The New York herald., 1870-01-11

tnat any citizen who arms or eQuips any vessel TO
commit depredations on the United States, or takes
command or enters the service or shares the profits
shall be punished with Hne and imprisonment The
NTH section provides that II any citizen increases
augments the force Of ships or war which, at the
| time OF the arrival OF such armed vessels.
| were in the service OF any foreign Power
at war with q Power at peace with the
United States he shall be punishable by fine and I'M
| prisonmenE The remainder or the clauses are
remedial. This action the part OF the senator Is
rather radical overhauling OF neutrality laws.
He explains that tho 0oject Is to relieve American
commerce from being affected by the complications
arising ont OF foreign wars.
Nomiuaiions by the President.
The following nominations were sent 10 the Senate
to.csy by the Presdent:-
Henry Welter or New Mexico, to be Secretary OF
the lefflt6fy OF New Mexico; Edward s. SOLOMON,
Of Illinois, TO be Governor OF Washington Territory;
Paso Del HoSte, o Icxss to % CONSUL a.
Oe Consul General at Havana Fred pnae. %
Missouri TO be Marshal OF Consular Court at Han
kow emma; Michael Vidal, Of Louisiana, to be Com
On se q me United states under the
kingwalt to be Melter ana Renner OF the Branch
Mint at Carson City, Nevada; james r. Butler,
eeoS 70 Sa as SIssSs dc
9eycnae OF the Second district OF North Carolina
sandusky, 6hlo Samuel L'Vr NJ CLARK to be- sur r.
yeyog Of Customs at Keokuk, iowa; George
stns 4 Foster, to be United States Marshal ior the
moas, q Michigan Is be Circuit Judge Tor the Fifth
Seth N: Barber. to be Pension Agent at Cleveland;
Elisha 2. Applegate to be Surveyor General OF Ore
gon; WIN. u. u. Terrell, TO be third Assistant Post
assessors or Internal Repense-James r. Hayden
na Masmangton LerrI0ry; George W. knowiton, First
olstrict Ol Maine; Horace Coleman, Fourth district
or Ohio. ~
Nouat-Commodore John Rogers, to be Rear Al
Commander r. w. ShuIeldt, to be Captain; Lieu
tenant Commander r. 0. Selfrdge to be Com
mander. X
Postnaasters--N. M. PAGE, Fort Dodge, Ia; Wood
bury Davis, Portland, Me-; Elijah Eas.on, Owatonna
MIMI. Blair Anderson, Georgetown, s. @.
Tho French Postal Convention Corrcspon.
dence.
The Postmaster General in reply to Senate res0-
luton has transmitted v0luminous correspondence
on the subject OF the postal convention with France.
Its failure was owing to the Director General OF
Posts claiming an unequal share OF the postages.
The Postmaster General In reply that oicer, says
that the proposition submitted to him was4conceived
In spirit Of berallty and OF reciprocal benefit The
United States Department claimed no advantage In
the division Of the postage II has asked no more
than its equal share OF interior postage. 1t can &C
cept nothing less.
The United states Arsenal at Little Rock.
y
the Secretary Of War informed the Senate to-day
that the United States Arsenal buildings ana grounds
at Little Rock, Ark are now and win hereafter bo
required for military purposes, their present use and
occupation quarters for the garrison maintained
at that post resulting IN considerable annual saving
to the national Treasury Of sums which otherwise
would be expended for the rental OF private grounds
and the erection Of barracks.
Executive Session OF the Senate.
The Senate in executive session to-day confirmed
the nomination Of Lorenzo Sawyer to be Circuit
Judge for the Ninth judicial circuit, and referred
the treaty for the acquisition Of st. Domingo to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
Personal.
General Martin Mcmahon lefrhere for New Pork
tonight.
Admiral Godon, OF the New York Navy Yard, and
Surgeon General samuel Beck, Of New York, are
among our latest prominent arrivals.