The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-17
By Telegraph.
WASHINGTON,
Internal Revenue BiIl--Fund,ng
BiEl--Soldiers R0unties--Pa-
ellie Road--Tariff Bill
no! te Become a Law.
y e " " q R Ia.
FeHiaR RaiGers--NeW York Ar
c2ae Sill Ye.oed--S0U.hern
Conference.
Grand Master Mascn of Great
Britain.
Eenian Excitement.
Indian outra ges.
Market Reports.

WASHINGTON, May, 1.-THE Committee
of Ways and Means, after nearly three
days continuous session, has agreed upon
al lnterna! Revenue bill, and vii report the
reduction part 10 day, leaving the admins
trstive portion and the part regarding the
tsx on spirits, tobacco and cigars TO De
reported hereafter The amount OF reduc-
ton proposed by the bill is about thirty five
millions, and differs very materially from
the Senate bill. The income tax Is fixed at
i've per cent, and 81, 800 exempt. The tax
on sales, gross receipts, and all other licenses
except for theatres, is repealed; also sched
uie "a, which includes carriages, watches,
silver, etc.
The committee will now proceed al once
with the consiG Grafton of the Funding BILL
and will have it ready to report as soon SIS
il can bs considered BY the House Nj.
Boutwell, was at the Capitol today in confer
ence with both houses on financial and
revenue matters.
The Committee on Military Affairs has
agreed to report for tne passage of the hill
&c uahzng soldiers bounties, at the rate Of
eight and third dollars per month, which
Is substantially the same as the bills passed
for the same purpvse in both the Thirty
ninth and Fortieth Congresses, but upon
which the Senate refused TO act.
The Senate Pacific Railroad Committee
70 day completed the bill for the coustruc-
ton OF railroad 10 the Pacific on the 52d
parallel. It grants the ususl amount o.
land 20 about forty c0rporators, from eastern
and southern states, and ignores Fremont s
Elpaso party
Co,ernor Bullock will go before the
Senate Judiciary oDmittee tomorrow con
cerniDg The Georgia bribery case. He de,
MES that any money was paid beyond ne
cessary printing expenditures.
4 Joint Republican caucus will be held
to night to arrange business before Congress
and appoint com mi;tee 10 conduct FaL
campo. gu North ard South.
Tie Senate has postponed a. orcers
including the bill to abolish the trsnNine
/ privilege. to take up the bill TO enforce the
Fifteenth Amendmen
/ General Scheuok informed the House to
day that he had no idea the Tariff bill would
become law this session.
+ He only desired to 81 nc 1t TO the Senate
! in order that the Finance Committee nigh
take it up in December next. and finally b
passed by 10 the 18th Of March next.
NEw York, May I6.-Many rumors sF'
afoaE this morning regarding the departure
from this city, ior various routes north ~aEl
end to the est, Of parties Of men supposed
to be Fenians, Uujou otedIy, from th'
best authority that CAL be obtained, ssvera
hundred men belonging to the Fenian or
gauizatious have left the city on the wsT
path within the last forty eight boura.
/ ! Poughkeeesie dis patch this morning
saws; The last fire that broke out II tn
mountains threatens 10 De more dlsasErou
than those shat have been burning tor sever
al weeks past. The indications now ar
that an immense amount of valuable proper
ty viii be destroyed, and loss of life Is a.
pretended Desperate efforts are belni
made to stay the course of the flames
Gov. Hoffman has vetoed the New or
/ Arcade railroad bill, and has written q cleh
, and concise statement of the reasons tha
, have influenced his action. The Governo
names thirteen objections to the bll
and while concediag the necessity o
some improved railroad communication tc
8 the city, insists thet the bill passed BY tl
r Legislature is Insufficient, and uni ust to tn
: property holders.
4 grand temperance meeting, under II
pices Of the Sons of Temperance, wa
= held last evening at the Cooper Institute.
. On SATURDAY. last Superintendent jourds 8
issued orders to the various pohce captain
instructing them as to their duties on Tue
dav next election dR7l. de urges them
= enforce the law regarding the sale OF Intoz
!. eating liquors.
4 large number OF Mocmons passe
n through this city yesterday Tor the "e'
Z They were from the South, and OF the low
: classes. y.
Il meeting in behalf Of the Evangeht
Alliance was held last evening at ST. Jam
Lutheran Church, corner Of Third aVen
q and Fifteenth street. Addresses IN reteren
r 10 the ensuing conference were deliver
Is and some suggestions made as 10 the 0
:. means Of promoting its success. l
principal sneakers were Drs. Sholt and l.
ridge.
IF There is considerable activity among I
J. politiciaus Of bo.h parties in preparati
r for the judiciary election tomorrow, and
l. indications are that large vote will
10 polled.
OF Coffee quiet and steady
Il Sugar unchanged.
ge The steamship City of London, from
10 erpool, has arrived.
h nEs MONIES. Nav 1.-THE Iowa \
ls- mans Suffrage Convention is called TO m
en- IT Mt. Pleasant on the 10th and IN
he June. i State Peace Convention IS cal
ID, TO meet at the same city, on the l8th
ng June.
ad The United States Circuit Court has
lrt dered judgments to the amount OF So
he 600 on railroad bonds, against the coun
ok Of Des Moines, johnson, Poweshek, Lou
Ter Iowa, Henry, Mitchell, Lee and Wspe
and Iowa City aud Burlington.
DO sr. PETERSBURG, May Il Baron
,se Brunow, Russian Ambassadors to kngi'
E! ct has been appointed to France, vice &c
IL DeStocklebarg. deceased. Grand Mar'
On Schonvaluff will succeed Baron Bruno
ius ~ London.
= - LoxDox, MAY l7-It is announced
nat Earl De Gray and Ripon was 1nstaiieu, :,
, - night, as Grand Master of the order OF
% m masonry in England.
49, Considerable excitement was created
nj yesterday, by the arrest of htty persons
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