New-York tribune., 1871-01-12
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
TIE JOINT COMMITTEE on OCEAN CABLES. -.

SENATE. ...... WASHINGTON, Jan. IL, 1871.
TIE JOINT COMMITTEE on OCEAN CABLES.
The House concurrent resolution for the
appointment OF Joint Committee all cable leg
islation was debatcG, upon motion by Mt CHANDLER
ep Mieh) to refer it to the Committee on Foreign Re
iations
Mr SUMNER Gep, Mass,). summarizing the results Of
te action of that Committee various propositions be-
fore it, said that among other bills pending, which
aed been reported from that COMMITTEES, was general
measure for code reg lang ocean cables the substance
sf which sketcbed by their late associate Mr. res
senden There were aiso seyeIa SPecist P % $ oo 10, &
,dercd many days by the Committee. He doubted tho
ef The session from fhe charge Of the Committee which
had specially considered them Joint committee Ii
Iir. WILLIAMS R&ep., oregon) advocated Joint
sIecal C4m1nttee IS s , yd 40 s nrnnnsj
ons. One OF these was % appIoprate sSoOV EeSty'
MIA TO China. II another company wo91o 40 the w2Ik
for half that amount there was Dtess IN having
ther proposition and the pending one presented 10 the
The suIest by consent, finally laid over, without
'''OD' N THB MISSISSIPPI LEvEEs.
the 2 % S f RnVE P Sou s sI' in &
marks upon the e tS ad ~ ee TePas ana M 0c 70
on Of in se state 81 hS ok9 that
while cotton was no longer king is eoinmerGai IN M
n desnSed that proper measures should be taken
70 foster it, lie referred TO the difficulties in the way Of
@ he GTn pTope il in the United
States conld carried without fear OF successIu
cOmpetition other countries BY the improvements
contemplated by the BILL several millions OF acres 9 COT
top land Ia tue delta between the Mississippi and YaZoo
E5yers would be opened TO cultivation , =
Upon his motion, the Dill was reIerreo 10 toe COnHn|
zee on Agriculture.
THB SAN DOMINGO COMMISSION.
The Senate then resumed the consideration OF the feso
iuon amended by the House Ter the appointment al
M summers motion TO amend the House anehdinens py
adding thereto:
AHa s shall inquire especially INTO the alleged pend.
.ney l and De state Of the tertiary oecad BY
ht osg parties relations between The existing Gov
oaa Domingo and The BegltOnDg kepnohe OF hayh ana e
~ sa eisim territorial or pecanlay " Ae Atsei upon ns
Governments"
dr. SALISBURY Dem, Dell moved, q further
A5S Po's y ias. ta Benjamin r. Curtis Fillmore and
NJ, 81 EWAl.r Rep NeyJ took tbe Aoor IN favor Of
tc irtgu'Oh ile argued that the further territorial
1l - "a U - rOuntiy was part OF its manifest
'Gltb a1 power. The great df3c,it,- of er"nce In
nta4iiug hcg Iabllc oyln0 10 Tie concenfra
ton J, power and or national OrKa1zaon I'm ans citv
On Difn Yas extent, ~ GIVING freer soo H. the oner
toi J, local state OigalizttOns was diyiT fbe ,vsr
I'D would continue 30 be guarantee OF patno totSl
Proc cdlng length 20 review the issues iuvclyad In
tse general question Of tie acquisition SAN D'iI
hl: S,cwGn incidentally alluded 10 the leader CaTI
NJ HORTON (Rep. lndJ mere made statement
- the cCt that that cblCfian had sad b. the Tinted
states Nitcl Layti That Ae was In iaVcr 0 anne "a
t0 under aacz, Il would result ia making N.
tier 0oFcriDy u nc Island, and Dc would OplPeSa HIM
Qcaafall ald la 1LAercutS
Mr. STEWART went ON 10 show the henee, n scc,,,.
70 ihe Dominican people by annexation, Ia the substu
tOn OF stable Institutions and canal laws In p.ce ~
uF. own FORM oI government. AFTER an assertion oil
nc ce OF tLe, ptOe Tor annexation, statement 0R
Tie tcrtIity ~ the island and criticism urOu f,e nm
.ed Demo T3tr change Of portion ia 0uu sing mo A.
Dc1aLOn policy Oi lh1t party il days air stew.
s' cooetuhed with an nOeoD to tho pol6eal fate Of