The New York herald., 1870-05-28
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Health or the President
Tie President has entirely recovered from h,s re-.
cent sickness, and is to-day attending to his onIca
duties.
The Presidens's Neutrality Proclansatson CrIss-i
ciscd. 81,
The Presidents recent neutrality proclamatort
having in some quarters been criticised as unfan-
matical ON account OF the alleged expression, "with
whom the United States Is at peace,' It should bs
stated that the document as written. and lled for
telegraphng contained the verb 'arc' in that con-
nectlon The word 'is," as printed In some OF the
newspapers, IL therefore o mistake.
Projections of the Canadian Border.
The rumor from, Ottawa that Mlnster Thornton
has been directed by the Secretary for Foreign Az
fairs to demand protection Of the Canadian frontier
by President Grant Is untrue. On the c0nhary tbs
British Minister, on behalf OF his government, iD
satisfied with what President Grant IL doing to sup
press the Fenian INVASION and has so expressed
himself to our government.
The Fenian Prisoners in England.
The House Committee on Foreign Afrairs con-
sidered the petition OF General Negley who was
prisoned with Colonel Warren by the British aut10-
rifles. The petition Is much like thai of Warren.
and demands reparat,on for false imprisonment.
The committee faa,iy passed resolution referring
the matter to the President, with the request that
he open o correspondence through the State De.
partment with the British authorities upon the sub
ject, and ask that the proper reparation be made.
The Fifteenth Amendment Enforcement Bib
which passed the House today, received strict
party vote all the republicans voting for it and all
the democrats voting against It, 1t is expected that
the President will sign 1t tomorrow.
The Currency Imitation Bill.
The Banking and Currency Committee are still
engaged tinkering the bill to create additional
bonding facilities, otherwise known the ninety
nve million bill. 1t Ia understood that to-day they
amended 1t so as to provide thatin the withdrawal
OF the surplus circulation from banks having more
than their quota the first call shall be made upon
banks having an excess Of one million circustion,
and the second upon banks with an excess Of
two hundred thousand circulation. The object seems
to be to take currency from the Eastern banks and
give It to the West and South They also struck out
the word ssiiver'' wherever it occurs In the bill, on
the ground that 1t is not legal tender except In
sums of five dollars ard under. The bill will BE-
reported next "Wednesday for action.
Abolition Of the Carriage Bureau in New
York.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has ordered the
abolition OF the Carriage Bureau in New York, be-
cause he Il OF the opinion that the establishment or
such system is not strictly legal, and that 1t Is
neither advantageous to the interests Of the govern
ment nor to the business community. The Col
lector is directed to change the carriage back to-
substantially the old system with few additional
safeguards.
The Removal OF the Capitalism Insane Pro-
ject Defeated.
The capital movers got another black eye to-day.
1t was square stand up fight between the Senators
pro and con. to-day, aud the Senators pro ought to
feel satisfied that it perfectly useless for them to
provoke contest any more for some time to come.
The question came up while proposition was
before the Ssnate to appropriate S5000o0 or the I'M
provement Of the Capitol grounds Harlan, Ross and
Dick Yates were the special advocates Of capital
moving, and opposed strongly expending any more
money upon the Improvement or adOrnment OF the
city of Washington Nearly every other Senator,
however, took ground against the removal project
though some of them argued that the country was
burdened with too much debt just now to justify any
appropriation for any unnecessary work. Howard.
stockton, stewart, Drake, Davis, Morrill, Of ver-
mont Upton and COrbett spoke very sensbly on the
folly Of agltating removal demonstrating clearly
that it could never happen and.was only calculated
| TO DO mischief without doing good TO any human
| being except certain land j0bbers. Stewart well
said that anything ever dld grow out OF the agita-
ton to remove the capital one thing was certain,
and that was that 1t would 60 to New York. the seat
ana not to any city out West. The proposition to
make the appropriation was carried by the over
| whelming vote of AZ yeas to 10 nays.
| Vindication Of the special Reveaue Commits
siOner.
Some time ago the House OF Representatives Or
dered the majority and minority reports OF the Com
mittee on Manufactures in respect to the Special
| Commissioner OF the Revenue to be printed to-
| getner 1t was the original intention Of the high
tariff party to ask Of the House large extra edi-
| ton; but nnding their charges against the COM
| missioner completely answered and refuted
| In the minority report, and themselves
placed on the defensive, they have aban.
| doned 1t Is said, the idea Of extra
| Official editions OF both reports and have adopted
| the plan OF ordering on private account large
edition 6f the majority report alone for circulation.
| thus leaving the impression that no answer had
| been made to 1t or even attempted. The plan will
| not work. for measures have been taken to give the
minority report an equally extensive circulation
| The Theatrical Tax. M
] 1t would appear there was mistake In the de-
spatch which sent you last night in relation to the
means by which the reduction Of the theatrical tax
| was secured. Congressman Cox declares tnat Gen.
eral Schenck is entitled to the entire credit OF the
reduction. MIR. Mcvcker. of Chicago, appeared no.
fore the committee, urging 1t with great force and
cogency. Mr.. Cox merely represented the desire OF
the managers who had written to him on the subject
American Consul to Barcelona.
Mr.. Henry Ruggles, Of Connecticut, United States
Consul to Barcelona Spain, Is in Washington to re-
ceye his instructions from the department prior to
his departure for that post
Exploration Of the Colorado River.
Captain J. w. Powell has asked, and the proper
department has endorsed the request that an appro.
praton OF $12 900 be made to prosecute to compile.
ton the geographical ana typographical exploration
I Of the Colorado river and its tributaries.
Nominations by the President.
The following nominations were sent to the Senate
to-day by the President:-Samuc Ruth, collector OF
internal revenue for the Second district OF VrginLI
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