Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-01-22
lo nav the sum of Sl 500 .OOO.

I. This money is TO DO devOteS
to the liquidation of all the ohliga
tiOns Of tho Republic ofSan DOmin
go, including the redemption OF ii
currency, which is represented a.
being Of comparatively smal
amount.
3. In case the obligation to be as
sumed by the United States sbal
exceed the before mentioned sum
! 1000, 600 acrcs Of the public land'
of San Domingo arc pledged rs !
security for tho excess. tAu
4. The liquidations Of all obliga'
tions are TO DO intrustei to commits
sionors, ono TO be appointed by oach
of the contracting parties.
q B. In consideration of tho dis
charge Of these obligations, San Do,
mingo codes To tho United States all
| forts, docks, customhousos, and all
other public buildings, arsenals, etc,
and complete jurisdiction over all
IFS territory,
@. San Domingo is to bc annexed,
or acquired us a territory, and not
as State, and TO be subjected to
the Legislation of Congress in the
Same manner rs tho territories oi
the United States.
z. The treaty is to be valid to all
intcnts and purposes, when II is rat.
flied by the Senate Of tho United
States, and confirmed by the vote
of a majority Of tho citizens Of San
Domingo. o..
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-1IOUsE,-
Many bills wcre introduced, includ-
ing one from Mr.. Payne, to recon
struct Virginia.
SEHATE.-Various petitions wcro
introduced for recognizing
Cuba.
Tho Typographical Union petitions
Congress for postage telegraph.
Major General Charles p. Smith,
commanding 10th Infantry, sue.
cceds Mower, and General Ayros
succeeds Smith In the command of
tho 18th Infantry, at Littlo Rock.
General Reynolds will assume COM
mand Of the Goth Infantry, vice
Mower, still, however, retaining
command of Texas. ..i ss..e
There is q bare quorum in the
House. Blair's vote ordering q vote
on the main question is considered
important. The bill in question is
Bingham o, and admits Virginia
without additional conditions.
Virginia and the general condi-
tion were discussed in both Houses.
In the Senate, Mcssrs. Stewart, War
ncr, Sawyer and Fowler advocated
admission, and Messrs. Sumner,
Wilson, Howard and Powers sug-
gested obstacles. Mr.. Warner want
ed to go into Alabama with amnesty
in one hand and the halter in the
other; he would pardon rebels, but
hang murderers. Mr!Fowler would
substitute Tic Bible for the halter.
Mr. Fowler defended Tennessee
against the alleged SANDERS of her
Congressional delegation and of Mr..
Brownlow. .
In the House, The bill admitting
Virginia was discussed. Mr.. Bing-
ham demanded the previous ques-
ton, and tho demand was sustained.
A reconsideration of tho vote order
ing the main question was moved
vote rs to 76. The Speaker voted
no. The main question was up, but
the morning hour arriving, the mat
ter went over. .,
Tho San Domingo treaty was re-
ceivcd by the Senate and referred
to tho Committee on, Foreign Rela-
tions 3at'Yl '9' ''"1 t
T. information has been received
that the operators at Richmond and
various Offices along the entire sea-
bord, including Augusta andiSavan-
nah, and Lake City, Fla, have join
ed the strikers. In consequences Of
this movement at the last mention
ed point, communication with Cuba
is cut Off The strike is still gcncr-.
aIsNorth, East and Wcst.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 1Q.-Thc Consti-
tutional Convention was organized
to-day. John G. Brown, an ex- Con.
.fcderatei General, was elected Chair
man unanimously VIA s7a ostsThFi
MEMPHIS, Jan. 10.-Thc Ava
lanche's Jackson, Miss, correspond
ent saysthat Gov. aAlcorn refuses
to be installed until the State is ad-
mitted into tho Union, TheLegis.
lature will meet, ratifyIthe Fifteenth
A mendment, elect United States
Senators, and adjourn nntilthe State
is admitted. 'a = , -
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Gen. Ere
mont, President of the Memphis and
Et Paso Railroad, publishes a card
in the Chronicle today defending
the company from the attacks of the
French and American Press, deny
ir 6 the, statement alleging frauds
in disposing ofthe bonds in Paris,
ard reciting the progress of the
work. saa ss!ifq - .a7 81
lie says under the actual circum-
stances, it is not too much to say
thatetbe future of the road may be
regarded as secured, notwithstand-
ing the strength of the, combination
agaihstit. 9i1s 70 ,t9sh sfsS
ThcNntionafI Iptelligenceris sus-
pended, ,a.-.,.. ~. s,s ss,is +. - .ros Y
iWAsIIiSaToN, Jan. 10.-The San
Don1ingo treaty meets with much
opposition among Senators. = -
The Radicals have very near CON-
pleted a plan by which they hope
to reduce Tennessee 70 the proper
depth Of partisan subseryiency.
Bullock telegraphs that things
have been fxedJso in Georgia as TO
insure the, ratification Of the ff-
teenth amendment.
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