The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-13
II FOURTH EDITION
PORTER AND THE ADMIRALTY.
Circulation Of National Banks.
The Appropriation Bills.
Uniform Tax Tobacco
The Internal Revenue Office.
Gen. Pleasanton Nomiaated.
Gen. Pleasanton Nomiaated.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Clerks Relief Fand.

Special Despatch 10 the EUeniny Telegraph.
WASHINGTON Dec. 13.-The Senate Finance
Committee had under consideration to-day a
bill to provide relief fund for employees in the
Executive department OF the Government. The
bill provides that one-tenth of one per cent.
shall be deducted from the salaries of all en-
ployees in the Executive department, and that
said sum shall be devoted to the relief of en-
ployes when they are sick and to bury them
when dead. As general rule the clerks are
opposed to the bill, and the committee took no
action on it, 1t will probably be reported
tavora bly,.
Porter's Fisht for the Admiralty.
Special Despatch TO The Erening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-Ben Butler and other
Porter are over at the Senate to-day lobbying to
defeat his confirmation. Butler wants the Senate
raj before another Executive Session is held. Por-
ters friends are numerous enough in the Senate to
defeat any such hasty action, and to-day they are
rather confident Of being able to confirm him. The
House Committee on
Banking and Currency
at their meeting to-day considered the bill to repeal
Banks in large cities about half million dollars,
but no action was taken. They agreed to report
bill for the redemption of small nickel coin.
The Legislative Appropriation
bill will be ready to report to the House tomorrow.
The total amount is s22,O0o,0Oo. Last year it was
s19,00000o The increase is owing to the fact that
all the uneSpended balances have been used up
O,her Appropriation Bills
will follow in regular order.
The Senate For eign Affairs
Committee discuss the subject OF foreign cables at
their meeting to. day. There are various bills
before them, most of which ask subsidy, besides the
privilege OF landing on the shores OF the United
States The chances are that all subsidy PROPOSE
tons Will be defeated and general bill reported
providing for the landing OF foreign cables on our
shores under certain conditions.
Aerial CeleGraphinG.
Professor Loomis appeared before the House Com
of aerial telegraph. His statement was quite inte-
practicable.
Uniform Tax on Tobacco.
The Ways and Means Committee heard the to-
bacco ee CATION to-day in favor OF uniform tax
tobacco. They explained to the committee the In
convenience Of the present mode of collecting the
tax and also the action OF the tobacco dealers con-
yention that met at Richmond few days ago. The
committee is not disposed to make the changes of
the kind urged by the delegation at this session.;
Naval Orders.
Despatch to the associated Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Rear- Admiral BOggs is
detached from duty as Lighthouse Inspector OF the
third district and ordered to relieve ear-Admiral
o. g. Glisson from command Of the European beet;
Commodore William II. Macomb is detached from
tor Of the Fourth Lighthouse district relieving Com
mod ore James H. Strong who is ordered to duty as
Inspector OF the Third Lighthouse districts Passed
Assistant Surgeon William " Marmion has re-
signed
General PIeasanton Nominated for Commis-
sfoner of Internal Revenue.
The President sent to the Senate to-day the fol-
lowing nominations ALFRED Pleasanton, to be Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue: Norman Stratton, to
be Civil Engineer at the Navy Yard at New York.