Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-13
THE EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.
IMPEACHMENT.

mbers of both houses to-day are gathered in
groups discussing the all-absorbIng topic of
interest-impea chment. number of des-
patches We're received by members announcing
demonstrations in favor OF impeachment al
various points in the North and West. Con-
trawise, des patch was received from Chicago
that the TrIune, a leading Republican paper of
that city, had come out editorially this morn
ing in support of Senator Trumbull.
Horace Greeley was on the House floor for
some time today. con versing freely with men,
bers, and the conclusion was jumped at that he
had been sent for post haste to aid in stifrening
the backs of shaky Republicans 1t turned out,
however, that his mission is not political, but to
take home his invalid wife, who, with his two
daughters, have been wintering in Washington.
Cd dly enough both parties, impeachers and
anti-lmpeachers, are equally sangune to-day
The impeachers count to-day upon the votes
of Messrs. Anthony, Sprague, Fowler, Van
Wrinkle, and Ross, heretofore reckoned among
the doubtful. and believe that Mr.. Henderson
will vote for conviction on the eleventh article.
Whatever may be the data upon which the
Presidents friends rely, it is certain that they
are exceedingly confident to-day. One side or
the other is pretty badly mistaken, that is GER
tain.
THE SECRETARY and principal officials of
the Treasury Department are opposed to the
provision in Mr.. Schenck's revenue bill re-
ported yesterday, creating separate Depart
ment OF Internal Revenue, on the ground that
the supervision which the Treasury Depart
ment may exercise over the revenue bureau,
and the scrutiny which its administration
must undergo from persons not under the con-
troll of the Com missioner constitute one of the
most effectual and necessary checks upon the
management OF so important bureau.
THE CHICAGO CONyENTION.-MalOr Ben
Perley Poore, of the Boston Journal, Geo. w.
Adams, of the New York World, and large
number of newspaper men are preparing to
leave Washin gton for the Chicaso and the Re-
publican Convention. Hon. John w. Forney
and +. p. Brooks, of the Chronicle and PhiIa-
delphia Press leave tomorrow for Chicago,
and will take quarters at the rooms of the
Philadelphia Delegation, 107 Dearborn street
MAINE FOR IMPEACHMENT-Hon Sidney
Perham, of Name, received the following tele-
gram this morning:
LEWISTON, Me, May 13.-Eon. Sidney Per-
ham: Immense mass meeting last night. I'M
peachment demanded. Resolutions by mail.
j. n. PARKER, Mayor.
The WHITE HoUsE.-The usual crowd of
visitors were at the Executive Mansion to-day
nearly all of whom were admitted to see the
President. Secretary WeIles, Mr.. Evarts. and
several Representatives had interviews with
the President this morning.
THE NEW REVENUE BILL.-We yesterday
gave some OF the features OF the Internal Reve-
nue. Bill, reported from the Committee OF Ways
and Means, and now supply some additional
ba tha
Revenue Bureau into separate department Of
the Government with the present Commits
sioner at its head, with salary OF $500 per
annum. His powers are greatly enlarged. and
he is rendered az far a possible independent OF
the President. The bill also provides for six
Deputy Commissioners, who are to be chiefs Of
div sions i'll the office here, and otherwise re-
organizes the whole department. 1t also pro-
yides for a Solicitor of Internal Revenue, to be
appointed by the Pres iderit with the consent OF
the Senate, who is TO he independent of the
Commiss sioner, and to act as a check upon him.
as the consent of the Solicitor is REQ uired to
many acts of the Cemmiss before they are
valid. The bill leaves the tax on whiskey at
81 but also taxes retail sales OF the same. Tax
on all kin is OF chewing tobacco is fixed at ~
cents per pound and on smoking and other in
terror kinds 10 cents Cigars are all taxed AT
SO per thousand. Petroleum remains at 10
cents. Taxes on sales of merchandise and
mechanical productions are one fifth of one
per cent. over $1,000. Special taxes are largely
increased i'll many cases, requiring them 10 be
paid on many branches OF business heretofore
exempt.
The following are some of the items pro-
vIGed for i'll the new bll:-Retail dealers
WI ose annual sales exceed 5000, and not
S25,UCO, pay S2U: Wholesale Dealers (S2 for
each Sl.0C0 in excess of S25,OO0) whose annual
sales exceed S25,UU, $50; Bankers using a
capital of $4,000. or less 80 for each SlUOO ad-
dltienal,) s2OCi Brokers, slOO; Commercial
Brokers, S2J Foreign Commercial Brokers,
$500; Custom House Brokers, SlC; Insurance
Agents, whose receipts from fees and commits
sOns do not exceed 5000, So exceeding S2,UOO
S2Ui Auctioneers, II annual sales do lot exceed
$1,000. SO; not exceeding S25,t U0, 500 exceed
ing S25,C00, $50 Produce Brokers, whose an
nual sales do not exceed Slu,O0U $40; Claim
and Patent Agents, S25; Retail Liquor Dealers,
S25; Distillers, $500: Brewers SIWr Dealers in
leaf tobacco, when annual sales do not exceed
Sa5,0O0, So; (and 81 for each $1,000 exceeding
S25,OtO0 Dealers III tobacco when annual sales
do not exceed S5.U00, S1G (and - ior each 900
in excess of S5,0O0;) Manufacturers of Tobacco.
S1G:(and when the penal sum of the bond of man.
ufacturers OF tobacco exceeds 5000, - for
each Sl,otO In excess of S5,OiU,) Manufacturers
oi Ol ClgaTs, zig "nen annual sales DO not exceed
S5,OCc. IE (and 81 for each 81 l,UU0 in excess OF
S5.GU0 Cigar Makers, 81; Manufacturers not
Otherwise provided for, each $40.
CARLYLE ON WHITMAN.-A correspondent
OF a New York paper says that Carlyle hkens
Walt Whitman to s.bufialo, useful IN fertil-
inng the soil, but mistaken in supposing that
his contributions of that sort are matters which
the world desires to contemplate closely" The
admirers of Whitman in this country will
hardly relish the characterization of the pro-
ductions of ''the good, gray poet as Buffalo
Chips.
The INDIAN COMMISSION. Secretary
Browning this morning received two dis
patches from the Indian Peace Commission,
dated Fort Laramie, May 10th, the first OF
which states that treaties had been concluded
with the Crows, Arrapahoes. and Cheyennes,
and that the Commission would separate there.
The second dispatch, signed by all the Com
mission, states that arrangements Were being
made to have all Indians located AT Fort La
ramie removed to the territory near Fort RAN
dali.
SENATOR HOWARD is little better to-day,
though visitors are not permitted to see him.
THE TKLEGRAPHIC WIRES have been down
north of Baltimore since this morning.
INTERNAL RIvENuE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s5l6,545.6i.
GBy Bankers and Brokers Telegraph
Lewis johnson & 90. quote stocks ana bonds
In nome and foreign markets as follows:
NEW Yong Nav l3.-First Board-IT 6,s