Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-25
Late News.
WASHINGTON, June %, Is,
TIE STATE or ARKANSAS

TIE STATE or ARKANSAS
brought back into the Union and restored
10 its original relations with the other
States. Garrett Davis did all he could To
delay the good consummaiion by flank
movement ia behalf of somebody elected
under the Presidents policy. but ran the
length of his rope in couple hours, and
then, at a quarier-past two, the Recon
struction acts were pushed To their conclu-
sion, and .Icssrs. Rice and McDonald
were sworn In They took seats FAR dowr
on the left of the Vice President, back Cl
MeSsrs. Drake snd Upton, and 10 thc right
Of Messrs, Ramsey aid Chandler.
ARKANSAS REPRESENTATIVES,.
The question of admitting the Arkansas
Representatives ia. the House Was, after de
ba:e, referred 80 the Committee on Elcc
lions. They held a meeting during the
afternoon, and found the credentials ali
right; and would at once have so reported,
but the Democratic members begged that
il might 20 over 10 morrow, and IL was ac
corsline,y postponed. The mc:nbcrs viii.
probably bc sworn in-tlic morning. All of
them are in the city. and they were on The
iiuor Of The Senate during the proceedings
of that body on Senatorial questions.
TIE TAX BILL
made considerable progress this afternoon,
though only three sections were finished.
Debate took place ON the whisky tax, and
as,cd over three hours. The committee
reported lar sixty cents. but the House
by vote at 50 To 81. fixed The figures al
fifty cents. The proposition to make IL
st..rf t..
make il twenty five cents by ? To -; that
for illir,y-fivc cents by IL 10 IL: thai Tor
Forty cents bv 81 To -: that FOR forty five
cents h. :? 10 GS. and that foe one dollar
almost unanimously. The questions of CON
,inuing the bonded warehouse system and
allowing drawback on liquors exported
were debated an hour then pit over Tor
future settlement
THE NEW ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT.
Thad. Stevens says he does not aspect 10
get action on his new articles of impcaclI
ment AT the present session of Congress,
but will call them up at an early hour next
winter. lie has n long speech which he
means 10 deliver when he brings them for
ward. lie consulted the speaker this morn
ing about the matter Ia day, but WAS told
it would be difficult To do anything viii c
the Tax bill was under consideration.
Other members advised him To make pe
more ill that is finished. lie is in very
feeble health, and no; able TO be- ut the
House much Of the time.
CRETE.
The Foreign Committee Of both branch
cs OF Congress arc considering the ques-
ton of rcor-anizing Crete as an independ-
fri nj fl,ufc ,,
are hopeful that Congress will take some
action in this direction before adjourn
mcnt.
EVENING SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
At the evening session, an hour was
spent getting quorum in The House TO
work on the Tax bill, and during a greater
BART Of the session not more than eighty
members were present. The proposition
to exempt vinegar was debated by the
House. and then lost by a decided MAORI
ty. A long debate was had on the Com
mittce's recommendation to require d!stil-
leries and rectifying establishments To be
at least six hundred feet apart. No dccis-
ion was reached. but The majority present
favored the proposition. Nine sections
have been finished.
TIE BILL rRovIriSG FOR INTERIOR PORTS OF
ENTRY.
The Finance Committee of the Senate
have disagreed to the House hill making
Cincinnati, ST. Louis and Chicago ports oil
entry, on the ground that the bin as pass
ell by the House does not sufficiently
guard against fraud. The committee will
probably report bill substantially attain
ing the purpose of the one before them,
but containing more stringent provisions.
THE RIVER AND nArBoR BILL
Protests are arriving from all sections of
the country, ard especially from the West
against the movement inausraied in the
House to kill the River and Harbor bill.
TIE TAX BILL
New York, June PA Washington
special says the Ways and Means Commit
tee have agreed to- prepare an amendment
TO The Tax bill paying special laxof 81
per barrel on whisky in bond.
| WASHINGTON, June 23.-The Committee
of Ways and Means will offer an amend
ment to the pending Tax bill requiring
whisky now in bond to pay an addition
of ten cents TO the general tax of 80 cents
| q gallon, so as 10 make the amount equal
to that paid by distillcrs with their special
license. s
BOUNTY FRAUDS.
Heavy frauds on the governments are al
Iledged tn have been prscticcd in the pay
mems of bounty to colonel soldiers. and !
lis said that prominent head of a burca,
4 ia TIE Treasury Department is involved.
EMIGRATION AGENCIES.
The House Foreign Committee viii rec
ommend the passage. efa bsai 10. essabiisI
semigmiion. agencies is Europe.
4 nr TIE CURRENCY. ~.
4 The Banking and Currency Committee
had meeting to-day. with view OF fax
ing up and considering MIR. Sherman's bill
increasing the National Bank Currency
AS the bill had not been taken from tn
Speakers table, NO action was taken b,
the Committee. II is probable that the bill
will be amended in the House in scvera
important particulars.
The House Banking Committee all fay
er the substituting of the proposition oil
: cred some time ago by MIR. Hooper, @