The New York herald., 1870-03-10
FoRTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
Second Session.
SENATE.


POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
The VICE PRESIDENT LAID before the Senate the
resolution OF the Texas Legislature for the establish
ment Of postal telegraph.
IMPRISONMENT OF AN AMERICAN IN ST. DOMINGO.
Mr.. FERRY. (rep.) Of Conn. presented a petition
from Mr. Hatch OF Connecticut, setting forth that
his father, Dennis Hatch an American citizen, was
Illegally restrained OF his liberty by the Dominican
government. Mr.. Ferry SAID that Mr.. Hatch was a
merchant in ST. Domingo and resident OF adlstrct
over which the present contcnding forces had ezer-
cised jurisdiction alternately Last August Mr.
Hatch was arrested on frivolous charges, brought
before military tribunal and sentenced TO be shot;
but the sentence ueing referred TO the Dominican
Senate his pardon was ordered, upon condItion oil
his leaving the ISLAND, which, upon attempting to
do he was prevented, being restrained Dy lne gov
ernment and returned 10 prison. our Consul there
made numerous efforts to secure his release, but
tncsc efforts were all evaded lie knew Mir. Hatcn
TO be incapable Of beng Implicated IN any conspiracy
and looked upon ms Imprisonment AZ an net OF
arbitrary oppression. lie moved 10 refer the petit
ton, and also the message IRON the President III re-
sponse TO Senate resolution the subject, to the
committee on torcl2n Relations, In the hope that
they would take some speedy action.
To Mr.. summers inquiry whether the Senator had
any suggestion To make To the committee Ar. FERRY
replied:-He woulu suggest to the President or the
United States 10 demand peremptoriy tile release OF
Mr.. Hatcn anu II that demand was not complied
with TO enforce 1t by our naval force the neigh
bornood OF st. Domingo.
Mr.. SUMNER trep.) of Mass thought that IL would
be preferable TO recommend judicial proceedings by
the dominican 0oycrlment as 10 the cause Of the
detention OF Mr. Hatch.
Mr. FERRY expressed his belief that the real cause
OF the Imprisonment OF the person referred TO was
that he POSSESSED certain knowledge concerning an
effort TO swindle the United States government out
oi large SUN OF money III tne purchase OF that Is
land. Our consular agent having been expressly
promised thai MIR. iiatca should be released ana
tntt promise having been flaaranty disregarded he
Thought II Dettcr lor the American government to
employ more lorcible argunlent than mere words.
The subject tnen referred 10 the Committee
on Foreign relations.
TREATMENT or PRISONERS IN CUBA.
Mr.. P0aERoy. lrep.) OF Kan, introduced JOINT
resolution declaring that the c0ndact or the Spanish
government IN CuDa Ia It's JrcatuieaG oI capured n
Surgent, and OF persons suspected OF sympathy with
tue insurgents, M mutsting the dead and disregard
oil aye, sex anu cOnulLlon, Is cruel, lnhdnlln and
DarbaIous. ana deserves the reproDaiion of tue
CHRISTIAN world.
mr. SUMNER suggested that II the Senator from
Kansas purpOsed adduclng evidence IN support OF
this resolution IL woud be wei To bring forward
evidence on tnc other side. lie was Informed that
several hundred SDaniaros had been shot by the
insurgents, as nc understood, 10y order oi General
uuesaoa.
senued DONG Juslce To botn parties; aud his
tion, te JOINT resolution was tnen land on the table
and ordered 10 De printed.
TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD.
Mr.. KELLOGG, rep.) of La., introduced bill to aid
the construction of railroad and telegraph me from
Marshall Texas, to san Diego Cal, with branches
and connections. 1t grants twenty sections land
per mile on each side OF the road i.eerrea to the
Committee on the Pacilic karoads.
EEADMIsSION OF GEORGIA.
Mr.. TRUMBuLI. rep.) Of H., IRON the Judiciary
Committee reported tne House bil TO ADMIT the
state vi Georgia TO representation III Congress- He
said tine committee mad instructed him To report It
back with d statement that the conditions annexed
to the BILL except the nrsL were the same which
were annexed TO the bills recognizing Virginia ana
Mississippi as entitled 10 reptesentatlOn ana which
the senate had twice adopted, the committee be-
eving unnecessary to insist upon their own views
reference To those conditions. The first provlso
was In accordance with the recent report of the
committee relative 10 The election Of state officers.
Mr. THAYER rcp.j or Neb. inquired II there was
u minority report on the subject
Mr.. TRuMBuLL replied there was not.
MIR. STEWART, rep) Of New, wished TO have 1t
understood tiiat several members OF lae committee
dld dissent, AMI tue fact would be hnown ~ Ine
proper tame.
Subsequently, Mr. rrumbull made an ine1ectual
effort to take up The Geofgla b so as 10 dispose
1t at once.
Mr. SHERMAN, repl of ONO. objected as debate
would have the efccJ OF delaying the re.dlar order
which WAS tnc Funding bill.
THE FUNDING BILL
was then resumed, anu the motion OF AR Davis to
recommlJ The bill with Instructions was defeated
without DIVISION. Tue question recurring on the
amendment OF Mr. Coroeu TO strike ous The pro.
vision OF foreign agencies debate was continued
upon the general subject.
Mr.. SCOTT, rep.) OF Pa, advocated the PROPOSE
tions OF winch ne had gwen notice-hrst, that the
new bonds should he negotiated ny te Secretary of
the Treasury, and, second, that the negotiation
snonid be open TO the inspection OF the public
Mr.. FOWLER. (rep) OF Tenn, rea0 an argument on
the finances. after which, an amendment by Mr.
Morrill, ttcrmont) TO the first section insert the
words .'noL eIccedlng,n IN order that the rate of
interest may be less but shall not exceed i've per
cent, was adopted.
Mr.. MoREiLL, (rcp) OF w., thea moved to amend
the second section 80 as To make the rate OF interest
on the four hundred millions OF ponds therein pro-
vided for not exceeding nve instead OF tour and a
hall per cent. Lost-yeas ., nays ~.
The yeas were hessrs Bayard, Br0wnl0w Buck
ingEam. Cassery, Ferry, Johnston, Morrill, OF VT,
and Stockton.
The question was then stated to be upon Mr. Cor
bett's amendment to strike out the fifth section
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European agencies.
Messrs Corbett, sumner Chandler and Cameron
favored the amendment upon considerations OF ma
tlona dignity and prosperity, believing that foreign
capitalists should not be appealed TO ana that the
loan should be recognized at home and abroad as
an American loan.
AT half-past lour O'Clock The Senate took recess
Till hall past seven O'Clock this evening.
Evening Session.
THE new YORK HARBoR TUNNELS.
On motion OF Mr.. RAMSEY, trep.) o. MINI, the bill
giving the consent OF Congress 10 the laying tubes or
tunnels across the East river, from Brooklyn TO New
York, anu across the North river, from New York to
New Jersey and making them post roads when con-
structed, was taken up. The Senate committee
amendment requiring the tunnels To be SO con-
agreed TO, and also an amendment directing that
the work shall be under the direction or the Secre-
tary Of War. The bill then passed.
THE ONEIDA DISASTER.
Mr.. STOCKTON. (dem.l OF N. j., py unanimous con.
sent, introduced u resolution requesting the Secre-
tary OF the Navy TO furnish the Senate any nlorma
ton he may have received as TO the sinking OF the
United States vessel Oneida by the British steamer
Bombay, In the harbor OF Yokohama. Adopted.
THB FUNDING BILL
peln8 taken up Mr.. SHERMAN, with view OF meet
Ing the objection 10 the fifth section offered
an amendment authorizing the Secretary OF the
treasury TO make the coupons or any portion OF the
four per cent bonds payable at the orice OF an
authorized agent the OF United States IN either OF
the cities OF London Paris Berlin, Amsterdam or
Frankfort.
Mr. CoNKLING, 0ep) OF N. Y, opposed the whole
proposltlon remarKing that the emission OF securi-
Ties IN the currency of foreign nation as propose
and the establishment u foreign American agencies
were without precedent, and he had not heard an
argument which, III his opinion, was sufficient to
induce the Senate to agree to the proposition.
Mr. SHERMAN thought no Secretary OF the Trea-
surY would attempt 10 negotiate loan under the
general provisions OF the statute referred to. He
proceeded to show that by paying the interest
abroad, through the proposed foreign agencies,
large saving would be effected because the people
OF otner nations would sooner have four per cent
loan where the interest was payable In their own
currency than five per cent loan with the interest
payable IN our own
A!tcr iurther discussion by Messra. Conkiing and
SpraRue the amendment offered Dy Mr.. Sherman
was tnen adopted by yeas so. nays 10.
MI. MORTON, Uep) OF Ind IN reply to the asscr-
ton that 1t would be derogatory 10 our national
character to maze the coupons payable abroad said
lie plll contemplated tM peaonaI,on OF largo part