Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-02-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
JANUARY, %
THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.

nc VclltlcWl cHinpuIgH HuW SOlnY OH I'D
New Hampshire attracts considerable atten.
tion here among members Of Congress and
others. The Radical delegation from that
State evidently anticipate the defeat OF
their party, and there. is good reason for
stating that their apprehensions in that re-
spect nre by no means groundless. The
mails of yesterday and to-day brought to u
number Of Conservative members OF Con-
gress, letters from prominent citizens Of New
Hampshire, who express the opinion, based
on the most reliable data, that the State will
go for Sinclair, tho Democratic candidate
Tor Governor by over two thOu.and major
ity. The Radical managers here are using
every means IN their power to hold the State
hut they have little, if any, confidence in
their ability 20 to do.
TAXATION OF GovERNMRNT BONDS, SO.
1t is currently reported that the Ways
and Mean. Committee of the House have
incidentally discussed the question of taxing
government Bonds, aud that the majority Of
th' committee have expressed themselves in
oppo.tton thereto. The committee this
morning received the imitation bill introduced
by Mr.. lngersoI yesterday, but took no ac-
ZION thereon. 1t will be some time yet
he lore The subject will be taken up. Five
out o! the nine members Of the committee
are from the Western States, aud will be
very apt 10 agree to any measure popular in
that section.
IMPORTANT NOMINATIONS.
The President to-day sent to the Senate
number Ur Executive nominations; among
them were the following: j. Ross Brown,
E.q, to be Minister 10 China, vice Arson
Burlineame, disqualified by accepting a pos
it,nn under the government Of that country;
E,ancis Price. Esq, Of New jersey. to b
Cou.el General at Havana, and vii lam
ID. Bishop, Of Connecticut, to he commits
.oner Of Patan's, vice Thona, c. Theaker.
,csigned Hezekinh G. ~ ellis, of Michigan,
to hc Cnnscl at Manchester, Englund and
Robert Il. Mathews, Of Illinois, Consul at
Valencia, Spain.
STANTON AND HIS RADICAL FRIENDS.
Mr.. Edwin NJ. Stanton was Mt the Capitol
this afternoon in close conversation with
several OF his Radical fiienus in the Senate.
lie left the building in company with his
especial champion, Harvard, of Michigan.
TIE INTERNAL REVENUE BUREAU.
An arrest has been made of the parties en-.
gagged in an illicit distilcry Of whi,key IN
rhe knoxvlle, Tennessee District, and who
a|sO attacked the revenue officers Those
who assaulted the revenue Inspector and his
assistants at Tullahona, in that State, have
also been arrested
WASHINGTON, January 20.
CoNGREss.
Nothing Of special interest transpi,cd in
Congress to day. In the Senate the poti-
cal debate on the so-cil,ed reconstruction b Il
wa. renewed upon the expiration of the
morning hour, and continued until late in
the altern on sie'srs. Pnn eroy and Buck
alew made elaborate speeches. The House
VA! mainly occupied with Julians bill ie.
,laring lands heretofore granted to aid tn
construction of railroads at tho South for
ieited to the United States, the object being
to regain possession thereof, in order TO cut
it mp into small farms and give it to the ,Qyal
freedmen Tor homesteaas.
CoysTnUTloNALITY OF THE RECONsrRUC-
TIcN ACTS.
The ErpgeS Of this evening says: at
private gathering OF gentlemen nf both par
ties one Of the Justices of the Snnrane
tiUuTt sIUku very freely CONCERNING the re.
cnn>ti ucllun mcarurcN OT Congress, and de-
carcd in the most positive terms that all
these laws were unconstitutional. and that
he Court would he sure to pronounce them
%. Some of his friends near him suggested
that it was quite indiscreet to speak so posi-
lively, when he at once repeated the views
in more emphatic manner"
THE WHISKY TAX.
4 number Of prominent whisky operators
are here using their influence 70 pr, vent
reduction in the tax on whisky. The are
understood to be in the interest of the large
di-tilers, and the continuation of the pre-
rnt rate Of tax viii, in their opinion, break
mp the small distileries, and thus confn'
the di-til|ation Of ardent spirits to those of
more extensive means, thereby giving them
monopoly of the business. At present
here is no probability Of any change in the
existing law regulating the tax on the article
N que hon.
BONDED WAREHOUSE REGULATIONS.
The new bonded warehouse regulations is
sued last October, made it necessary to ap
lpiul large number of revenue inspectors
- snperinend the removal Of spirits in
bond to and from bonded warehouses. The
act of January prohibiting the removal Of
-piri,s in bond renders the emplo, mcnt o
these inspectors unnecessary, except in cer-
tain cases, and the internal revenue Office is
nnw accordingly in discharging the inspcc.
tors. The entire number is seventy-fve, of
whom large proportion will le removed
during the present week.
SENTENCE RENTED.
An order issued from the Headquarters
of the Army. RENTS the sentence OF repri-
mand imposed on Brevet Maior-General
August Y. kautz by court martial at
Eicksburg, before which he was convicted
# conduct to the prejudice of good ord r
and military discipline, by the use OF di-re.
spcctiul aud abusive languaeet in letter to
superior officer, General Ord. General
Kautz is ordered to resume his sword and
report for duty.
February, 2.
1t is understood that Messrs. Fcssenden
and Sumner have both prepared elaborate
speeches on the political situation" which
they propose to deliver in the Senate ere tn,
reference of the so.called reconstruction bill
to the judiciary Committee. The debate on
this measure thus far has operated greatly
To the disadvantage Of the Radical cause.