The New York herald., 1872-12-24
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S, l872
Alarm OF tho Credit MObilier People.
Lively Row In Congress Antica-
pated.
The Credit Mobilief people are beginning to get
alarmed They had counted on quiet examina-
ten, to be protrscted until the close OF the SEES
sion, and then followed by short whitewashing
report, without the publication OF any testimony.
But the revelations OF the testimony in the HERALD
with the garbled stories volunteered by the i'm
maculate John B. Alley. have made trouble in the
camp, and there will be general stampede, each
one endeavorng to accuse the rest while all point
TO Oakes Ames as the tempter, with Alley az the
go-between and encourager. There will be q jolly
row on this question In the House the first Mon
day after reassembling. The democratic members
OF the committee. it Is said, have sworn ven-
geance.
Secretary Boutwell, and tho Syndicate
Arrangement.
When, on the 17th instant, Secretary Boutwell,
gave his statement to the Committee Of Ways and
Means concerning the negotiation OF the bonds au-
thorzed by the act OF July. 1870 he was asked by
Mr.. Dawes, the chairman, to state what was to be
done in the future, he responded that the propo-
sition before him was verbal one made by Jay
Cooke or his brother, Governor Cooke. Perhaps
both had spoken to him about the matter. AS he
understood them they did not propose to change
the arrangement In any way. Their proposition
was TO go on precisely as they went before. The
proposition was to take three hundred millions OF
five per cent bonds on the same terms as the
others were negotiated. Mr.. Cooke informed him
that the Rothschilds had agreed to 60 into the
gotiation and to strengthen 1t by their influence.
He understood that they had an idea that when
they disposed Of the five per cents they could go
on and dispose OF the four and half per cents in
the same way.
ImpecuntSus Plymouth Rockers-J adgc
Poland's strange Mission.
The Nsy England Society had to give up their
dinner this year, as the expenditure last year was
greater than the receipts, and q sociable was sub
stituted, at which the usual speeches about Ply
mouth Rock were made followed by unpuritanical
dancing. Judge Poland the President Of the So
ciety did not In his remarks reveal any OF the
Credit Mobiier secrets.
General Sickles ON the New Colonial
Policy OF Spain.
General Sickles telegraphs from Madrid that
both houses Of Parliament have accepted by de-
cisive majorites the colonial policy of the Ministry
for Porto Rico, which involves the separation of
the civil from the military government, the exten
sion to Porto Rico OF the same provincial form Of
government which exists in Spain with municipal
government and town and local affairs. Two Of
the Ministers resigned. and their successors, who
are In accord with the rest OF the Ministry and
with the Senate and Cortes were cordially re-
celved by the Parliament The policy Of the
Ministry Is understood to have been approved by q
vote of go Senators against o. and by 214 against
IL in the Lower House.
General Sickles further telegraphs that the
President of the Council announced that bill for
the immediate emancipation or slavery in Porto
Rico will be speedily introduced.
The Standardization Claims Commis-
sion.
The Spanisll-Amercan Claims Commission will
meet till the beginning OF January, while the sub
commission acting under its orders, consisting Of
Senor Batanera, q Judge OF the Supreme Court in
Havana, and Consul General Hall, will take testi-
mony in Cuba.