New-York tribune., 1871-11-30
CENTRAL. TOPICS At TIE CAIIrAL.
NAVAL VESSELS SENT TO NAVANA-OtR Cl BAN
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NAVAL VESSELS SENT TO HAvANA-otR Ci BAN
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SIMMER IN wAsIIfNGToN
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrNRl
WASHINGTON. Wednesday, Nov %. 1871.
very natural dispatch, from the American '"nSn'
General Havana calling attention 10 'he act tha' III
co,e the Cuban volunteers should take IL into their
heads in the midst of the present excitement In HAVANA
to disregard the rights Of American citizens ~ lhey
have done on some OCCASIONS there were no sps
OF war in that port protect them; and the consequent
order from the Navy Department that the monitor Ter
ror which was lying at Key West should proceed iniu
diatcy to Havana aud that other vessels or the sq"
rom which been home for repairs, be got III read
ness to To- their stations form the only OASIS TOT
the sen .oual dispatches sent from this CITY last night
Ia some of the New York Journals in regard to our rela
lions with Spain. The dispatch OF the COnsuGeneral
was sent at the time when the volunteers IN Havana
were most excited and with tho knowlcdge or fhe rccK
less manner which Mt such times they have been ac
c,lstoincd to disregard all laws domestic and inter
national but there is the very best authority for the
assertion that the Government has received no forna
tion of any change in Spanish relations. nor has any
information been received which indicates any especial
danger to American citizens III Cuba.
The telcgralns received from Havana this week have
provoked con siderable disc uslon both among the sup
portcrs Of Gen. Grants administration and its critics OF
tho 1ocy pursued toward Spain and Cuba during the
past two years. prominent Republican Senator, com
monty coued among the latter class spoke to-day quite
warmly this subject lie sau that, thoueh HIS sym'
pathes had always with the nsurgcnt Cubans he
was willing admit that, while they have not been sub
drd they have never yet been so far successf" az to
warrant their recognition an independent nation by
the United States. At the saine time he thinks that our
policy toward spain has not shown broad comprehen'
sion Of the Spanish question: sknl management of
or even great degree Of sagacy He thinks 1t was the
duty of our Ia have laid ont carefully con-
silcrcd plan, and then given Spain to understand that
we proposed to carry out We ought to have been able
to have induced spain to abolish slavery III Cuoa
before this time, and to have accorded to the CuDahs
themselves such rights and priv, lcges that the rebellion
would long ago have died out for want OF an excuse TO
live The same gentleman has intmations that our
whole policy toward Spain, for the last Two years. VIII
Inc brouht ND In the Convention and that many
acts of the United states Government will be used there
arainst us In the settlement VI our questions with
England.
No new light has been thrown upon the important
question Of the organization OF the House Comihtees.
beyond the fact that Mr. Dawes said quite recently that
he st expectcd 10 bo retained in his old position OF
Chairman Of Appropriations, and had not changed his
mind since last spring, when he said that he did not
want the Ways and Means Chairmanship, and greatly
his place. The general belief continues to
e that II Mr. Dawes H. at his own request not consid
cred I'm connection with the position, Gen. Garfield will
be appointed Speaker Blaine has kept his own council
n the subject of the Committees. and Of the men,
,ers that arrived havelad the least intimaon OF
the places to which they1wi be assigned 1t Is believed
the Sneaker delays his arrival here long In order
that he may not be subjected from the friends
OF asprants for prominent chairmanships, and that.
when lie comes Oh saturday night, he will bring com.
peted list of all the Committees, ready for announce
ment in the House on Monday or Tuesday.
the presence here OF the members Of
The Finance Committee and the approach Of the
fine for the assembling Of Congress- there yet
Int nineteen Senators here although is expected that
after Thapksgiving Day they will hurry on. Those
Who have reported st the Post Office by mail tele
praph and who arc now here, are as fellows: Amea,
Cssserly Edmunds, FentOn, Harlan. Howe, Kelley, Nor
rill (ytJ Morton, Osborn, PomerOy, Pool. Sherman,
stocktou Sumner Tipton Trumbull, West, and Window.
The number OF Repre- here h also much smaller
than usual ut this time. The COngressnen here give
ouinon as TO the business before that body what
will e DONE They say that no judgment can be given
until after the holidays when matters will have de-
veopsd.
Mr. Sumner returned last evening, in excellent health
and spirs he has heard nothing Of the reported move
nsnt 70 renstate him at the head Of the Foreign Rea
tons committee Of the Senate This report ia not gen
raiv credited among Senators here, though tho
fact that rule of the senate requires . reappolnment
ri all of the committees ut tho beginning Of each session.
and the additional that 1t least Senator who
voted with the majority In the Republican caucus when
Mr. Sumner was deposed has since expressed his regret
for NO DOING make movement In Mr.. Summers favor
o.s,bIe though hardly probable Besides, the alleged
discrimination Of the Administration not to press the
aouto Domingo question during the coming session
ove. ti,e only ono objection urged 70 retaining Mr.
suupcr q eho hes4 Of We Foreign Relations Committee