, 1870-05-24
.WAShlNGT0 ON.
Tonnage and Falue of Vessels
Owned in Prominent
Lake Ports.
The Constitutional Amend
ment Enforcement Bill
in Committee of
Conference.
Unsuccessful Attempt to Rush
Judd'S Tariff Bill Through
the House.
Correspondence Relative to the Big
Horn Expedition.

Correspondence Relative to the Big
Horn Expedition.
Special Despatch to The Ch{eaxo Tribune.
I'M BILL TO EsFuacE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
NENIS-
WAsHIE0TnN, May 23--The bill enforcing the
constitutional amendments has gone to Confer
-ence Committee, consisting Of Senators Stewart,
Edmunds, and Stockton, and Representatives
Bingham, Davis, and Kerr The House bill was IN
Ei1 sections, and simply gave effect 70 the FIJI
teenth Amendment The Senate substitute is In
twenty sections, and is one Of the most lm-
portant and comprehensive measures ever put
through either branch Of Condress. Sections to
II enforce the Fifteenth Amendment; Sections II
and Is punish persons who hold ot1cc In violation
OF the Fourteenth Amendment; sections 1e, il, and
1S extend all civil tights to Chinese; Sections
- and 20 punish Illegal voting for Congressman
In all parts Of the Union. and Section 81 proVlues
hoT persons deprived Of Office By 4 refusal to IT,
-ceiye legal votes may get their rights. The bill Is
IN exceedingly guod shape, notwithstanding 1t vas
:SuhJected to an alt niEhta 1latnmez1ng Ihe
House hIAnch Of the conference committee VII
accept 1t In place Of tho bill from their branch
The full committee had 4 meeting this evening,
at which the principal discussion turned on the
question Of adopting rejecting the last section
This mar be taken out but the other portions will
not lose any Of their strength in the committee,
and all its essential provisions, except possibly,
those OF the last section, will become q law In q
short time
TEE ZIG HogS EXPEDITIONS.
The President today laid before the Senate
large mass Of ptpe1s relating to the called Big
Horn Exploring Expedition, lately organized in
WJoming Territory. They shoW that the authorl..
ties hare from the first been distrustful Of the
movement, believing that It endangered the peace
IN the Indian country, and would probably result
in bringing on new hostlllties- 4 great deal Of
correspondence took place between General Augur,
Governor Campbell General Sherman, the sccEe-
ta1y or the Interior, and Commissioner Parker.
Some time ago the Chief Justice of Wyoming
Chine here to get the Presidents consent to
the departure OF the expedition. He then
-sald it might go into certain sections
on the terms specified in the Instructions given
General Augur, and on the 18th Of April General
Sherman w1ote General Sheridan ut length on the
Subject, setting forth the conditions to which the
expedition must agree with Augur, and eaying
that the leaders must understand that they cannot
ask or expect military aid or protection from the
government for any settlement they may estab-
lssh OF any mines they may open The whole ques-
ton at issue came up In Cabinet again week before
last, and the 18th inst, the President peremp-
torhy Ordered General Angur to prevent
AAG VI Lt tAtt1tIIUu uuL1
further orders, and similar notification
WAS sent from the Interior Department
to Governor Campbell, at Cheyenne which place
the expedition Intended to 1eaye~ last week Mo1-
day. No further orders or permits will be given
I'LL the close Of the coming negotiations with Red
Cloud and other Sioux Chiefs NOW q, Tuu.e for this
place.
JUDDS TARIFF BILL
LII. Judi introduced Lis short TaliH bill n.atn
fO-daT. 4 fPEt nf the sentiment n
upon the question Of making general reduction
in duties The bill cuts down existing rates about
50 per cent in the aggregate The vote On sus-
pending the rules to put 1t on its passage was 10s
to 50, showing fatr majority, but not the neces-
EaEJ two-thirds. The Democratic vote Tas nearly
all for taking up the bl11 but the majority Of the
Republicans were In the negative.
CONTESTED ELECTION c4sE
Several contested election cases were decided
today. Snb-cumNlttees reported against ECEles-
ton unanimously. and In favor Of Strader, Demo-
c1at; and Also in favor of Adams. Democrat,
against Colonel Barnes, Republican, Of Kentucky
The latter was quite unexpected
RETORT OF THE FACIF7C RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
The final report OF the Pacific Railroad Commits
Eioncrs WAS laid before the Senate to-day It Is
dated last October, and the chief features were
made public In November, They found that the
Luion Pacific Vas required ~ expend 81 900 to
mako tha road camp!etc, and had surplus stock
AQQ MA1El1A4 uu EAuA -AIsa+8 OF 1yG00, ,O01-
The California end YVES required bcyond 0sIen to
expend s7ss Goe and had surplus OF s1oo0, 900 IN
stock and materialz-
ElRoAp ELLIS.
The Senate Railroad Committee, through Pame-
TOY, did 11ourishing business to-day. One Of
their bills WAS that i1trndr By Mr. Reyels gtE-
ing the Atlantic Chattanooga Road ten sections
OF 1and per miles for IN extension from Meridian,
Miss to New Orleans, ind the other was the AtchI
son, Topeka 4 Santa Fee Road. in which PomeIoy
himself has taken al!vely interest for some
to which twenty sections per mile Is given for an
extension from the Kansas border to Albuquerque.
B115 these were favorably reported.
TIE FLen1nA LEG1sLA11rE
met in special session to-day. It Is understood
that the CHIEF business Will be to make provision
for funding the state debt, which is said to be
about $4,000.
TIE IScoAE TAX.
Nj. Sherman, in speech he made to-day, took
strong grounds in favor Of the retention OF the IN
come tax, and said he considered it both wise and
essential
ITO the Associated PEee=l
wAsuEGToS, May ss.-The President sent in
The following nominations: Postmasters- Henry
2; jaeger. Hudson, Wis: + IT, 7. strong, BElolt' H'
:pico- -.z.,..,.,,..
The President sent to the Senate today 1nfor-
nation relative to the Big Iorn expedition, and
.coIFespordence with British Minister Thornton
rclative to The St Marie CanA1 The purport Of
10th Is already hown.
ARBITRATION
Minister Thornton is 70 be asked to act as arbter
for indemnify for the seizure Of the T}ale ship
Canada By the latter many years ago.
The Spanish Gorernnent has agreed that the
.case of The steamer Lloyd Asfnwau be settled b5
TIE rpA1Io GoyERsoRsB1r-
Report States that the President vii appoint
General Gilman Narston, Of New Hampshire,
Governor of Idaho, rise Bard, sesisnsl
The teleg1aphic correspondence between Gen.
erals Pope and Sherman relative TO the recent In
tlfau raid On the Kansas Pacific Railroad. Is pull
sed shoMz a s at5 ib s4 @ ne msc
d. attack Sherman also informed General sher-
1dan that volunteers may engage n PUTS paIssu1 1at ".
Tnion Pacific Railroad, unless In close pursuit OF
actual ma!auderE.
The Bureau Of Statistics has prepared q table
e1hibtting the number Of sail and steam vessels,
with the vaine and tonnage Of each kin4 belonging
The following shows the total tonnaes Of = few Of
the principal ports: Buffalo, 9l,sss: Chicago,
sgf5s 6c 6ss5e st AafSR sana'sf5, @
TIE SHIFTING Interest.
Al a joint meeting Of the Committees On Com
.nerce- TO-DAY, there WIS long discussion coli
cernfnE the shipping Interest Of the country, A1d
That LEGISLATION is necessary to restore IT. The
~ 4oTeiSn Bottoms meets With considerable favor.
TRo3oaED CONSULTATIONS
There fs veIy strong feeling In the House iaSot-
allie to consolidating not only the South American
mIsstnn. but the smaller European missions
zHvEE ntII- .....--
bin to SECURE permanent Ieyccs 1of the nfpsec-
ti0n and reclamation Of alluyia lands OF the Mis-
sstss1nni valley WIS presented In the Senate by Mr.
EeI}nrr Read twice and referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
NAVAL.
The United States steamer Benecfa reached Rio
Ianciro on AprD 16. She experienced two shocks
.of earthquake On the ssh Of March, when near the
equator.
FORTY-EIRST CONGRESS.
VAsuEG1uS, May 2.
SENATE
RAILROAD BQ1E
Mr.. WILLIAMS reported, With amendments INC
hi granting to the Atchisoi1, Topeka Santa MA re "
Vsiifoad Company continued right OF *a5 lo
AnmnuerQue- and ten sections Of land Per Mlle On
each side .,.t r,- -, a I'M,
to aid the construction Of the Ne# Vileans
Kortheastcrn Railroad It grants the 11Gnt OF Ma5;
and ten alternate sections per mile ou eaca soe o.
3 line, fom YORK or Meridian, M1ss, TO Ae7