The New York herald., 1872-05-13

WASHINGTON May II, lS72
Consular OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES amation by
the President.
h4 WASHINGTON ID. c., May II, 1874
The following proclamation was issued yes

the President.
t WASHINGTON, d. c., May II, 1872
The following proclamation was issued yes
terday:- e
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Whereas, pursuant to the first section OF the
act OF Congress, approved June II, 1854, entitled
IAN act to provide for the execution OF treaties
respecting consular jurisdiction over the crews Of
vessels OF such foreign nations In the waters and
ports Of the United States II is nsovided ina. H
vessels Of any particular nation having such treaty
with the United States the President OF the United
visions have been made for the execution OF such
treaty by the other contracting party, ana snaIl
have issued his proclamation to that enect decar.
ing that act to be in force to such nation, and
such proclamation been made, and satisfactory
answer having been received taaa smisT ns peSs
Ulysses s. Grant, President Of the United states o.
% Done At Il the % City 81 Washington this eleventh DAY
ofMay in the year OF our Lord one thousand
dependence Of the United States Of America
the ninety sixth. U. 8. GRANT.
BY the President.
HAHrLroN FISH, Secretary OF state.
strong Chanoes for Dawes Tariff Bill.
me action Of the House yesterday regarding the
pending tarin measures plainly indicates that Mr..
Dawes Ii master Of the situation. The several votes
sustaining him by o two-thirds majority show that
ne has power enough to carry his bill through that
body. 1t is similar to the one carried through the
Senate by Senator Sherman, ana 1t is, therefore,
quite probable that after all the fuss and feathers
over this vexatons subject, and Notwithstanding
repeated failures to reach concordant action be-
tween the two houses, tarir bill Of some kind will
be passed at this session. The combinations OF the
pig iron with the tobacco coal and other special in
terests have been utterly destroyed, leaving Mr..
Dawes in position which will enable him to man.
age the House in such way as to get q conserva-
tive conference committee, through the agency OF
which compromise will be enected on the conflict
ing points between his and Senator Sherman's bill,
at least such the generally expressed opinions
tonight
The Kansas senatorship-An Inquiry ON
the Spot.
The resolution Of the Committee, on Privileges
and Elections, reported by Senator Morton yester-
day, giving them the power to 60 to Kansas to take
testimony during the recess was necessary from
the fact that the committee has taken no evidence
whatever up to this time regarding the charges
against Senators Caldwell and POmerOy. The COM
mittee has received official copies OF the testimony
taken by the Kansas Legislature on the subject
and proposes now to enjoy summer trip West and
attend to business at the same time. 1t is a mis-
take to denounce the trip as piece OF extravagant
junketng, for the reason that the travelling
penses of the committee viii be less than the
Military for Utah-The Mountain Meadow
n 1so8 t8 gag Massacre. tt .1aa
The Secretary OF War has recommended an appro
priation of $4,000 for the erection Of five COM
pany military post near Beaver City, Southern
Utah, 200 miles from Salt Lake City. Witnesses
who were present at the Mountain Meadow
massacre, in which over one hundred and twenty
innocent men, women and children were slaugh-
tered In the most barbarous manner, feel that their
lives would be rendered insecure should they testify
to the facts but they say that whenever the govern
ment OF the United States win guarantee them pro-
lection they will freely testify to all the facts Asso
ciate Justice Hawley says that he is fully satisfied
from his experience In that district for the last
three years the judicial ofncer Of the Court that
their feeling of insecurity s well founded and that
1t will require military force established In that
district say at the city Of Beaver OF at least five
companies, to render the protection needed enec-
tive. This recommendation is endorsed by Governor
WOOD and General Ord. as..
! The Warrington Monument.
| The House Committee on the District Of Columbia
approve the bill appropriating 100000 for the CON-
petlon Of the Washington Monument. The sum or
$3.50 900 has already been expended upon the work,
and $322, 900 win be needed to complete the shaft,
while the cost OF the whole work, including the
shaft and pantheon" or base, is estimated to be
22,ooo. The committee unanimously approve
the plan Of this monument and OF the work that
has been already done, and bear cheerful testimony
to the energy, integrity, economy and patriotic love
which animated and governed the transactions OF
'the Washington National Monument Society,"" and
especially commend the design OF building the mon
ument by the voluntary contributions OF the people
OF the United States.
Collector Casey Guillotined-A scapeg goat
for LOutsiana's Troubles.
Thn ol
to investigate affairs at New Orleans have just
handed their printed report to the President and he
has had an opportunity for the first time Of examin
ing It critically. In consequence Of this examine
tOn he has requested the designations OF Mr. Casey
Collector OF Customs at New Orleans, and his
deputy, Mr. Herwig. There is nothing In this report
to show that these gentlemen were not honest and
efficient in the discharge of their duties as Custom
House oflcers, but owing to the character OF GER
tain portions Of the testimony II was thought that
change in these officers might promote the general
interest Of the service.
Uncle Sans Lucky Servants.
The recent decision of the United States Supreme
Court giving twenty per cent additional compensa
tion to certain employees OF the government affects
at least eighteen hundred cases on the docket OF
the Court of Claims.
Memorials to the Mixed Commission.
The memorials presented to the United States
and British Mixed Commission lust previous to It's
adjournment from last month until September win
not be printed for some weeks. The time allowed
for taking testimony commences with the day the
printed copies of the memorials reach the office or
the Commission, without regard to the time Of filing
them.
The Conference the Cotton Claims
Amendment.
The Committee Of Conference on the disagreeing
amendments to the Deficiency bill had two hours
session yesterday, when the Senators agreed to
abandon tn amendment Of Mr.. Morrill,, of ver-
mont, but tn House members determined to stand
by the substitute Of the House. The Committee
meet tomorrow with view TO reconcile their DIFF
ferences The effect Of the Morrill, Amendment is to
lock In the Treasury the amounts for which judg-
ments have been entered In the courts