The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-16
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.


THE CHINESE Observation-Disclosures OF MR.
KENNEDY, COUNSEL OF THE SIX COMPANIES.
Mr. Kennedy, on behalf Of tho Chinese appeared to-
day before tho Committee Education and Labor Of
the House and protested against any legislation a.
fsctiug treaty stipuistons with that people, on the
ground that treaties with foreign nations some.
thing higher than act: OF Congress and only bs
changed by the two governments The prscs-
dents Of treaties with Indian nations being
violated with impunity BY the United
States afforded no prctext, he contended, for
the assumption that national legislature could thus
act with regard 10 treaties with foreign Powefk He
cited the action OF the Convention OF
at Paris, in 1885, ana the stand taken by the United
States with reference to the Extraditon treaty OF
Great Britain. Mr. Kennedy occupied hour, and
will be given another hour on Monday, when he will
review the report of the Congressional committee
which went to California last year. aud endsavor 80
show that the deductions Of the minority were In al
violation of the testimony, ana framed to justify
declarations previously made by Mr. Sargent IN
the Senate. He contends that Mr. Sargent
was DISC Qualified TO sit such q commission because
he connected with an association in California
pledged to expel the Chinese from the State aud that
In view Of the fact that portion Of the committee
only heard the testimony adverse to the China
men, while some members absented themselves en-
tiroly, the conclusions OF Mr.. Morton, who was
always present At the examination OF testimony,
should be relied rather tnan those Of men preju-
aced ana inattentive to their duties. Mr.. Kennedy is
to appear before the Committee Foreign Relations
OF the Senate on Tuesday.
THE CUBAN INsURRECTION-PEACE BUMORS
ooNrRADIcTED BY THE PATRIOT REPREsEN-
rATIvE IN WARRINGTON.
Senior Jose Echeverria, the com missioner OF the
patriot CUBAN government to the United States pro-
nounces the recent kilograms that the patriots are
suing for peace and that peace will shortly be estab
lished utterly false and groundless. In this connsc
ton he quoted the tact that in October tho Spanish
generals in the ed in spite Of the patriots declara
ton that any who should within the lines
treat for peace any other conditions save the
recognition oil free Cuba should be treated Spies
sent three colonies and guide through two OF whom
were hanged, and also that few days ago patriot
officer killed In An encounter This did not look
like peace.
Schor Echeverria states that the Spanish papers
promised that the festivities upon Afonso's mar
rage should be closed with u general amnesty.
Thursday closed the rejoicinss and amnesty fol-
lowed AS soon as the unprccedentedy severe rainy
closes the patriots would press hostlites to
the utmost They had ceased to ask hope for
terms, and uil dispatches reporting different dis.
position on their part wore utterly unreliable.
BAYAED TAYLOR NOMINATED TO THE GERMAN
MISREPRESENTATION OF PENNsYLvANIANs.
Members OF the Pennsylvania delegation In Con-
gress agreeably surprised to-day when It
nounced that the rame Of Mr. Bavard Taylor had
been sent to the Senate for the position of Minister
Germany. Mr. Russell Errett said that Mr.. Taylor
could hardly be called resident OF Pennsylvania but
after all 1t something TO have the great missions
OF London and Berlin credited 10 the Keystone State.
The nomination Of Mr.. q. F. simpson 10 be United
States Marshal OF Kansas was Mt the solicitation OF
the Kansas delegation, which shows that the Presi-
dent disposed occasionally to regard iavorably the
Endorsement of ConRressmen.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR DILI-APPRoPRIA-
TONS AGREED ON by THE COMMITTEE
The House Committee on Commerce to-day agreed
10 the following items In the bill for the
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