The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-06-16
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Special Is n, vli,a als olil7 Noxs.
FROM wAssiiH oToN.


WAsHiNGToS. June IA.
When the amended House bill inrreas-
ing the representation to 3DD members IN
Forty Second Congress is returned 10 the
House, Marshall, of Illinois, Will submit
an amendment providing for an increase
by the election of members from the
States nj large. The amendment Viii
embndy the principle contained III the
new Constitution of Illlnals-eacll v"ter
10 have as lnany votes u, thare are men-
bers ut l,rpe 10 elect, with the right TO
give all the votes Ia one candidate. or to
divide them among the candidates, as
the voter may desire. II Is understood
the Democrats will make the adoption OF
this amendment condition precedent to
their support of the bl'l.
The Presidents message on Cnban
aff,irs has created Il Profound srnsatl III
no less for the matter than Tor the man
ner in which il was presented
Ta.morrow the Foreign Afiairs Com
mittee will report on the Cuban question.
In the SENATE Thurman characterized
the message as II proclamation 10 the
Cnbans b. lny down their arms.
In the House. Cox sail il WIS the most
imprudeut messase ever sent 10 an Amcrl-
can Congress.
Senator Morton is reported as intend
ing to iiercely aSsidl IT, ami Gen. Banks
is asioni,h-d aud indignant.
II il snid Ia he Caleb Gushing's : mes
sage, and that il has been prepared for
nearly a week. aud waS signed by the
President sbon alter his return this
morning from Penns, hanna
In connection with the oan Domingo
treaty, it is tssf. rt..d ih 4 the Sm Domingo
rins. numb, ring snme 20 or 30 prfsuus,
Americans aud DamiulcHns, have got
hold of various buildngs at low figures
which il is intended our Government
shall buy at high iigufes after the nnnex-
alton takes plie that the fiuS has got
secret title tp yaflpns salt mines. log
wnpd graves. aud trncts of mineral land;
that the title tu these belongs to the
Domi Jean Government, aud are cav
cred aud conveyed Ia ns by the ile1ty,
bat will b. cluimrd 10y private PARTIES rs
grants from Baez ~ sbuu as that ducu-
lneut Is rilliti.s!; also. thai large b b'dies
of public laud of vain b q qbtity have
been ndtinnnly granted II the rug, in
cnnn ;, tlun will rai road charter, s,hes
the treaty WIS negotiated. and tnat The
charter and Land giant viii come tn hight
in valid torn IL we get the Island, aud
will be thrown up il the treaty fails or Is
rej-ctel A further change is. that
purchases OF property likely to BE- needed
by our Government were made Win "A
stipulation tint they were tn be pnid tor
IN certain kind of Dbninic ia paper
money; but thus money hls since bren
immensely deprecated by orders of
b. z. and that the ring has bought II ut
n cheap rate on gold aud holds It Ia use
in ply nent foi SIR priy II annexa III
succetds. There are other changes,
spneAhat similar in general ch r,oter. to
these; but how much truth there is in
any OF ihrm will hardly be known till
the Investig Committee makes ITS
report. Perhaps not eyrn then. IA
there is no way uf reaching the Dominl-
eans who are said Ia he Ia the rips-"i
which it il thonlht by some Barz hun
self is silent and nnsern member.