, 1870-06-26

have been reported adversely, and afl others arr
still In committee. OF those fayotably reported
nine we're from the Eastern, twenty-five from the |
Middle. twcnty-seven from the Southern, ami
twenty three from Western States.
CfAH.
There has been something OF contest over the |
SecrttaFyship Of utoh since the death OF Colonel
Grow, recently confirmed. The President says he |
thinks he will not make anJ change out there at
present, but leave Mann In possession for while.
When he does make change, the appointee will
be gentleman from Alabama
TUE CURRENCY BILL
The Conference Committee on the Currency bill
will entleavoE to agree on something next week.
Az made up, 1t Is against tnnatfon.
rIo the Associatcd Prcs&l
The following nominations BY tne President
were tent 10 the Senate to-day: Alonzo 3. Cor
nell, AasIs.snt Treasurer At Sex York eisy; Post
Lewis, Loudon, g; 4 9. Born, Ashland. O.; G.
g. MntsTs, fslloT sp,anTs, g.; ;s James , cosk,
eusR d asse asSss cyatasna. n sk ~ x:n.
THK SAN pox1sao AAz1KR.
Senator Howard, this morning, frnu the select
committee on the memorial Of Davis Hatch, pre-
sen1el report, concluding 81 follows:
vnteh the1 annSunes sse Tt nasnr r. tSat athonoh
II has been openly asscEteti IN The Senate thai
General Bahcock wae guilty Of misconduct, they
perfect honesty and sincerity. They Iook IN vain
for any evidence worthy Of moments considefa-
ton Of any inslncestfy on Ills part or any mlsst1te
ment or preyar!catlon. Hts whole centuct nas
been marked with Truth, honor, and ideltty, and
ne san Maoe md aSdeaee Ne sacna ns ps ua94Ss
to our OWL eonvtctiona II we dill not apply to ten
erals Ingalls, snd sackett, who accompanied him,
las1on, and We take pleasure In expressing our
conviction, after weighing all the facts and ct-
cumstances within our knowledge, that in ita ne
II q ffpr
my fraud or unfairuess, and thar the Agents cus-
ploJed BY the respective governments have all
Is @ not pe1mtssaSe % u u to e1press IL lis poc
the course which the Senate should adopt In 1rgaoi
have heen charged With corrupt motives anil i'm
proper conduct desm it appropriate to szy taAt
The committee, Ii rty,ew Of uAtch's ciallns, say
that, had he been Wantonly seized aud subjected
umony,-tn shors, had be been tTestcd witn maat-
not hes,sate q reeommeaa Demand foF ss.stae-
vas ne character Of soe proceedings, but
that they were, on the Contrary, IN nc
Ths eemee shsreta .ea no sroapa ief
this branch Of his cla:mA To prove the loss Of
his properly. he presents no other evidence than
maze oath bat, to admit hts statement Rs being
true, It docs not follow under ortllnasy ctrcnm-
Thsa s "a Of se 1ns
stances Of Er. becsuse he waa m admlttetl enc
ny of tie Hae1 Government; Aceoni1ns 20 the
n.tsa h.a Sesa ensassd Z other ,liictt!
ea u II IND VI e I'd
In Illicit traffic. IN which MT, Hatch connived She
was seized, condemned, and soM BY the Domlnl-
should make reclamation against the government
he wA thus Offending would secTn singular, md.
iIen yhat Z nefose g. re cannot presume that
a
~, Z fact which It Is noe necessary to
Of 6h own fauit, mi without assuming 70 say that
he eau estabash no Just claim ayainz: the gurern-
mens Of pon!nies, we nc constrained to az that
premature and ss7rsuisf. Ne Cannot oar rextld
mskins nia alleged ertesances public, T. prevent @
i.!r eonsias5a.!on Of the ueaty Of annexation.
create ngsls u1fsnndsd p11s!nd,sa anst Z
| circamspection which should chsfscterize every
ezen n soEosa IN mstts,s u Which b.;
and passionate clamo1s aKa3nst tndivsduals, blind
| aurm!.es aud petsonA psqac, that warp the tadg-
fkft Gre not the means proper to be exercised 10
lnflut nce our Judgment Ia lnate:a Of such grave
importsnce The ecmmt.1se, saesefoEe, recon-
postponed.
tSgnedl JAHEs ". Mn,
| l. II HOWARD,
GEoH1x " WILLIAMS,
WILLARD WARNER.
The minority report expresses regret at being
,s 81 TN se1 f. f Y
tinony that Hatch Is gentleman Of the highest
character. Hatch was in Daragona while 1t was
took pofsessson 81 It be Vas asrested, taken to
San Domingo, then to Axua, AptOE1nce under
marital taw. when he was trted before = military
circumstances attending It, The testimony showR
that Hatch hal. IN former Jears. incurred the
IL q Id 1tssn aIss foe aa N
papers rejecting on E&ez, who WIS II that time
ils6s, IN e1tle- In that war the CahrM GoEcTn-
a1er getting into power, Was Haschs arrest on
De alleged ground that be had been concerned
With the opposite party. THIS allegation was
brother; aso, by III teatimony Of aE smith. CON.
aerc!al agent Hasch was there As agent Of =
RPa q
enoft5 were made TO dfivc Hatch and ~
s@p@as Il fFo T. s ~ u Hsss T
his sentence to be shot, and Afterwards his p1r-
T don on condition tnat be would leave the country:
Nevertheless. be WAS not released from prtsol till
March, $50, While he VAS IN prison. neSoua-
uoDs for the annexation OF Donnln{ca we1e begun,
eests 9,1soss s,e1 ssss 1 #
he.tath ussot commercial agents Smith and Percy,
! his incarceration appear In n ot1cial note I'd,
dressed By the Dominican Secretary Of ssats
IS oqn II ESes shs iaf Lis .sease
| denied because Of n.G irreconcllah1e enn!tJ
| A9atnSs that goreInnent and tnEentnE calnulLiet
airl nj % Pool. n March, ia explains shst TIC eoa
hs connection With parties hostile To San Domtn
| 70, and his disposition to exert fndueptc there or
| public opinion detrimental 70 The Interests
; | OF Dominican anncx11ton- The committee snoH
thai Babcuck refused to hare anything to do with
! Al American citizen 30 held IN prison, and dc
cilnei to SPEAK vord for person 30 outraged
md vent even 80 III Is TO olai. al inquiry con
: cerning the reasons for which that citizen n!
held capttve, whil. : few minates' investigation
would hare convinced him that that the onJ thinI
which was considered proof Of tnat capttve's Eull
| did not exist On Eecutd+ and that the d12i, etn
r Nese baIbafoas outrs9es fon beginning % end
vhes auss % ave ioaaced ] Bascoek . Tins Tsf',s;
: I'D % maniisstsa disposiuoa to coa1nue is N
strucsions noe1alIy. He tcok Al aeuEe pa1t y III
5 st1ueticns were quits siens On III; subject Tas
,., ned II shsa s5sPa' II h,si a1 e
I he Prestdeaf nd nis speesl AGENT, ~
: n the trss article Of which ne e1plcsuy pledge
urder fnas the idea Of anne11ng tne DomiEica.
: among meutefs ef Congress = may ne nesessaf'
' nun.cAtlon to that body until he shM pe Geftah
J Il win be approved by na}oat!. The Ininorit
J think this unprecedented In IN Atde-de-CAn2, Il
view Of the fact that whatever his verbal tnsszuc
tons were, his written tnst1oc aons enpoWe- hu
only 10 gather information and not to enter Into m
\ argument 1t Ill They think It singular, that i
roiuQ 70 far beyond bis Instructions ~ to conpsu
y mise tht name of t1ie President. be should har
been rEeycnted by any feeling Of dellcacy from u
tesCellnR Ia behalf Ut au American citizen OF alg
It cnnrscteT held in GufeGR, after having been pH,
Is done{C Tue President having been informed i
Narch OF tse scnd.ng, Of the order for the imnt
- dI3ie reIraac Of Hatch, and, h2rtng At the sam
:. ttIne directed Babcock to dfscouunue big corEe.
. pOndepce with C3seneau, the committee a-t force
q 10 conclude thai The President did not at a zuhs.
"a qrert period express surprise dlsptasurr at th
:; order ha1inK gone; that tho ttspeasure waA Bat
II cocfs oHn, and that he used the PEeadeuts nam
n ony with th4t unbccoming freedom With which b
l. hxd previously used It On the protocol rEeumlnar
- 70 The urafJ. Neither cau the committee, fro1
Bahcock's own admission. avoid the conciuso
- ih1t al the influence he used with rce1fd I
= Hatchb case wAa 1nsAriab}y directed 41glnst Ii
q tncArerIted man, while c1IcunstantlAl evtdenc
ftayes hut little room for doubt ~ TO the coec
n neN OF Pes5yx statements On this subject
ls The minority aubutt The following pon1
T. | from the fytdence:
Fhat Hatch, an Amafcan citizen Of 1T
Y pfpashzhle character, WIS arrested by the DoaNn
| suthc ehn hHYfHR 2idtd 4 pA{7