Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-05-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
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WASHINGTON, ID. c. MAY I7,Is7o.
To spite of the resolution Of the House
of Representatives to adjourn on the forth
of July, it is hardly possible for it to do
so with the amount of work that is now
on hand, and 1t is safe to predict that it
viii find enough to keep il busily employed
until the dog days are over. The session
drags on amid a wilderness of words, and
E''le real progress is made so far The
Tariff will occupy weeks in its discussion,
and may after all escape any great modi-
fication. 1t is understood here that IL the
present Tariff Bill fails, the President will
send brief message 10 Congress, setting
forth his views on the tariff question, and
suggesting that many articles not now in
Guided in the free list, be placed there,
and that the duties on others be reduced.
In regard To internal taxation, the President
believes that all the revenues required can
be raised from six articles, viz: malt and
spiriiuous liquors, tobacco, stamps, gas.
and incomes, and that it will not be ne
cessary to continue taxes OF other articles.
The Committee on WAYS and Means
viii report in few days on the Senate
Finance bill, which proposes to reduce
the Internal Revenue tax 81, 900, 900, and
the committee have prepared revenue
measure covering several hundred pages
rearrangiDg and readjusting the Internal
Revenue system In accordance with the
views of the Co mmissIoner.
TIE order Of the Secy. Of war, reducing
the clerical force in the various bureaus
under his charge, viii 90 into effect on
the first OF July, and it is reported that a
sim liar reduction is to takc place in some
of the other Departments abou. the same
time.
In the Senate on Friday last Mr.. Sum-
ner introduced bill supplementary to the
act TO protect ali citizens Of the U. S. in
their civil rights, and to furnish the means
for their indication. He explained that
his bill was designed 10 secure equal rights
to all persons in. railroads, steamboats,
and oil public conveyanccs, hotels, theaters
fairs, festivals and all places af public en-
tertainmenf, schools, colleges and all in
stitutions of learning. church institutions
and cemetery associations, also as jurors
in oil courts, National and State. The
bill was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee, and Mr.. Sumner stated that when
it passed. as he hoped it would be, there
would be nothing left in the way of Sc
curing full and complete equality before
the law OF all colored citizens OF the
United States.
1t seems certain that the majority OF
Republicans in Congress are decided in
passing during this session some law for
funding the national debt. 1t is only a
question now to determine on the rate of
interest. Some are in favor OF fixing the
rate as low as per cent, and Sr. Bowles
the French Banker, is now here offering
to take the whole loan at that rate, pro-
viding 10 year bonds are issued instead of
those running n shorter time. The Secy.
of the Treasury urges the adoption of ~
per cent as compromise acceptable to
the diverse faction of the Senate and
House. 1t is possible that this base will
be adopted, and the banks be relieved from
the tax upon their circulation and deposits
which will enable them 10 reduce the rate
of discount to and ~ per cent.
The Committee on Commerce of the
House have resolved to recommend the
adoption of the bill of Mr. Wasbburn's'
relative to the subsidy to be given to mar
atime companies By the terms Of this
bill an annual subsidy of ESQ 900. will be
given to the severAlline Of ocean steamers
The Senate committee on the Pacific
Railroad have received from the French
engineers of the Memphis and FL Paso
Railroad, representing the French share
holders of this enterprise, a pamphlet in
which they denounce it as fraud and
swindle, and ask protection OF Congress.
This pamphlet has produced lively i'm
preston upon the committee, ~ It makes
some queer disclosures.
The session OF the Cabinet en- Friday
last, continued several hours and large
number of important questions were under
consideration. se'-,..
The President has sent to tle Senate,
some additional documents in relation to
the annexation OF San Domingo. including
the certified vote on annexation. The
treaty win probably be brought up In the
Senate in few days, as 1t il necessary TO
have 1t acted on before the lst OF June.
The advantages of this treaty to the United
States are so obvious that it ought have
been acted on long ago. With the pres
ent aspect of affairs In the Antilles, San
Domingo is worth q hundred Alasi<as to
us now, and Geu1 Banks knew what he
was talking about when he asserted that
within year Cuba itself win belong to
the United States, his assertion, however
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