The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-03-01
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Washington News and Gossin.

Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Euquirerl
WASHINGTON, February 2S-There was
general disappointment to-day on account
of the failure of the arrival of the vets
message in Congress. The truth is that but
few persons have appreciated the import
ance which the President attaches to the
Military Government Bill, and therefore 1t
was supposed he would dispose of the mat
ter in short order
The subject has been under consideration
by the Cabinet. A part Of the message
was prepared on yesterday, and it was not
completed until tonight. The message
will be read by the Cabinet tomorrow at
twelve o'clock, and sent to Congress inn
mediately thereafter.
It's expected the Tenure Office Bill will
be returned with the Presidents objection
on Saturday, and unless Congress shall
agree to strike out the Objectionable pro-
visions as to the Cabinet officers, &c, and
pass the bill minus these provisions, it will
undoubtedly fail to become law at this
session.
The speeches of Senators Sumner and
Chandler, delivered in the Senate last night
against Secretary McCulloch, were Sc
verely criticised by all parties to-day. The
behavior of Mr.. Chandler is characterized
| by the Republicans as infamous"
! Senator Sherman, who denounced these
speeches last night, this afternoon took
back much ofwhath he said, and endeavored
! to mOllify his remarks; but Mr.. Fessenden
! adhered steadfastly to his philippe of
! Messrs. Sumner and Chandler.
The House committee on the whisky
| frauds report that only one-eighth of the
who're amount of the whisky manufactured
in the United States pays the Government
| tax The report closes with the reCommen-
dation that distilleres be taxed to the ex-
tent of their capacity of production; that
| the law permitting home manufactured
| liquor entered at the bonded warehouses
and afterwards withdrawn, be repealed (;
that the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
be prohibited from compromising cases of
fraud, and that moiety of confiscated
property should no longer be paid to in
| formers.
The committee also recommended the
abolition of the Office of "Distillery In
spector.'
Especial to the Cincinnati COmmerciall
WAsHINGToN, February 2S.-The Senate
M1inance Committee reported the Internal
Revenue Bill last night, and it was printed
to-day. The amendments to the House bill
are very few, except as to the administra-
tive sections, which are nearly all changed
The tax on refined sugar is reduced from
two to one and a-half per cent, dd Udtorem
All manufacturers exclusively of glass are
taxed three per cent. dd CdiOrem. Bar, rod
hoop. band, sheet and plate iron and wire
cloth, are placed on the free list Iron and
lead pipe, sheet lead, steam engines, leather
and skins of all descriptions, and straw
wrapping paper are stricken from the free
list.
The Tariff Bill is considered defeated
The House this afternoon took up the bill
and for two hours its friends endeavored
by all parliamentary proceedings, to save
the measure. 1t became evident that the
two hundred remaining amendments coult
, not be considered, seridtina, in time to SAVE
the bill. The Chairman of the COMMITTEES
on Ways and Means moved to send the sub
7 ject to a Conference Committee. This wa
/ lost.
The House, this evening, concurred Ii
= the Senate's request for a conference com
mittee on the Bankrupt Bill, and there Is
| therefore, very fair prospect that thi
( important measure will yet become law
A test vote to lay it on the table was los
, by ten majority.
In the Senate to-day joint resolution
e was passed, authorizing the Assistan
} Secretary of the Navy and the officers o
the American war vessels MiantOnOmaf
and Augusta, now in Russia, to accep
presents from the Emperor of Russia, anC
2 import them free of duty. One of the gift
, to Mr.. Fox is said to be a snufi-box, the
duty on the diamonds on which would bC
$4,000 The principal items are valuable
books.