The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-02-08
BY TELEGRAPH.
Wash ington News and Gossip.


yer has be EN- nominated by the President to
tho Naval Officer of New York.
The Ways and Means Committee have
'agreed TO report an internal tax bill, maxi
ing ageneral reduction of about $40. 900. .OOO
The tax on manufactures will remain at
five per cent and no reduction will be
made IN the tax on whisky or any other
prominent article.
The Ways and Means Committee have
formally decided against reducing the tax
on whisky, or manufacture and income tax.
Captain North has received acommission
30 raise battalion of Pawnee Indians for
service on the Plains. The recruiting is
progressing favorably.
The National Tobacconists Convention.
+. A. Prague, of Ohio, President, held a
second meeting to-day. The following res
olutions were adopted:
To exclude tobacco from that proyis-
ion of the Internal Revenue law, which ex-
empts from taxation the products of man
uiactured articles from institutions for the
deaf, dumb and blind.
2. An amendment TO the Revenue laws to
allow two per cent. for evavoration.
3. A deduction of tax, where tobacco is
damaged by fire, pro rata with damages
4. That contlscated tobacco shall be sold
subject to tax, and be destroyed If bids In
open market do not cover the tax.
b. The appointment of a commissioner TO
confer with the proper parties in order to
secure Legislation which will relieve manu-
facturers of tobacco.
ResolUed, As the opinion of this Associa-
tion, That the tax on manufactured tobac-
co, whether manufactured of leaf, stems, or
imitation, into plugs, cut, smoking or snuff
should be uniform, and each of them bear
ing the same tax.
Mr.. Ashley rose to 4 personal explanation
in the Honse to-day, and denounced the
story that he was with General Butler and
Mr.. Stevens, and that he had conspired to
implicate General Grant in the impeach-
ment investigation, as n falsehood.
When the Clerk read that portion pur-
porting to come from Mr.. Bingham, and
which read. "Ashley, you are fool" the
house was convulsed with laughter, and
the galleries responding in long continued
applause.
Mr.. Stevens attempted to deny the refer
ence to him, but was choked off with cries
of "order," yhereupon he took up his sub
ject the Reconstruction Bill and created
considerable amusement by pronouncing
the story wholly false.
The report of General Hatch, of New
York, sent to the House by the Secretary
| of the Toeasury, on our inland commerce,
| takes grounds against the idea that the en-
| largement of the Canadian canals would
benefit the Western commerce.
Nearly all the members of Congress who
| have been invited to attend the Presidents
State dinner on Tuesday evening have ac-
cepted the invitations. -,
| Delegates from fourteen tribes of Indians
| from Kansas are now here. They have
agreed with Commissioner Bogy to remove
to what is known as the land in the Indian
country formerly occupied by the Creeks
and SeminOes. The lands in Kansas be-
| longing to them, valued at from one to four
doll t.,h har1 1,NII q
ceeds invested for their benefit.
Judge Ranney, and other prominent Ohio
Democrats, are here in relation to North
ern Ohio vacant Judgeship. 1t is learned
to-day that the President has fully deter
mined to appoint Charles +. Sherman.
A bill was reported in the Senate to-day
suspending the operations of the act OF
1864, authorizing the appointment of a
| commission to compensate loyal slave
holders for slaves enlisted in the military
service, and discharging the commissioners
already appointed.
The friends of Colonel Langdon, Asses
sor of the First Ohio District, are making
strong effort on his behalf and in the
opinion of Senator Sherman, they will be
successful. 1t seems that, while the Senate
can not reconsider the old nomination, the
President can reappoint Langdon, and the
| Senate can act upon it as a new one.
The ArmOry appropriation bill contains
the following Western items For arsenal
and armory at Rock Island, $6S6,000; for
Pittsburg arsenal, $4,000; for Columbus
arsenal, Sl39,000; for indianapolis arsenal,
10000; for LeaVenworth arsenal, $4,000.
The Democratic Senators and members
have called caucus for Monday night, to
consider the Administration plan OF recon
struction. Senators DoOlittle, Dixon, aud
Norton have been invited to be present.
THE HABFAs CORPUS RIII
The President has signed an important
bill relating to hGbeds corpus. 1t provides
that the several Courts of the United States,
and the several justices and judges Ofsuch
courts, within their respective jurisdiction,
in addition to the authority already con-
ferrcd by law, shall have power to grant
writs of habeds corpus in all cases where
any person may be restrained of his lib
erty, in violation of the Constitution, or
any treaty or law of the United States and
it shall be lawful for such person, so re-
strained of his liberty, to apply to either OF
the said justices or judges for writ of
hdbeds corpus; and also provides severe
punishment for refusal TO serve said writ or
for a false return.
George Peabody is here to organize and
perfect plan for disbursing a larger en-
dowment than any he has yet bestowed,
and he p in consultation with the leading
men of the country as to the means to be
employed. His purpose Is to effect, as far
as in his power, the education of the whites
and blacks in the Southern States, by es-
tablishing schools, endowing colleges, SC.
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