The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-02
COMPTROLLER HULBURD'S CASE.
Receipt OF Granyiile's Sec
Ond Nate.
SAVED FROM CHINESE PIRATES.
The Incoming and Outgoing Span
ish Ministers.
THE JAPANESE DINING OUR OFFICIALS.

The Depot site War .seiiied by Two
Thirds Majority former's Aloieties-Pri-
ware Amnesty.
The rotunda and corridors or the Capitol pre-.
scnted an unusual appearance this morning, being
filled with children from the public schools enjoy.
ing Easter Monday. All colors, all ages and condf.
tions eagerly josilcd each other and their shouts
OF laughter in contrast to the quiet OF ordinary
occasions
Al ter the Introduction or bills and resolutions for
reference, the Depot Site bin was taken up and
passed under suspension OF the rules by a vote OF
lis TO 55 An attempt was made by the opponents
OF the bill to get the terms renewed, offered on
Thursday by Mr.. Starkweather. to allow the
two amendments offered from the committee
10 be voted upon, but the friends
OF the bill knowing their strength, refused all ad-
vances IN that direction and insisted upon the vote
being taken on the bin as offered. The opposition,
10th to give up took a parting vote OH adjourn
ment, which ended the business Of calling the roll
on this bill, and gave to the Potomac and Baltimore
Railroad the depot site asked for.
Mr. Mcrcur, OF Pennsylvania, asked to pass under
suspension OF the rules bill aholshing the onlce
OF inrormer under the internal revenue system.
Mr.. Dawes plaintiveiy asked that that bin be rec
referred to the Ways and Means Committee
yet his humility failed 10 receive recognition
But the bill evidently touched chord o.
the House, and inlormers OF fraud. corruptons ana
Irregularities viii do so IN The future without
recompensc in money. Another scene over AM
nesty occurred to-day. As usual on Mondays it
has been the practice for some time for different
members rush through the House on Mondays
bills relieving political disabilities and on several
occasions, in the hurry anu confusion, persons have
been passed who are Legally without ,ne ~ .s.s or
such relief. The Speaker has twice administered
rebuSe on that SUBJECT To-day. by an arrange.
menl, the whole subject OF amnesty was referred TO
the Judiciary Committee with instructions TO
report at any time bin providing for all persons
applying for the removal Of political disabilities.
Earl Granyiiic's second Note Received.
The second note OF Lord Granville was received
at the State Department this morning, anu was i'm.
mediatey taken to the Executive Mansion by the
Secretary. Nothing was made public In regard to
the contents OF The note, but the lire OF argument Is
the same as has been Indicated already In these
dispatches. The note is long, courteous and
argumentatlye, but unyielding on the question
OF consequential damages. Tomorrow the whole
question will come up IN Cabinet meeting, the Pre-
sidents trip 10 New York beng delayed IN conse.
quence OF the receipt OF the note. The terms of the
answer Will probably be discussed at the same time
with Earl GTanvii!e's views. There Will be no
change In our policy the government Insisting that
the Geneva tribunal can alone settle the dlspuicd
POINTS OF the treaty. Little hope is entertained that
communications between the two governments will
be printed till the negotiations arc at an end.
Comptroller Eu,burd's Case.
Mr.. uuburd has filed his defence With the secre.
tary OF the treasury aud It viii be sent TO Congress
in day or two. lie says II the testimony had been
published from day TO day. so that the public might
have been able to Judge OF Its tenor, and the mis-
statements which have been published prevented
from getting abroad, he would not have suffered as
he has suffered from this investigation.
The United states sieamer Ashmcfo. saves
the Crew Of mn American ~teun.r from
Chiac.e Pirates.
Dispatches have been received at the Navy
Department rom Rear Admiral Rodgers, com.
handing tire Asiac squadron ana dated Hong
Kong, February IS. The Ashuelot, a vessel Of the
squadron employed III surveying the coast. IN
coming to Annoy While living under the lea OF an
island about the Harlan straits, disabled her rud
der from It's housing IN seaway, spite OF efforts
to restrain IL. IL was fortunate she did So the
detention enabled her to save the crew and passen.
gers OF the American steamer Siwonada nom the
hands cf Chinese pirates The Slwonada struck upon
n rock IN midchaunel not laid down in the charts.
The captain (Clarse4 had run her on bank 10 keep
her from sinking Only a few iunks and fishing
boats In sight, but in half au hour lg vessei,
only kept or by nring q small gun she had under The
forecaste. The Ashuclot came up and TOOK OF her
crew and passengers ami such things as could be
saved. IN iiiy minutes she slid OF the bank and
sank In ten lath0nis OF water. Had II not been FOR
the presence OF the As'uelot every one would in all
PROBABILITY have been murdered. Tie Mandarin IN the
vicinity sent wo.u to tie captain OF the slwonada
that the people about there were great pirates, and
that lie must look out for himself In his boats he
would have been at the mercy OF the Chinese fisher
men, alias pirates. captain Wallace, commanding
tic Ashueoi. searched for the rock AMI found IL.
1t nal ten feet OF water on IL at low spring tides,
when the rise Is dfteen feet lie hxed IT'S position,
which has been made known ny sending a little
printed description TO the commanding oniccrs, as
well as through the Consul to tho newspapers.
The Bay state Twins al War.
The renorted c0lducss between the two Senators
rom Massachusetts,, growing ont OF the circulation
given Nv Mr.. wilson TO the story that Nh. sumner
wa gong 10 the Cincinnati Convention, and would
even in al probability preside over mat love feast
OF the irreconcllaDles has not only u foundation in
fact hut mas been made manifest through the rupic
sighting If his brother Senator by Mr.. Sumner.
wilson iii 4clainls any malice III giving currency 10
the ru,nor having learned IL rom Postmaster
Sperrv o. New Haven, White Lately IN Connecticut.
and Sherry named Nj. Schurz as Ill. direct personal
authority. The Missouri senator not only denies
that he ever made any suci statement, put ignores
| the slightest acquaintance with the Yankee post
master though the latter reolis by the assertion
ina, schurz not only knows him well enough, but
mon one occasion stopped over night at his mouse.
independent Of The question Of yefacity between
these two gentlemen the certainty that Mr. SUM
ncr has irtentioh Of gong to Cincinnati, nor can
any material support Tor It's candidate and paiiorn,
be expected from hiu TIL the Philadelphia Colvcn
tion ha. met ald adjourned.
The Bronx Rnd the schooner on n l.ee sl;ors.
Captain Moore, Of the revenue steamer Bronx,
reports having on the 9th OF March assisted tic
| schooner o. = burns or New YORK, which had
| been hove to on Wlllougnoy spit Va, on lee
shore, with strong breeze blowing, aud al the re-
quest OF Mr.. Rodgers, OF Tho Coast Wrecking Conf
papy, VI NeY Ycrs, AMI Of q. Ia Hicsse> master q