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PROVED BY THE PRHsIDENT--A NEW PLAN
TO ENCOURAGE sHIP-BUILDrSG-THE SLY
ATE OPPOSED TO THE REPEAL OF 1tb ~
COME TAX-CHIEF-JUsTICE CHASE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBCNRl
WASHINGTON, Friday Dec. B 1910
The resolutions submitted ia the Senate by Mr. Norton
and In the by Gen Banks for the appointment
Commission 10 visit Domingo, and reportto Congress
upon its resources have the full approval OF the Pres
dent who thinks that the proposition, I'm ia present
state, ought 10 receive the unanimous vote OF the k'
pubcans in Congress. whatever may be their Ye"s""
the wisdom OF ultimately annexing the island lie says
they ought 10 show him the courtesy OF aHo"ihH th'
matter TO be fairly investigated, that IT may De frn
whether the facts will not Justifythe decided auud" "
the Administration in favor OF annexation. inc freh
dent is quite sensitive this point, and has eXpres
the opinion indicated above to number OF SENATOR
and Representatives within the past few days.
Mr. Morrell OF Pennsylvania has plan for encoufaf
ing ship-building and American Commerce. lie pro
poses in bill Just sent 10 the Committee on commerce
give drawback upon all dutiabe goods imported 10
Americanbut ships, and drawback upon ali inachln-
cry used for the sole purpose OF perecnR and cheap
enng tie work OF building either iron or wooden fh'
equal 10 the duties paid the materials entering Into
the manufacture of such machinery He also proposes
an American standard for gaugng the scagong chara-
ter Of ships, 10 be established by Commissioners AZ
pointed by Secretary of the Treasury IN order That
our sbp-owners may be independent Of the Loyds os
their ratings against Americanbut vessels
The Senate Finance Committee to-day decided 10 report
adversely tho several bills before IL repeating To-
Income-Tsx law. II the House passes q bill repeaiihS
the law, which Is not unlikely, II will he opposed bN
Senator Sherman and other members Of the Ftnan'e
Committee in the Senate and there doubt that TIE
Senate viii sustain the Committee by large majority
The Committee also decided TO report fayoraby senator
sherman's bill creating a Bureau in the Treasury
Department relating to the United States Mint.
The House Appropriation Committee, to-day, finishes
the consideration Of Point b aud It will Bee
reported by Mr. Beck No reductions viii be reported In
the estimates The Democrats will take advantage o
the bi when 1t Is reported, to attack the present policy
the War Department in carrying out the law TO en-
force the Fifteenth Amendment, and assisting to man
tain peace elections in the South, and aiding the civil
authorities In collecting the They VIII take mo
last annual annual report Of Halock the text for
their speeches and their proposed action Mr. Nbla'i,
assisted by other Democrats will urge the passage OF m
b introduced the sth nst TO repeal the act OF May!
1870 entitled An Act to Enforce the Rights OF Citizens
OF the United states to Vote In the Several states 81 tho
Union"
Secretary Belknap before the House Committee On
Military Affairs for an hour this morning. The bi"f
Senator Wilson, which passed the Senate yesterday for
extending the time for mastering out supcrnumeiar!
army officers from January TO July was under con
sderaon The Secretary said that the principal argeh'
against the bill was one OF economy for II il should psss
be increased about beyond the estimates to give
ak months more pay to these officers; while the argh
ment in favor Of the bill solely that extending the
time six months longer would be an act OF Kindness 10
The officers, who without such legislation must abruptly
leave the service in fortnight The NUMBER o. omeefS
to be thus mustered out he estimated at from l 70 49, q"
whom about one eha ought to go out for necency and
other causes The remainder of the officers who were sn
pernerary when the Army bin passed last session have
been assigned I'LL vacancies placed upon the retrei
list or have resigned the number thus disposed OF being
more than 2OO The Committee were not agreed upon
the question OF extending the time and the bill was laid
over until Monday final action. Two companies o.
Oregon volunteers, who fought the indians In 1884, ar"
likely to get pay for their services at last Senate h
for this purpose having been agreed 10 by the House
Military CommtteestOday.
The Judiciary Committee did transact any busness
this morning beyond agreeing 20 bill TO correct AN error
in the enrolment OF act affecting the u = Courts,
passed last session. The Apportonment bill has been
assigned by the Committee to Judge Mercur OF Penns,
yana No decision has been reached the question ~
providing for additional representation for the Western
States In the next Congress, but IL nothing IL done in
this direction it is considered important TO pass tho
usual decennal AppOrtonment bill, based upon the
census of is before the close Of this session. In order
that In States whose Legislatures hold only biennial s
sion the work of redisctig may be done next wntcr.
In time for the Congressional elections OF 1872.
Information received here by Of the Justices Of The
supreme Court il to the effect that CherJusce chase
will not resume his official duties at the present session
OF the Court, and that be has asked friend IN NeWiork
to secure him apartments in that city for the Winter
Congress will not he in session tomorrow, bo;h Houses
having adjourned to-day until Monday.
REPRESENTATIVES, r.. X. BUTTER INDICTED Foa
FORGRRY-GEN PLEAs0NToN CONFIRMED.
IGBSER,L PRESS DrsPATCH.l
Roderick r. Butler Representative in Congress from
the First District OF Tennessee indicted here e. av
by the Grand Jury for forging the names OF widows OF
Union soldiers
The Senate this afternoon confirmed Gen Ple1sonton
as Commissioner OF Internal Revenue.
Sir Edward Thornton the British Minister, has been
advised Of the to his address o nearly $500
for the widows and orphans of the United states ship
Oneida. made in consequence Of her destruction bv
the British ship Bombay in the Indian Seas lat SUN
mer. This sum contributed by 70 British subscrib-
ers headedby theiRight Hon. Earl Of shsfesbury the
Earl OF Clarendon and the Rothschlds and given 10 Sir
spporoned at his discretion application made 10 him
by the parties Interested.
The Secretary Of the Treasury to-day a commnni-
deficiencies IN appropriations for he ending June,
and 1871. or this amount. 81 .Oo fur tba army
and IL 900 tor the navy.
THE CASE OF ADMIRAL PORTER AGAIN.
ALLEGED FRIENDLY RELATIONS BETWEEN Bia
AND THE DECEASED FARRAGUr
WASHINGTON, Dee. 16.-Friends of Admiral
Porter have furnished the following letters. 10 the
attempt 10 show friendly feelings existing between
Admirals Fsrrgut and Porter at the time they
written:
MY DEAR ADNIR,L; have received your letter of tho
:ih ns and hasten Ia thank yOu Tor kind sugg-s
tOns in reference the TaapOosa. "A you truly
serye 10 will be much more agreeable 10 me at the
seasnn 10 travel iin this vessel 10 Portsmouth, where
propose spending few weeks with Commodore Penno.l
and his family NY piyslcsn- arr 81 the opinion that