New-York tribune., 1871-04-20
MASSACHUSETTS, ON SANTO DOMINGO.
REPORT OF THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
PRESIDENT GRANT SUSTAINED.
BosroN, April 19.-The Joint Legislative Com
i,tee IN Federal Relations TO whom were referred the

BosreN. April 19.-The Joint Legislative Com
mee on Federal Relations, to whom were referred the
following resolutions, have made their report
pol,d rb, the Le.,tur, do mos, heartily sp
stop Of Douc TO the United States involving Goes lnay ana
weak sspSso rdcns sSd essaeSd
op an addition to our great National Debt and rcrsa.ei bnte1 r. ms q
oar bOuore senator r bc ea maintaining the ns' '''
extend him sy wo Of cheer and M 10 each Of ou
rator. and Representatives in Congress-
The report begins with statement OF the general ad
vaahitv OF possessng station in the West Indies and
the particular advantages OF Santo Domingo and theh
discusses and sets aside the following objections:
That INJURY into Of the island commits Us to the pocy o
That sSaper AID t have already bought up or leased A' lana
T SSmsou tia, tie President interested private 'peea
Tat sun,o Domingo set apart by Ged for the negroes
That this policy 80 entering upon adanee Of booh"
The fear Of trouble from ilayi.
That annexation would not benen. commerce.
The difcuIy ofsoyerang m red races
Tha. there Is 10 occasion for hurry.
The report closes: The Committee, therefore, IN
closing as in opening their report have the honor TO
submit that it was the duty Of the Government to avail
itself OF what deemed free offer of santo Domingo to
come under our dominion, to Inquire fully and antheb
tlcaly into the mOrits Of the measure Every Admns
trltion since the establishment OF inc 0oveIn1ns ~
would probaby have avaled itself or Ike opportunity
and -ponded IN like spirit We commend Congress LOT
ordering the commission of inquiry We coInmenn inc
fearless and M rioc OF tho President In ming
the Commission with OF such intelligence and inde-
pendence OF character that their report VIII m me eyes
furnish safe basis Tor their action
Difference OF opinion was manifested III SouSIeso Mhci
the proposition was introduced. IL was ueO+log l III
opinion 1t happened that our distinguished senator
Mr. Sumner, differed with the @ Nv. WI, l
this 5tate and he sustained his views Wth a ine po~c
eloquence, and tenacity Tor when ne Is G ti
sion The resolutions snbmittedto to the COMMITTEE seze
tie occasion OF this debate TO pronounce legislative
Mr. u
source that s personally and politically. extremely re-
specialize. TO the Conmlttee, no%eVeT, tey nstg aS
Tep,eent That school has often asked Legislatures
T has not snsse tse by
Mr. Sumner for his great seyces in behalf OF the Union
and the universal freedom OF man. In tsbeaT1g toward
m and other great champions OF the rights Of man, it
has not very clearly illustrated the l aI9aoie rue
Be Se 2 ' 70 ,s, ss.ctya yt fS fSs peasont attempt
Of the Senator's political opponents to use the voice otthe
Legislature in sDgling out this one act Tor applause,
while his long career OF great ana emfns y
Ills name anc fame are safest IN the hands OF ne oder
friends Gsy 9 hs9 aSpes Of his ces and
they Will take further OCCASION when may seem proper
to encourage and sustain him. sou.,,, =. 49,. O.,
lowing resolutions; =.
Roi Tsi s SsS 5 sSan, 81 s svS @ @ q IN d o S
pno. Domingo undeits rule presenting tie drst %
pSV o o s s'SSs Sos.S and po to he a By Ss su
SSs to be .lrsd M anu o a tsnr II pace. TsTasr
TIE Of institutions enterprise and eq9 ays oyer oE9 potion
o islands, whose soil and forests might rah rs me tropical pro-
that require in exchange io to products oar NOR;
tsmpeT. ce coasts might supply ceseons and protected
for necessary repairs supplies sch great advantages to orr oun
crcal and Santo Domgo
seems to promise the rauenee Of insutoHs A1
S . &. eSal:. So San our
or men % vi 81 carefully inquire into ani al
the thai fet the question o accepting e proposal
for exaton. .
resos each of oar and
The report III probably not he debated TIL next week
~ IA Il. y.
Of the senate +. H. Kellogg. Robert Johnson. John Nc
uuflis. of the House.