, 1870-03-09
Tcxus Katffics The Constitutional
Amendments.


-Tnx,. rporf8oa~ ~to ornrs.1tu.x.u1
Amendments.
specN oespatca 10 4ae tnlca1o i11eune.
WASHINGTON, u. c. Mateh s.
NEUTRALITY BILL
The Cuban struggle In ahe Senate Foreign Com
ntrtee Ia over for The present, and the committee
through Mr.. Morton, to-day reported what mar
be tooted upon ~ it uitimdtum, The bill simply
pfnhibiia the tttlrg ont Of vessels IN this country
bY any foreign power for whr upnn colonies claim
1cg independence, aud act.on tu hitting out such
vessels Is made mf.deHeaupy punishable by 1ue
and Imprisonment The bill does not sppl5 In
tefms to Spain atd Cubs, but Its pas
vented Spain from building EuuboaA in
This country lnat summer. 1t hRs nothing what
ever 10 do with the state Of be1gerencJ or in1u1.
rectlouF, ard CONES ioEg way abort OF whist the
Cuoaus md their s5mpathlzers have been trying
10 GET Itdoes not benens Cuba to snJ cors.dera-
Bit extent, al Spain has probably got all the YES
Sels sbe wants. The nJst sect;ou OF the original
bu,, which prohibited the bustnk ol arma aud uu-
nltlqre o! war, HaB cut out By the committee;
the adaptation Of that might have been Of some
advantage to the Cubana
AFFAIRS IN CUBA.
The last mail from Ha1Ana brought reports to
the safe Department, which will probably be
made Pubic at The proper time, IsM understood
to show more complete decentralization IN the tp-
auteents' caups than haa eyer heretofore pre-
yaticd.
THE GEogo1l ELL.
The Georgia question IL settled, 10 far AZ the
IInuae In Isconctrued. The s,rurrle acopR Rspup-
lcans WAS oyer the Idea embodied In Dlnghams
an rndment. Gnyernnr I.nrock md hls fr1euds
had se, nh and staued before The Judiciary Com
1nttfee AMI tho I,ecoustruct1ou Committee that
the terna of ot7fce to which persopt were elected
IN ,te IA, o1 7seo would nat begin autl the pres-
ent I'm, cr ana al similar tenor, became law:
~ IN amer vordr. tpat no ee1ytce in any once up
tn thJs tina anould be counted. Htnrnan,s
am~ndrent wa. a denial Of 1b,s claim. and nro.
v.tea rms, the,e shall he nm extsnafon nj tha
rs1Tn NJ once bs,ocd The pc,,od n1ed in tne
ennsti,ut1ou. ard that ueT Leala,a,urc shau
be chosen At the propsr date ne1t fal General
Butler and the 1ecoz strucnou Committee were
beaten On this issue, and the House, by I vote OF
III to r, sustained Bit gaan's position, the
affirmative beirR male up nE 81 Democrats and
6 Republicans. Inc bill Vas then passed oJ \
party division. Bullock and hls fHerds, con.
Siderable number Of whom are mere, are Rood
deal dasgosted at the adoption OF H|n2hams
proposition, SID VIII, probably tr5 10 de!eat 1t IN
the Serate: but tEer ctaoces for SUCCESS there ue
not favorable.
TIE INITIATION ECnENR-
The Baukrg and Currency Committee had a
good deal At debate At lts meeting shls morning,
on the question A to what should be done under
LougnttdRe's 3 Imitation 1nstruct1on. The majority
voted to report squn1,ey for An additional nft3
nlllionr cI greenbRcke 10 the present circulation,
but The minority are ID favor OF meeting the order
With bill adding that amount to the National
panE ti5cuIa11er with proyfco That It shall a
into the sontA and West. The repors will lot be
made tn next week B5 tbs. time 1t IL possible
the minority view mar have gained strength
enough to command msjcr1sy vote in the can.
mtttee.
TEE NASHVILLE rosT oFFICK.
The Senate Epent IN hour and hair IN exec
uitse session to-day, considering the nomination
CT Hopkins for the Port ONCE at Nashville. lie
Was strongly Supported but Fowler fnthef-lu-
law Of the prtseL. incumbent, made q point that
the c1s1om Of The Senate ~stso defer. Al matttr
OF pettopal courtesy 70 the Senator recognized a
the dispenser Of patronage for the district In
Tolved. In spite Of all oppos!tion On the
mtIits OF the csse, Fo1ler wRs enabled
to Gritty the matter against the Frcal
deni And nearly nall Of tcc Senate
In. csse Of the lind gas that where brownie,
tr.,s,cd .hat h1s 1ou.,n.1sv shou1d ba pen1,o,
Arens % a, EnoxT!lIc. ,nstead Of Rcta preyiou
Ing that q nomir cation b, Tue President which Va
SIAfa nj IN m 10
~ 49,. ~ .,s1..- - ,.,-sn..
7Ak Fh1sAke N1hhEet.
Tue flnAncts! COMMITTEES OF the senate t0-da
heard the xh,skcy men rom the West sgalusl til
e1 ne
POSE. IN .aaI.!oa. ~ Of ons per eens p: 9.';o'
for every month Of to- sor. Tne argument to-da
xas that ,hin additional tax VA 100 nigh an
lon. re COMMITTEE seemed inclined @ 40 to ssree s 20
Loss OF oovxkSxES1 s1otxs on THE x1ssorf
e3 w Wv
r,.,~, ,,s.M., 49, no.n.,,. >,
Sena.e relating TO the loeaes OF steamers N
Covrrnmrnt ttorrs m thu M,1snnr1 nirrr. nh,z
orana enows that The des.rucs,on Of tho ttoan
e Carrie In april, 1858. resulted In the loss
R<Uy atures valued II 81, CTS the steamer Brld8
port, in Jun., 1sts. 1ors o. s1e,4so, and steam,
Aaeon' IN 'o's' ''o'' Will 'oss OF s''SsA
TEE 1cLtAi-RE1D RtfcrloE CASE
John 8. He!d, contestant rgalnss JulIar, askt
the Committee on Elections to.dsy to an,aor,,
district, to testify tna. Ms. Julian tnlo,mtd him q
= certain day after the election tbs. he had bee
nyrr 10 c-ntrryt1tr- mn nrcd m no,rfar. IA rsr
I, E.eu e. lesusos "sso eolCe11 Gu aaa III
tnls, Witn his atfonR Position On the door OF II
Ntuse, would carry hin through. The testimor
Of tho contestant u partially printed. Returns
%, .o,". sas,. 81. w. snus ~. JUN
IN ~ sotes oenlua us t'chet ana Rehl 1a1 ane:
Of hls1 that tue precinct vas thrown cut on N
canrnstrra hn; inst th,a ho.1d o,d-r.S 80 ,
turr.1o ne cer7,nrt. ~ 4x.n 1hs son.n -.
.-.,.,a .ANeo' os. "nn 1ae sousa p
Henoeo' auo one HHh II excloded. ~
former was ros done, and On the record
yntn of This mil tha a,ac,,on trrraa