Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-04

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joint resolution, annexing San
Domingo,
Brooks objected to the bill re.
dueing taxes, and then resumed.
Progress slow.
sEKATE-The Senate resumed the
consideration Of re.distrietinR the
judiciary Circuits. Action OF the
Committees, nothing.
Bradley was held In 5000 bond
70 keep the peace against the Judge
Fisher difficulty, which grew out Of
the Surratt trial.
There Is no prospect OF the Geor.
gia bill In the House until after the
tax bill.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The Pres.
ident goes to Annapolis to-nOr-
row.
Walcot Hamlin, Of Maine, was
appointed supervisor OF revenue,
vice Harrison, resigned, who had
charge Of New Jersey.
The Senate has resumed the ex.
ecutive session on Sandwich Island
treaty ct half past one o'clock.
In responding to enquiry of a res.
Olution of the Senate, Mayor Bowen
places the debt Of the city at sl,7jO,.
900.
Last sale Of city bonds was made
at so cents.
Henry A. BOndham, Consul Gen.
eral for Tampico, was confirmed.
Walker II. Wentworth, Collector
OF Customs Of Tappahanock, was
confirmed.
HoUsE-Tax bill resumed.
An amendment allowing discount
Of ten per cent. on stamps for all
amounts in excess of 500 was
adopted.
In the course of q discussion In
regard to penalties for washing de-
faced stamps, Schenck stated that
1t was intention Of the committee
Of Ways and Means TO wipe out
the whole system OF spies and in
formers, and TO allow no more
moicties.
A treasury estimate presented
during the discussion shows the
following for next year:
From customs SlSj, 100000; from
internal taxes Sl75,OOOOO0; from
lands 100000: from miscellaneous
sources S2S,OO0,000; making a total
of 1888, 100000. The estimated ex-
penditurcs were S29l, 900 0OO, which
would leave a surplus OF Sl02,0OO,.
900.
An amendment fixing stamp on
checks for any sum at = cents was
adopted.
Income tax will finally reach
land.
Discussion indicates an increase
Of exemption TO S2,000and continu-
ance of present rate. Adjourned.
SENATE-Conkling introduced a
joint resolution authorizing the use
of patent arrangement for making
mail matter and paying for patent
Petitions were presented Tor the
organization Of an international
society for the promotion Of immi-
grafton and against income tax.
Reconstruction Of judicial cir
cults resumed.
Transfer Of Virginia from the
third to the fifth and Tennessee
from the fifth to the fourth circuits
was debated. Lost % to 81.
Drake offered an amendment to
correct what he held TO be an illegal
and improper designation in the
act Of 1866, by virtue Of which the
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
ofthe United States was wrongfully
assumed in the impeachment trial
the title of Chief Justice of the
United States, when there was no
such office agreed to.
The Executive session bill finally
passed.
The bill to change the Judicial
circuits as passed the Senate, con-
stitutes the various circuits us fol-
lows:
First-Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, and Connecticut.
Second--New York.
Third New Jersey, Pcnnsyl.
vania, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia.
Fourth Louisiana,
Texas aud Arkansas.
Fihh-North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama and Tennessee.
Sixth-Ohio, Michigan, Ken
lucky aud West Virginia.
seventh--lllinois, Indiana, aud
Wisconsin.
E~ighth-Minnesotta, Iowa, Ne.
braska, Kansas, and Missouri.
Ninth--California, Oregon and
Nevada.
The Supreme Court Justices, ex.
cept the Chief Justice, are required
TO reside in the respective circuits,
and the Chief Justice is to be
known as Chief Justice of the STU
preme Court Of the United States.
WAsHIKGToN, June 1.-The debt
statement shows q decrease of the
public debt nearly fourteen and a
half millions. Cash IN currency,
gold, one hundred and six millions
seven hundred and fifty thousand ;
currency, fourteen and Il half mil
lions ; sinking fund, thirty-tlve and
a half millions; bonds purchased,
eighty-three millions.
The President nominated E. P.
Smith, of New York, examiner of
claims in the State Department.
NEW ORLEANS, June 1.-The
bark Vile de st. Lo, arrived, one
hundred aud seven days from Hong
Kong, with one hundred and sixty
seven coolies on board.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-The