The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-25
BY Telegraph
WASHINGTON.
Important Decision on the Income
Tax in the House--W estern
Members opposing the Abel
itiOn of the Tax--The Tax
TO be COllected--Tariff
Bill.
n e " HoR X. .
C0tt0n--Southern Colonization
Fenanism--lndians on the
War Path.
Constitutional Convention.
Question Of Abolishing Grand
Juries lost--BIll Of Rights.
n e w HOR *
Constitutional Convention,
Question Of Abolishing Grand
Juries lest--BIll Of Rights.
Market Reports.

WASHINGTON, Ayril 25.-An important
discussion took place Saturday in the house
on the income tax, which came up on a
proposed non concurrence with the Senate
on the joint resolution declaratory that the
meaning of the old law was that the tax
should be assessed for this year. Two mem
bers, one Republican and the other q Demo
crst, proposed that the matter should be
referred back, with instructions to bring IN
bill to repeal the income tax, but the
chairman OF the ways and means committee
declined to have the pending question thus
disposed of, while a most unexpected oppo
sition to the total repeal of the tax was in
cldentslly developed, and especially from
the western mem 5ers, Messrs Voorhees, ano
Coburn of Indiana. Morgan of Ohio
the abolition of the tax. and maintaining
that i. was as jus, and equal as any Of the
internal taxes, and THAI as it was tax OF
eastern capital, the western agricultural
interests ought not to compialn q
of it. Messrs. Wood and Cox OF
New York, and Kellogg of Connecticut, with
Sargent of California, denounced the tax a,
njus., and unequal, and inquisitorial, and
chairman Of the ways and means committee
replied that the government must have rev
enue, and this was jus, as good q way tc
get it as any other, and cited the fact thai
only about PA 900 persons, or one in every
lao of our population, paid any income tax
Several ipq uiries were put to the chairman
of the ways and means committee, to know
what the committee, had done
ha 70 ~
.erual tax bill now in course of preparation
The chairman declined to give direc,
answ wer, bat in the course ofhis remarks very
clearly indicated that the committee had
voted not to abolish the tax, but had agreed
to reduce the rate and to increase the
exemptions. The chairman said that the
committee were overwhelmed with demo ,rst
ic and republican newspaper articles and
letters favoring the total repeal of the tax,
bat the ARTICLES, he said, read az
though they were written by the
same person He did not believe
,hs, these articles represented the public
sentiment of the interior Of the country,
while Mr.. Coburn, of Indiana, very earnestly
remarked that be hoped the House would
not be il fuenced in legisist,ng on this mat
ter because another member had said that q
repeal of the tax was popular among the
people. He did not believe that the House
should vote against the interest of the gov
ernmeut at the Gictation of an assume d
public clamor. Finally, an effort to get q
test vote on the repeal of the tax failed, ano
that of the non concurrence with the Senat t
was agreed to. The two Houses agree that
the tax shall be assessed and collected for
1870. but the Senate substitute for the
House went farther, and included the pei
cent tax on the dividends on railroads,
canals and other corporations. It is on this
point that the difference arises. The question
of continuing the tax beyond 1870 will
therefore, come up only IN the forthcoming
new tax bill.
The tariff bill is daily growing weaker
| Friday night the House were five hours try
/ ing to ge, q quorum on it, and on Saturday
| by a decisive VOTE refused to consider 1t II
preference to adJourning.
New York, April 25.-The money mArke
is easy.
The spring campaign for rise on tn
stock exchange commenced to-day, and tn
stock exchange is likely TO become lively IL
| the future.
i Arrangements are being made IN tins CIT
to organize q colony to settle in Alabama.
! The cotton movement for the week show
q decrease. The receipts from aii ports Wer
4O.575 bales; exports SO, l42 bales.
The Assistant Adiutant General denie
/ that Mai. Gen. Mcdowell has receive
orders from Washington to look out tor tn
Fenians on the frontier.
The Fenian Congress adjourned Saturds
evening sine die. Gen ONelll has been r.
elected President. The utmost secrecy hs
been maintained in reference to the process
ings of the Convention, but the impresslo
among those claiming to be we'll uniformed
is that q war policy has been determine
upon.
General Sherman received official di'
patches on Saturday confirming the advice
heretofore at hand, which indicate that tt
Indians in Dakota are on the war path
. good earnest. A telegram says they hav
, appesred near some of the forts in that tel
ritory with fresh paint and dancing the vi
dance. At one point they were estimate
AZ from two to three thousand, and wei
hen. ON hostilities. In view Of threatens
oeneral Indian war, General Sherman h'
ordered all the available military forces
the frontier to protect the wnite settler
: Orders have been sent to aii the troops
. Kentucky to move to the western iron. WI
ou. delay, and regiments will be sent fro
; other places from which they can be spare
The military authorities fear that gener
s Indian war is near at hand
e spRrsGrrELp, H., April 25.-fhs da,
o proceedings in the convention opened wi WI
!. a renewal of the question on the soois'
of grand Jurors. Mr. Sedgwick offered
resolution tha. Mr.. Dement'S amendment
e referred to the committee on the bill
z rights, with instructions looking to su
9 abolition whenever substitute should
: provided The "antique institution" dey
y oped greater strength this morning tn
i. Yesterday. Messrs. J. c. Allen and Jud
,r Rice spoke in it's favor, though the form
70 was willing to try abolition, with provisi
9 for its restoration in case it should seen
- be demanded. The speakers laid great str'
Is upon the fac. that the proposed action :
,e an innovation the people had not called
D. no. even thought of. The amendment
=, finally referred to the bill Of rights co
mittee, but without the instructions cal
for BY Mr.. Sedgwiek's resolution, the q