The Morning herald., 1876-12-28
WASHIN TON.
CHANGE IN A SENATE
COMMITTEE,
Speaker Randall to President
Orton.
Secretary Fish to Sir Edward Thornton.
A Convent Destroyed.
OVER THE CABLE.
Turkey Is For War
|RUSSIAON THE ALERT
GENERALPRESS DISPATCHES
Turkey Is For War
RUSSIA ONTHE ALERT
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHES
WASHINGTON.
MESSAGE BY THE PRESIDENT.

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MESSAGE BY THE PRESIDENT.
WARRINGTON, Dec. N-The President
sent to the Senate to day message In re-
gard to the extradition treaty with Great
Britain reciting her conduct in the cases OF
Winslow and Brent, and announcing that
since Great Britain had voluntarily handed
over Brent to this government he would
continue to regard that treaty as still In op
Grafton. but he hoped that new treaty
would soon be entered into.
CHANGE IN A SENATE COMMITTEE.
!, WARRINGTON, Dec. N.-Some time ago
Mr.. Mitchell, Of Oregon, gave place on, the
Committee of Privileges and Elections of the
Senate to Mr.. Sargent, of California. Yes
terday Mr.. Mitchell was again placed on the
Committee as an additional member.
House of Representatives..
WARRINGTON, Dec. 27.-Mr. Hunton
(Va.), from the Joint Committee to$pro-
vide form of government for the District
of Columbia, reported bill for that pur-
pose which was made the special order for
Thursday, January4.
The bill provides that the District shall
be governed by three commissioners. One
to be appointed by the President, one to be
elected by the House and one by the Senate.
The Speaker laid before the House mes
sage from the President iD regard to obtain
ing certain concessions from the Sioux In
dians. Referred to the Committee on In
dian Affairs.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-At Z meeting
of the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections, this morning SEN
ator Herman presented request in writing
from Senator Kelly, of Oregon, asking that
the following named gentlemen be subpe-
naed to appear here q. witnesses in the
Oregon case: j. N. 8. Miller and John Par
ker, persons who acted with Cronin In tie
electoral college, and W. B. Laswell and
Henry Klippell, who were voted for with
Cronin on the electoral ticket. These gen.
tlemen We're summoned as requested.
| CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN.
WARRINGTON, Dee. 27-The following Ia
the concluding letter in the correspondence
transmitted to the House to-day on the sub
ject of extradition between the United States
and Great Britain:
SECRETARY FISH TO SIR EDWARD THORN
"DEPARrMNT OF STATE, Washington,
Dec. %, ls7e.-s1R: Referring to your nste
of the 9th of October, ultimo, and to my
reply of the 3Oth Of that month and your
note of November 29th, in which you did
me the homer to inform me of the issuing Of
an order in London for the arrest of the
three criminals who had baen previously
discharged by Her Majesty's Government,
and who had been the subject of the late
correspondence on the question of extradi-
tion. have now the honor to inform you
that further information has been received
of the arrest of Brent and of his surrender
by Her Majesty's Government to the person
authorized to receive and convey him to the
United States
"It is understood that Wioslow and Gray
the two other fugitives for whom warrants
we're also issued, have escaped from or are
concealed in Great Britain, and cannot be
found.
"The Representative of the United States
in London has informed me of the sincere
desire Of Her Majesty's government to cause
their arrest, which, however, It has not been
possible to effect. Under these circumstan'
ces, and in accordance with the statement
contained in my note of the 2oth OF October
last, the President will now be ready to re-
spond to any acquisitions which may be
made on the part of Her Majesty's govern
ment under the tenth article Of the treaty Of
1s42, and will hereafter make acquisitions
upon Her Majesty's government as hereto
fore under the treaty, and will again regard
the treaty - in full force, subject TO the
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