The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Currency Bill.

Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph
WASHINGTON, July lit is the general i'm
preston among members and Senators that the
new conference committee on the currency bill
will be compelled to either take the report
agreed upon by the first conference or else
they will get nothing Senators say that their
body will not make any further concessions, as
they are not particularly anxious for the pas
sage of any currency bill this session.
The Army Bill.
Senator Wilson endeavored. to call up the
conference report on the army bill this morning,
but Mr.. Sherman refused to allow the tax bill to
be set aside for that purpose. In view of the
fact that his brother, General Sherman, is
anxious for the defeat of the army bill, the con-
duct of Senator Sherman is severely COM
mented upon by Senators, Wilson gave notice
that he would antagonize the army bill to every
other measure as soon as the tax bill is out of
the way. He said the country was blaming him
for not acting on the army bill and he wished
to put the responsibility where it belonged.
The President and the San Domingo Treaty.
The President in conversation with some
Senators to-day, said he was not much disap-
pointed at the action of the Senate on the Do
minican treaty. He proposes to negotiate a
new one next session, but he fears that in the
meantime the Dominicans will accept the offer
give two millions for the island.
The Funding Bill.
The House has taken up the Funding bill
again, and large number of amendments are
being offered.
Naval Orders.
Despatch to the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON July 1.--Commander William
N. Jeffers is ordered to Washington for examna-
Commander t. o. Selfridge is detached from
command of the Nipsic.
Lieutenant Commander Byron Wilson is de-
tached from the Plymouth and ordered to COM
Lieutenant Commander +. r. Smith is de-
tached from the Boston Navy Yard, and ordered
! to the Plymouth.
Acknowledgements c. H. Thompson is de-
| tached from the receiving ship Ohio and ordered
! to the Naval Academy
Assistant Paymaster Joseph A. Ring is de-
tached from the Naval Academy and ordered to
the Ohio
The sinking Fund.
The amount of interest on the bonds pur-
chased by the Secretary of the Treasury for the
special purchase falling due to-day amounts to
81 $50, 600 in coin, which amount will be sold
by Treasurer Spinner and the proceeds applied
to the purchase of additional bonds.
Bills signed by the President.
The President o-day signed the bill to regu'
late the foreign and coasting trade on the
northern, northeastern, and northwestern from
tiers of the United States; Also the bill to esta-
blsh and protect national cemeteries.
The Joint resolution authorizing the State of
New Jersey to receive aud dispose of the Ste
Vens Battery, the joint resolution allowing pho
tographs in free of duty intended for exhibition
at Cleveland, Ohio, and the act to prevent the
determination of fur-bearing animals in Alaska
A large number of other bills recently passed
most of them of private nature, and for the
relief of certain parties, were signed this morn
| ing.
The Tax Bill.
The Tax bill being under consideration. the
Senate rejected the amendment To tax the inte
rest of United States bonds five per cent by q
decisive vote of yeas 12, nays 80. discussion
ensued upon an amendment by Mr.. A. G. Thur
man to tax incomes derived from bonds i've pei
| cent.