New-York tribune., 1871-05-04

TIE JOINT HIGH COMMISSION AGAIN IN SESSION
FALSE IMPRESSIONS CONCERNING THE TREATY
CORRECTED-A DOUBTFUL REPUBLICAN RE-
QUESTED TO RESIGN.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNEl
WARRINGTON, Wednesday, May 8. 1871.
The Joint High Commissioners resumed their sttngs TO-
day and were in session until about O'CLOCK Ihey VIII
also meet tomorrow, and compare the drafts OF the
treaty signing duplicate copies The treaty is the
Ion which has been negotiated In our history
and It is probably the most important 1t Will cover
about 100 pages Of foOscap. Many efforts have been
made it Is alleged by the Commissioners, 70 prejudice
the treaty beforehand in the mnds Of the people and to
create false impressions as " It's contenS Inc most
Noticeable s that which seeks to convey the belief that
the American Commissioners have allowed the claims Of
British subjects to put down set OH to the Ala
hama claims and allowed them 10 enter into
the basis of settlement TO the amount Of abort t3o
oo0Oo0 It has also been stated In the public prints
that the English Commissioners have presented and the
American Commissioners have allowed. claims to bo
considered for slaves owned by English subjects, and
freed by the U. 8. Government during the war; AS the
British laws mako the holding of slaves by British
subjects felony the absurdty OF this report Is sppar
emit There is also authority for the statement that all
reports regarding the counter claims Of England arc
false and malicious All the claims which England does
present are slight that they are not regarded with
any anxiety whatever and principle Is involved,
they are not considered In any endangerng the
confirmation OF the treaty by the senate.
Judge julius N Granger Recorder OF the General Land
Office was yesterday requested by the Secretary Of the
Interior to resign. Two three months ago Commits
soner Drummond reported to Secretary Delano his
pcons that Granger not Republican, and the latter
at the time filed paper in reply to the charges Nothing
WAS afterwards heard Of the matter until yesterday
Judge Granger was appointed Democrat by Pierce
or Buchanan but ON the breaking out Of the war; he
identified himself with the Republican party and spared
neither labor nor money to the extent Of his means in
helping the Union His friends claim that his Re
publicanism cannot be doubted
Rhode Islanders visiting the Capitol will be Disguised
10 find that ignorant sonecutter who to-day carved
the name on the bottom Of the statue Of Gen. Greene In
the old hall Of Representatives, has spelled 1t wnou'
the final E. On being asked why he omitted this eter'
he replied that Green spelled Gresn and nothing
and he didn't see the use Of more than two voweiS ~
that word. Besides said he, Greene Spells n"'n'e
but Greeny, and the mans name was Green.
As DIR. Van Aernam to leave the city LIS 80 49,
noon the clerks in the Pension Bureau held noos
for the purpose Of adopting an address anu soio
| tions suitable TO the occasion Comhi''o0 ~ S
| pointed to write them but the meeting h".e =. =.
formed that the Doctor would leave NJ en-.
| proposed W adopt In advance any repoi'
Committee might make The Committee
diately. however with a long address very
tarv In the ex exCommssioner, but the DEBATE Oh 90
warm that !, WAS necessary to adjourn the nie''"s VIZ
| tomorrow.