New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-23
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From Washington,

From Warrington.
WAsHIHGToE, June 22-SeBdte. The Senate
passed ajoint resolution dropping from the
rolls any officers absent without leave: also
selling the site of Fort 0ovington, Mary.
land.
Mr.. Sumner presented memorial for the
establishment of government bank, col.
tempiating the payment of the national debt
without further taxation. Referred to the
Committee on Finance
The Colorado admission bill was up, but
went over.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, wanted some sys.
TEN in admitting territories. Notwith.
standing Mr. Nye's assurance that Colorado
would vote right, Mr.. Morrill, had no doubt
but that Colorado would be a Democratic
State.
The Arkansas admission bill passed over
the veto by a party vote.
Adjourned.
House-Notbing important under the
regular Monday call.
resolution declaring that the public
6eut should be reduced to a simple and
uniform system more easily understood by
the people, and the interest thereon reduced,
and instructing the Ways and Means Com.
mittee to report bill agreeably thereto,
passed.
motion referring the above to the Com.
mittee on Ways and Means failed by 67 to
60.
The same committee were instructed to
inquire into the expediency of appropriate.
ing fifty millions to buy matured and
maturing coin debt, and no new indebted.
ness to be created until the coin in the
treasury is reduced to $25000,0 900.
The conference report removing disabili.
| ties was reconsidered and passed by 9S to A.
This bill has now passed both houses by
twothirds aud goes to the President.
The election committees report, seating
Mckee, Radical, from the Maysville, Ken.
lucky district, was adopted-fourteen
Radicals, including Thad Stevens, voting
nay.
The tax bill was taken up. Night sessions
are ordered hereafter, and the tax bill will
have uninterrupted possession OF the House
until finished.
| Adjourned.
john ]. Boyne, X. H. FurneI, Owen
| Thorn, and Michael Shea are Surratt's
| bondsmen.
The President has nominated Mr.. Evarts
| for attorney general and General Mulford
collector OF third Virginia revenue district.
On presentation of the Arkansas delega-
| tiou tomorrow the Democrats will offer a
protest signed by them all.
EGeneral Meade was at the war office
to-day.
MIR. Schenck to-day in presenting the new
tax bill complained bitterly Of the treat.
ment the Ways and Means Committee had
| received at the hands OF the House, and de.
nounced the Houses action as unwise,
useless, and certain to result in loss of time
and revenue, He was instructed by the
Committee Of Ways and Means to deny
paternity OF or responsibility for the bill.
He then proceeded to explain the bill, but
the limitations which Mr., SchenCk himself
imposed choked him off before he was
through with the whisky clause.
The tax on whisky is sixty cents, collecta
Bile at the distillery warehouse, where the
barrels are to be stamped. A license of S20C
is charged on Sll disttller1es, and four dol
lars per barrel after two hundred barrels
Rectifying establishments are also charged
q fixed license, and fifty cents per barrel
over minimum. Distilleries are also taxed
in proportion 70 their capacity tor using
corn, and are to be discontinued when idle
heyond their regular capacity, and taxed
two dollars per day. Wholesalers and re
tailers are taxed in proportion to sales. The
object the committee had in view was tc
distribute the tax as much as possible SO al
to prevent larger stealings.
Mr.. SchenCk estimates that the aggregate
tax will amount TO enc dollar per gallon
and will realize from $50, 900, 600 to SO,
000, 900 revenue per annum, Mr.. Schenck
estimates that-there are 25 ,000, 900 gallons o
spirits in bond, which the bill provides
, must be taken out at sixty cents per gallon
within one hundred days after the passage 0
this bill.
As Mr.. Schenck progressed with his ez
: plantations numberless questions were aske,
him, and the answers secured were general
! ly unsatisfactory.
Appearances indicate a big fight over tn
, , details of the bill. As no other bushes
can be done without unanimous consent,
will be concluded in about week.
The Speaker rules that only veto mes
} saaes, enrolled bills, messages from tn
/. Senate, and seating new members can intel
, rupt the tax bill.
From EarOPe.
, LONDON, June 22.-In the House of Con
. mons to day, Lord Stanley agreed with tn
/ recommendations of the neutrality commits
! sion, but legislation on the subject is no
/ possible this session.
|, A review of fFarragut's feet took place a
! Ostend to-day. The King aud Q1een 9
Belgium passed through the heeti when IN
] usual salutes were fired.
mutiny occurred on an American eliI
per at Antwerp, which was repressed after
: The anniversary of the death of.Alaximil
5 ian was solemnly observed by Carlotta an
I the Belgium royal family at Locher.
j II is reported that +. G. Cushman, tn
/ American consul at Rome, has been II
Q called.
) ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, June 22.-The steam
/ ship Urgent, with General Napier and sta
. and Prince Alfred, has just departed hom'
Miscellaneous Tslegrnms.
ST. Lotus, June 22.--William Barry, VIII
. killed an English officer year ago, Will .
tried for murder at YanctOn.
The Indians are quite troublesome aooV
Q Fort Buford.
. CINCINNATI, June 22.-Southern delegate
5 to the Democratic Convention are fnrnishe
| passes to New York and return oy apphei
: tiOn at the office of the Little Miami raj
: road in this city.
! OTTAWA, G. W., June 22.-rhe trial G
: Wheelan has been fixed for the second
i fouIsvILLE, June 22.-Tbe Louisville an
/ Ciucinnati mail boats, the Louisville, Jehe
) sonyille and Indianapolis railroad, and "a
iyl Little Miami railroad will take souther
e delegates to New York free OF charge, an
passengers at halffare, upon application
d their respective Offices.
!. AUGUSTA, June %. : Alexander
/. Stephens and Herschel V. johnson a.
4 urged 10 be present at the meeting Of tn
/ National Democratic Convention.
The crops In this section are suffering Il