The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-03
WASHINGTON.
Grant ASD THE BIG INDIANS.
[fRoM THE ASSOCIATED PREss.l

FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON, June 2.
The President has nominated r. NJ Wallace
collector of the Third South Carolina District,
vice his brother, A. S. Wallace, recently seated
in Congress, and he has been confirmed by the
Senate
The Presidents nominations for West Point
are confined to the sons of soldiers and sailors.
There are none from the South.
Grant presented Spotted Tail with fine
pipe. silver match box, and box of tobacco.
Red Cloud was not present. He had a
friendly interview with Spotted Tail this
morning, who will, with his people, meet
the Indian Commissioner and Secretary of the
Interior in council tomorrow. Spotted Tail
and his delegation had conference to-day at
the White House with the President and Sec
retary of War. Boutwell, and Hoar were pre-
sent, but did not take part in the conference.
The Indians recited the old story Of their
wrongs, their wants, and their desire to be at
peace with the whites. The President made
speech, assuring them Of the desire of the
government to have peace, and told them the
whites were powerful, and would prove it If
necessary; but he hoped for thoroughly ami
cable relations between the nations. Spotted
Tail said that the Indians mad kept their prom
ises, but the whites had not.
SENATE.
In the Senate, Flanagan introduced reso-
luton in favor OF the construction of an inter-
national railroad.
Harris introduced resolution directing the
Committee on Commerce to take into consid-
-"eration the reconstruction of levees destroyed
during the war. he estimates the expense at
thirty-six millions. The committee to report
next session. The resolution is still under
discussion.
HOUSE.
A hundred brewers of New York petitioned
the House not to be classified as manufactu-
rers of spirituous liquors, and two hundred to-
bacco manufacturers Of New York pettloned
for uniform tax of sixteen cents.
Root introduced a bill authorizing bridge
on the Arkansas River, at Little Rock.
Clark, of Texas, introduced bill donating
certain Federal property in Galveston to that
city.
The resolution paying Hunt $4,000. Sypher
s4sOo, McCrea sSOoe, Morey $4,000. Ryan $500,
all contestants from Louisiana. passed by q
vote of II to 50.
The Tax bill was resumed, the question be-
ing on income tax
There was great diversity of opinion. Schenck
closed the discussion, and said the committee
had proposed to reduce the income tax BY in-
~ 10 1ubfoh tuor,6
be reduction Of nearly 100000. His opin-
ion was that was about as much OF a re duction
as could be safely made at this Gme. But he
was notat all prepared to say that next year
and the year after, and so on, these reductions
might not be continued. Gentlemen were not
: to be misled by supposing that all that was to
be proposed by the Committee of Ways and
Means in the shape of reduction of Taxation was
included in this bill, and he had no objection to
distinctly state, so that there might be no mis-
understanding, that he had prepared section
or two TO be offered at the close of the bill,
which was to reduce internal taxation and for
other purposes, which would so amend the
tariff as to take off some s23,00O,OOo or s24,-
600, 900 more than this bill would take of the
interal revenue bill. If the proposison to
strike out the income tax should prevail, ne
wanted the gentlemen to remember that they
would not only strike out s25,00o,OOO of reve-
nue., loss which could not be afforded, but
would strike out the only provision for taxing
incouses on United States bonds. In conclu-
sione he moved the previous question, but by
agreement it was decided to- postpone voting
upon it until tomorrow.
Beck offered an amendment to the forty
fourth section, the effect OF which would be
to tax the interest on all government bonds
five per cent This was carried-90 to SIS.
Willard demanded the yeas and nays. re-
marking that this was taxing United States
bonds held abroad, and was to that extent re-
pudiation.
Allison moved an adjournment. which was
agreed to by vote Of SO to 81.
The House then, at P. NJ, amid much eX-
element, adjc Irned.
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