The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-04-29
FROM WASHINGTON.


FROM WASHINGTON.
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It u the presOgativs Of correspondents 70
manufacture news when scarcity ptevsils,
but woe to him who falls under The dis.
pleasure of investigating committees and ID
made to testify from whence he piifered bic
items. With this manifest destiny before
~, We shrink from such ''onpleasantneso,
and chase ''o'er the plains" Of the House
oorridoss and Committee rooms for The b.
test news. T.. .&
DCsNEsS o. T1I 0GooIo1. 3"
The 18th AmssAmept having become Z
fixture; the csdetship.sclling Committee
resting on their lsursls won; Senator uen.
eral Ames being decided ei6aen. although
. soldier-still . Solon; the Tariff bill well
fixed up the Piegsn excitement sbsting,
va must now turn attention 70 the Funding
bill, (victimized); the various lsnd grant
scbemes-some good, others not % good;
District legislation-of which, there ID .
large budget; all Of which arc set - next In
order, and viii be enough to last until the
adjournment, probably Jane tst to 10Th.
oBsEQUlEs OF oExERAL THOMAS.
A more general manifestation 70 do honor
70 the illustrious dead 10 seldom seen than
10 now for General Thomas, (the would
have been next President). The ceremo.
niss had il ~ Capitol Oh the 9Th Inst By
the President. his Cabinet Senators, judges,
Representatives and people, each vising
with tho other In psying tribute 70 the
memories of one Of the grand Generals Of
the nation, who was eminently worthy Of
the demonstration. The President, Senate,
members of his Cabinet, and tho Commit.
tees ;appointed for the occasiou)' Of both
Houses are now paying their hast respects
70 the warriors remains. q Troy, N. T.,
where he 10 to be buried.
ONEIDA
The resolution Of inquiry In the Oneida
case, bsing signed BY the President, 10 tho
coming sensation. Justice to our murdered
countrymen and braves calls for . rigid
and unwhitewashed investigation. even
though nautical law may have beeu vio-
tatcd, mot yet proven), it does not justify
the violation Of the laws Of humanity BY the
inhumau Eyre. Nay not the "City Of Bos.
ton" have shared the some fate BY other
monsters of the deep, too far from shors to
be reached by small bostl
The Tariff bin, If passed At al, viii b.
with slight reductions Of duty on leading
articles, ~ recommended by the Committee
Of Ways and Means. Az soon - this bill 10
disposed Of Gen. Butler has given notice
that he would offer resolutions upon the
Cuban qaestion-furnishing some strange
dsvelopsmsats - 70 the working Of the ca.
ban justa, both In and out of New Yosk.
The Fuading bin n being tbasousAly
discussed In debates before the Commlstsa
INCOME TAX. 1H5t'rr
The Income Tax questioais assuming
prominent positios bstoss ths public. Ihe
recent passage Of . resolution In the 0snaes
70 continue It. collection - the end Of 1870
proper, instaad of ~ aseal year, has called
out the opinions of The peopls both for and
against; the latter the most formidable.
There is . strong Legislatiss opinion that
This tax should become one Of the perms.
nsnt resources OF the Treasury. When the
Rcvsuue bill 10 brought outfit Il b this
season-ths Income Tax question will b
plsced upon Ito merits; IT. dement's being
clipped before becoming law, with IL Oh.
noxious insquslities, - isuew clai0ed II
possesses. .+ 5Ta , p
roLA1 PRoJDcTJoNs. 'ss @"@. .
Capt. Hall, Of Arctic exploration notori.
ETY., by his lectures delivered In this City
= short time since. has awakened new anu
increased interest IN this subject Capt.
Hall declares, should hs recsive - appro.
pristioa Of oaeo, 900 for this purpose, lhe
will plant The American aag ou the Neeth
,Pols ers the money Il sxp~dsd. Thev is
aprospeet Of Ms wishes bsiag granted Il
~, and HE promises fal6llsd, thssrssiAee4
tion that would bs felt BY ~ cosntsy
would be chesply puschased. Capt Hays
has taken scent and comes In for his shars
Of recogsitioa, In this mates, though b.
hind time, none the lsss worthy, perhaps:
Success . the undertaking; that the next
glacied period-that y % come-nay b
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