Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-06-11


His letter of this week gives evidence of recu
poration and vitality. Its arrival, however,
without notice, found us with another already |
in type, but tile interest and freshness of the
letter of our old friend, induce its insertion,
the receipt and appearance of
the other.
From our Washington Correspondents,
WASHINGTON, June 7th, 1870
Returning to Washington after a four weeks
trip to New England, find Congress in al
most the same position as when left Its only
advance has been to fix day for adjournment
And now that the 10Th Of July has been dici-
dcd upon, all business must be so conducted as
to be finished at that time When day is de-
csively fixed for adjournment, long speeches
come to an end, and business flies. Congress
came together just six months ago The first
sixty days, much business was done and more
laid out But unfortunately, on the first day
of April, the Tariff Bill came up, and as Pro-
lection is the great bone of contention, innu-
merable speeches had to be made on both sides,
leaving every body as wise as they were be-
fore. This continuous squabble has been so
long prolonged that 1t is now admitted to be
impossible to pass the original bill this session.
A shorter bill has been brought in, cutting
down the receipts fifty or sixty millions of
dollars Among other things, the Income tax
is TO be greatly altered. As originally report
ed by the Committee, it imposed four per cent
tax on all incomes over 81 500; but these fig
ures were altered on Friday, fixing the tax at
three per cent. and the exemption at $4,000.
Mr.. Garfield tried to exempt from the tax, in
comes derived from business; but he failed.
Mr.. Hoar, of Mass, succeeded in prohibiting
the publication of income returns. | regret
this, for fear the honesty of the statement is
as much due to its expected publicity as to the
oath that accompanies it,
GENERAL. GARFIELD's CURRENCY BILL.
To-day is specially assigned for the discus
sion of this bill, and regret that must write
before the discussion begins 1t is TO the credit
of the measure that it provokes the extremists
of both sides IN meaiis tutistimus. The n. Y.
Evening Post characterizes it as bill Of dan
gerOus expansion; the N. Y. Times denounces
it as contracting $s5,OOO00O. The plain truth
is that the bill does neither; it neither adds TO
circulation, nor dimnishes currency, and there
nor the eastern conractionist But think ii
will satisfy the wsest heads of both parties
Gen. Garfield's views are that banking insti-
tutions and paper money are acknowledged
necessities of civilization. This issue of paper
money must be under the direction of the gene
raj government or of the States, and in the
former case it makes a uniform currency for all
the United States. If undertaken by govern
ment, it must be by direct issues of currency
from the Treasury in the form of legal tender
notes or through banks authorized by Con-
grcss. But the currency of legal tender notes
would furnish u dangerous weapon for an un-
scrupulous politician. Notes would be issued
when taxation ought TO be increased Such IL
currency would not adapt itselfto the wants of
business, and as the Supreme Court has lately
decided, such an issue would be in direct yo-
lation Of the United States Constitution. For
these and other reasons, the Banking Currency
system, authorised by the Congress of the
United States, nationalizcd forever over the
whole country, equally adapted for New Eng
land and the newest territories, is the true pol
icy of government. AS the bill has been post
poncd till to-day ut the desire of both the COM
mittee on Banking 81 Currency and the COM
mittce on Ways and Means, hope IL will re-
ceiyc the united suppor of the able men who
compose these two committees and will soon
be the law of the land.
sTAwBERRY FESTIVALS.
We are now in the midst of the straw ber-
ries and therefore of strawberry festivals.
Most of our churches that want little mon
ey for sabbath school or other purposes, now
obtain ii by an appeal to the stomach The
berries are quite cheap, selling four quarts
per quarter of a dollar AS no cheaper food
can be found, we have Strawberries for break
fast, strawberries for lunch strawberry cake for
pudding at dinner, Strawberries for tea, and to
spend the evening we go 10 u starwbcry festi-
val. Here Strawberries, ices and roses are free
" dispensed by smiling young ladies Eight
or nine of these festivals were advertised every
evening last week. At the one / attended,
held at the Congregational church, fny
dollars worth of roses re sold in one eve
ming, and the net results of the three evenings
fair was four hundred dollars. There is no
easier or peasenter way of getting church
funds; but there is nothing scriptural or self
denying in 1t. 1t has, however, great social
benefit; 1t makes the me nbers of the church
well Ind pleasantly acquainted with each 9TH
or.
During my visit to New England, was glad
to notice that nature was providing us most
abundant harvest Fruit trees of all kinds were
laden down with abundant buds, and grass was
starting in ample greenness. The large towns
of New England are growing with great ra.
pidity, but the agricultural places are losing
value and population. The absence of rail-
road makes land depreciate, and therefore our
middling sized towns are now building rail-
roads by municipal subscription, expecting to
gain In value of real estate what they lose in IN.
tercst WoncEsrER
tE The Hamilton Times admits that the
people Of Canada have been very much mis-.
taken in asserting, AS they have recently, that
during the rebellion, United States vessels,
laden with men and munitions of war, were
allowed to pass through the Canadian canals,
and that United States troops were allowed to
pass over the railways without let or hindranee.
In cnah IL a.