New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-19
WASHINGTON.

WHISKY AND TOBACCO-AMEklOAN %
SHIP sUBSIDY-THE IMPEACHMENT INV E Soi.,
CATtoN-sTRRATT-JC CHASE AND THE
PEEsIDENCY-COLO RADO-HOMEoIEAD fOl'
GEN. HOWARD-THE EMBAsol'
w,su1SGToy Thursday, June Is, 1868.
The Senate was engaged to-day III the coIsluer"
tion of commercial bills many OF which were
nassed Mr. Trumbnll called up the bill providing
for the filing of a vacancy on the Supreme Bench
in the event of the death or inability OF the
Chief Justice which was agreed to. The BILL
,vbicb went through the House while the Impeach
ment trial was pending, provides that such
vacancy shall be filed by the Associate Judge who
is senior in point of service. The Committee OF Con
ference on the bill removing political disability from
certain citizens of North Carolina presented their
report recommending that the names of George W.
Jones and others be stricken out; which, after some
discussion passed by p to T. The Senate shortly
afterward went into executive session.
The appointment Of a successor to Mr.. Rollins is
the great bone over which the place-hunteTs are
struggling just now. -Four five extensive Hobbies
are in the field working for as many candidates The
prominent persons mentioned for the place are Perry
Fuller, o. n. Cutler and Gen. Wisewoll. The PTeS-
dent has told the friends of these and other apph-
cants that he will not send in the of any man
who cannot first show him that he can be confirmed
by the Senate Any of these three would be perfectly
acceptable to him, but he viii not depart from the
conditions precedent TO the nomination. As might
be expected lobbying is brisk and Senators are
beset at all points by the leaders of the different
rings
The proceedings in the House to-day were uncOm-
monty dull. Since the copper cent-Increase Salary
bill was recalled from the Senate, the Department
clerks have been in deep suspense, and to-day many
of their number thronged the galleries in antcipa
ton of the final disposition of the bill. They were
not disappointed; for Immediately after the House
assembled Judge Bingham called up his motion to
reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed on
Monday. It's friends made attempt to table this
motion but were defeated on call of the Yeas and
NAYS Efforts were then made to amend the bill
but judge Bingham insisted on tabling the whole
subject and he succeeded. So the $2OO0OOO which
were voted away on Monday last have been
saved to the Treasury to-day. report was made
from the Indian Committee in relation to the
Indian Commissioners treaty with the Great and
Little Usage Indians The report asserts that, by
that treaty, One-siXth of the State of Kansas was
about to be transferred from the United States,
without authority, to what is styled the Leaven-
worth Lawrence and Galveston Railroad but which
really belongs to but one man. The treaty is UNJUST
to the Indians to the State Of Kansas, to the people
of the whole country and nimcal to all the railroad
interests of the nation and is calculated to retard
the growth of our Territories in population and
wealth The report closes with the resolutions de-
claring it to be the sense Of this House that the
treaty should not be ratified. protesting against the
ratification and binding the House to refuse any
appropriation of public money to carry out the
treaty or to recognize it in any form. The resolu
tions were adopted unanimously. The Senate bill TO
provide for appeal from the judgment OF the Court OF
claims and for other matters relating to the same
Court was passed with amendment This bill
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ana Solicitor ana Assistant Solicitor of the Court Of
Claims and provides for two Assistant Attorneys |
General to be appointed by the President and con-
fi1ed by the Senate This disposes of the notorious
Buckley the incumbent Assistant Attorney Gen |
eral, whose opinions year ago afforded SO much |
amusement 10 the country. 1t also egisates ont OF
Office the present Solicitor of the Court of Claims
Mr. f. F. Norton, formerly of the Sixth Congress |
sional District of NewYork ONeilps bill providing
for the better protection of Emigrants on board
steamships and sailing vessels was taken up but the
House adjourned without taking final action
The Ways and Means Committee met early this
morning and continued in session until the adjourn
ment of the House. The Subcommittee, on whisky
and tobacco, presented partial reports, which were
considered There was a protracted discussion on
the subject of collecting the tax whisky at the
still which was recommended by the Sub-Commit-
tee The proposition did not command very general
approbaton in the Committee, the opinion being
rother in favor of the transportation bond system
but no definite conclusion was reached, and the sub
iect is 70 be again debated. The advisabllity
of reducing the tax also considered but there
appeared TO be as much variance as ever on that
point Some of the members advocated the levyng
of the tax at Is cents at 30 cents and others
were for even lower rate. Ii is very likely, how
ever that the Committee will decide to recommend
30 cents as the majority of the members of the
House seem to favor that rate, and the Committee
consider it utterly futile to counter TO their
wishes II is expected that the bill may be ready for
the printer tomorrow and that the Committee will
report it to the House on Monday next.
At a meeting of the Post-O Office Committee to-day
il was agreed TO report favOraby to the Senate Mr.
Hills bill which passed the House on the 10th of
June last This bill provides for American line of
mail and passenger steamships between the United
States and various ports in Europe. 1t authorizes
corporation in New-YOrk-The Commercial Naviga-
ton Company-to construct, under a contract with
the Postmaster-G General seven frstclass American
built steamships TO be approved by the Navy Depart
ment within one year of passage OF the act, which
shall compose United States mail steamship line for
the proper conveyance of United States mails and
passengers for the next 20 years. the mails to be
weekly or semi weekly.
In view of the certainty that the Tax bill cannot
possibly become law in less than four five weeks,
II has been suggested that joint resolution fixing
the tax on whisky at the low rate be introduced and
pushed through Immediately, 80 as to cover the
whisky in bond and prevent as much peculation as
possible
The House Military Committee will soon report a
bill providing for the payment of officers and sol
ders who by reason of wounds capture. Or other
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