New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-02
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
WITH sPAIN-WITHDRAWAL OF THE GREAT
RAILROAD GRAB sCHEME-THE NAVAL APPRo-
PRIATION RIII PASSED.

EXCITING RUMoRs CONCERNING OUR RELATIONS
WITH sPAIN-wITHDRAwAL OF THE GREAT
RAILROAD GRAB sCHEME-THE NAVAL APPRO-
PRIATION BILL PASSED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNRl
WASHINGTON. Wednesday, May 1, 1872.
Considerable excitement has been caused to-day by an
announcement that Gen sckes took out with him, on
Saturday the ultmatum of this Government, which, IL
not ACCEPTED by spaIn to be enough for him
70 demand his passports and return TO the United States
The report was at first looked upon with consider
able suspicion, as it thought that it
had been put forward by the Administration
tust at this time. order to make political capital and
take the sting Of any resolution touching the weak
poicy of our Government toward Spain, that might be
passed al Cincinnati. Investigation proves that the
port had however grain of truth In IT. while 1t Is not
true that the United States has all at once assumed
warke attitude toward Spain on the Houard question:
as was intmated, 1t is true that Gen. sickles took
with him a communication to the Spanish Government
setting forth the wishes Of the United States in regard
TO ALI questions between the two nations saying that as
these have not been compiled with, Minister is
authorized to withdraw leaving the American Legation
IN the hands Of Charge dAares and that Minister
will be sent present TO Madrid unless disposition
is indicated there 10 reopen negotiations upon q
more trustworthy basis The attitude of this
Government, it is claimed, In such event.
will not be hostile but simply expectant This sudden
change in the Spanish policy OF the Government 10 s
said this evening, has a double meaning. 1t shows,
FIRST that MI Fish been forced to yield his own In
cnaous what apparently the desire Of the PEG
pie and, secondly that Gen. Sckes Is TO be given the
full Endorsement and support Of the Government in
coming home. II ia known that some months ago the
Spanish Government intmated to that the ap-
pointment OF Minister whose views should be less
decidedly liberal than those Of Gen. sckes would be
agreeable 10 Mr. Sagasta The dispatch referred 10 con-
taDs the Of the Government TO this suggestion
The only argument urged by the IA railroad COM
panies whose bill introduced in the House by Mr.
Negley Monday, for asking the Government to re-
open their transportation accounts and pay them the
difference between the two cents mile allowed for car
ryiBg soldiers and their regular OF fare
the railroad companies were compelled by order from
the Generals Department 20 accept the
two mile; that this very unjust because the
OF transportation not equal different roads,
in many this only half the regular fare
and that did not pay the expenses OF transportation
The fact is that In 1862 Secretary Stanton called
veDton Of Railroad Managers in this city, for the pur
pose Of fixing uniform tariff for military railroad
ice. Committee of this Convention made report the
first paragraph OF which as follows:
eaton Of shall mile allowing TO eseh soldier
DOT ersoog pOq luggage this include those things ordinarily
earned BY soldier phstvy marching orders and tents
This rate accepted by the Government and by all
~ railroads engaged IN military transportation, with