The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-25
washington specials.
posTAL MONEY oRpERs.

Mr.. Ramsey also introduced bill
modifying the tariff of charges for pos
tai money orders, so as to make ii ten
cents for less than ten dollars from ten
to thirty dollars, fifteen cents; above
thirty dollars, tW enty-five cents, in
creasing the compensation for issuing
money orders from one-eight to one
fourth per cent, and authorizing the is
sue of duplicates in cases of loss. This
went to the Post Office Committee also.
an THE TARIFF, I......--
The Tariff bill came up at one O'Clock.
Mr.. Sherman made a long and exhaus-
tive speech on the snbject. He took the
ground that it was idle to talk OF free
trade or protection now that the de-
mands of the Government regulated
the question entirely. There were a
hundred and forty million of dollars in
gold per aunum to be raised, and the
true object of the bill was to accomplish
this object. uu .F- -.. - sos.
Mr.. Fessenden said it was his expe-
rience that it would not do to let the
manufacturers make the tariff. He had
learned this from interviews with man
ufacturers when the bill was in COM
mittee. The bill was debated until six
o'clock. Several amendments were Of
fered, but all were voted down, and the
disposition seems to be to pass the bill
as it stands. t"--
THE FRANRING PRIVILEGE.
A number ofimportant bills were in
troduced and referred in the Senate to-
day, among them one by Mr.. Ramsey
to restrict the franking privilege to the
autographs of those entitled to it. This
will put stop TO the use of franking
stamps and machine franks, under
which nearly all the documents and a
great part of the letters sent from here
are sent to their destination. The bill
went to the Post Office Committee.
INTERNAL TAXATION.
The internal taxation Will not be re-
duced to the extent that was contem-
plated in the opening of Congress, for
two reasons: First, the internal revenue
receipts have materially fallen off, and
are likely to continue at a reduced rate,
and second, the Ways and Means Com
mittee do not favor reducing the taxes,
while the Senate, in some manufac-
lures, seems willing to lower the tariff.
THE NEW ORLEANS RIOTS.
The Special Committee on the New
Orleans riots have already taken evil
dence which will fill several hundred
printed pages, and they are still exam
lining witnesses. 1t will be sometime
before they are enabled to make any
report to the House. Gen. Banks tes-
titled to-day that he never wrote let
Ter favoring meeting Of the Louisiana
Convention. ..
s..L LOBBY. ,-..- -........
A very large lobby is at present as
sembled in this city to defeat the con-
tirmation by the Senate of gentlemen
who have been appointed to different
prominent offices. Their influence is
not needed in most cases.
DISABLED CLERKS.
The employees in the various Depart
ments of the Government who have
been permanently Y injured and disabled
by wounds received in the service, du-
ring the rebellion, will shortly petition
Congress to fix, by law, the tenure OF
office held by them, to continue during
good behavior. A meeting will be held
in few days, and the petitions pre-
sented TO Congress. I... ..
IMPEACHMENT.
A prominent Republican member of
the House, in recently writing to a
friend, says, touching the impeachment
business: my opinion is and has
been, that it will amount to nothing.
All reports that the Committee on Ju-
dietary have been taking testimony
bearing hard on the President, are
examined. The Committee are proceed
ing with great caution"
STEVENS ENABLING ACT.
A careful canvass of the House has
been made and but a very small ma
jority has been developed in favor of
Thad. Stevens bill to abolish the pres
There is nothing like two-tbirds vote
to pass it over veto. A number of
the leading radicals will vote against
the bill. #......H