle, 5000
The estimates of the engineer department for ortca
ons being between four and five millions OF dollars the
House Appropriation Committee to-day decided to
duce the amount asked for so per cent
The House Pacific Railroad Committee today heard
the arguments OF Messrs GoOch and Nchols Of Boston,
in favor of allowing the Achison Central Pacific Railroad
Company land subsidy, to aid them to complete the
road to connect with the Union Pacific Railroad. No
decision reached in either this the Ell Paso bill
Gen. Farnsworth Of the House Postal Committee will
introduce bil either tomorrow Monday to revise
consolidate and amend the statute relating TO the Post
Office Department 1t repeals large number Of useless
action found necessary in order to make the service
efficient.
The House Appropriation Committee heard Gen. Candy
in regard certain expenses under the Reconstruction
laws and decided to report resolution in accordance
with the Generals recommendations. Representative
Wells Of Missouri made argument in favor OF erecting
Government buildings in st. Louis upon lands to be
given by the city.
session Of the Senate Judiciary Committee was held
to-day and the examination into the alleged Georgia
corruption continued. Two witnesses were
amined one banker In Georgia. and the other the SON.
inaw of Western Senator Nothing is known of their
testimony The subject will be resumed on Monday
The Senate Indian Committee will begin the considera-
ton of the Indian Appropriation bill tomorrow.
The Hon. John COvode has published card, in which
he declines to be candidate for reelection to Congress-
for the reason among Others that asprants have
turned their backs upon the party because he stood in
the way Of their advancement while others have turned
their backs upon him because he could not secure them
offices.
Commissioner Delano to-day decided that any COM
pany or person delivering Lake Superior iron to
furnace company and receiving pig iron IN exchange,
regard the transaction sale, as must also the
furnace company and both must enter the sale upon
their revenue returns.
nominated Judge Humphreys of Alabama to be Judge OF
the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia made va
By Judge Fisher receiving the appointment OF Dis
trct- Attorney for the District Of Columbia
Ty n DECLARE bs preferenee for
Of the asprants for the position or Mayor
of the city, be chosen next June and by doing in
uence the clerks In the Treasury Department. but the
Secretary peremptory declines to interfere except that
he expresses the hope that good Republican VIII be
elected. -.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has directed that like
nesses of the late Gen Thomas and Mr. Burlingame be
engraved and inserted in the plates OF the next new
issues OF bonds circulating notes 10 be Issued o the
Treasury Department
Quite an interesting debate took place in the Senate,
th afternoon upon bill to provide for the appointment
senogapher for the Supreme Court for the District
Columbia. IL conceded by Senator's from states
where senographers appointed to report proceedings
in Courts that considerable expense saved III the
time expended upon Witnesses and consequent decrease
in expenses Of jurors fees, etc. by the employment or