The union Democrat. [volume] (Sonora, Calif.) 1854-1946, 1871-05-27

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tons we're in session yesterday preparing
their report on the treaty of Washington, as
it has been designated The report will be
ready for the Senate BY Monday. The Com
mittee are divided in opinion m some of the
more imrortantfaatures of thetreaty. Those
in favor Of reporting it without amendment
are the Grantites-Cameron. Morton. Ham
lin and IIarlin-who are willing to swallow
any dose prescribed by the Administration.
while Messrs. Patterson. Schurz and Casser
" have independence enough to favor amend
ments which they will offer when the treaty
is before the Senate. Article so of the trea-
", relating to the free navigation of the Ca
madam Canals is so mixed that it viii take
several Philadelphia lawyers, with all their
shrewdness. to tell exactly what it means
Three of the ahlest lawyers in the Senate
have declared that there is not single CON-
cession to the United States 10 the whole trea-
". The objections to the treaty are general
~ confined to portions uf it and rot to it as
whole. Wha. the Democrats will do in the
case is not known; so far, only one has declar-
ed in its favor and one decidedly against it;
the others will be guided by the explanations
made as TO it's provisions and will act as their
+, Judgment dictates without regard to any
thing but the merits of the case. tits thought
upon good authority that the Session will
last till June LIST.
! Considerable stir was created in the Senate
yesterday by the discussion of the question
~ and SOLD it TO the New York II ibune Tor
S300?" Senators denounced the unauthoriz-
ed publication of the treaty as an insult to the
Senate. After indulging in deal of virtu-
ouslv indignant frothing, and some intima-
! tions that the leak was most probably at the
other end of tue Avenue it was agreed to ap-
noint Committee of investigation and Messrs
] Carpenter. Conkling, Trumbull, Sumner and
Davis of Kentucky, were appointed. There
is considerable of farce inthis as everything
worthy of note which trans2ires in Execu-
tive Session is made public in the next MORN
ing papers, and it il shrew,llv suspected that
certain Senators betray confidence by giving
it to correspondents and reporters. Horace
Greeley brags that he spared no expense to
obtain the copy of the treaty This is Radi-
cal morality exempli6ed nv Greeley. Dragging
of ha wing bought 81 copy of treaty. which the
administration desired to he kent secret, and
well knowing that it was stolen. Horace
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that lie cannot see that he is equally guilty
of dishonesty. and mean kind at thar, as if
he had bought a pair of boots from a thief
and knew them to be stolen nv him. l. was
mentioned in debate in Executive Session
Yesterday that correspondent who publish
ed stolen copy of the Mexican treaty of
| 1850, was imprisoned for breach of the priv
el"ges of the Senate Il would he good
thing if Horace Greeley was Taught lesson
by his agent being severely dealt with for d
dishonesty which reflects on the Washington
correspondents, many Of whom are gentlemen
who would not stoop to do dirtywosk for such
blasphemous old sinner as Horace Greeley.
who calls buying stolen goods-euterprse and
energy.
The Attorney General has reversed CON-
missioner Pleasanton's decision relating to
the tax on dividends. which declared that
Section Is and l6 of the Act of July, 1870
did not authorize the collection of a tax
on dividends declared for the last FIVE months
of 1870. This revoked a previous decision
directing the assessment and collection of this
tax. He directed Assessors to strike such
assessments from their lists and to assist
claimants in having the tax paid refunded
The Acknowledgement reverses his ruling and
decides that the dividend tax for the last FIVE
months Of 1870, car be collected. Banks.
railroad companies &C., will have to pay
round sum of cash which they thought they
were free from. The Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue has been rather reckless in his
decisions. and some more of them will doubt
less be overhauled," as Captain Cutie
would say, ''and be rewarsed."
| take great pleasure in having my views
endorsed by so distinguished journalist as
Horace Greeley. and do not care whether
his truths are the result of mature and hon.
honest deliberation or truth flung forth in a
fit of spleen, such as he has very often. As
| have frequently mentioned the trio, Ed
munds. Howe and Conkling as doing The dir
ty work for Ulysses in order to gain favor
that in case of the death or retirement of
Chief Justice Chase, one of them might sue
coed to the position. am happy to Quote
Horace in his no doubt spasmodic fit of an
ger or honesty. ut is sledged in Senatori-
al circles that 10 one act of these men for the
past year, but has been iuhuanced by this
covert desire to adorn the middle Of the So
bench" Fitness of things the President
does not recognise, and we are as liable 10
have Roscoe Corkling presiding over the law
vers rs We are to see Strong and Bradley rot
ING ont their contract on the leqalteader sn6-
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