Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-29
THE EVENING Star
Washington News Fad Gossip,

the Ways and Means Committee tn re,or,
without unnecessary delay bill requiring the
Secretary Of the Treasury, or his assistants
cnarged with the collection of interest on Uni
led STATES bonds, 10 levy tax Of ten per cent,
payable annually, on interest on all United
States bonds The previous question was
called upon the resolution, with a view 70 cut-
ting OF all debate, but the House. by a y-,,e of
55 ayes TO s. nays. refused to second it mo.
uon 70 lay the resolU lion On the table was voted
down-ayes %, nays 1pe. Gen. Garfield made
motion 70 refer the resolution to the Conn
mIttee Of Ways and Means. Lost-ayes 81.
nays 50. The question then required upon the
passage Of the TeSolution, and il passed by
vote Of 81 ayes to 81 nays. This action shows
the temper OF the House TO be decidedly in
favor Of taxing Government bones.
The DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELECTION
BILL.-The biu relative 10 contested elections
IN the District Of Columbia, recently passed by
Congress, uOt having been returned by the
President became Law on Saturday hast with
out the signature of the President, the ten days
allowed by law for him 10 return abill with
his objections having expired on thas day. II
mas therefore been transmitted TO the State De-
partment, and is now a law.
DKPARTrRR OF GENERAL GRAyr.-Genera,
Grant and lady, accompanied by General
Dent OF General Grants staff viii leave here
to-ROrrOv morning tor the West. The General
Will De absent about one month, and will VISIT
several of the principal western cities The
trip VIII not extend further west than Cheyenne
City.
THs WHITE HcUsK.-The usual crowd of
visitors was At the Executive Mansion to-day.
and many We're admitted to see the President
Hon Reverdy Johnson, our Minister to Eng.
lanc, and several Senators and Representatives
had interviews with the President this fore.
noon.
THE Washington correspondent OF the Bos.
ton Post telegraphed our column and a half
description of the Henderson wedding to that
paper without word of credit; and it is copied
In the New York World and other papers.
credited to the Post. The correspondent in
question rs getting pretty bad name for tricks
OF this Sort and if IL is repeated at our expense
we shall feel called upon TO say something
harsh.
THR EIGHT HOUR LAw.-President Johns On
las signed the bill in favor of enforcing the
eight-hour law IN all the Navy Yards and other
Government workshops 1t takes immediate
effect, and the employees at the Government
Printing Once here commence work under the
eight-hour law to-day.
Mrs. ANEs has finished her bust of General
Grant, who has given her all the sittines she
desired 1t is u speaking likeness, and when
reproduced in ParIan will he desirable
souvenir of the great captaiR.
"SwEDE of the Cincinnati CoBsBlerciaI, and
'Gath." of the Chicago TrIIuas. are said to be
GeOrge Alfred Townsend, who meantime writes
for the Cleveland Leader twice a week, aud
for several other publications.
ORDERED WEsT.-By direction Of the Secre.
tary of War, Lieut.. Col. r. A. KInzie has been
assigned TO duty as paymaster for the district
OF ~. Louis, and has been directed to report to
Brevet Brig Gen. Brown, Assistant Paymis.
ter General.
MACK" (laie of the Cincinna;i Commercial,
who has connected himself with the Cincinnati
Enquirer, reports that he gets sl5,OOO worth OF
stock in the concern and si,OOO year. He goes
Pendleton for the Presidency
The SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE have
determined TO report in favor of the rejection
of Perry Fuller as Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue.
AGATE" (whitelaw Reid) is offered by
Horace Greeley in person an editorial place on
he New York TIbHAs. He is an owner of the
Cincinnati Gazette.
PoLITIcAL--The Louisville Democrat saws
s,I stranger things have happened than the nomi-
tucky, for Vice President"
"A hre-eating candidate for ONCE down
South was asked his opinion ON negro suffrage
oh, On the niegers They should not be al
lowed TO yete al all - sYes Colonel but anont
hve hundred of them in your district want TO
vote the Democratic ticket" s-Oh, ah, Yes
yesIvery well That makes all the difference
an the world"
The Raleigh IN. C) Seatinel thinks the fol-.
lowing ticket for the Democrats would be the
least yulnerable:-For President, Thomas A
Hendricks, of Indiana; Vice President: John
J. Hoffman, of New YORK
The Democratic Journals have besu sx
tensiyely circulating the following:
bRANI IN l-ol--l am a Democrat: every
man IN my regiment Is a Democrat; and when
Il shall be convinced that this war has for IT'S
Object any other than what have mentioned
or the Government designs using Its soldiers
10 execute the purposes of the Abolitionists 1
pledge you my honor as a soldier that I will
carry my sword on the other side and cast
my LOT with that people.-COlOEsI Z. s. Gran
% 1861.
A few days since, Mr.. Henderson, of the AL.
iegan tMlch-) J0HTndI, addressed note of in
quiTy to Hon L. Il. Washburne, and received
from him the following response;
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,, WASHINGTON
u u June lU- le6-.-DedF Str.-It l. idle for the
loyal men OF the country to attempt to DENY
the rebel and eopperhead lies now being put in
circulation against Gen. Grant No Sooner
would one lie be exploded than another wouId
be put in circulation. No more silly and ridic-
ulous fabrication has been put forth than the |
pretended speech Of Gen. Grant TO his regi-. |
ment IN 1861, which l have seen paraded in
some OF the most disreputable copperhead |
newspapers. The whole thing is false. there /
not being the "shadow Of q shade Of founda-
Ii0n Tor IL.
Yours, truly, E b. WAsHBuRNp
The New York correspondent of the PhIIa- /
delphia Ledger writes
.Some OF the Ohio Democratic politicians
who have been most prominent IN pushing
Mr. Pendleton, arrived in town on Fridav
They are the advance guard Of the much
talkec-of Pendleton escort, no are expected
here IN force on Tuesday. These gentlemen
say they do not like the way things are being
shaped in New York by the opponents of |
Ohio's fayorite son, and they are here accord
lngly 20 watch Developments and 10 keep their
friends AZ home posted accordingly. The Sol
disrs and Sailors Convention, IL Is pretty eer-
tam, from developments that have come out
will be- engineered in the interest of Geu. Han
cock IL Is, in the main, New York move
ment, designed TO operate a foil 70 the PEN
dIeton furore- Tammany Hall and the Man
haitian CLUB are manipulating the wires
"A correspondent of the Cincinnati ENQUIRER
.General Hancock is the real man the bond
holders will aim 10 put on the tic ket with Mr.
Hendricks for fice-President. They are de-
termined to slaughter Mr. Pendleton. believing
that when he falls his greenbaek plan 10 paw
the debt will fall with him.
Ill n. A.