The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-31
WASHINGTON.
The Civil Tenure Bill-Its Virtual
Repeal Expected-A COmprO.
promise in the Con-
ference Committee.
The Tax on Whisky-Re-
marks of Judge Kelly.
FROM WASHINGTON.


Compromise On the civil Tenure Bill
WASHINGTON, March 3l.-The conference com.
mittee on the Tenure OF Office bill met this
morning at 10 o'clock, and remained in session
until IL. When the committee first met both
sides persevered in tneir several propositions,
but 1t was discovered that some compromise
must be effected. new measure was then
proposed, upon which all the members of the
conference agreed. 1t is virtually the repeal OF
the law, though enough rem aims to keep the
law IN existence. The report of the conference
committeeis now being prepared, and as som
as completed it will be reported in both
houses and probably agreed to.
Special Agents OF she Treasury.
Secretary Boutwell, will discharge all SPECIAL
agents of the Treasury Department. He Is of
the opinion that while there may be some good
officers among them, he does not know that fact
and their dismissal will be likely 10 deveope II.
As he is responsible for the management OF the
Treasury, he wants to know precisely the char
acer OF the men under him.
Alleged Fraudulent Issue of Bonds.
The Pacific Railroad Committee commenced
| their investigation into the alleged fraudulent
| issue OF bonds by the Central Pacific Railroad.
| W. f. Chandler made an elaborate argument
| before the committee to show that the bonds
| were issued in violation OF the law. He is sup
| ported by Caleb Cushing. To morrow the in
| vestgation will be continued, when representa-
tives of the onion Pacific Road will produce
facts in support of the assertion that the bonds
| were not issued in due form.
| Judge Kelley and the Tax ON whisky.
In the House yesterday, while the supplement
| tary Tax bill was up, General Logan in a sharp
speech referred to Judge Kelley's efforts to have
| for tulyi tha H.
out of bond extended, and int,mated that it was
| done for the benefit of few Philadelphia
whisky firms, VINO bad united with the New
York whisky ring. Judge Kelley, in the course
OF neat and forcible speech OF ten minutes, met
the charge as iollows:-"I say to the House, as
have said to former Congresses, that
bring to the elucidation of this
question the knowledge gathered
in large establishment in Philadelphia from
gentlemen who prior TO the war were building
I'D trade in fine American whskies, and
excluding foreign liquors from our markets by
| presenting superior articles of home produc-
| tiop. The firms from whom 1 derive my know
| ledge, and whose interest / advocate here
| frankly, as do those OF every other American
manufacturer, compare in historic character
and present reputation with gentlemen engaged
in any other b siness in the country. speak
OF such firms as John Gibson's Sons & Co..
| Henry S. Hannis Co., of CatherWood the
| and hrstlast of these houses having existed for
more than sixty years in the city represent
"Nine months ago, these, with eight or ten other
houses of equal character, held nearly twenty
million gallons of fine whlsky--tabe whisky,
such as gentlemen who furnish liquor at all
provide for their friends; whisky, such as has
largely excluded spurious French brandy from
our sideboards, and which, before the internal
revenue tax was imposed on II, was entering
| largely into our foreign export trade-allo me
to say that these manufacturers and dealers in
fine whisky we're men who paid 81 100000 of
revenue, which was paid last year. Whatever
| fraud there was then upon revenue was in the
| lower grade of whiskies.
These finer qualities increase in value so
much by age that owners OF them are ready TO
add twelve cents on each gallon for the priyi-
lege OF holding them year, or twenty-four per
cent. per annum trx. Mr.. Speaker, would be
false and recreant to the interests OF my consti-
tuents If, from apprehension of imputation or
denunciation by the gentleman from Illinois, OF
| any other man, saw great national or indivi-
dual interest sacrificed to crafty few specu-
lators.n