Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-03-02

'ion 70 stoves, boilers, storage of all
manner OF combustibles. &c. Life nr.s.--
sers and Heats for every passenger and
hano are to be provided, and the s-ta;rvavs
u vessels are to be constructed so as to
permit easy escape to the uppe decks in
case OF sinking. Captains are to be ex-
amined as to their character and skill
and only licensed if they can safely he
trusted. Qualifications Of chief mate en-
gineer and pilot are subject to similar Az.
animation by a board of local insnector,
Iron plates and all materials enterino in.
to the construction of vessels are to ho
thoroughly tested and loss oflife resulting
from negligence will involve a trial for
~manslaughter. The bill makes thorouob
provision for inspections.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The ENGLISH
members of the Joint Commission visited
State Department to-day, and were intro
duce by Sir Edward Thornton to Secretary
Fish. An informal and entirely personal
conversation ensued. They will be intro.
duced to the President to-day by Mr.. Fish.
A preliminary meeting will probably be
held on Monday, but they will not regular
ly organize until the arrival of Messrs.
Macdonald, Northcate and Hoar. The
sessions and discussions of the committee
will be held with closed doors.
The bills creating new judicial districts,
with additional Judges, Marshals, Clerks,
etc., are likely to be lost in the Senate.
Senator Trumbull, Chairman of the Judi
ciary Committee. says he is opposed to
making any more United States Courts
thinks there are already enough to transact
the business properly coming before them.
The Senator has made himself unpopular
with some score of gentlemen, ambitious
to fill the offices provided form these bills.
Among them are a dozen members of the
| House, who go out on the 4th of March.
Members of the New Congress are ar.
irving every day. Many spend much time
on the floor of the House watching the
proceedings and endeavoring to get some
comprehension of the rules. They almost
unanimously favor the complete organiza.
ton of the new House by the Appointment
of standing committees, in order that the
necessary business may be transacted
promptly in the regular way, and members
may know the work they are to be assign
ed to, and prepare themselves in theil
leisure vacation.
Senator Ramsey. as Chairman ofthe Conn
mittee on Post-ofices and Post-roads, has
definitely determined to abandon the bill
which has twice passed the House, abolish
ing the franking privilege. He will, fol
the present, take no further action in the
postal code prepared last year, and amend
ed at the suggestion of the Post-ofice De
partment, and at the beginning of the
present session passed by the House.
A special bearer of dispatches arrived
here to-day from the San Domingo Com
missioner, b~ringing>a preliminary report
of what they have done. The details Of
these dispatches cannot be obtained fol
publication, but it is learned that the COM
missioners substantially confirm the him
thrown out by the correspondents that tht
greatest obstacle 10 the annexation of San
Domingo is the threatening attitude g
Hayti. The Republic is giving its mora
if not its physical, support to the revolt
~tionary leader Cabral, in his incursios
along the Dominican border. Aayti seers
to think that if San Domingo rs annexed
the United States will attempt to score
tina rest of the Island, and thus swallovlp
that little Republic. 1t is intimatedtat
she will fight first. and thus compelhe
United States to make an armed ocepa-
tion of Donto Domingo from the o~utsart.
Otherwise the prospect is favorable tan
nexation. and the commissioners will rob-
ably report in favor of it.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The High
Commission met to-day.
The Government purchases two Millions
of bonds each Wednesday, and seB one
million gold the first. third and fifth rhurs-
day, and two millions the secon and
fourth Thursday. The Governmet pur-
chased during the month ten milliorbonds,
and sold seven millions of gold.
McPherson's list for the next Touse of
Congress, stands Republicans, 13t; Dem
ocrats, SO Independent, 1; vacant, IA.
There are fifteen contested seats.
Henry D. Cook has been nominked for
the District of Columbia.
There were no Southern nominations to-
day.
Baron Gerolt has been recalleL His
successor is unknown.