Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-06-20
rno,, WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON. |
WAsHNaTor, June l5--The following is |
the substance of the resolution which General |
Logan proposed to offer for the removal of
the capital
The preamble sets forth that disloyal
element exists in the city of Washington
that large number Of said citizens have
determined to set the laws of Congress at
defiance, and to shield and defend conspira.
tors and assassins that great portion of
the citizens at Washington arc at present
engaged in revolutionary movement to over.
throw the legally constituted authorities,
which proceedings are calculated to pro
duce a riot and bloodshed thus rendering
the city an unsafe place for Congress to
meet that it is important that the capital
of the nation and the archieves of the GOV.
ernment should be in place wholly secure
from foreign invasion that the seat of gov
ernment should be easily accessible to all by
railways, and should be located in q popu
lous region therefore,
Rcsotred, That committee of five mem
bers be appointed by the Speakers to inquire
into the propriety and expediency OF rcnoy
ing the scat of the General Government
| from said city of Washington to a point
nearer to the geographical centre Of the Re
! public, and that said committee be author
lied at any time to report by bill or other
| wise.
| Delegations Of distilers from Kentucky,
Ohio, Illinois and Indiana are here urging
the WAYS and Means Committee to reduce
tho tax on whisky to fifty cents per gallon
They state to the committee that by the re
duction of the tax to these figures the Gov
crnmcnt would receive, from these States
alone more revenue in three months than it
has thus far received from the whole Uni,
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be impossible for illicit distllerics to de
stroy their vocation. They further state
that if the tax is reduced, the Government
would at once realize some 100000 on
whisky now held back from market by
themselves and other large, distillers who
cannot compete now with Illicit distilers,
who defraud the Government of the tax and
sell whisky at low rates. The committee
are clearly of the opinion that the present
whisky tax should be reduced, but they
have not settled upon any figures to be in.
cOrporated in the bill now before the House.
A large amount of evidence has been ad
duced before the committee relative 10 the
operations of the whisky ring, ano it has
been shown TO the satisfaction of the com
mittee that there is better chances of frauds
at the tax Of So than one of 80 or go cents
per gallon.
WAsHTNGToN, June lG-4 p. M.-The ex-
animation of witnesses by the Managers OF
Investigation is nearly finished. The com.
mittee, through Gen. Butler, will make re.
port to the House during the present week,
which will narratc the evidence obtained
during the investigation.
No evidence has been obtained which will
show conclusively that any Senators have
actually received any money from those op-
posed to impeachment 10 assist in rcquitting
the President; but enough facts have been
brought together by the committee to salts
fy the country at large that, through the
deep laid schemes of those known as the
whisky ring, impeachment was defeated
The Committee of Ways and Means were
, in session this morning, and have entered
; upon the work of preparing separate bill
, as instructed by the House yesterday. The
, impression prevails that this bill, which will
only embrace whisky and tobacco, can be
t drawn up and presented to the House in q
day or two.
The intention Of the committee is to en-
brace in the new bill all the leading fcG
, lures Of these sections in the general bill re
, lating to whisky and tobacco. These alone
cover about one hundred and five closely
printed pages, and 90 into the entire revi
: sion of the method OF collecting the tax OF
these two articles
S The new bill ordered by the House vii
D probably cover one hundred and twenty
closely printed pages. In view of this fact
! il is improbable toat the bill will be report
c ed to The House before the beginning Of mex
, week, and in the opinion of many members
it will he discussed nearly two weeks bCfor
{ it can be passed.
S From present indications Congress will b.
= prepared to adjourn before the 18th or 20tl
1 of July. .... .-
t The House Committee on Elections hcl,
Y a meeting this a. NJ, and made an importan
0 decision in the kentucky contested case O
i MKee vs.. Young. Several days ago thi
y case, which had been reported TO the Hous
Il adversely to M'Kec, was recommi.ted to til
y committee. ...
!, At the meeting this forenoon every Repub
4 lcan member in the House voted that NJ lie
was entitled 10 the contested seat. Thi
was done in view of principle which wa
settled in the case of Dclano. and which ap
piled also TO MKee's case. But little doub
$ now remains that M'Kee will be awarde
e his seat.