The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-30
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WASHINGTON. June %, 1870.
rncv-General Alderman had lengthy
interview with the President to-day. The
Tim" when Mr.. Alderman will assume the
duties uC his office has not been determined.
Al the special assistant assessors ap-
pointed to take the income tax Will be dis
charged on the 1st instant. 4 number OF
permanent assistant assessors will also be
dismissed. Is Commissioner Delano has or
drrrd that the revenue districts throughout
the country must be re0rganiZcd and the
force reduced.
Tie Board OF Examiners at West Point,
Ir.>ilc> rejecting five Of the Presidents ca
,ri uppointees. have rejected twcnty-onc
con -rCSSlunai Apprentices. This makes
number OF vacancies in this years class,
which, il is understood, will be filed up ut
uutc.
President Grant has not abandoned the
id,; OF vet securing 4 ratification of the san
Domingo treaty. 1t is well known that the
time for the exchange Of ratification expires
TN Friday next, the Isl Of July. The Presi-
dent stated to-day TO Il senator respecting
this matter that if there was no chance of
considering it before Friday without an
tlgonzing it with other important matters
b" had assurance that the time could and
would he extended ~ long aS it was neceS-
N fact. that he had taken the necessary steps
10 that end.
In 1868 4 law was passed requiring some
hSc or six revenue cutters 10 he laid up.
The impression is that it was done at the
instance OF persons who are More or less
interested in the smuggling business.
Through the instrumentality Of Represcn-
'arjyc Bennett. Of the Buffalo district, the
lax has been repealed, and the Secretary OF
~, = II rod fn tfnr
immediately into commission, with instruc-
tons 10 give prompt aid to our commerce
The conference committee on the dSa.
freeing votes Of the two Houses on the lie.
Gl>latNe and executive appropriation bill
have been in session all day. The great
bore Of contention is the increase of the
salaries Of associate justices the Supreme
Court and United States district judges
and the appropriation of half Il million fol
extension of the Capitol grounds and half :
million dollars TO commence the construc
ton 81 Il new State Department building
They have thus far been unable to agree
Concerning the salaries Of the judges they
viii probably compromise by agreeing to ;
small increase.
The san Domingo treaty was considered
in executive session of the Senate to-day
ior about an hour. Mr.. Morrill,. Of Yer
mont, consumed nearly all the time in ;
speech against the treaty. and without
coming 10 vote the Senate adjourned
There is no probability Of Il final vote to
morrow. which is the last day OF the tern
INcd for the ratification.
The Pat. Woods case for assault upon
Representative Porter is to be called up TO
morrow, and will likely consume the day
Senator Johnston to-day made an cilor
Ia have the tax on tobacco reduced Il
sixteen cents per pound, and advocated thu
proposition in a five minutes speech, Subjcc
L. the rule adopted limiting the discussion
upon the tax and tariff bill. The motion
was defeated. WALLACE.
Associated Press kilograms.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-HouSe.-The Sc
nate bill amcndatory of the bin of 1867 pro.
tcrtiny the rights of actual settlers was
passed and goes TO the President.
The Senate bill confirming entries to pub
la lands in Alabama, in certain cases, was
passed and goes to the President.
The senate bill establishing and protect
iny national cemeteries was passed and goe!
10 the President.
The report Of the Conference Commit ct
on Currency was defeated, and new con
terence asked. The line ofargument against
it was that the bin reported by the confer.
cncc committee involved contraction. The
vote against the bill was 132 TO 53.
There was nothing else of importance in
The days session.
>,n0tc.-The tariff bill was taken up fol
discussion.
Twenty thousand copies Of the fifteenth
amendment enforcement bill were ordered
to he printed.
Mr. Cameron moved to reconsider the
Texas Pacific Railroad bill in order to amend
il 50 as to restrict the branches to the use
If 2V.CVO tons Of foreign iron. The motion
was lost.
The tax bill was resumed. An amend
mcnt reducing the duty on coal and slate tC
fifty cents per ton failed by 4 vote of Is tt
-. The tariff on live animals was fixed III
- per cent. at ralorem, breeding animals
free except from Mexico and Canada.
The Senate discussed the tax bill at the
night session until adjournment.
Various Items.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-The reference OF
The salt and coal tariff to the committee de-
lcats action on the subject this session.
The Reconstruction Committee has post
poncd the consideration OF the general AMI
ncsty bill to December next. The majority
OF the committee argue that the present
session is too short to consider it in.
The revenue receipts to-day were $685.
900.
The President to-day nominated Sherman
Conaut for Judge of the southern district
Of Florida, and II. w. Scott for cOllecto. OF
customs at Willamette, Fla.
The New Orleans, Florida, ana tau.f
mail to Havana has been awarded TO san
ford Hite, Of st. Louis, with u subsidy OF
::tSl, go per annum for four years. The i'll,
itiai point is fixed at New Orleans.