New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-21
WASHINGTON

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.WAsHINGToN, Junei 20. Internal revenue
receipts to-day 81 ,250, 600. @,e,,r,-s Ls,Ai
"a Secretary Of War Belknapu and Admiral
Porter returned to-day from West Point.
; Sen0te-The Committee on Foreign Rela.
tons are not unanimous on the House
Cuban resolutions. a,s,.a-ss ,7,r 49,
Mr.. sumner presented memorial Of .
former slave. living ct Warrenton, Virginia.
asking compensation Tor his horses and
stock, which we're taken for the use Of the
M. Pratt ssid the COMMITTEES on Claims
had given 4 great deal Of time to the con.
sideration of this class of claims, and he
hoped the Senate would, at an early day,
take up one of these cases and determine it,
in order that the committee, might know
whether it was necessary to spend any more
time upon such cases. -. la 80, s,,.f.,,-,,
The President has been requested to re-
port the amount Of money paid into the
WG8ouIy O0 oASCV0oWssss OVuOSONoO0 oAAA SOA-
tiscased property in Virginia during the re-
belli0n.
The bill for the abolition Of the franking
privilege was discussed to adjournment.
No action. ..s.-, .....-.1..t- ....s y !,
The Senate is discussing Southern rail-
road bill tonight. s s4TE a.ns57-2 y gii
!, Several propositions for. the reduction Of
the rate of postage were defeated.
The bill which was passed by the
House reducing taxation waa reported in
the Senate to-day, with many amendments;
taxes, including bankers, rectifers, tobacco
nists,, lotteries. ETC., which in law provides
for the repeal of all special taxes after May
l, 1871, with the exception Of special tax on
brewers, distillers, and t0bscc0nists also
repeals after October all taxes on sales
which are imposed by the present laws, rex.
cept on tobacco, spirits. cigars and wines.
Also repeals the taxes on legacies and sue
cessions. All stamp laws are left - at
present, except that stamps on promissory
notes. receipts for any amount, and canned
aud preserved fish, are repealed. The in
come clause IL amended to exempt actual
house rent. There are very many changes,
which reduce the revenue from internal
sources, and restores the tariff to nearly the
present rates. .g al ~ s5ss
The clauses relating to all kinks of sugars
was stricken out, and the fOll0W1ng su0eu.
tuted: On all sugar not above number seven
Dutch standard in color, and on all syrups
lie per pounds on sugar above z, but not
above 10. &c per pound; between 10 and l3,
2tc per pound; between 13 and 16, 2Ac per
pound: between 16 and 20, &c per pound;
above 20 Dutch standard in color, and all
refined sugars, 4c per pound. The duty on
molassas from sugar cane remains at SC. per
gallon. sl--.~' ''I 2. - n"
The advance on the sugar tariff. proposed
by the Senate. is one fourth cent on all
grades except No. 10 Dutch standard, which
remains as fixed by the House. s4aas ~ J
Senators Kellogg and Harris were before
the Committee 0-day and demanded this
concession to Louisiana interests.
. The tariff on all kinds Of hemp and sub
stitutes for hemp unmanufactured, was
placed at the uniform rate Of $25 per ton.
House-The fortifcstion bill appropriates
81 $50, 900. The South gets nothing
A long debate ensued on the merits of
the different syssems Of forti6cation. The
The army appropriation bin, amounting
to nearly $50, 600 900, WIS passed. Is 70 :
8 The bill requiring national banks going
into liquidation to retire their notes was
passed. '''' ga - i@u" f-'l
: Telegraph operatofs report that terrible
storm is raging between New York and
Boston coming southwark. 2