Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-03-03
Washington News.

Washington News.
The next Revenue Commissioner of
Internal Revenue under President
Grant will be Hon. Columbus Delano,
of Ohio. He is regarded as one of
the purest and most upright men in
public life, and has always taken a
leading position in Congressional
discussion of the Internal Revenue
matters.
The Judiciary Bill passed by the
Senate was drawn up by some of the
Judges of the Supreme bench, and
Endorsed by six of the nine members
of the Judiciary Committee. 1t pro-
Vides for one additional Associate
Justice and nine new Circuit Judges.
The new Judges are to be appointed
by the President and confirmed by
the Senate.
The constitutional Amendment was
sent to the Conference Committee by
a large vote of the House and eleven
majority in the Senate. The Pacific
and Rhode Island Senators want the
word nativity" cut out.
The Senate Finance Committee had
I'D Hooper's House bill prohibiting a
further issue of Government bonds,
except for railroad purposes, and to
prevent payment for sales of gold and
bonds. The Committee anne to no
conclusion, but will try to do so at the
next meeting.
The Copper Tariff Bill was put
through the House over the veto by
lis to Sc. a change of n vote or
the presence of two more votes in the
negative would have defeated it.
The vote was the closest " had in
that body on any one of Johnson's
vetoes.
Moseby the late guerrilla, was in the
Senate gallery when MIR. Trumbull
was Speaking against rebel office
holding. He did not stay a great
while.
The Senate on the 2Srd ult, by the
decided vote IA to Sc, refused to take
up the bill relative TO the tenure-of-
office act. There is a good deal OF
feeling about this action and that
taken yesterday in caucus. Some OF
the Senators who voted in caucus for
| Pomeroy's resolution postpnning the
bill to next session, say they will not
now under any circumstance go fol
its repeal, though they intend tC
confirm all of Gen.. Grants nomina-
tons, and they hold that the refusal
to repeal is no more distrust of hin
on their part than the desire to have
it repealed is distrust of the Senate.
Others say they Will vote for repeal OF
such modification as will be satisfac-
tory to Gen. Grant after his Inaugural
ton.
Senator McCreery of Kentucky has
an amendment to present to the bill
for protection of lives Craftsmanship
passengers, providing that all stoves
Shall be securely bolted, all pump:
and hose in order, and that petroleum
shall not be-carried.
1t has become quite certain thai
Congress will not at the present SEES
sion pass the bill transferring tht
Indian bureau to the war department
and the indications are that it vii
not do so. either, in the next session
unless there is a radical change in the
Indian committee of the Senate
Whether the bill is or is not passed
there WIKI be some pretty radica
changes in our Indian policy unde-
President Grant. He has decided
whom to nominate to the Senate a
commissioner of Indian affairs il
place of the presentincumbent, andi
his nomination is confirmed TIT
country will have a man in that offic'
who can neither be bought, coaXeC
nor frightened by the great Indian
ring. All the Indians who are dis
posed to peace will find that tn
| policy of the new administration is
peace policy. Those who do no
accept the policy will find the new
administration ready for a sharp ant
severe war policy. 1t is Genera
Grants belief that when this is wei
understood, when the whites compre
hendthat depredations on the Indian
are pretty sure to be dealt with b!
strong semi-civil .semi-military pro
cess, and when the Indians see tina
their ravagings are certain to beswiftl.
punished by the army, we shall hav,
a good deal less trouble IN the plain
than we n have. He means peace
and will notresortt to cOercive measure
with the Indians till they are abso
llutely necessary. He wants then
gathered on reservations, and as fas
as may be brought under the restraint
of civilizations. He ismuch impress
ed with the human ideas of tn
Quakers on the questions lately raise
respecting our Indian policy. vii
allow this class of citizens considera
BILE prominence IN the Indian work o
his administration.
The Louisiana election case occUpie,
the attention of the House all da,
of the 9th ult. The novel feature q
; it was the appearance of Menard, til
. colored claimant, to argue his owl
case. The House gave him ffteel
minutes, and he received leave {
= print the conclusion of his speech
The Democrats looked at him amaze
ment, and Mr.. Brooks in particula
seemed to be very doleful over tn
l prospect of q mixed Congress at n
: distant day. Mr.. Menard had hi
speech written, and read his page
passably well and without embarrass
ment. He was refused admission b,
I; a vote of 1876 10 81, while Mr.. Hun
his Democratic competitor, who de
clined speaking, by 1885 to 81.
= Nevada is pretty likely to be tn
first State to ratify the new sufirag
amendment TO the constitution. He
; senators t~elegraphed it through t
2 their capital, and had it repeatedso a
; to make sure it went correctly. Th
, legislature will remain in session bu
, a week or ten days longer.
1t was thought that Nevada woul
be the first state TO ratify the neI
. constitutional amendment, but Kan
sas got ahead Of her, as private dis
patches show that it was ratified theT
on Saturday, though it has not We
| been sent out officially from the stat
r department.
The receipts Of internal revenue 70
, month ending to-day were Sl0,276,
S2S. The aggregate for the fiscal yea
2 to this date is 81 $780, 5S.
Members of the House committe
on foreign relations express the belle
that the present condition of affair
in Cuba and San Domingo will surel,
lead to annexation of both to tn
r United States within the first fey
months of General Grants admins
tratiou,
The action of the House on the 24tl
) ult., on Mr.. Schenck's bill to strength
= EN- public credit has given q health,
; financial tone to the situation IN
: section legalizing gold contracts wa
: thought by many members, IN VleN
1 of the recent decision of the suprem
s court. to be unnecessary, but it wa