The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-24
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL.
Senate Strikes Out the Income Tax.
Debate on Cuban Resolutions.
LATEST NEWS BY CABLE.
Etc, ETC., Etc. ETC.. Etc.
Senate Strikes Out the Income Tax.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Cuban Resolutions.

The Cuban Resolutions.
Special Despatch to The EUeHSIg Telegraph
WASHINGTON, June 24-The Senate has taken up
Mr.. Summers Cuban resolutions, and an animated
debate is in progress The Democrats generally take
ground against the President for the weakness of
his foreign policy as shown in the case OF Cuba
The debate promises to be protracted, though MIR.
Sumner says he will try to get vote to-day.
The TrauscontfBental Railway.
The adoption by the Senate OF Ny's amendment
to the Transcontinenta Railroad bill last night is
regarded as triumph for the Fremont faction. 1t
Houses, and all parties are in measure satisfied at
the respective passage OF the bill before the close
Of the session.
The san Domingo Investigation.
Senator Nye will tomorrow present the report OF
the Majority Committee on the Hatch-Babcock San
Domingo investigation. There will be minority
report signed by Senators Ferry and Schurz. The
majority report will completely exonerate Babcock
Of any completely with the attempt to detain Hatch
in prison, and will show that he acted altogether un-
der orders of the President In his transactions with
the Dominican Government.
The Banking and Currency Bill.
The conference committee on Gardeld's Currency
and Banking bill meets to-day. Garfield is confident
that the committee will agree to the bill substantially
as reported from the Banking and currency Con-
mittee, without Judd's amendment for increasing
the national bank circulation.
The Georgia Bill.
The House is at work on the Georgia bill, but
there is nothing new In the arguments being made
either for against it. The previous question Is to
be called tomorrow at O'Clock, and should 1t be
seconded, vote will be taken at g.
The Nomination of Alderman.
There is good deal Of grumbling among the Re-
publicans of the House at the confirmation of Aker
man as Attorney General. The fact that he was an
officer in the Rebel army is in the minds OF some
insurmountable objection to him.
Nominations sent to the Senate.
Despatch to the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, June 24.-The following nomna-
tions were sent in to-day to the Senate:-
Joseph b. Root, of Kansas to be Envoy EXtraOr-
dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Chill.
E. Stanaus GaEtier, Consul at Cape Haytien, Hayd.
Joseph G. Bennett, Of Kansas, Consul at Chi
huahua-
Charles It. Gorham, of Michigan, Minister to the
Hague.
The Income Tax Struck Out In the Senate
The Senate at o'clock resumed the consideration
OF the Tax Tariff BILL when the sections to continue
the income stricken out by yeas 34 nays 49,
Yeas-Messrs. Abbot, Ames, Anthony, Bayard, Buckng
ham, Cameron Carpenter, Cssserly Oall Conking Cor
Ind. Harris, johnson, Kellogg, McUreary Mcdonald.
Osborn Pomeroy Robertson, SALISBURY Scott Stewart
Sumner, Thurman, Trumbull Vckers wilson, and Yates
Nays-Messrs Boreman, Brownow, Chandler. Drake,
Name: Morrill,, of Vermont; Morton, Pratt Ramsey.
Wiley, and Willams-23 =
with Mr.. Spencer who was IN favor OF 1t.
The Att0rney-G eneralship.
The commission of Colonel Akerman to be At
torney General will not be issued for several days.
His friends say they have reason to believe that he
will not qualify for month to come until which
time Judge Hoar will continue to discharge the
duties of the Office his resignation was depend
ent on the qualification of his successor.
Arrest of n United States Consul.
The Secretary of State has received telegram
from Minister Motley, communicating intelligence
of the arrest and Imprisonment of John S. Fske,
our Consul at leith, one OF the masquerade party
the charge being for m1sdemeanOr.