The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-29
THE SALE OF ARMS sHINDIE.
OF Marshal Johnson-The
Southern Pacific r. q IL r o d-No
Change to be Made in tho Duty on
Rice.
WASHINGTON, February %.

WASHINGTON, February 26.
Among the nominations to-day Is Robt. n
Wallace for United States marshal OF Soutf
Carolina, vice Louis E. johnson.
The failure of the Treaty OF Washington II
considered possible, and with 1t will fall thu
proceedings under the United States ant
American claims commission now progressing
here.
The committee of ways and means will re
port In favor Of leaving the rice tariff alone.
In the Senate, Logan submitted the msjorl
ty report of his committee, adverse to Abbott
ter submitted minority report In favor o1
Abbott's claim. The question involved is
whether the votes cast for the ineligible can
didate (Vance) we're void.
The sale of arms question was resumed, anG
vote was taken on Trumbull's motion to re
consider the vote adopting Conkling's amend
ment directing that an Inquiry be made as tt
of the United States had held unauthorized
communication with any foreign government
or its agent, and the motion was lost-28 tt
10. The Republicans who voted to reconsider
were Terry, Conn, Logan, Sprague, Trum
bull ami West. Sumner and Schurz did moi
vote.
Scott introduced bill supplementary to the
act of March 8, 1871, incorporating the Texas
Pacific Railroad Company. The bill provides
for changing the name OF said corporation to
The Texas and Southern Pacific Railway Com.
pany. and empowers it 10 Issue the construction
and land bonds, authorized by the eleventh
section of said act, for such amounts as 1t may
deem needful for construction and equipment,
and to include In the mortgages securing the
construction bonds, all or any portion OF the
lands granted, and in the mortgages securing
the land. bonds, any remaining lauds not used
as security for the construction bonds; pro.
vided, the amount of land bonds shall not eX.
ceed two and half dollars per acre for all
lands covered by mortgages securing the
same. The bill also provides that the con-
struction of The road shall commence a. Mar
shall be completed within two years, and that
the whole road to San Diego shall be finished
within ten years from the passage OF this act.
HoUsE.-A resolution Of inquiry regarding
the reinstatement of Chinese In Cuba was
adopted. Townsend offered resolution de-
clarlng that the President should open nego-
tiations looking to the withdrawal OF the
American case. Several objections were
made, and the resolution was withdrawn. A
resolution of inquiry regarding the sale OF
arms to France and the disposition OF Inc
proceeds was passed.
The following is summary of the claims
against Great Britain, for losses by Confede.
rate cruisers, which were filed by the Amerl-
can commissioners 10 the Geneva Conference,
under the Washington Treaty: By the Ala
bams, s6,547,6Os Sc; BY the Boston, 81 ,0oo,-
900; by the Chickamausa, sS5, ,654 IS; by the
Florida, s3,69s, ,6O9 81: by the Georgia. $685.
976 so; by the Nashville, s69,536 70; by the
Retribntion, $40, 1874 So; by the Sallie,, $3.50;
bv the Shenandoah, S., 488, 800 81; by the Sum.
ter, $40. .695 s3; by the Tallahassee s579, ,955 IS.
Total, $l7, 800, 633 A.. For losses from increas.
ed war premiums, sl,12O,7 795 Is. Grand total
SIS, ,02l ,42s 81. Tnls embraces direct claims
only; the indirect claims include losses sus.
tained by the esle of 774,000 tons of shipping
to foreign ownere, figures estimated at $l5,-
100000; and, finally, the consequential dam
ages by the prolongation of the war, owing to
the moral and other aid extended by England
to the Copfsderacy curing liz continuance.