The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-21
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WASHINGTON, June 20, $50.
The National Asylum for Disabled
Soldiers and SatIOrs-An Inyestiga-
tion Of Its Conduct. ,,su.; ~
There was full meeting of the House
Committee on Military Affairs to-day Gen
eral Logan presiding for the purpose Of in-
vestigating, pursuant to resolution of the
House, the doings of the board of officers
| in charge of the National Asylum for
Disabled Soldiers and Sailors. General
Butler, in obedience to summons, ap"
peared before the committee and gave the
history of the action of the Board, Of which
he Is president, showing the total amount
expended and the amount on hand. He said
that, anticipating the exigency Of investiga-
ton, he had strict account kept Of all
money expended, Of which he had the du-
plicate vouchers. In reply to the charge
made by General Farnsworth, General But
Ter testified that every one Of the sites Sc
leeted for asylum buildings had increased
in value since their purchase, and the ave-
rage increase was about one-third of the
original cost. 7'
The committee have determined to ex-
anime the vouchers referred to by Butler,
which will occupy about two months time,
and Messrs. Negley, Stoughton, and Slo-
cum, were appointed a subcommittee to
continue the investigation.
The State OF Lincoln.
The House Territorial Committee to-day
decided upon q name for the new State Of
Texas. 1t is to be called Lincoln, in conf
memoration of the late President.
The committee has also decided to form q
territorial government for the section of
country now known rs the Indian country
and to call it Douglas, in colnmemoration
| Of the late Stephen A. Douglas and as a
compliment to large number of men who
supported Mr.. Douglas in the Presiden-
tial race.
The Tax and Tariff BILL
The Senate Finance Committee was in
session several hours to-day, and completed
the tax and tariff bill. On all leading arti-
cles, such as tea, coffee, sugar, pig iron, and
Bessemer steel, the duty is the same as in
the House bin. The committee has added
to the House bill large number Of articles,
the object being to make reduction in
| foreign duties, as the revenue from that
source will be much larger than required.
The committee adhere to their original
proposition reducing the income tax to
three per cent, keeping the exemption at
81 900, as in the present law. ..,...
| 1t is understood the House will not con.
sent to this, and that it will not require
much effort to defeat the further extension
| of the tax. -
Fhe President and Secretary Robson,
There is authority for stating that the
President and Secretary Robson are Oh
| the most amicable terms, and there is nc
thought Of the latter retiring from the
Cabinet.
| Ocean Cables.
An official communication from the
| French Government has been received al
the State Department announcing the with
| drawal of all impediments to the laying o
| ocean cables from the French coast, ant
asking that the French cable be allowed X
| land upon our coast, etc. It is understood
the request will now be compiled with.
| s..s. The Fur Seal Bill "
has been before the House several times
and will probably come up again this week
The season for the prosecution of seal
hunting has already passed, and one year
revenue from that source has been lost
While Congress has been disputing about
the terms of the monopoly asked, valuabl,
seal rookeries have been discovered in til,
Behring sea, outside the line of the United
States possessions.
The Aleutian peninsula, upon which tn
fur seals are SO numerous, was known no
to be the only one where those animal
could be found, and the dligent searcl
which has been prosecuted has at last beer
rewarded by the discovery of seal rookerie
to the northwest, and the Alaska property
which Congress has failed as yet to lease
has been deprecated in value.
i Chief Engineer o. HI. Jockey ss
| was to-day relieved from duty at the Nor
folk Navy lard and placed on waiting or
ders.
whittemore's Credentials
will be acted upon tomorrow, and will
cause a lively debate in the House. If tn
outspoken sentiments of the members thu
far in private conversations are to be relied
upon Whittemore will be rejected. =.
NIr. Akerman's Chances.
| The general impression is that Mr.. Aker
man will be confirmed as Attorney-Genera
inasmuch as the President has made q
special appeal to senators who have visite'
him to confirm the nomination. Meantime
however, an energetic effort is made. by eX
IRENE Radicals to defeat the nomination
upon the ground that Mr.. Akerman Is not
lawyer of such standing nor national noto
riety as would warrant his selection 70
the Cabinet, but the truth is that the objec
Ition applies to Akernan's connection wit
the Southern Confederacy and he is op
posed only by that class of senatorssVh
| interposed objections to the President
| general amnesty message, which was pre-
pared but never sent to Congress.
WALLACE.
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