National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-14
CURRENT CAPITAL TOPICS.
TREATIES AWAITING RATIFICATION
By THE SENATE.

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! POLICY TOWARD CUBA wANTED-RELA-
! TIOSs Of THE HEADS OF THE NAVY AND
| TREASURY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES H.
REAY's LITTLE BILL-TEXAs AFFAIRS
! ARMY AND NAVY.
The Secretary OF the Navy, on being inter
viewed on the subject Of the rumOrsd difficulty
between himself and the Secretary of the Treas
ury, disposes Of the matter as follows: There is
nothing in It. So far from there existing any
controversy on the subject referred to it has not
| been even mentioned between myself and the
/ Secretary, or between myself and the President,
| for the last three months. As understand the
! real fact to be, Senator CatteH was appointed
/ last summer agent Of the Treasury Department
! in relation to the syndicate matters abroad, but
was prevented from going by the prOtracted sick
! ness and final death of his wife. Whether it will
now be worth while for him TO go, in view OF the
long delay, and the fact that the syndicate con-
tract terminates very shortly, is matter entirely
| for the Treasury Department, upon which don't
| profess to have an opinion, but sure Mr..
Cattel will not consent to go in any event unless
! the Secretary Of the Treasury desires him to
! do So"
LIEUT.. WHEELER'S EXPEDITIONISTS.
Lieut.. Marshall and Mr.. NJ. KIett, the last Of
| the Wheeler expedition of explorers beyond the
one-hundreth meridian, arrived in this city last
| night, direct from Colorado. The expedition
started last June, and its scientific explorations
/ and observations have been Of highly important
and interesting character.
CANDIDATES EXAMINED.
The following candidates for the position of
/ second lieutenants in the army have been exam
/ med by the board Of examination in this city,
under general order 81, of 1873, from the Adju-
| tant Generals office: James Brennan, army;
| Charles st. John Chubb, District Of Columbia;
! James S. JOnett, son of Captain Jonett, navy;
Charles L. Hodges, armyi Charles W. Mason,
/ son Of 1t. Colonel John S. Mason, 4th infantry;
James s. Marteller, Virginia. The result of the
! examination will be promulgated at an early
date.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
| Passed. Assistant Paymaster John R. Car
mOdy ordered to the Monocacy, Asatic station,
J per steamer Of the Goth, from San Francisco;
! Captain Andrew W. Johnson to command the
! Roanoke, at New York. 3lst instant; Lieutenant
| Franklin ]. Drake detached from the Ports
mouth and ordered to the nautical Scholarship,
| jamestown, at San Francisco; Passed Assistant
! Paymaster ]. Bayard Redfeld from the Nonoc-
acy, Asistic station, and ordered to return home
! and report arrival
PAY FOR STAMPED ENVELOPES.
! The Postmaster General on Saturday last d.
rected that the Plimpton Envelope Company, of
Hartford, Conn.,, be charged with the twelve
thousand dollars due George H. Reay, of New
| YORK, the former contractor, for stamped en-
vclopes furnished to supply deficiencies occa-
stoned by the Plimpton company to comply with
its contract. Reay supplied orders for eighteen
days, amounting to ~ 900, and the S12 800 which
the Plimpton Company is to pay is the difference
between the price that was allowed in the con-
tract with that company and the amount agreed
to be paid Reay for furnishing goods to supply
the arrearages before mentioned.
TEXAS FEDERAL OFFICIALS.
Col. BOulds Baker and other Texas Republi-
| cans have arrived here. Col. Baker is the rep
reseRtatiye OF the lately appointed prominent
Federal officials in Texas, and his present visit
here is said to be for the purpose Of prevailing
upon the President to send to the Senate at once
the nominations of those recent appOintees. The
fear among them and their friends is that unless
| the nominations are made to the Senate prior to
| Wednesday next (the expiration Of the limit Of
ten days allowed by the tenureotOfiee law within
| which nominations must be acted upon by the
SeBate) the suspended officers will by law be re-
lleyed from suspension, and will be entitled to
| resume their positions. Senator Flanagan is the
friend and supporter OF the suspended officials Of
Texas, and has induced the President to with /
| hold the nominations for few days
| THE PACIFIC MAIL INVESTIGATION.
In pursuance Of the order of the House of Repre-
| sentatiVes, Mr.. Richard B. Irwin, late financial
| agent of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
has been arrested, and will to-day be brought be-
fore the investigating committee and asked to ac
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him in securing the passage of the subsidy act
tor said company. In private letter to a friend
in this city Mr. Irwin states that in securing the
passage Of the act referred to certain newspaper
men were his only friends; that he never offered
or paid one cent to a member Of either house of
Congress- and that his entire business in the mat
ter was transacted through lawyers, and he will
hold that it was of the confidential nature ordi-
narily existing between attorney and client, and
decline to reveal It under any circumstances.
His examination promises to be interesting one.
THE COURSE OF CUBA.
Washington correspondent writes as follows
concerning Cuba: The President has all along
been an indignant observer Of Spanish cruelty in
Cuba. So has every generous man. The great
God never permitted nations to rise to power and
happiness and then, like fat and prudent Lsvlte,
walk by on the other side, where poor robbed
Wayfarer like Cuba lies wailng. The powerful
state which abdicates the impulses of humanity
and hears the cry of the poor ascend continually
while it placidly reads the stock quotations is
ready to be plOughed under. 1t has been the
business Of the Secretary of State to make the
national impulse amenaBle to law but Mr.. Fish
has broken out at last. little life on the ocean
wave is in order. A cOuntermsreh on Columbus
to discover the haunts Of them who discovered
US, methinks is romantic. "a little more exte- |
rior policy Is what the doctor said to the invalid.
1t is fOrty.eight hours from Charleston to Ha-
y
mercy. When in doubt, play trumps.
CENTENNIAL AFFAIRS.
The Committee on Banks and Bankers, |
Coins and Currency Of the Centennial Exposition |
Of1s76 have issued circular inviting the cooper
alton of the banks bankers and coin collectors Of
the country in their efforts to make valuable !
and instructive department in the great ExpOsi-
ton. The design is to make perfect history Of
the coins and currency Of the past century, and J
as far as practicable place on exhibition the an
eient and modern coins Of the world. The COM
mittee are assured Of the cooperation of the |
Treasury and its officers. d. B. CUmmins, |
president Girard National bank, is chairman Of |
the committee: George Philler, president First
National bank, secretary; A. ], Drexel, Of Drexel
& Co.'s, Philadelphia, treasurer. 1t Is hoped |
that parties receiving circulars will promptly re-
spOnd, signifying their acceptance. There is an |
earnest desire on the part Of 5urViVing members |
and successors to revive into active existence the
National Agricultural Society, organized one |
hundred years ago by President Washington |
and Hon. Robert Morris, for duty in agricultural |
matters during the Exposition, and 1t is not i'm |
probable that It will be effected.
IMPORTANT TREATIES BEFORE THE |
SENATE.
The President has sent to the Senate this ses-
sion two treaties for ratification. The first Is an /
extraditioR treaty between the United States and /
the Ottoman empire, signed at Constantinople |
august II, 1914. Inc Other is convention 70 eX- Il
tend the ofhcial life Of the American and Msxi-
can joint claims commission until January 81,
1875. This commission, it may be remembered, |
was originally created by the treaty Of July 4, /
1858. Its existence has been twice before extend
ed by the supplemental treaties Of April 10, ISL,
and November q, 1871. The extension now pro-
posed, If agreed upon by both nations, provides |
that no new claims shall be fled before the CON-
mission, and that the umpire shall be allowed six
months after the dissolution of the commission in
which to dispose Of undecided cases. The new |
treaty also provides that the claims Of the cti-
gems Of one country allowed by the commission |
shall be set against those Of the other, and that
the balance shall be paid in gold, either In the |
city Of Washington or the city Of Mexico, in IN
stallments Of $4,000. Both Of these treaties
were referred to the Committee on Foreign Rels-
tons at the executive session Friday, and VIII |
be considered by the Senate at an early day.
A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
1t is high time the people Of the United States