Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-07-14
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS,

The Senate has confirmed Wm. B.
Smell OF this State as Police Judge ofthe
District o. Columbia.
The business of Congress is done
chiefly through conference committees.
The Senate has refused to reconsider
the vote retaining the Income tax.
The Senate has passed the tax-tariff
bill, after an Intellectual attempt to re-
in-tate the tax on gross receipts and
abolish that on incomes.
\ bill has been introduced for the
removal of the Cherokee Indians re-
| manning in North Carolina 10 the Indian
reservation.
The proposition TO annex san Domin-
90 by joint resolution has no chance of
favorable considerations
The Senate has passed the House
naturalization bill with some additions
and an amendment striking the word
white from all naturalization laws.
The Secretary Of the Treasury will
sell 81 200, 900 in gold every Wednesday
this month. and buy 81 900 in bonds
every Thursday.
The Conference Committee on the
Legislative Appropriation bill have not
yet reached an agreement relative to
the Increase of salaries of the United
States Judges.
The Secretary of the Treasury is
directed to put our revenue cutters i'm
mediately into commission, with in
structions to give prompt aid to our
commerce.
The quarterly revenue returns show
that the receipts have been sixteen and
one third millions against nineteen
millions for the corresponding period
last year.
1t is asserted positively in official
circles that Mr.. Fish has rendered his
resignation, aud will be appointed to
succeed MIR. Motley on the return of the
President from Connecticut.
Some Senators are desirous of extend
ing the time fixed for adjournment ten
days, being apprehan,iyc that by the
18th inst. the necessary business can
not be transacted. but the House will
not consent.
The bill reported by Senator Fenton
to incorporate the Tehuantepec Rail
road Canal Company embraces nearly
every capitalist in the city OF New York,
reprcsentaling several hundred million
dollars.
The public debt statement, just is
sued, shows a reduction during the last
month Of S20. .203, ,772 ,04 coin balance
2,776, ,04S. .o3, including S34, ,547,l2O
in gold certificates currency in the
Treasury, s29, ,945, ,0s7,19.
The new Conference Commit tee on
the Currency bill will meet this week
There seems to be such diversit of
opinion between the two House that
the probabilities are that 10 agreement
will be effected, AMI that the measure
will fail.
The Senate and House have reached
{. dead lock US on the question as to the
extent of their respective powers in
regard to treaties. The issue has been
raised over the Indian Appropriation
bill.
Senator Sherman intends to move a
non-concurrence in the House Funding
bill and ask for Committee of Confer
ence. lie believes judicious measure
will be agre ed upon, and one that will
be acce ptable to Mr.. Boutwell,.
The House has fixed the duty on
Bessemer steel at l l-2 cent pound
and the Senate by six majority has put
it at IA cent. The duty on railroad
bars made in part Of steel is fixed by the
Senate at l cent and by the House at
| IA cent pound.
The funding bill passed by the House
is substitute for the Senate bill which
created three classes ofbonds of 4,
IL and per cent, interest, while this
provides for but one class at per cent.
Mr.. Sherman will probably insist on
this measure and ask = committee Of
conference, which it u thought
agree on one bond q I l'Sp9