The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-03-18

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dered that the remainder be carried out.
The San Domingo Treaty.
President Grant visited the capitol a
little after ! o'clock to-day, accompanied
by General Babcock, and repaired at once
to the Presidents room. he handed to
messenger of the Senate list of the names
Of senators he desired to see-namely.
Messrs. Anthony, Conkling, Trumbull, Will
son, Morton, Chandler, Cameron, Sawyer,
Stewart, Carpenter, Poole, Mcdonald IIar
Ian. Drake, and Warner. When the sena-
tors had assembled, the President said he
came to lay before them additional facts
relative to San Domingo, which be hoped
would secure favorable action, annexing
that island to the United States.
| The conference lasted an hour and
half, the President evincing desire to de-
feat the unfavorable action of the Foreign
Relations Committee, published few Days
ago.
| When the senators had retired, Meesrs.
Nye, Ramsey, Thayer, and other senators
and several representatives who bad been
invited to be present, came in.
| 1t is a noticeable fact that no member of
the Foreign Relations Committee who voted
against the treaty was invited except
Senator Cameron, who Informed the Presi-
| dent yesterday that notwithstanding his
| adverse action in committee he would vote
for the ratification of the treaty.
Some Of the senators, in discussing the
treaty, characterize it es an immense Job,
| in which the President is unwittingly used
to consummate the scheme.
The opponents of the treaty are making
| strong effort to have it considered in open
session, which they think would certainly
cause the defeat Of it's ratification.
1t was agreed in the Senate that the san
Domingo treaty shall be taken up at
o'clock on Wednesday next.
The Funding Bill.
Secretary Boutwell, was in conference
with the Ways and Means Committee about
two hours upon the funding bill, and gave
his reasons for desiring prompt action on
the measure, and asserted his confidence in
being able to fund the debt, az proposed in
the bill. He preferred the bill as oriSi-
nally reported, which allowed interest to he
paid abroad. II the committee deemed 1t
advisable to restore that clause he could
have no objection, but feared the Senate
would not yield the point.
The President is understood to be opposed
| to the funding of greenbacks or converting
any non-interest bearing liabilities into in
| terest hearing bonds. Such ia the substance
Of his statement to member Of Congress
to-day. From this it would appear that he
does not favor the funding bill in oil its
features as it passed in the Senate.
Affairs in Cuban Waters.
Secretary Robson, BY invitation, ap-
peared before the House Foreign Affairs
Committee to furnish official information on
affairs in Cubnn waters. The committee
desired to know the number Of vessels en-
ployed III those waters, and why more of
them we're not ut Havana and other points
to protect tie lives and property Of
American citizens, ond why they were COM
PEELED to seek shelter and protection under
foreign hags.
The Secretary replied that there is an
| immense SQUADRON in the Cuban waters,
but the committee should remember that
there is very large field for operations,
and there IRE times when some Of the points
must necessarily be exposed that the in
struct;ons to Admiral Poor and other Com
mandcrs were clear und explicit to have
alwavs sufficient naval force in and about
Havana to protect United States interests.
The Admiral and q portion Of his fleet have
been occupied for some time in and about
San Domingo. He would see that hereafter
O sufficient number Of vessels should he
stationed about Cuba to aftord ample protec-
| ton to our citizens.
Cubn-Important News.
There is surmise current that the Adj
ministration contemplates action of most
extraordinary character upon the Cubnn
question, it being the recognition OF the
volunteer organization now holding high
carnival in the principal cities of the
island us the De .fncto government, and the
accordance of bcliigerency thereto. This
action ie supposed to be part OF the policy
of Mr.. Fisk III his diplomacy with Madrid.
Town Dntses to be Collected in Spain.
The United States Consul ut Cadiz,
Spain, has informed the Secretary of State
that the authorities at that city hare de-
cided that town dues or duties shall he col
lected there upon the following articles at
the rotes given-yiz., salt pork, DC. per
pound alcohol, &c. per degree Of strength :;
petroleum, 45c. per pound; wheat md
-four, TIC. per pound.
Secretary Fish having notified the Urea
sury officials, circular has been issued an
nouncing the fact.
The President appoints Cadet.
The President voluntarily to-day APP
pointed. George W. Collamer, of Boston, to
o naval caietship. The appointee il the
son of the late George ". Collamer, once Of
Boston, afterwards Mayor of Lawrence,
Kansas, and who WAS killed by Quantrell
in the struggles in that State. This was
the only remaining csdetship that the Pre-
sident had at his disposal.
Prodisious!