The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-02-15

stated tia, If the claim for consequential
damages had not been presented, and was no
to Be passed upon, there might be q complain
By the people Of the United States that the
provision vas made for a partial settlement
OF the differences between the two countries;
such claim was therefore presented for .
fuil settlement in the interest of peace and to
preclude future disputes. This Govern
ment has not received the text
OF the letter from Lord Granville
to Zen. Schenck, and therefore cannot take
ofhci.l action upon it There is NO probabil
ny Whatever that our Government viii with.
draw any part Of its statement Of the case, but
will leave the British Government to pursue
| its own course or the tribunal of arbitration
to act IN the premises according to the treaty
aipu!ations; nor is it likely that our counsel
, viii take any action in order to accommodate
the British Government.
II NeoeRuela.
WASHINGTON, Feb. TODAY the Pres
ident transmitted to the Senate information
furnished by the Secretary of State. in re-
spouse to the resolution of inquiry regarding
| the retention in Venezuela Of the American
steamers Hero, Dudley Beck, Me,reas and an
Fernando. Ii seems tina, these vessels were
seized last fall, the FIST by the V-rs zgel,n
government and the o,lier three by the Rev
| olu,ionis;s. Acting Secretary OF Sta Davis
| wrote to Minister Pile on tie 23d OF Sept,
demanding the immediate release %, the Herr
and Dudley Beck, and upon hearins of TIE
-eizur. ci the others. made similar demand
Tor their re- iU'io-. IT, reply. The Vsnezge-
Ian Minister of Foseign Afairs, wrote 10
Mr. Pile IN November, diso.nins the acs
and promising, upon p.oof, to make repars-
ton.
A Petition Ignored - Public Lans,s,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-The House Judi
ciary Committee to-day agreed unanimously
to ignore and dismiss By an adverse report,
the petition of one W. Hastings, of Caiifor-
MIA, asking for the Impeachment of Judges
Fielding and Hoffman Hastings, having
utterly failed to make out even 4 prima
fscia case, and it is understood that his arcu-
men;s and so-cal!ed evidence are OF the most
absurd and irrelevant character
The Senate Committee On Public Lands
to-day were, on motion of their Chairman.
formally discharged from the further consid-
Grafton Of the memorials of VIM McGarra-
han, which was then referred to the Com
mittee on Private Land Claims
The Committee On Appropriation. have
finished the Army Appropriation bill. 1t
sPpropriates over $4,000, 900. They have
now under consideration the Deficiency bill.
and the amounts to be appropriated foo; up
thus far $. 6o0,0nO.
Secretary Of she Treasury before the
House Commit tes-NOMinas
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Gen. Fisk, in be.
half of the ST. Louis Board of Trade, argued
before the House Committees on Territories
in favor Of territoCiaGzing the Indian coun-
try.
The Secretary Of the Treasury appeared
before the House Committee on Commerce
to-day, and read bill expressive of hi.
| views on our maritime interests.
Genuincness Of the schenck.Tish Cor.
respondence Denied.
WASHINGTON Feb. S-Information de-
rived from official sources warrant . denial
of the senuineness of the recently published
alleged correspondence between Gen. Schenck
and Secretary Fish, relative to the Treaty of
Washington, and dated the 9TH inst. 1t bears
no resemblance whatever TO the original tsle-
grams. The statement that an official dis
patch was received from Gen. Schenck on
Monday the 9Th inst, announcing in sub
stance Lord Granville's notes, il pronounced
untrue. On this statement the charge il
made that members Of the Administration
have been sailty of deception and mislead-
ing the public; bu, no cable dispatch of any
kind was received from Gen. Schsnck
Monday,