The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-03-10

annexation to the United States, and that
be desired immediate action upon the San
Domingo treaty, now before the Senate, and
he hoped it would be favorable. A special
meeting of the Committee Is called for Fri
day to consider these suggestions. General
| Babcock, who negotiated the treaty, and
Admiral Parker, who is familiar with the
| affairs of the island, have been summoned
to appear before the committee.
| The foregoing is the substance Of the
report tonight, whetheri it be strictly true
or not your correspondent cannot say.
The Indians.
A subcommittee Of the House Committee
on Indian Affairs was appointed to-day to
confer with the President and Secretary of
Interior relative to the policy to be observed
toward the Indians. A bill will be reported
embodying the provision for breaking up the
treaty system, and favoring the placing of
Indians on reservations:
Revenue Receipts.
A statement in detail of the receipts from
internal revenue, and o list of the general
sources of revenue, has been placed in the
| hands of the Committee on Ways and Means.
It shows q steady increase Of collections by
| Commissioner Delano upon the principal
articles Sixteen in al). On spirits, for
example, the receipts for the year ending
June 80, 1869, were over forty-fve millions.
This was regularly increased until We find
the showing of receipts for the year ending
January 81, 1870, was over fifty millions.
Tobacco shows over twenty-three millions
for the year ending in June, whilst the year
ending with last January shows over TWEEN
ty-nine millions receipts.
From income, including salaries for the
corresponding periods, we have respectively
over thirty-four and tbirty-seven millions,
so q proportionate increase Of revenue has
been collected on nearly oil of the remain
ing articles on the list.
a comparative statement, showing the
aggregate of certifcatesof deposit received
at the Office of Internal Revenue during the
first eight months Of the fiscal years end
ing June goth, l969-'70, shows an aggre-
gate tota. gain in the present fiscal year
over the corresponding period of more than
nineteen million dollars. The principal
gain is from spirits, nearly S., 600, 900
tobacco, nearly Sc, ZOO, 900 income, includ-
ing salaries, nearly s 5000, 900; and SO on
in the same proportion upon sales, banks,
and bankers, and other articles on the list
Much Of this gain is owing to the judi
cious management of Mr.. Delano, who, OF
: is known here, demands and ~enforces O
more strict and active performance Of off.
q cial duties upon the part of revenue officers
than has ever been practiced by any of hi'
: predecessors.
industrial Exhibition.
\ bill was introduced in the House thi
afternoon by Mr.. Morrell, of Pennsylvania
providing for q centennial universal indus
trial exhibition in Philadelphia on the 4tl
of July, 1876, in accordance with the petit
. ton of certain citizens Of Philadelphia
heretofore mentioned in these dispatches
Miscellaneous.
COMMISSIONER Delano had a long consul
tation to-day with the Committee Of Way
and Means relative to the tax bill, givinl
his views and suggestions as to what article
shall be taxed, &C., or reduced 20 as
come within the thirty million reduction
agreed upon.
The second party Of colored familie
, from this city we're this morning sent b.
the Provident Aid Society to Mississippi
where they will be employed on planta
tons. 1t is expected that next week
company Of fifty families will leave for tn
same destination.
Friend Janney, Superintendent of India,
Affairs for Northern Superintendency, is
this city, and was at the Indian Office to
day traDsacting business belonging to hi
Office. Mr.. Janney has leave of absence
and goes hence to his home in Virginia.
The Senate Committee on appropriation
has reduced the appropriations on legisla
tive, executive, and judicial bill of tn,
House. over thirteen hundred thohsant
dollars ope million of which was stricken
from the appropriation for collecting re
venue. WALLACE.
Associated Press kilograms.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-HOuse.-A re.
solution was introduced allowing the widow
of ex-Secretary Stanton his salary as JUS
tice of the Supreme Court. Objected to.
and went over.
The bill providing for building IN air
line railroad to New York was taken up.
A petition of thirteen Pennsylvanians for
a reduction Of the tariff On tea, sugar, and
coffee, was presented.
The House refused to second the previous
question on the airline railroad to New
York.
The bill reducing the number of army
officers WIS taken up. When that is dis
posed of the new tariff will be considered.
Adjourned.
Senate.-The Finance Committee report
ed adversely to the House bill extending
the time for allowing whiskey to remain in
bond.
The resolutions of the Texas Legislature
regarding the postal telegraph were pre-
scented.
MIR. Trumbull, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported the House bill for the ad-
mission Of Georgia. He stated that the
committee we're opposed to any require.
ments, but in the face Of two decisions OF
tho Senate they would make no counter re-