The New York herald., 1870-02-17
WASHING cToN.
General Banks Resolutions on Cuban Nou-
al trality Introduced in tho House.
The New York Contested Election Case General
Van Wyck Admitted to His seat-sales
Of Cadetships- Numerous Cases
.fets u4s Before the Commlttse.

Van Wyck Admitted to His Seat-Saiss
Of Cadetships- Numerous Cases
Net 649 Before tho Committee.
wAsHrNoroN, Feb le. 1870.
General Danks' Resolutions Enforcins Nos.
trallsy In Cuban Affairs.
General Banks introduced In the House to-day
for reference TO the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
OF which no is chairman, resolutions similar In
character to that which referred 10 In my de-
spatch day before yesterday In relation TO Cuba.
The resolutions do not 70 ~ far in words a. was
contemplated BY General Banks at the time sent
you tnat despatch, but their effects, when
analyzed. seem to be tho same. Instead OF
authorizing. In 20 many words, the President to
issue proclamation Of neutrality as was nrst De.
signed. the President may declare and maintain
strictly impartial neutrality which Is considered to
mean the same as II the President had been directed
to issue proclamation. Tomorrow General Banks
will bring his resolution before the committee, and
be can get them to endorse It will report II back
to tue House and press its passage forthwith.
Conclusion Of the Busteed Case.
The House Committee on the judiciary took deh-
mite action to-day on the case or Judge Busteed, OF
the District Court OF Alabama The charges against
him, preferred by Henry @. Sample, were i've In
number. with seventeen specifications. All voted
"no' on fourteen OF them, and on the remaining
three only Messrs Eldridge and Kerr voted to sus-
tain them. On Robert H. Smiths charges and speci-
ncations twenty In NUMBER there was unanimous
vote against them. The committee therefore re.
solved there was no evidence to require or justify
Impeachment. and soreport to the House and ask
TO be discharged from further consideration OF the
subec. The case has been pending about two
years and much evidence has been taken concerning
1t. Judge Busteed is now In Washington.
Guests at the Presidents State Dinner.
The following named guests were present at the
state dinner at the Executive Mansion this even
ing:--At one END OF the table were Mrs. Ketcham,
Mr. Lash and Mr. Packer, and at the other Mr.. Jesse
Il. Grant, Mr. Roots and Mr.. Stokes. On one side
OF the table were Mr.. Sargent, Mrs. Schofeld Mr..
G. q. Washburn Mr. Schenck. Mrs. Cragin, Senator
Upton, Senator Ramsey Mrs. Grant. Senator Har-
Ian. Mrs. Upton, Senator Boreman. Lieutenant
General Sherman, Mrs. Sargent, Mr.. Schofeld, Mr..
Mccarthy On the other side OF the table were Mrs.
Mccarthy Mr.. van Auken. Mr. Stevenson, Mrs. B.
F. Butler. Senator Morrill,, Senator Buckingham,
Mrs. Harlan, the President. Mrs. Morrill,, Senator
Cragn, Mr.. B. F. Butler. Mrs. Van Auken, Mr.. VIII
lams, Mr.. Ketcham, Mrs. Stevenson.
South American Letter POSTAGE.
the postage chargeable upon correspondence
posted in the United states and addressed to Peru,
Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile, respectively. has been
reduced 70 the following amounts, prepayment COM
pulsory, to take erect immediatey-viz on letters
twenty-five cents per each half ounce or under on
newspapers, four cents each II not exceeding four
opnces and four cents additional for every excess Of
four ounces, and on books, packets and samples Of
merchandise ten cents per each fou ounces or
fraction thereof.
Neetins of the National Council Of the Unioa
NEI League.
The National Executive Committee OF the Union
League OF America met in this city at noon to-day
at wizards Hotel. committee made report IA
v0ring radical change In the ritual Of the order;
in fact wipng out the whole Union League as 1t now
exists and building up OF new fraternity. On mo-
ton Ex-Governor william A. Newell. Of New Jersey,
was unanimously elected chairman for the year.
rhe, National Council (the parent body met at
three O'Clock this afternoon. The Business Com
mttee reported series OF resolutions congratu-
lating the country for the success OF the fifteenth
amendment insisting on practical exercise OF
equal rights, the following, which was received
with tremendous applause:-
Resolved That the National Council OF the Union League
Of AmsrcA deeply %Rsshy5s % y with shs struggling patriots
q hs r e sy sna
themselves the boon liberty and independence
with which they have prosecuted the war against tss power
Of The snd D ss s haze
throughout the island; therefore
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shown themselves TO have established permanent gov
ernment.
The Councils throughout the country were then
to ceeSrate Sn he
then adjourned until December.
Pacific Railroad Subsidies.
In reply to resolution of the Senate, the PresI-
dent has transmitted to that body copy OF letter
addressed to HIM the 27tn ult. by the Secretary
OF the Interior touching the action OF the department
on the claim of the Central branch OF the Union
Pacific Railroad Company to receive lands and bonds
from the United States in aid Of the construction
Of its road The Secretary says the application
Is complicated By the TACT that the company had pre-.
sented similar cne to his predecessor before the
completion of the hundred miles of the road which
the company was assigned to build and for which
the original subsidy had been granted. Both
the Attorney General and the Secretary OF
the Interior are Of the opinion that If
the legislation q 1868 had not been
road Company. Eastern Division, was authorized
to change its route ana under which the route was
Fork to that Of Smoky Hill, the Central branch
would, upon reachiag the original point OF c0ntem-
entitled to proceed to construed road up that valley
II the Eastern Division had failed to meet them
there and would have been entitled to the bene-
fits OF section sixteen, OF the act OF July, 2, 1854
Snles Of Observation-Disclosures Testimony
Against mn Ex.Member-Carpet-Ba
Monopolizing tho Business.
The Military Committee Of the House continued
to-day the investigation OF the subject OF improper
disposition Of cadctships. The principal case ex-
amined to-day was that OF S. Newton Pettis, late
member OF Congress from the Twentieth Pennsylva-
mia district. Three witnesses were examined
namely Major Bloss editor OF the Titusvile HERALD
Mir. White and Mr.. Derrickson, and their testimony
II true, is OF very damaging character According
to their evidence, when the nominating convention
met In Franklin, and Mr.. Petts was chosen as the
candidate, Major Bloss mad interview with Pettis
ana offered $500 to the latter on the condition that
he would give the cadetship to which he was enti
tied TO o son OF Mr.. Bishop OF Titusvine, man
interested to some extent in the Oil business. Mr.
Pettis, they allege IN their testimony, accepted
the offer without any qualification, promising to