Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-23

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ton has received a dispatch from San
Francisco, Cal, stating that the assay OF
gold ore from Alaska gives $4,000 per
ton,
The currency bill has been sent back
10 the senate. and to-day it will go
to committee Of conference, No progress
has been made in the committee upon the
funding bill.
The rcanau Of the Senate's adjourn
ment from Thursday to Eonday was the
fatigue aaa exhaustion Of many Of the
members, resulted from tn protraoted
sessions Of the last few days, The result
has been little else,
The Republicans are delighted over
the defeat Of Gov Swami of Maryland
iog United States Senator. Anybody but
treaeherous man will be welcomed into
tho Senate from that State
Tho President has finally decided To
accept tho resignation o. Raten, Commits
sionsr Theaker, and until his successor is
appointed Gen. stGrt, the chief clerk, will
act as commissioner,
Secretary Stantons communication
to the senate, Thursday, informed that
body that the only volunteer atheers now
remaining in the service are Mai.-Gon,
Howard and Brevey nrig-Gens. Scott
sywall and Brown, and forty-oae others Of
lower rank, more being paymasterS than
of any nther grade.
representative Myers Of Philadelphia
lately presented the petition of 1900 man
uiaeturcrs and operatives engaged in the
production of articles by hand looms. in
his congressional district, asking for tn
repeal If the tax now feviea ON such ar
lelc, The petition was twenty-three
yard, long and was referred IN the COM
mi;'cc Of way, aud means.
Tho ways and means committee make
progress They argued On Friday morn
ing, thar the internal taxes shall be 81 re-
lucca as not to raise but one hundred and
ht,y millions, and the industrial interests
are t. hc removed 50 far As il Is possible,
aud Injuries and vices are to bear the
chief burdens -
A ease involving the question whether
the lately rehelliouS State. arr in the
Union or out Of il, and growing out OF
'hr Tc2a, indemnity bonds, is pending in
the United States supreme court. and
will soon be argued. Mr. \. T. Merrick Of
Washington being counsel for the State
which claims that it has never been out
II the Union. Its Confederate govern.
ment sold several millions Of the bonds to
parties in New York, during the war, and
an injunction having been placed on the
: negotiation 81 the bonds, The purchasers
ask that it may be removed, on the ground
that Texas is not in the Union, and has
no place in the Supreme Court.
The House committee ON ways and
means adopted, Friday morning, in com.
mittce, the following resolution, to guide
them in the amendments TO the internal
revenue tax law:
Il u}fli, As the -suse of this committee,
that one hundred uad fifty millions OF
dollar, Of revenue shall, be considered a
the amount necessary to be obtained
from iaterual taxes, and that the sam,
shall 10. rs far as practicable, collected
from, LIST, distilled spirits and fermentcd
T liquors "a, tobaccos and manufacturers
Of tobacco: ID. stamps: 4th, specia
taxes, 9TH. incomes 9th. dividends; eth,
Injuries a'A amusements Sth. banks and
RAILROADS.; 9th, gross receipts; 10Th
Lr-acic~ and SUGGESTIONS leaving tbs
lowest possible sum Ia be collected from
industrial pursuits, or relieving that. elias
II interests entirely.
A discussion OF this resolution brough
forth a unanimous opinion from the com
mittco, that ouly articles OF luxury shoult
he taxed and not the articles of necessity
Debate on the reconstruction bill vii
cl.~e On Monday, immediately after thu
morning hour Notice was given ON Fri
day that thu debate would close Saturday
Int the pressure for more time could no
b. resisted. Many Senators were upon
,i.a floor ST the House during the debate
Boutwell, II Massachusetts, and Hubbard
Of Connecticut made the live speeches
Hubbard and Kerr Of Indiana have mad
tho lest speeches against the bin in tht
cn;irr debate. Dawes replied with mucl
power to Kerr. Prominent Senators "a,
the hill cannot p.sss the Senate; that tn
Judiciary committee will declare against il