Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-12-07
WASHINGTON.
Asse mblIngo Of Congress-Organi-
cation Of the Senate and House.
Presidents mesSaUc. sc. p

ASBC N D1bk1X Oh 1Efk-
zation Of The Senate and House.
Presidents Message, &c. - ?
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The Treasury
buys a million in bonds every Wednesday
and sells a million in gold every Thursday
during December.
Only about twenty claims have. as yet,
been presented to the United States and
British Claims Commission.
At the meeting next Wednesday i'm
portaut questions will be considered, as
various claims of British subjects. hereto
fore adjudicated in the Supreme Court of
Claims, may now be presented to the Com
mission A rule will be established con-
corning them.
The following are the House commit
tees: Committee On Elections-McCrae-
ry, Hoar, Thomas and Perry; Ways and
Means-Dawes, Maynard. Kelly, Brooks,
Faiklcnburg, Burchard, Roberts. Kerr,
Beck; Banking and Currency-Hooper ;
Pacific Railroad-Wheeler, Burlington,
Lynch, Sypher, Killinger, Beverage,
Slaughter, Averill, Wells, Mckinney, Eli
Hooper and McIIenry; Claims-Blair /;
Observation-Disclosures; Public Lands
-Ketchum Postofices = F~arnsworth ;
Agriculture-Wilson; Indian Affairs =
Shanks: Military Afairs-Coburn ; Mill
tia-Sheldon Judiciary-Bingham, But
Ter, Peters, Mercur, Wilson. Goodrich.
Eidridge, Voorhees,, and Potter; Private
Land Claims-Mercur Naval Affairs
Schofeld Foreign Afairs-Banks; Ter
ritories-Taffe Railways and Canals
Packer; Mines and Mining-Walden
FreedmeD's Affairs-Cobb; Education
and Labor-Perce Revision of Laws
Butler; Patents-Myers; Joint Select
Committee on Insurrectionary States
Poland, Maynard, Schofeld, F~arnsworth,
Coburn, Stevenson, Butler, Lansing, Cox,
Beck, Van Trumps, Waddle, Robinson
and Hanks; Mississippi Levees-Mory.
Waldron, Mckee, Getz Drake and Getz
Duke.
Calling the roll showed two hundred
and one members present.
/ Beck offered a resolution, asking the
President certain questions regarding the
executive kaklux law. which meeting with
a storm of objections, was referred to the
committee on insurrectionary States.
Conner and Hancock, of Texas were
sworn in and other Texas candidates were
referred.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
In the message, the President states
that the relations of the United States
with foreign powers continues friendly.
He refers to the settlement of the Alaba-
ma dispute by the Treaty of Washington.
and says that the example thus set may
be followed by other civilized nations,an
finally be the means of returning to pro-
ductive industry millions of men who are
now retained to settle national disputes
by the bayonet and broad sword.
RELATIONS.
He commends the Ministers and Con-
suls in France for their course in protec-
ting the interests of German subjects in
Paris during the war. He informs Con-
gress that in conformity with the estab-
lished precedent, he has recognized the
change of governments il Rome and the
Italian States. He speaks of the friendly
relations between Russia and the United
States, and refers to the visit of Grand
Duke Alexis and the bospitable reception
given to him. In relation to the Catacazy
question the President says that the mex
cusable course of the Russian Minister
had rendered it necessary for him to ask
the Minister'S recall and to decline to re-
celve that functionary and longer.
lie says that it was impossible for him,
with self respect, or with a just regard to
the dignity of the nation, to permit Mr..
Catacazy to continue to hold intercourse
with this Government, after his personal
abuse of Government officials, and after
his improper interference by various
means powers. The Government had
therefore been released from further in
tercourse with Mr.. Catacazy, and another
minister had been commissioned who was
entirely UNDERSTANDABLE. /
CUBAN AFFAIRS. m /
He recommends the education of four
American youths in Japan and four in
China. He gives the history of the diff
in Corea, and leaves the subject 10
the action of Congress. As to Cuban
affairs, he says that he has instructed
American naval commanders in Cuban
waters to protect the lives and liberties of
bona iide citizens Of the United States
and the dignity of the flag, and expresses
the hope that all the pending questions
between the United States and Cuba may
be adjusted in the spirit of peace and
which has heretofore guided
both powers. i
Pacific TRADE--sPECIE PAYMENT
4. res KUKLUx. 1amf
He recommends Congress to take mers-
lres to support the lines of steamships be-
San Francisco and China and San
Francisco and japan. Also to take steps
bring about a%.,return to specie payment.
He defends the policy pursued in refer
nee to the ~stoppape of kuklux ontrapes.