New-York tribune., 1871-11-11
WASHINGTON.
THE HORNET AND HORTON CASES NOT YET SET
TLRD-A DECISION on WOMAN sUPYRAGE-
THE PROPOSED REVISION OF. THE TARIFF.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THR TRIBuSKI

THE HORNET AND HOhTON CASES NOT YET SET
TLED-A DECISION on WOMAN sURFRAGE-
THE PROPOSED REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBuSKI
WARRINGTON Friday, Nov. TO- Is71.
This Government and the Spanish authorte, have LOT
yet arrived agreement respecting the Hornet,
at Portau-Prince menaced by Spanish vesses eorre-
spondence In progress between the Secretary Of state
and Minister Roberta the former protesting against the
desgn to seize that vessel which s under the American
dag.
Secretary Boutwell, still holds under adylsemen the
question Of granting the application Of the owners Of
the schooner Horton for papers. He has not rc-
ferred the application any Of the law officers Of
the Government believing that no question OF law 10
involved In the The question to be settled
very simple one the Secretary maintains and that h,
the applicants satisfactorily account for the ots of
the old papers, according TO the Navigation lave made
and provided for such casee their requestcan be and
otherwise, failure to make such showing prevents
the reissue Of papers II is hardly probable thaf
the applicants comply with the law and the general
impression now is that the matter will be one for tho
consideration Of Congress. The Secretary OF the Treas
ury I'LL not however lay the subject before hat BODY
account OF his opinion Of the case as above stated
Gen. Butler nevertheless differs with the secretary ON
this point and 1t s currently reported In official arces
here that he has sgniHed his intention Of testing the
right Of the Horizons owners to new papers, by sgt-
tating the question from his seat In the House.
The Supreme Court OF this district WILL 10 ont,
render o decision tomorrow IN tho woman suffrage
1t will recite that the Fourteenth Amendment TO
the Constitution considered alone and independent of
any other law on suffrage, gives TO women the right TO
the ballot but this privilege cannot be secured without
additional legislation.
The preface to the tariff tables. recently compiled at
the Treasury Department is nearly finished. This work
is expected to be ready by the time the Senate Finance
Committee gets to work the tariff and tax ouesous,
it will be of service 10 it's members ar vau
OF dat
workings, from 1850 to 1871 This preface also contains
extracts from the speeches Of statesmen OF the nes
upon the different changes In the laws during the above
period and quotations from other authorities which
have bearing on the different tariff duties.
Senator Scott and Representative Stevenson ere t'il
here at work anayzing and preparing digest OF the
KuKlux testimony for in the draft OF report which
will be submitted to the General Committee Its Ie
assembling during the latter portion Of the preseDt
month The Senator continues receive letters from
South Carolina cOngratuating him Oh the results s the
policy he recommended and declaring that 1t IL snre 10
destroy the KuKux organization in that section Over
twenty additional prisoners mostly Of some importance,
have been lodged in SpartanbuTg jail Confessions still
continue to be made and the facts that are becoming
known in the community having the effect Of com
peng the respectable people, however bitter they aro
in their rebelous sympathies to discaim relations With
support Of these atrocities. The SubCOmipttee,
Of which Senator Pratt is Chairman, is industTonsly
at work in Northern Mississippi They are, or wei quite
recently at Columbus The testimony taken ny them s
extensive and very important showing the acs and
purposes Of the Invisible Empire" Senator Pools
subcommittee, the financial condition Of the dis
turbed States has made much progress In obtanLg
replies their exhaustive circular Of inquiry The State
officers have generally acknowledged its receipt, but
plead their limited clerical force, engaged IN the
preparation OF annual reports, q reason for DOt
responding at Full reports will, however, he forts
coming from North and South Carolina, and from e1As
Tha in
session of the subcommittee and its clerk is engaged
under their direction, in preparing digest Of their
figures. Though 1t will not be full hoped tins
portion OF the Ku-Klux report Is to be the
most valuable papers it will include.
Virginia Republicans writing here, explain an appH-
failure to make the gains in the election CON
fdenty expected by some, resulting from three
causes-the "gerrymandering" Of Ithe Legislative Dis
trics effected by the last Legislature, through which
is declared the votes OF several thousand Republicans
virtually nullifed the defective registration
number Of counties and the Of Republicans them
selves failure in many districts to nominate suitable
persons Last Winters legislation is marked with many
jobs in the contamination OF which some Republican,
members participants. The denomination Of aus
pected men has resulted In their defeat The Democrats
nominated their best men In districts claimed by their
opponents as for instance In Richmond, where they had
one OF the best tickets for years past In the
valley, and elsewhere where the Republicans deemed
they had chance of reganing conquerng thr DeIno
Gratis. put forward their best men, and, a rehnk.
every such instance either carried their nominee male
Republican ranks satisfied with the matter AZ 1t
stands not being at all anxious that the party should
bear the responsibility Of the railroad and other outside
legislation sure to be brought up during the Winter
The general effect Of the recent canvass among Virgins
Republicans Is good.
The reports OF the several agents and
others connected with the Indian Bureau present en-
curagng evidence Of the good effects Of the present
policy. AS an example, while no more money was ap
proprated than for years past to be
cationa purposes, the amount of activity, and the
suits achieved during the past year. have exceeded all
expectations. The Commissioner Of Education year
In arguing the duty OF the General Government
for schools IN the Territories and among Indian rOes
and the scholars at about $500 This year a careful
r<suE has been made and nearly 800 Indian
reported, with almost 5000 pupils In attendance 46OO Of
these are In the Indian Territory about 600 among the
New-Mexican Puebos, where schools have existed
for many years past, and nearly as many more In tho
Northern superntendency, Nebraska. The estmhte
have only just got into working ORDER With the exceI
ton Of the tribes In Alaska, Arizona, and Wyoming an
earnest effort has been made to have school, least
accessible to every large band or tribe Of Indians
The heirs OF Mrs. Margaret G. Lee OF WarrentOn Va,
deceased cousin OF the late Robert E. Lee, have fled
claim before the Southern Claim Commission <4sOG
supplies furnished to the Union Army from the fam
lily estate Warrenton, during the Gen Pat
rick formerly Provost Marshal Of the Army Of the Poto
mac was before the Commission yesterday TO establish
the loyalty OF Mrs Lee, who 10 claimed the only
Union woman OF high social position that part VI tho
State.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHI
All the members OF the Cabinet were present nj the
meeting to-day which continued nearly four hours The
larger portion Of the time occupied resus 20
far Of the Civil Service Commission, which werr ca
planned by Mr.. Curtis, q member OF the Board There
considerable conversation on the subject.
appears from the Georgia press that much alarm
prevails under the apprehension that the Presidsnt vii
declare martial law In that State 1t may 30 safely sd