, 1869-12-14
The HegSe Endorses the Presidents
Views On Canadian
Reciprocity.
Trumbull's Bill for the Suppress
sion Of ce-Begging Re-
ported Fayorably.
4 Bill Introduced ExempftnE
Pork Packers from Tax
ai0n as mnnufnc-
tuFAEB.



WAsuM0Tox, Dec. -.
TnAkC1 auIR.
No blu Of 4 dEatcta1 ch6xactcr h1s been ye1
brought into Congress- BY member Who il recoz-
ntzed ~ m authority on that subject. Senator
co1besis I'LL Of today vaa Tor loan Of 81 l-ooo,-
OK. .oco at graduated 1alo Of inteseak and novel
= It looks, win have support from several men,
nefs Of the'6erate. The four or i've bills brought
trto tbs HouBe look to free baking, and tnefe IL
IN undo0hted sympathy with thai sy1tem ia both
branches Of Couare1s 70 strong that
1t eeerns ce<t2in thAI ZONE measures In
This direction Tin nnally be passed.
Mary uambet1 talk faTorshly of the project for
fun ding tho o-3os with = nex loan, but = few sp-
pear to nes1erc eau 1.1axe une II 10 1ow . rata
~ four md half per cent. Nobody has ret como
forward ~ m advocate OF contraction and there Is
hafdlJ the last probability that ANYTHING On
finances Will be done before the holsdayE-
1uX BEnRG1A ELL
The Senate Judie1x1y Committees brll On
GeorEs Was reported to-day bJ &f. Carpenter,
and it u upderstood that It has the support Of
htnsell, Stuart, Elmunds, ConklinR. and Rice,
and is not susts.red by Trumouu and Thurman.
II not yet Known hoH strongly 1t Will be opposed
BY Mr. T1uu.hull, though, st tho list session,
he mas very decided against y similar
measurr- This goes to The very root Of masters,
aFd rrakeA prosinon for remote contingencies b3
ewing Tie Irradsnt authority to nee the afmY IN
It's support, II necessary. The Gentgtsps will 1nd
that they cannot title With tie Reconstruction
lava, for this bill, Of one reaching the same end
Is sure To pass. 1t pu:k rhe State bsck where 1t
WIS two years ago, and 1arb!dE the uIkeattng Of
coloret members Of the LegtAatrre- motion
x1ll be Ea9e IN the Sen4te when !: comes up for
debate, to add q new section requiring Georgia 70
fatuy tho Fifteenth Is well as tho Fourteenth
Amendment
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The uou4e Committee On Foreign A1airs has
elected JudSo Ortiz, Of 1pd!ana, Chairman, during
the ahsenec of General BANK. Tie oon nitter Is,
II L whole, strongly opposed 70 foEclng any move
1uent In the direction Of the We6t Iniles7 but in
1avor OF quietly waiting under the belief lhAt all
ihese lAlaads srr fzpd!f krtyliatiox toward Us
a direct proposition for tho annexation Of San
Domingo from rTez.ceut Bzez IL expected this
winter, founded on = vCte Of the people. OmctRl
Information In tht s,ate Department lat summer
showed the debt necesAary to assume, In case Of
annexation, to be ss7a, COO. THIS may b run up
to : million and y half. The buildings to be
ru1nsd ovc1 xre wnrth About tho tEst u1-ned sun.
AMNESTY.
MOTT Of lie bills brought In today, and hereto.
fore, decia11Dg Seteral amnesty to The South.
coma from nembczs Of little weight In Congress,
and the sentiment Of 10th Branches u decidedly
aFKinst the pagsaRe OF &ny zach ACT The action
Of the Senate last week, and Of The House to-day,
shoWJ, however, TINT liberal policy viii b puE-
sued toN2td persons who AK for removal Of
DISABILITIES. fact Of interest IN this connection
u that On the Saturday before the me3sage was
delivered the Presldent had IN tts sentence recon-
raendinx the psAaage of IN act OF general amnesty
u soou - nj the States were restored, which he
ztfuet out On Monday morning. for the reason
that hs finally concluded 1t would not be 1odfctoua
AdTsce.
Tu1 FR1NKM0 F11ynEGE.
Hail dozen Bills for the sbol1tloa Of tho frank
ing privilege have Already becn laid before Cou-
Erese but Lhe1e u aIInnt Jet for thinking tnAs
any uf them can o0nEnnd 4 favorable vote In
both hoascs- TEe stropg argument OF the Post.
master General II, however, having an effect, and
laat Fridays dehAts IN the House snowK more
nembe1z there than ever beretolore, who support
the tenesa1 idea be advocates.
EIL FpE THx tuFrRKesioN OF oFF7cR BEGGING
Nj. T1nmhun has carried the judiciary Commit.
tse IN tho Senata for nfa hlll. aimed 1t nna beg
KaIh The Substitute he reported to-day II stfouZel
thsn the original hlt 10 that It not onlJ rfeventi
rnember8 Of Coue1ess 5rcm soliciting or advising
appointments, but Hakes It a mtademeanor fol
the President Or any one e!se, to nppo,nt On srct
4dy1ce or solicitation.
K1rcr1oN CASES.
In the contehted cases. that OF BAfneS Asasns
Adams, cf Kentucky, is in such hhane that tn'
ts1euds Of Barnes are confident that be will make
showing pf tu1t claim to the aeat CoTodti
e2ae ccuea mp In committee 10 morrpT. In the
Julian ooasest with Reed there Is q strong feeling
on the part Of the Republicans Asaioss the coutss
pultued By Juiiap, which. they chafRe, was out
to secu1e lii own election, even at tho e1penss Q
the deleas o1 Governor Baker. IiA case Is 70
fardtd II very doubtful
THK rxpFotEp WORLDS FAIR.
Tie House Coumr.ee on the District Of Colum'
Bis are In fzrnr u \ bill Incorporating the Inter
national Exposition Comrxny; hut they Vi.
-at1ike cut the provlnors extending any Congress
alonAl Aid
TIE TARIFF ELL.
The Ways and Mems committee Instructed III
Hooper this morning 10 ast the House to exteut
tho time for their tariff repcF:, hut he had 4
chance 70 p1e&ent It. However, the committee d
not now expect to be Ahlt TO report ahy bill I'll
&fter the teceeA
7HK FAcK1E0 INTEREST.
Tne Way1 aud Mcar1 Committee to-day agree
TO report favu1Ah!y On Mr. I1dda bill exempuu
PORK packing from tAxltton "a manufacture
sTheJ tay the law never intended It should be 3
regarded. but this bsl, IL made pecessau by Con-
missioner Dciauoh 1ull1R.
FXHdIokB AsEKD FOE
SOLDIER Of 1873 &re presenting = good uAEy pe
tts,ons a1ktu9 that they us1 be put on tho pen%io
Lit, snd TWO OF three bills 10 grant tneIt praye
have beex introduced into Conxresh
1AK hl24ANA SA4F lanai 6l1A
Introduced to-day By Iudee Churchill, u the Eam
u that reported TON the telect committee Of III
HouEe la4t winter, except that 4 new 1tctan u
peoprtstes tloo, 900 for bulldtnE the WORK.
APPROPRIATIONS
The uouka Committee On Appropriations h
divided the various classel OF appropriation
among tho several mtnoef1 Of the committee
mailing 1t the special duty Of esen to CAREFUL
investigate Ill suhtecsa entrusted to him. aud I
k<rA FAx ~. 81,
departments and aattsty hi1naeu II 70 1T nece
dty.
HTEJ1a151of.
Senator Roea, Of E1nssa, took measures IN II
Senate to-day 70 secuve full Investigation Of It
salea Of HlAck Bob lhnck The question has lon
bean undecided tn kalsas, aud this move viii ul
aetth III ths ofnctAl rspers ii the cate.
APPOINTMENT.
Hon. a. Low, Of Eansa1, 1al to-day appellate
Poas oraoe Inspector for the District OF E2nt1
And NebtMke.
CEKlT EYNfAIH1K13
Tne Cuban hobby haa been verJ lively so-dA
And Will probably be ELL more Lively tv-noro1
TWO q saree meEoars OF tns Ju1sA CANA on
frem New ToEt last night with !aHJef, and
1pdeavcrtnx 70 fet soRebedJ to do somethir
about the 9pHn!sn Kunbo&ss- The lawyer Was
sAs Attoeoe1 Ge1e1ath once znd White Hoo
1hIs afteznsan, bat "a ret aee 1ndgs Hoaf Of u
11estdeat std - aecoHptsaed poshtnG. r
members os the JantA asd tnels frsends we1r
She Capitol Trying 10 set resolution into
House. hot did n1t gueceed In their eudeAEa
The delegation win be strengthened hJ A1ttvl
xo-uaFypM noTumg from fos fatk, and cla
that tseY N going to DO something tn ConSts
tw4nx the dAy,At 1esst they ars going to ha
Senxtor CARPENTER in the Senate on Wednesday
TO 1Hx ASSOCIATED PRESS
soHlNk11okx.
wAsunAoroN, Dec. ls.-rhe Fresiden. esat :
EostuASfefs-F. B. PrnulEan. Hu1esdaie. T!
VIM c. Be7tns, Goshen. Ind: L 4 Krnsn. E
= R.sssa; so eso. nsh1Sa Feed Hs*ceate Il % 1s,es
the Supte0e Court Of New Mexico; Edgar ST.
tau, u 1llmoIk Consul ~ Bristol
x2FEkpk AR8EsSoA xTEpKKKD II FLORIDA.
IN ometsl Letter 70 Coeaioisa,oner Dcsaao, frs
'sT1llAh11ses bth tnft, sass = ruuot II e11cul2tt
soa eoao1. ". asae1eo 1eaos e q H. niaat oi
cemoer a, while On the nay trou Mariana
TAX or s1A1x sAxE 1ssrrs-
In The supreno Court IN the case of the ye4
Baat, q hsusS.. r. ,s;,r. ssreu,se Teneo Collect
referring TO thc caAnRea ia the h1nks1k tyIt
7ruught about hs necessary leg,Alauon to q
1hs cukcnciea which aro<e in nns1ces darnc
7raf. he FoheaIsed IN detail the scf!nn nE Cenxt
xelaase . nc .'sn.oee Of Treasury, notes.
5sn iqRosed On he is1sa e !, 80 % 3
waetner OF not the TAX Of 10 per ceut On 5
bauaA and On National Bants, pay
puy nosea of individuals, o< Stle tAnIs, b
1eed Tor ctrcoh<iop, II rrpcgpAut to lac cons,
f1pp- 1t u p1e1cuted ~ = certificate Of diy1slo
opinion bet ttesu tbs Jaeses oi the CaiEed St
Efouit Court for Nalne, 10 / mi, b. tat oo1ce.
fha Vermont Halk II Jeremiah Fa
Eolsettrr OF Internal Revenue. fos the rec0
n TAX, penalties and eoEtz paid uuteT pEa
TAa bank h corporation chartered 81 the
pf Maine and tho potef on Fhtce tue tax VIA
poeod Eare lssued b. State authority. Toe Jul
ean18geed On three questions: Ftfst, Nhateer
.eeoood clxute Of the ninth section OF the y
Eopgfou Of July, 1sse under Whtca the ta1 tn
ease WN collected Il 4 yAlfd and cous itutiouAl
ma otntE two questions oaly nidesed 10 form.
I1cs Chase reviewed II length the powers orfe
npon CouRfeM relative to sa1AEoo, and the
al n I xt1on xushnfizAd bT {aA constitution. n