Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-06-30
CORRESPONDENCE .
Letter from Washington


The prospects for settlement OF
the Georgia Muddie-7he Soldiers
bounty bM-7he National Cemeteries
.Somh-Atorney General Ackeyman
--Pdtents-The Census Bvreau-
Indian treaties not tdlid.
As the Congressional season is fast
drawing to close and hot weather
fairly set in. the work of congressman
increases. Members are visited bv
scores of people from early morn till
late at night. daily, at their boarding
houses and at the Capitol. The nerv-
BUSINESS with which members receive
their company is most apparent now.
They have no time to attend to their
country cousins. Instead of inviting
discussion as they do at the beginning
of the Session, they place themselves
on the defensive and with adroitness
scarcely known only to shrewd cierer
politicians, they manage in pleasing
way to dispatch their business. there
by dispatching their visitors. BY the
simple monosylables. yes or no.
We have had no rain here in ten
days, and the weather has become dry
and hot. Vegetation is maturing
rapidly, and vegetables and fruits of
all kind are plentiful and cheap: Now
potatoes % cents per peck. Green peas
Cate) in the pod. 10 cents per peck,
cabbage, onions. turnips. &C.. proper
tionally low. Rasberries, blackberrles
and cherries from ) 10 = cents per
quart.
The Hon. David X. Iea,on. NJ. c.
from the Second district. n. c., died
this morning ut his residence in Wash
ington. He has been i'll for several
weeks past, but not until few DAYS
since did his family and friends dispar
Of his recovery. = committee Of
seven from the House of Representa-
tives will accompany his remains 10
/ Newhern. y. C.. whe-e they will be
inferred, at his own request. in the
Soldiers cemetery ofthat place.
Mr.. lieaton was native of Ohio.
and was n member OF the Senate OF
I that State in lsj5-,i6; he moved Ia
Minnesota in - and served three
terms in the Senate Of the State. Dur
( ing the War lac was appointed 10 a
Government position in \ewbern, \.
/ C.. which he held until he was elected
10 the Fortieih Congress from tina,
district.
The income tax is bound 10 90 M
this pull sure. The senate by a vote
of - to -. has adopted an amend
mcnt striking out entire from the tax
bill. the income tax. The least III.
House can now do in its furtherancc.
l. 10 non-concur which, owing to the
/ little time remaining this session for
u legislation, will allow the income tax
TO expire by limitation with this wear.
/ The action of the Senate on the in
come tax question is bv no means IN
satisfactory 10 the private feelings OF
the majority of the members Of the
House. This will clear their skirts OF
much further responsibility in the mat
ter. They have all along been very
iIvi .ti- vtu,tivu.-- -Q'Is
wealthy portion Of their constituents
whose incomes are greater look 10
their members To vote for its repeal.
while those of small incomes, mostly
/ exempt from paving any income tax
who constitute the majority. look 10
their members 10 do quite a different
I thing.
/ The veNed question of the Georgia
-muddle, is it is hoped, near it, end.
The House yesterday after a spirited
contest over the Georgia bill, which
was pretty much the same in detail rs
those that have proceeded it ON the
same subject at various stages of the
present session, agreed on bl.l to
admit the State TO representation at
once IN Congress, TO repeal all laws
prohibiting the organization Of the
militia, and to declare that the bill
shall not tie construed so as 10 prevent
an election as provided by the consti-
tuition Of the State. This leaves the
status Of the present Legislature still
an open one for itself and the courts
TO decide, and is. in short, perpetual
ton of what is known a. the Bullock
rule i'll Georgia. An amendment for
new election this fall was lost by
some forty majority-The bill now
goes back again TO the Senate.
The bull for equalization OF bounties
which passed the House several days
since is exciting no little interest
among the soldiers here who will be af
fected by the passage os this bill A
meeting has been held during the week
IN its interest, and addressed BY Gen
erals Cobb of Wisconsin, Stoughton of
Michigan, Turner Of New York, and
others OF note. strongly advocating the
passage OF this bill as the most equlta-
Bile one ever introduced in Congress
for the benefit of his soldiers. An APP
propriate resolution was passed for the
appointment Of a committee Of two
from each State to await on their re-
spective Senators urging its passage.
In brief this bill provides that every
soldier who served in the late war shall
be paid after deducting all bounties,
if any, previously paid, the sum of
eight and one-third dollars per month
for the whole time served.
1t is thought there will be no little
opposlon to that provision in the gen.
eral Amnesty bill now before Congress.
which takes away from the late insur-
gents States, all jurisdiction over the
territory occupied by the National
cemeteries and place them under the
entire control of tine National Govern
ment. 1t will be argued by some that
the enactment OF such law will only
tend to harrow up in the people of the
South antagonistic feelings to Gov
ernmeLt which suspects them of deco
rating the resting place of the Nations |