The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-04


Financial matters formed topic OF considerable At
sentiou Al tho meeting. Mach Qualification was o.
PRESSED the exhibls OF nations nnanciai con-
disiou show BY the public debt statement on the
LIST inst and The fact Of heavy subscriptions 10 inc
per loan thought to be peculiarly graft
tying. considering the favor with which the four and
half per cent loan is received.
Mr. sherman stated thst the subscriptions 70 the
four per cents to-day amounted 70 over $4,000
Reference also made to q statement OF the
Bureau OF Statistics showing that during the twelve
months ended March 81 last, our exports exccsded
imports by the unprecedented amount o.
$500, 10000 This was considered highly favorable
for maintenance Ut specie payments by the united
States from and af,or early date Of resumption
CUP OF AMERICAN TEA.
Interesting experiments were made to-day a. 'ne
Department Of Agriculture. Several gentlemen who
had been in India aud Japan, ami were acquainted
with tea culture plucHsd leaves from young tea
plants the conservatory and after the necessary
preparation made cups OF ioa for the Interested
spectators, including Commissioner Lc Due This
gen tloman some ago published pamphlet show
ing practcabiy OF successful tea culture in tho
United States, and The experiments to-day demon
sirated the iact Wholesale grocer In TINS olty has
offered 81 pound for native tea which he cons'dsrs
TO DO least good Us any imported into this
country
THAT JAPANESE FUND.
The senate Committee Foreign Relations a.
special meeting to-day decided TO recommend that the
soealed japanese indemnify fund be returned 10 the
govern snt Of Japan, authorized Senator Wallace
70 draft bill for that purpose.
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH coREA.
The senate Committee on Foreign Relations to-day
took up Mr. ssrgsups joint resolution providing for
The negotiation OF commercial treaty with coreA
sh~ o,hxa afapen IN
Mr.. Hamhn subcom mitee TO report upon II ~ the
regular meeting next Tuesday.
M'oARRAHANs cIAIMR
The Senate Committee Public Lands to-day CON-
mepced The hsAr,ng OF tho closing arguments in she
McGarrahan sass. Messrs. u p. Shaw. OF Now York,
and ID. wilsoa. oil Iowa, occupied the session to-
day.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
A saueus Of the sspubiican Senators was bald 1t
the Capitol shss afternoon for the purposes OF cx-
changing views 10 the general political situation
aud receiving report from the committee appainted
lass month to mako suggestions ~ to what
political measures should DO brought before tho
ssu.te Tor action Senator Edmunds chairman Of this
committee reported In favor or moving tho adoption
by the senate Of series Of resolutions, declaring in
subs,Ancs mat tho fourteenth ana nsssnth articles
oil smsndmest 10 tho constitution were duly ana
sne land ana a. such should DO enforced by the Ex-
eeutivs department Alter considerable discussion
this rsoomm sudason agreed 10. and the resoiu-
lions viii shortly be presented In the Senate and
prcsssd vote, with Wow 10 making up tho record
OF both political parties for tho coming autumn cam
pa,gn No othcs action was taken by the caucus to-
day. The proceedings were very harmonious.
OUR SHANGHAI CONSULATE.
The invsstiga OF matters connected with tho
China Consulate, 40, has boon virtually postponed
BY the House Committee Expenditures. under the
state Department, 10 await tho arrival OF Minister
seward from Pekiu. The department yesterday tele-
graphsd 10 shst gspilcman leave Of absence and IN
swuosM o. 20 cone 70 wssb,nssoa isnme diatcly and
bring with him all the books and papers connected
With tho Shanghai consaiita
POST orYrcE BLANKS.
Tho blank agency Of the Pos, Once Department 10
dong us bes, to all mp tho acquisitions that have
accum ua,sd In The time that owing tho exhaustion
OF tho appropra,ioa the work could not go on. In
tho las, woek has supplied 03s 600 sheoss $50 oV0
hcnx slips aad 1000 DooxG Thero Is the samo ierco
employed nov 1858. while the post ofnces have
Increased 10000 This fact makes II adj
diionaiiy hard Tor the agency 10 catch up
with It's work. Some very amusing complaints
OF delinquency by the agency In falling to al recent
requ,s,sons arc received IRON various Interior post
masters, who have shs papers and think that
tho blank agency "a responsible for the delay.
INDIAN TERRITORY ASyAIEs.
Tho Senate Com matos Territories continued It's
Investigator to-day OF the affairs OF tho Indian Ter
ri,ory under ths Voorhees, resolution. d. NJ.
Harkins delegate OF the choc,aw Nation, said that
his people opposed in toto 10 Terri
,oriai form OF governmenI The officials OF
the railroad companies IN tho Territory have
toll the Indians that shey held title 30 their ards
In severaty their rights would be more secure; but
tho more intellssns Indians know this statement to
bo untrue. Row. Mr.. Dobson, Who MARRIED tho
daughter OF John Ross, chief Of the nation, testified
shat the people Of MS wibs do want Territorial
form Of government.
CARRYING CATTLE IN R,ILRoAD c,Rs
Representative Cutler to-day reported from the
Committee on Agriculture a bii: the o0jcct Of
which Is 10 prevent cruelty 20 animals during trans
por,ation and the people OF critics aud towns
IRON the imposition OF fcvered aud unheslthy mcat
food Tho bill provides that no railroad com
pany within the United states whose roads
form any part of limo Of road over
which cattle, sheop. swine other animals are
yeyed from one state TO another, or the owners or
masters OF steam, sailing other vessels, carrying
transporting hem, shall conaue the same vehicles,
railroad cars, boats or vessels OF aDy description
Tor . longer period thaa twenty-iour consecutive
hours without supplying said animals with
proper food and water, or unioad,cg The same Tor
rest, water AID iosding, Tor period OF 81 least
seven consecutive hours. only prevented from such
unloading ~ unavoidable causes Swine excepted as
70 unloading for res or shall carry. or permit to bc
oaircd, such animals In cruel or inhuman manner /;
provided that In tho nrst each run TO regular sc-
ing, watering and resting place, the time may bs
extended 20 thirty hours Cars loaded with hive stock
shall have tho right Of way over oil trains exocpt pas
ssnger Tho violation OF this no. Is 10 be con.
sidcred . misuemcsnos, tho offender, on conviction,
10 Do nned not less than 800 than 5000,
Imprisonment Tor no. moro than ono year. or both
npo and imprisonment.
MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE
Surgeon General Woodwork. OF the Unitcd States
Marine Hospital Service, has issued a circular, with
the approval OF Secretary sherman, requiring medical