The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-14

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Latest News from Washington.
Personal Ex planation---xeorh Sc
we're oss Greeley.
Special telegram TO the Dispatch
wAssIsGrpS, May ia lengthy personal
eyrlanation in the House this afternoon, ny
Mr.. VOORHEES,, denying certain newspaper
paragraphs to the effect that he was hesitatlns
as to the position he should take in respect
TO supporting the nominees OF the
Cincinnati Convention, creates great COM
ment here. Voorhees, was particularly
severe upon Greeley. reviewing MS
antecedents rs high-protection.tarilf man
and lifelong exponent Of principles inimical
10 his voorhees, western constituency. lie
was also rnSparing in his denrlnciations of
the Liberal candidate for the presidency be-
cause of his former advocation OF the kukluX
and bayonet laws to govern the South I;
and in comparing him with Grant, he
decidedly favored the latter. The intima-
tons con"cved in the speech were that
VOORHEES, wouldf1 fly the track fGreeley should
he nominated. but he did not say so; OIL
the contrary, he said lie was not In the
habit of boiling Democratic nominations.
III. sensation caused by the delivery OF
this speech was very pleasing 10 the Ad-
ministlation side Of the House, who are
DISPOSED to accept it as Il straw pointing TO
the improl,ability Of an endorsement by the
Democratic Convention of the Cincinnati
nominees. Other Democrats, however, felt
called upon to assert their positions, and it
was at once plain that Voorhees,, in his speech,
represented only his own individual feel
ings, rs far rs Democratic members Of the
House of Representatives are concerned.
T1MoS.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, May lS.-HouSc.-Mr. Noor-
hee>. in personal explanation, made Bit
ter anti-tireeley speech. 1t is the sensation
Of the day.
After the conclusion of MI. Voorhees,
speech several prominent members spoke
briefly TO the effect that the Baltimore Con-
vention should rule. Mr.. Voorhees, himself
saia he never -'bolted " nomination.
NJ. Butler, Of Massachusetts. from the
Judiciary Committee, reported bill remoy-
ing politi,-! disabilities from al persons who
aided the late rebellion, except senators and
representatives in the Thirty-siNth and Tlir-
ty-seventh Congress, officers in the judicial.
militant, and naval service of the United
States, and heads of departments, and
foreign ministers Of the United States.
Passed.
. Mr.. Clarke, of Tennessee, was un>eated
and Mr.. Giddings sworn in.
Senate.-A committee Of conference was
ordered upon the House amendment refund
ing taxes upon burned whiSkey.
Mr.. Goldthwaite's bill for bridging rivers
emptying into Mobile bay was passed.
The election law and deficiency bill were
argued at great length, when the Senate
went into executive session over the meSsag'
of the President marked" confidential Ire
ferred to elsewhere.)
The Treaty Of Washington" COnfi.sen
tialo Message to the senate--PrO
posed Withdrawal Of the Inslirec
Claims.
WAsalNGToS. May 13.-The President to
day transmitted to the Senate the CORES
pondencc between the United States an'
Great Britain relative to the treaty Of "',ns,
ington accompanied by brief r.scssar4, Nm
envelope which enclosed item bearing III,
word confidential"
A short time after the reception of III,
documents the Senate Went into Exccutiy,
session, when they were read. 1t appears
that The design Of the President was to ascer
tam the Views of the Senate as to new arti
Gle TO the treaty withdrawing the claims fo
consequential damages from the American
statement Of the case. with the provision
That whenever either England or the Unitet
states shall be at war, and the other neutral
ehe beliiGerent will make no complaints TO
,nalrect, remote, or consequential injuries o.
losses resulting from failure to observ,
neutral duties. AS it is known that Grea
Britain will agree to the proposed new alti
Tie, and that both Governments are anxious
to- save the treaty by. this means, il wa
thought proper to place the Senate in pos
session OF all the facts in order that til,
Executive, acting upon their advice, nigh
pursue the negotiations so as to secure tn
contamination Of the treaty in a mamie
satisfactory to the two Governments.
There was brief debate, after the rcadin,
of the documents, involving the merits O
the question. A motion was made to re
move the injunction of secrecy, but thi
Jailed, and the message and documents Fer,
then ordered to be printed g in confidence
and referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations. There Is scarcely question tha
the Senate will advise the acceptance of tn,
additional article to the treaty.
The Deficiency Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-The conterenc,
committee have adopted the House substi
tute for Morrills amendment to the de
ficiency bill, with some restrictions with re
gard to payment from the Treasury.
Court of Claims.
WAsHNGroS, May 13.---The Court of Claim.
has adjourned to November. All importan
cases have been adjudicated. Several cases
60 over at the option Of the claimants, be-
cause the proof was incomplete.
Mortality On ShipbOard. =
New YORK, May 13.-The bark Caroline,
from Bremen, had seventeen deaths during
her passage out of four hundred and four
teen passengers; and the bark Gessner, from
the same port, with three hundred and