Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-29
WASHINGTON.
The San Domingo Treaty -InternabRevenue
Receipts.
The Legal Tender Question AsaiH---The
fifteenth Amendment.
Georgia Comes On after San Domingo
Ringham's Amendment TO be Defeat
ed---The Tariff---Eto., Etc.

| WAsHINGON, March 28.-The exec
utive session of the Senate to-day con-
Gnued till 4:30, when the doors were
! opened. After few minutes of open
session, during which a lew unimpor-
tant bills we're introduced, the Senate
adjourned. "
During the executive session, Sehurz
| spoke against the ratification of the
! San Domingo treaty. His argument
was on the un1eSirability of the ac-
! quisition of tropical territory.
He was followed briefly by Carpen-
| ter in refutatiOr of that position.
| Cole spoke about an hour, during
/ which he gave an account of his visit
/ to the Island of st. Domingo last sum-
nler, and a description of the people,
! climate, productions, etc.
! Tomorrow Senator Nye will speak
in favor of tie ratification of the
/ treaty.
Several other Senators have given
notice they viii follow, and it is prob
able the debate will close tomorrow
with the expiration of time fixed for
| exchange of ratfications.
An attempt Will be made tomorrow
| to prevent an executive session and
postpone the ratification.
Internal Revenue receipts to-day,
| S724, 900.
General Ekin goes to Austin, Texas,
as quartermasteI. rsr -
Important action in reference to the
legal tender act Is soon to be taken by
| the Supreme Court, and it issprobable
| that the recent nt-tlecisiOn Of the Court
will be reversed. Attorney General
! HOar, on Friday, moved that the
Court take up and consider, at an
| early day how cases have been passed,
early in the session, supposed to in
vOlve the entire legal tender question.
/ 1t is understood that upon the open
! ing of the Court, the Chief Justice
! viii announce the cases to be heard
the following Monday. The decision
| will not be reach ed for several weeks.
! Attorney General Hoar will argue
| the case for the United States. The
cases involve some questions em-
braced in one already decided. It is
| presumed the Court will stand: Chase,
Nelson and Clifford, and filed against
Miller, Davis, ''wayne, Strong and
] Bradley.
Trustworty information was COM
municated to the President to the eff
feet that the Virginia Legislature was
preparing to abrCgate the ratification
OF the Fifteenth Amendment, and that
the members intend to rush the re-
! peal through both Houses, ON the
same day, without notice and with
out debate. The President declared
that he intends ID issue a prOclama-
ton announcing the adoption Of the
Amendment as soon as Texas is adj
mitted and wilf not wait for the ad-
mission of Georgia.
The Senate will end the discussion
Ofthe San Domingo treaty to-day and
on Wednesday will endeavOr to get a
vote on Senator A-mes' case. He will
! get a seat by vote of nearly two to
one. Then comes Georgia, which
may possibly run a day or two, when
Bingham's amendment will be struck
out by majority of five to one, and
the House will probably concur in
order to get rid of further debate.
General Schenclx expects close and
| general debate on the tariff and be-
gins with amend ments on the follow
ing day. 1t il understood that
ScAenck moves Aat the debate on the
bill be- closed. 4 Olson moves to re-
commit it to abCsmmittee, which
motion, the oppoitFats of the bill as
sert, will be carrielte cad viii egr-$tually
! kill the measure. 'fR Iii SSiiSyy,