The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-14
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WASHINGTON, June Is, 1870.
The Case Of Pat Woods.

WASHINGTON, June Is, 1870.
The Case Of Pat Woods.
The case Of Woods. charged with assault
npon Representative Porter, has not yet
lcrn disposed Of Il is to he considered by
The Judiciary Committee tomorrow morn
inc. No new facts have been developed.
sew Appertionment OF Members OF
Congress.
The bill making new apportionment Of
members Of Congress was discussed in the
Senate all day, and finally passed.
The House passed the bill increasing the
number of representatives to 215. The
amendment which passed the Senate makes
The number 800. and the House, there is
no doubt. will accept the latter arrange
meut. The vote in the Senate was 81 to 81.
It is safe. therefore. TO announce that the
next Congress will he composed Of 800
members, for the House is sure to concur
in the amendment. The Middle and New
England States will continue nearly the
same number of representatives they have
NOW. hut the States west of the Missouri
river will all be increased. 1t is estimated
ihal this bill will give Virginia two addi-
!i0nal members Of the House, and it pro-
aideS that i'll all cases where the number is
increased above the present delegation the
additional number shall be elected as men,
Dcrs al large.
The Hatch and San Domingo Envcs-
tigatiOn.
The Hatch and san Domingo inyeStiga-
ting committee had n protractcd session
saturday night. and resumed the subject
:.9tin this morning.
The official correspondence between
Commercial Agent Perry and the State
department, called for some days ago, has
been received by The committee and the
greater portion OF it read. 1t is volumi-
nou>. and covers the correspondence which
took place pending and since the negotia-
!ion Of the treaty.
In the correspondence Mr.. Perry directly
duplicates, as being pecuniarily interested
in the treaty, General Babcock and other
lIicials Of the United States, and Fabeus,
ta>anan, and others, Of San Domingo.
General Babcock was examined to-day,
and fully explained his connection with the
matter, aSseycrating that he had no interest
in the matter other than rs United States
officer, and was simply carrying out the in
structions Of the President. lie made
several uncomplimentary illusions to Mr..
Perry, and it is understood some pretty
sharp words passed between General Bah
cock and Mr.. Perry. The substance of his
evidence is. that he emphatically denies the
charges brought against him by Perry and
his statements are subStantiated by the evil
dence Of General Sackett, who acted as an
interpreter and assisted in the negotiation.
Mr.. Smith, who preceded Perry as United
States commercial agent at San Domingo,
will probably be examined tomorrow, and
is expected to endorse the charges prefer
red by Perry. 1t appears that Mr.. Smith
resided on the Island some time after he
was superseded, and is said to be familiar
with all the circumstances attending the
negotiation Of the treaty. MIR. Fabeus will
DE examined in day or two. The commit.
;he expect no further evidence concerning
the Imprisonment Of Mr.. Hatch until that
gentleman arrives here.
The Howard Investigation Case.
The Howard investigation case is now
closed and the testimony all in. Mr.. Wood Il
to sum up his case at the next meeting of the
committee, and General Howard has his
answers ready for presentation.
Miscellaneous.
The President is not going to West Point.
Mrs. Grant left for that place this evening.
General Sherman called on the President
shortly after his return and had quite talk
upon the new army bin and the state OF al
fairs on the Indian border.
General Banks to-day had IN interview
with the President in relation to Cuban at
fairs,
A special session of the Cabinet was held
to-day. The Indian question was the prin-
cpal subject Of discussion, and it was I'M
derstood the course pursued by the Presi-
dent and Secretary Cox in their council
with the Indians were unanimously ap-
proved.
Commissioner Delano will spend about
week in Pennsylvania to recruit his health.
The Secretary of State to-day presented
to the President the complimentary note of
Lord Clarendon on Fenian affairs.
Secretary Fish reports no news Of public
importance from Cuba. WALLACE.