New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-10
TREATY NEGOTIATIONS.

AN FxTRADITON TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND HoNpURAs TO BE SENT TO THE
SENATE SOON FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WITH SAN SALVADOR AND PERU.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9-An extiaditiOn treaty was
negotiated between the United States and the Re
public Of Honduras last Summer and Will soon be
sent to the Senate IN Executive session, for TatIhca
ton. Each nation agrees To deliver up persons who
shall have been convicted Of or charged with the
following named crimes In either nation and sought
an asylum in the other: Murder. attempt TO
commit murder rape, arson, piracy and mutiny
burglary, robbery. forgery counterteiting and en-
bezzlement Of public OF private moneys. The treaty
Is to continue IN force five years ana TathcatiOns
are to be exchanged within ten months OF the eign-
ing of the Convention.
treaty of amity commerce and Consular priv.
lepes was concluded between the United States and
the Republic Of San Salvador IN December, 1870
and another Of exradtion of criminals between the
same nations in May 1870. As ratibcations were
not exchanged within the time stipulated IN the
treaties supplemental conventions were concluded
between the two nations in May last extending the
time within which ratification NAV take place until
Nav. 1874 This supplemental treaty will be sent
early to the Senate in order that ratfcations may
be exchanged ~ soon possible and the original
treaties approved before the expiration OF the time
fixed.
The treaty Of commerce and extTsditiOD nego
tiated between the United States and Peru in Sep
TENDER, 1870, and subsequently, ratified by the
Senate failed because the Peruvian Congress did not
meet in time to ratfy it. supplemental treaty has
been made extending the time within which ratif-
cations of the original may be exchanged nine
months after the agreement of the United States
Senate to this arrangement The supplemental
treaty is ready for the Senate's action.
THE PROPOSED REDUCTION OF THE ARMY.
GEN. sHERaAN's OPINIONS SUPPLEMENTED AND
CONFIRMED BY SECRETARY BELKNAP AND ADJU-
TANr-GEE. TOWNSEND.
fGEHERAL PRESS DisIATCB.i. . ..
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9-The statements of
Secretary Belknap and of Adj.-Gen. Townsend yes-
terday. before the House Committee On Military Aiairs
supplemented and confirmed in most particulars the
opiniops expressed by Gen Sherman In connection
with the proposed reduction OF the Army. They
show that the existing as regiments
Of infantry ten Of cavalry and hve OF artillery are AL
employed keeping tie Indiana IN subecton, CARR son
lug posts and fortbcatoDs supplying escorts " Boun
Diary COMMISSIONER picketng the Pacific Railroads,
| and in other duties OF great public importance.
| The army appropriations for several years past
| have been OIL 10 economical q scale that the
War Department has not been able, on account
| OF the expense, 10 make changes OF regiments which
have been for eight years part stationed IN un'
healthy parts Of the country The uncertainty NJ to The
action Of Congress IN regard army reduction repre-
sented having very injurious effect on the oftcers
who, from the feeling OF uncertainty as TO retaining
their commissions losing that regard for Their pro
iesson and esDra dc eops which necessary IN the
army.
secretary Belknap says that although he assented to
ne redueuon of the estimates tie army at it, present
s'"'e cannot be maintained for the amount Of the
reduced appropriations and that IA order to keep
"ithih the amount recommended, recruiting VIII have
10 he stopped either entirely OF partially. A
remarkable TACT IN connection with the army
is that The average annual reduction based