Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
FOREIGN Relations -IndiaRs---lnternaiR Rev
Observation-Disclosures on Tea,
Coffee and Salt---Ylrginia---Ashley--
HoaF---The Gold Panic.

1t is understood that the Senate Com
snittee on Foreign Relations will, at an
early day, report q bill raising the mission
TO China to one Of the first class.
Impeacher Ashley, Governor of Mon
tana, is making a most vigorous effort to
remain in Office. He has written to the
President and several Republican Sena-
tors. insisting on his loyalty to the ad-
ministration and his efficiency as Gov
error.
1t is the general opinion among the best
informed regarding the Virginia question,
that Whittemore's bill viii not be adopt
ed. but that eight Of the fourteen men,
bers Of the committee will vote TO report
a bill simply declaring the State entitled
10 admission, without applying further
tests.
Sepators who remain here during the
recess gre urging upon the President the
removal Ct Attorney-General Hoar from
the Cabinet. The President is not dis
posed TO coerce Hoar to resign, but if the
latter tenders his resignation, it is under
stood it viii be accepted.
Judge James, Solicitor of the Internal
,~eVenue Department, has addressed a
-. 20 the Finance Committee of the
es@ s..e I'd the Committee on Ways and
49, q. House, requesting them to
N3e theact Of July l9, 1856,
and other acts prob. S's'is tno rOiio,'-o"
Of internal revenue tax ~ VAC l'i''i''ii c
servations.
Col. P. P. Pichlyn, chief of the
tribe OF Indians, yesterday entere,-
test before the Commissioner on Indl
Affairs, on behalf of his tribe, against a 4
violation OF the treaty made with that /
tribe, by collecting internal revenue tax 1
in that country. This was induced by the !
seizure Of a tobacco factory there few
days since.
A subcommittee Of the House Banking |
Committee will next week commence the !
investigations into the famous September |
gold panic in New York, as ordered by
the House two weeks ago, and have al
ready got up a list of witnesses. Friends
of Gen. Butterfeld, the late Assistant
Treasurer, say that he is particularly
anxious for this investigation, and will
exhibit wonders.
> The Ways and Means Committee will
probably not report very material re-
duction of duties. As the bill has been
agreed on thus far, the duty on coffee is
reduced from p to 20 cents per 10, and tea
from TO cents. An Ohio Republican
member viii move, when the bib is re-
ported TO the House, to reduce coffe e to 10
and tea to cents per lb. Nothing has
been decided regarding salt, but it is
thought that the two classes may be re-
Iuced from p to 20 cents, and from 10 to
Is cents. There has yet been no change
in sugars.
The Western members are greatly e1--
ercised over the proposed apportionIneut
under the census bill. Several are en-
gagged in preparing speeches, showing the
great inequality between the Eastern
and Western States, in respect to the
number of voters and representatives
they have. The discussion over Mr..
] Tdd's bill will be given soon after the
rea Ssembling, and large number are al
read, on the speakers slate, TO speak for
and az ainst the bill. Mr.. Hale, of Maine,
leads IA, list, and viii make his maiden
effort in O OpOsition TO increasing the num-
ber Of repr, Hsentatives, or making appoT-
lion ments in advance Of the completion
Of the census.