New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-23
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
SHARP CONTEST OVER THE TAX BILL
REPORT ON ACKERMAN
$3.50, 900, 900 Internal Revenue Year
ESTIMATES OF THE COTTON SITUATION
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MARKETS
$3.50, 900, 900 Internal Revenue a Year
ESTIMATES OF THE COTTON SITUATION
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MARKETS
WARRINGTON.

Collision Of Words Between Farns-
worth and Butlsr-Distillstien from
Eruit-Int6fnal Revenue Receipts
Favorable Report ON Ackerman's
Nomination-One Hundred and Eighty
Millions Insernal Revenue In . 7 ear
The Cotton Stu asion-Cheap Cotton
The Mexican Claims Commlsslon.
WASHINGTON, June 22-Senate.-A bill
was reported authorizing the laying Of a
cable to Bermudas; also, to facilitate tele-
graphic communication with Belgium.
The tax bill was taken up, when sharp
contest ensued over the income tax, Messrs.
Sumner and Conkling arguing for the abo.
lition of that tax. The matter was finally
postponed until the other amendments were
disposed of, and all of which were adopted,
when the matter was again postponed to
Thursday.
The Senate is in session tonight on the
Southern Pacific Railroad bill.
House.-The bill allowing the State OF
Massachusetts over $500, 600 interest on the
war of 1912 vas amended to the effect, that
this payment shall close the account. This
was passed by vote of 10l to 81.
The Presidents veto of the bill to extend
the patent for Smith & WessOn's pistols was
sustained by . vote OF l86 to IL. During the
discussion on this veto severe collision oc-
CURED between Messrs. Farnsworth and
Butler. Mr.. Farnsworth showed that Mr..
Butler had received $1,000 as attorney for
the parties desiring the extension.
Mr. Butler made q retort that Mr.. Farms
worth had more beard than brains. Farms
worth replied that, whether long or short,
no member sheuld steal under the shadow
of his beard, if he knew of it.. Mutual and
lengthy denuuciations then followed.
The apportionment bill was discussed to
adjournment.
The commissioner of internal revenue has
issued regulations regarding distillatlOn
that industry. The regulations are quite
lengthy.
Internal revenue receipts to-day $500, 900.
Senate e-The Judiciary Committee will
report favorably upon Mr.. Ackerman's
nomination to the Attorney Generalship,
but will oppose any action until Mr.. Acker-
mans arrival here, which is expected every
day.
cluded from the money rooms Of the treas
ury, except bearers of his orders.
The internal revenue receipts for the pres
ent fiscal year will reach $3.50, ,0O0, 900. which
is q great excess over previous years, and
Boutwelrs estimates and the agricultural re-
port for the current month of cotton.
Cotton growers seem determined, this
year, to reduce the price to fifteen cents,
with every prospect OF doing 1t. The acre
age is materially increased in every State,
viii ie that of wheat and probably of corn,
the county estimates for the entire country
do not come in until July l, has decreased. :.
If the neglect of all other interests can only
be cured by cheap cotton, the sooner the re-
duction comes the better.
The condition of the growing crop in
North Carolina is good. In South Carolina
cotton is looking well, except that some
-: =. a. IS hol GO Nd Tn
gia it is late and smaller than usual, fOm the
effects of drought of five weeks, which
terminated May Is. The crop is now grow
ing vigorously. The dry term was shorter
in Florida and Alabama, and the cotton is
generally in good condition. Reports from
Mississippi are still more favorable. In
Tensas parish, Louisiana. where the greatest
cottan yield of 1869 was made, the condition
of the crop is twenty per cent better than
last year, and the acreage is increased one
fifth.
From Texas comes report of backward
spring, with cotton late. but thrifty and
promising. No State makes more favorable
return than Arkansas, the average condition
OF cotton being better than last year, at this
time, fact desirable and gratifying in itself.
but of no controlling force in the determin-
ing of the ultimate result, as last season was
unpropitious to August, and afterward IA
tenth of the cotton being due to the extreme
length and propitious character of the au-
tumnal season. The acreage of Sea Island
cotton in Texas has been increased.
In the United States and Mexican Claims
Commission, at a session held on Monday,
June 20, 1870, the following orders were
passed:
1. That all claims presented to this COM
mission since the adjournment, be received
and entered upon the dockets for prepera.
tion, investigation and decision, as in other
cases.
2. That the time for filing claims before
the commission be extended from the third
day Of March last, to the thirtieth of June.
instant, and including the latter day, after
which time no further claims will be re.
Ceved.
That further time be granted to all
claimants whose cases are, or may here
after, be entered ON the dockets of their COM
mission to file memorials Of the same until
the first day of June, 1871.
Schenck's bill regulating internal revenue
proposes to make the bureau separate de-
partment of the government, with the Com
missioner at the head at a salary of $4,000
per annum. 1t also provides for an assistan,
commissioner, solicitor, etc.