, 1873-01-20
WASHINGTON.
In American Pr0teCt0rate and Ul-
innate Annexation of
San Domingo.
Position Of the Government on
the Cuban Question.
Progress Being Made by the Various
Investigating Committees: -
No Good Likoly TO Result from Tho
Mexican Border Com
mission.

Mexican Border Com
u,,co,ou
MlsSlOHs
Spesta1 Despatch to Tho Chicago Tribune
THE BANANA PURCHASE. -
WAsu1NaToN, D. u, Jan. l9.-Iho Proaioont
says that the first information ho rocoiVeu OF the
action OF capitalists In the hat. Domingo matter
""e oo1alned IRON aenoTal 1aoeooA' VINO re-
comfy received telegram from 1ntorcstea per-
sons inqairlng OF the Prosldont IL tho aovorn-
mont would have my objections to tue purchase
IN American company. donoral Babcook In
quired Of tho President, and the latter said that
ofcoursehe hnd no objections to make, What Cen
oraI nahcoor tolaor,rhod IN rcn1v IA not known.
It Is tue opinion OF Loading hopnbnoan
Senators friendly to the 8apto Domingo annexa-
tion scheme that this moyomont will result in
TN, 1sav of nrotacttn1 amcrfcan o,t,zena in mn
ollciA pfoteosorate over tue ie1ana OIL 81 gun 70
mingo, aud finally In IT'D annexation. This rich
company going ,thoro will BOON control tho In
terosta Of the island. aud II will not be long be-
fo1o they will appeal tor protection, oithor from
foreign GoVornmonta or; IRON tho haytlan or
Dominican Governments. Tho Unitod ,StatoB
Goyarnnant must thus protect ita cftizens and
H.. su 1,,,k ot.o
11om . pro'ec'ofaso TO aon01as'on III oa' u 'nor'
THE srAs1nH QUESTION,
which iB just now attraotlpg Buoh general at
tention, has not thus lar been the subject ofcon-
s'aol"on IL sne oa'u' ~ t,,a - pr.";do,,t
growing ana1ety IN 'no pase "a tito osiaot'
and his official advisors to have spain make
several concessions to Cuba in oraor to effect q
e,inted thoro for 30 mauy yoare, and to this
on1 ~ :norrnsnon dance NJ m ;nonort,nt charac-
ter, in addition to that aroady published, hha
beeu going on between tho Spanish Government
and our own. ,,Thie corrogpondence thus far
has hcnn aimort wholly witl1out rosuit. and tho
Goyernnopt promisos nothing Tor the future.
yuE onEprr Mon111En 1NvEer1aAT1oN.
Hon. Iarson +, Porry, tho attorney for tho
aoTernmont boforo The credit Mobllier Commit,
too No, q has got fairly a.arted In tho tnyostiga-
tion. and 'has shown an earnest desire to MD tho
romnitteo in sn honoat and Bearohipg inquiry
intn thc fants ~ fhe nxtrayaQant 11ao Of money
n 4hc detrimcnt NJ tho Government interest in
the Union Pacific Railway. It has been thought
sv ~ Attornov Genara1 That it ia essentinl to
have tho other attorney provided for by Ran
dalls resolution, d resident of Washington, in
denart mente and tho Government records at all
fimeg. and without the delay and oxpenses Of
iournoy to the capital. He win therefore to-
morrow offer tho appointment to J. Hubley Aeh-
the Assistant Attorney General unlor Pros don't
Johnaon.
TIE CALDWELL INVESTIGATION
will probably closo this week, but it is not likely
tn fhe Hennte until the following veek. The
Examination on bohalf OF tho accused viii begin
to-morrow, About twenty-five Witnesses
have been summoned, eight or ton
| the n1uminatiou viii be- d long one. Mr.. Cald-
we11 1giIj nrohablv bocin. hia dofeuce On lis own
| behalf on Weinosday.
o@>' ,">". LOUISIANA. .
The Comn1ittee during tho Yeek will begin the
;nvestfontIon into the I.ouaiann question. There
have BEEN already summoned tie momnors Of
both CauYassiug Boards, tho two Secretaries Of
State. Goyornors Warnoth and AIoEnery, and
r Iriva aarv in Tho tho woeE. H. Tia qucstion is to lie
Electors muet bo settled before tie 17th of Feb
ruary. that being tho day on Which tho votes aro
counted.
TEE Ana41sas :; 1Ha t4an,,n c1ss c,uo
by tho Committeo for consideration on tho Sd Of
| Tobrnnrv.
! TIE MEXICAN cos.uss1oN.
It seems that after al tho labor, expense, and
CLAIMS Commission for tho past four years, tho
| 1ngu1E viii be Of no sort Of conscouopco In i'd
| 3nsf;np f|a d5fYornncea botwoen tic two cou1,-
trios Under tho treaty Of July, 1858, tho q. <.
Gommiasion ia not vet half done, and no mo-
vision for it's continuancc has boon made,
tronty for the purpoyo of extending tho time
signal. hit Il aid mt reech the City Of Moxico
IN oti,no to be- ratified by tho Mexican Congress-.
now tronty must, therefore, bo made, but 1t
cannot become operatiyo in loss than q year and
| non;gc thu work o} tho presont Commission or
net "a they zoe it. In tie meantime. TIC differ.
oucbs Of = monetary charactor between tho Gill
yons and Goy6rnments Of tic two countries arc
inr tann nav nroyn to be- Of eroat congoaueuco
"o Enr rn nE coSouEREp.
| Jtmnv ho nrotty conflontly stated that the
sennte will not confirnl the nominations oi
! Tu5raa 1Trmnhrnra and Bustond which II will
Sn rs1aemharad simnIv inyojyea remuneration
NJ thafr nresenf nns}tinnn. Irrosneotivn Of nj.
tor cnnaiJaratinrs tha Judiciary Gommittof