Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-10
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wHDnEsDAI, MLnon 0, 1870.

f SENATE. u.
Tho Vice Prosldent submitted resolutions
OF the Texas Legislature asking Congress "a
provide for a Government postal telegraph.
Referred 10 COMMITTEES on Post Ofices.
oUTRAoKs ON AMERICAN CITIZENS IN sLr
EIH DOMINGO.
Mr.. Ferry presented memorial OF Mr..
Hatch, Of Connootlcut, stating that hlu
father, Davis Hatch, IL now confined a. q
prisoner by the Dominican Government, and
asklng the intervention Of the United States
10 secure his release. n
Mr.. y, gave an explanation Of the elrcum.
stances, stating that Mr.. Hatch was impris.
oned In utter defiance Of law. He asked
that The Committee on Foreign Relatloni
give their immediate attention 70 the case.
Mr.. Sumner asked N the Senator had any
practical suggestion 10 make.
Mr.. Ferry would bring In a resolution
requesllng the President TO Instruct our
naval aud military commanders In thai
vicinity 10 demand the release OF Mr.. Hatch,
and II the demand was not complied with e
enforce Il. .r.H..
Mr.. sumner asked II Il would not DO better
10 communicate with the Dominican Bureau
Of JustIee, 90 as 10 know the charge against
Mr.. Hatch.
Mr.. Cole thought tho method suggested
by Mr.. Ferry was TOO summary. He IN.
idersiood that Mr.. Hatch had been mixed up
with nc revolutions Ia San Domingo.
Mr.. Ferry read from dispatches, &C., on
tho subject, and said Mr.. Hatch had boon
oxculpated from the charges made again u
him, and had been pardoned, and yet he
was retained in prison. He (Mr. FL
thought our Government would do much
better BY protecting the rights Of American
citizens than By treating for the cession oI
Ban Domingo.
The memorial, with the papers accompa.
nyinglt, was then referred 70 tho Committee
AUTHORIZATION.
Nj. Hamlin presented memorial Of 1900
citizens Of the District OF Columbia protest
Ing against The passage OF the bill 70 sup
press tho sale OF intoxicating liquors. 10 the
District OF Columbia.
Mr.. HAmIn asked that tho memorial BE-
referred 70 the District Committee, and
stated that he should at any and all times
1 vote Tor the bull 70 suppress the trafiic In III.
toricatlng liquors.
~, ,,,r, nikirs In BOND,
Mr.. Williams, from the Committee on III.
nance, made an adverse report on the House
bill TO extend the tlmo for the Withdrawal
otsplrits from bonded warehouses.
MT. bayard, on the part OF the minority Of
the Finance COMMITTEES, expressed his dis
sent from the above report, aud hia hope
that when the bill came mp for consideration
that the Senate would reverse the action O
the majority Of the committee. ...a
PAhIsn ohvsLIlEs N cUhA.
MT. Pomeroy introduced Joint resolution
declaring that me conduct OF tho bpAnlst
Government In SuDa IN Us treatment Q
captured insurgents, ana OF persons sus
peeted OF sympathy Win the Insurgents, Il
mutilanng the dead aud disregard OF age sea
and eondluon, - cruel, lnhuman and bar
9erou,, and deserves the reprobalion OF th'
OhIlstlan Norld. ..-.r..g. I
nj; sumner ~ Bested mat tue seuaioi
trpm kaneei pfFpoeed addpcing evidence II
support o. WIS resolution, II wopid Do vel
70 brlng forward evidence on the otner side
ne was informed ina. several hundre'
spauiards had been shot oy the Insurgents.
MT. fomeroY ,rephed that evidence Woull
90 presented doing Justice 70 both parties
and on ne mo,lon me Joint resolution va
then laid on the table and ordered 10 b
printed. 'H t.a. % .-L.' H-ae
onoRoIA H,.,.s.G,
MT. Trumoull, rom tnc COMMITTEE on IN
Judiciary, reported the House bill for the nd
misaion ofGeorgiA- HeAtAted that the judi
y ciary COMMITTEES were opposed 10 any n
'qulfement but IN the lace Of Two deeision
'ofthe Senate they would make no eounte
report. TIL. oili imposed the same eondl
tOue - s.s 1884, -. N.ss.sssPf. vha
the only addition being tue nrst condition
MT; blngnAms nmenamenL He ssse
Tor the present conetaerauon OF the billi bu
Mr.. Foreman objected, and IL went over.
THh IUHDtno BILL.
The funding Pill was then taken up, AM
the motion OF MI DAVIS 70 recommit wa
not agreed To-
MI, seou spoke N advocacy ott the amend
menu offered by him--nrsi, that the neI
loans shail % negotlaied ~ the Govern
ment, Gnd second, that the negoliationa ahAl
be AZ ALI umes open 70 the iuspootion o. N
public. MT. .. Rad from tho onaelal docu
ments as 70 the amount paid Jay Cooke
Co. for negotiating the loans OF tho Govern
ment. IL then only cost seven mlllioni
when gloom and dllaster stared us ID u
faees 70 put our leans upon the markets an
We nov propoeeto pay twelve millions I
these mo1afchies Of the Old World, VII
would havl been glad 70 SEQ the death Q
the Republic, 70 take the same loan While
II only cost NJ under the most untoward ciT
cumstanees seven millions TO get them 4
tahe before.
Mr.. Morrill, OF W., aid the simple cues
tlon was WHISTLER We e.n negotiate ne!
loan al lower rate OF intoTest. No one
going to take u from senIimsnlor patriotism
lint for. nhnIF lmlArnnk nII0WNlhnr- III