The New York herald., 1876-12-18


House. and Ias Senate bills, many OF them being
OF minor Importance The calendar Of tho House OF
Representatives shows that there fortytwo bills OF
public nature and 23l Of private character pending
before that body.
Among those OF importance before the SENATE are
the three bills amendatory OF the Pacific Railroad acts.
two OF which were reported by Mr. West, Chairman OF
tho Committee Railroads, on tho Goth OF May last,
and the third was reported by Mr. Thurman, from tho
Committee on tho judiciary, on the 18th Of July.
These bills IL will DO remembered for the
OF sinking fund for the liquidation OF tho indebted
due the govefnmen, by said companies; and that
reported from the Judiciary Committee has been the
special order for the third Tuesday OF January
The bill to equaze the bountics Of soldiers who
served in the late for the Union which passed tho
House last session, also stands upon the Senate cal
endar, having been reported favoraby by Mr. Logan,
from the Committee Military Affairs Repeated cf-
forts to have considered made by that Senator
last session. but the Senate refused do This bill
passed two years ago, the last day OF the session.
but did not become . law, the President having
''pocketed" IT. He had prepared brief message
vstoing tho BILL but did not send to Congress- tho
session on tho OF closing The vote upon IT'S
passage In the Senate resulted In tie anu late Vice
President Wilson gave the deciding in the arma-
tive.
United states from $50, 900 to $25 900 per will
be disposed OF tomorrow This bill passed last
session and vetoed by tho President Tho
COMMITTEE Civil Service and Retrcnchmcnt
reported in favor OF passing the BILL Notwithstanding
tho objections OF the President thereto and the vote
on II will be taken tomorrow, though thcre is NO
probability OF It's receiving the necessary two-thirds
vote
Tho Senate bills tho frankng privilege for
the proecton OF agriculture against injurious insects
10 provide for the construction Of new library build
ing; relating to teographic communication between
tho United foreign countrcs protect per-
or foreign birth against forcible consrant In
voluntary ssrvsude, and to authorize the payment OF
pensions BY the Treasurer OF tho Unitsd states instead
Of pension agents. will all be called up for considera-
ton this session.
The House last session, IL will bo remembered,
passed bill to repeal the Bankrupt law. and the
Senate Committee the Judiciary reported 1t back
without amendment but also reported bill providing
for the appointment OF commission TO investigate tho
operation OF the several statutes in relation to bank
ruptc7 and 70 recommend legislation thereon, which
bill has baen considered by the Senate but still
occupies . place on the calendar.
Tho House bill TO transfer the ONCE OF Indian Affairs
from the Interior TO the War Department. which created
much discussion last year. VIII probably brought up
far West but It is strongly opposed by Eastern
Senators
The House bills granting pension TO Mrs. Elizabeth
Cuslor widow OF the atc General G. A. Custer and to
Maria and Emanuel Custer his parents, will be passed
by the Senate this session.
There no bills OF public Importance the House
calendar which were left over from last session.
STATUS OF THE ExrRADIrIoN TREATY WITH
xNcE ARISING UNDER-ArrrTUDE OF THE
TWO POWERS
The diplomatic correspondence recently published
contains nothing OF date the subject OF extra
dtion between the United States and Great Britain
II appears, however, that In Nay last Sir Edward
Thornton informed Secretary Fish that person named
Maraine Smith, lase Of Detroit was committed to jail
at Sandwich, Ont, fugitive from justice Of the
United States on a charge OF MURDER and he added;
As the usual application for the surrender OF this
man under the extraditon treaty has not been re-
ceived by the Governor General Of Canada his Excel
eucy has requested to inform you that the 4th
OF June two months from tho date OF his communal TO
prison. the prisoner win be entitled TO claim his dis
STATUS OF ExrRAD1r1oS.
Tho Secretary replied, that as Her MsJc.ty's gov.
ernment the time Of tho receipt OF this communi-
cation had already informed the United States that
wnsow and other fugitive criminals then in British
| Jurisdiction, In whose cases the necessary
steps had been taken, and who had been
committed for extradition, would not bs
surrendered pursuant tho spulasons OF the tenth
article OF the treaty Of 1872 II deemed advisable
dcsst from preerrng applications for cxtradion
new cases until the final decision Of Her Mjesys gov.
| ernment on that question should be reached
Sir Edward, several days after this. informed the
secretary that two men named Walter Moore and
In Canada, were fugitves from justice and under
in Boson, having been rcmanded until tho next
day, and hs asked, in the name OF the Governor
General OF Canada, that whom the necessary forms
should have been complied with, a warrant might
bo issued for their extradon, and In July Sir Edward
also informed the Secretary that from despatch re-
ccived from tho Governor General It appeared that
Charles p Jones, OF ohio. was tho 3oth OF Juno
committed 10 Jail at Hamilton Ont, as fugitive from
justice OF tho Cnitcd State. As the usual appll-
cation for tho surrender Of this had not
have been received by tho Canadian government the
Earl Of Duncrin had requested him to inform tho
Secretary that, AZ the expiration OF two months
from the date Of the commlttai OF Jones TO prison,
Jones should under tho Imperial statutes be entitled
10 claim his discharge.
Secretary Fish. on the 18th OF July in reply 10 Sir
Edward ncIosed him copy Of the Presidents special
Message to Congress, which would, no said, explain
tho position which tho President fels constrained to
adopt, and she reasons why request for tho sur
render OF Jones and others had not been pre-.
fcrrcd. The Message alluded 10 the TACT that
Her Majesty's governmen. had released Wins
low and Beck and set them at liberty
thus emitting 10 comply with the provisions and
quircments Of tho treaty under which tho extradtion
OF fugitive criminals made between the govern
ments The position thus takon by the British
government, II adhered to, could not but bo
regarded the abrosaton and annuIment OF
tho article OF tho treaty extrndton. Under these
circumstances IL would not, In tho Presidents judg-
mcnt comport with the dignity seIrcspcct Of this
government to make demands upon that government
for the surrender OF fugitive criminas, nor
TO entertain any requisition OF that charac-
tor from IIor Majcsty's government under
tho treaty, and tho President concluded