Year: 1872

WASHINGTON, April 23.-lt is under
stood from q trustworthy source that
the tenor of the correspondence which
has passed between Secretary Fish and
Earl Granville has not been OF char
acter to preclude the possibility OF this
Government Withdrawing its claims for
consequential damages. The various
notes from Mr.. Fish to Earl Granville
have merely been argumentative. This
Government has never informed them
that it would not under any consldera-
ton modify its case or recede from it as
originally presented, nor has a point
been raised where such contingency
becomes a necessity. AS the case
now stands this Government can
modify its case to the expulsion of the
CONSEQUENTIAL claims without compro-
missing its dignity in the least, as the
correspondence, when fully published,
will prove. When the President shall
become fully satisfied that public
opinion in this country is against the
claim there is no doubt but what 1t will
be withdrawn.


Frank Fuller. claiming to represent
the State OF Utan, which is now ap-
plying for admission, addressed the
House Committee on Territories this
morning. He charged that there were
gross Irregularities on the part Of the
Federal Judges and that a complete
union existed OF the executive and leg
islative departments by reason OF the
absolute veto power of the Governor
and the non-existence OF the usual two
thirds provision. He testified to the
honesty, industry and temperance OF
the people Of Utah, and said the sect
now in the majority in Utah was there
when the soil was the property Of
Mexico and we took the creed when
we took the people and domain, and
claimed that to the Mormons and the
faith which inspired them the nation
owes vastly more than it will ever repay,
and that we are bound to allow their
religion to take it's chances along with
the other doctrines and practices OF
churches.


The statement made by Gen. Banks
in the Committee on Foreign Affairs to-
dav was to the effect that he recently
called on the Secretary Of State with
reference to reports as to the action OF
the Government on the Alabama claims
and was informed that there was no
division in the cabinet on the question
that no proposition had been made to
withdraw that part OF the case relating
to consequential damages and that it
vas not understood that the Government
had power to change the case that had
been made. The committee received a
letter to-day from the Secretary Of State
suggesting, that in view of the pending
correspondence, it is not expedlent or
advisable for Congress to make any
declaration upon the subject as proposed
bv Judge Peters resolution, which
opposes the claim for consequential
damages.


The House Committee on Naval
Affairs, this morning, had under con-
sideration the report OF the Board OF
officers who examined into the cases
of the officers who deemed themselves
unjustly passed over by the promotions
made in conformity with the act OF
July IS, 1866, aud decided to request
the Secretary Of the Navy TO examine
into the merits OF each case recommend.
ed by the board. The board recon-
mended for restoration or promotion
officers Green, Decamp, Pickering,
Egbert, Thompson, Franklin, McAulev,
Russell, A. w. Johnson, P. c.
johnson, Walters, Brenham, Pender,
CAST, McCann, Sands and Sigsbee.


Commander w. w. Lowe has been
detached from the Mohicon and
ordered to return home; Lieutenant
Commander Byron Wilson from the
navy ward at Norfolk and ordered to
the command of the MohicOn. The
Mohicon is attached to the South
squadron of the Pacific fleet. -


The members OF the Senate and
House Naval Affairs Committees and
the House Appropriation Committee
will visit the navy yard at Norfolk On
Friday, at the invitation OF Secretary
Robeson, for the purpose Of inspecting
the same.