Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-25

WAsUINGTON, March 24-Ihe
Senate went into executive session a
few minutes after twelve O'Clock, to
consider the San Domingo treaty, Mr..
Sumner making a strong speech
against the ratification. Two other
members OF the Committee will speak
against it, besides a number OF others.
Senators Morton, COnkliIg and Cam
eron spoke in behalf of the treaty.
The executive session of the Senate
lasted over four hours, during which
time Mr.. Sumner held the floor, in an
argument against the San Domingo
treaty. He was several times inter
rupted by members with interrogato-
ries. He took very strong grounds
against the policy of the Government
in entering into a treaty of this kind
with a country plagued with all the
circumstances attending bitter inter
necine war, and held that the advan-
tages expected to be derived from it
could not be made TO COunterbalance
the troubles, cost and dangers to US, Of
accepting with it the annOyances Of
hostile operations which would be the
result of our occupation OF half an
island where such contest Is raging,
and where the United States could not
avoid taking necessary measures for
defending its rights acquired under
the supposed treaty.
Mr.. Summers argument was pro-
nOunced very powerful one, even by
the friends of the treaty among the
Senators, and it seems to be conceded
if it goes through it will he owing to
the personal influence in Its behalf of
the President, who has Calvassed the
Senate.
At 4:45 pm. the executive session
adjourned until L IN. tomorrow.
The President saw several Senators
to-day and urged them not to allow it
to be rejected.
A special bearer OF dispatches
reached here this morning from st.
Domingo, beariug the official vote OF
the annexation scheme. 1t represents
great enthusiasm in all parts of the
island on the announcement OF the
vote, there being but little opposition
to it. The bearer of the dispatches
was sent to the Capitol to lay the facts
before the Senators.
The House Territorial Committee
heard the argument to-day in favor Of
State. She has the necessary number
of inhabitants which entitIe her to adj
mission,
The following table prepared OFF,
ciaily at the Treasury Department,
exhibits the time it would take to
cancel the entire debt OF the United
States, amounting to &, SOC 900, 900, by
a sinking fund capital varying from
$25, ,OOO, 900 to 500, ,000, 600, "A years in
/ terest at six per cent, payable semi
annually; capital $2j, 900, 900, time
/ twenty-IhTee years and half; $780,,
/ 600, 600, twenty-One and a half years;
! $50, ,OO0, 600, nineteen years and Il halt;
$40. 900, ,OOO, eighteen years; SIj, ,000, 900,
| sixteen years and a hall; Sj0,000,O0
fifteen years and half; S55,0O0, 900,
fourteen years and half; $50, ,00U, ,000,
/ fourteen years; So, 900, ,GOl, thirteen
wears; SO, ,000, 900, twelve years and u
half; S75, 600, 900, twelve years; $780,
/ Goa. 600. eleven years and half: SS5,
OuO,OOO. eleven years; $50, coo, ,0y0, ten
wears and a half; sos, 900, coo, ten years !;
| SlO0, ,000, 900, nine years and half,
Several Republican mem bers of the
| Virginia Legislature, accompanied by
Representative Piatt, paid their re-
speCts to the President to-day. The
affairs in that State were briefly dis
cussed. The President expressed no
opinion, however, rs to the matter of
controversy, but said that what Gen.
| Can6y did was to simply prevent riot
! and bloodshed, and he would have
| been blameable ii he had not taken
! such precautions.
The Senate Committee on POstOhice5
| and Post Roads have agreed to report
bill subsidizing the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, for mail service
| between San Francisco and China, to
the extent Of Sl,000,000 Ier annum.
Service to be semi-mOnthly.
Customs receipts last week were
s., 4O5, ,096.
Col. VIM. Hoffman, L. S. A, has
been relieved, at his own request,
from May lst, next.
Eugene Schuyler has been con-
firmed as Secretary of Legation at st.
Petersburg.
The President recognized Julian
Espiaes "a Vice Consul OF Spain to
reside in New York.