The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-02
THE TAX BILL IN the SENATE
The Income Tax Restored and Reduced TWO
and a Half Per Cent.
Passage by the House of the
Funding Bill.
WASHINGTON, July |, 1870.

tal features The democrats made another attempt
to get endorsement OF their peculiar ideas about
the payment OF the interest ana principal or Inc pub
DC debt In currency in the bill. but the amendment
only secured AZ votes in IT'S favor TO l2S against H.
Gu to a colIoauy occurred between General Schenca
ana Judge woodward on the construction OF the
Currency act OF 1869, and Old Thad stevens was
freely quoted on the democratic side OF the House rs
IN authority for the doctrine that the priii-
ctpal and interest OF the debt should DC
paid In currency. The cold man." now mat ne Is
gone, has evidently lost his power over the members
Of the republican party for they dld not seeni 10
take any STOCK in him authority ON the subject
OF payment Of the debt The only amendment
Of any consequence adopted was one offered by
Mr.. Judd, OF Illinois. conhnng the Secretary OF the
Treasury the OF the coin derived from the pro-
Visions OF the bin in the redemption OF the bonds. In
other words he is prohibited from taking the coin
which may accumulate in the Treasury from the
dulles imports to redeem tre bonds. The bill now
goes to the Senate, where it will, OF course be non
c0ncurred and sent to committee of conierepce.
when !. aches thu position position Secretary Boutwell,
w az he says :fy 10 get q ~. ;s more t5 -: 10 nXs'S
than the one which passed the House to-day
Nominations by the President.
The following nominations were sent to The Senate
Today
Moses II. Grinnel Naval Offcer, New York.
ThOs Murphy, Collector OF Customs. New York.
Thomas lii.lhouse, Assistant Treas urer, New
York.
Nolh Davis United States Attorney, Southern dis
tri OF New YORK.
Felix A. Mathews OF California Consul at Tau yer
John 7. RobesOn, Tennessee, Consul at Leitli.
Edward johnson, South Carolina, Consul at Tai
canuanO.
Charles 7. Thweatt Alabama, Consul at Flo de
Jane re-.
Third district North Carolina
+. ". Oakley, United States Marshal, Western
di trict, Wisconsin.
James G. hopkins Judge OF District Court Wiscon-
sin.
John D. Pope, United States Attorney, district OF
Getlgia.
Postsndsters.-S Frodshnm, savannah Mo-;
Henry Biehn, Ripley, Ohio Alfred NJ: Condit.
orange N. r.; W. A. Stafford, Little Falls, y. y;
D. s. Swami Wintersmiih, Cambridge, Mass. clifton
A. Blanchard. Chelsea Mass.
New Distribution OF Federal Pap in New
Yorle--Tou, Murphy be Mr.. Grinmclrs
Successor.
The new nominations for federal Offices In your
city indicate that The Hon. Gen i. Butler has more
influence with The powers that be than people have
been willing 10 admit. Ben has been for months
working to ouss Grinnen and have Tom Murphy
Installed as collector ~ the port Of New
YORK., and the success ~ his Efforts has
like clap OF thunder the heads OF the in.
credulous. Tom Murphy to be Collector and Moses
II. Grinnen to be Naval oricer is such a curious
refused to believe the fact without seeing the official
list at the Senate. Tom Murphy ls good, popular
man, wen yerSed IN political management Also but
1t is said here that he cannot get through the Senate.
Ii ia understood that most OF the New York delega-
ton, except Conkling, have protested against the
appointment and Senator Fenton ~ determined TO
resist the confirmation to the full extent OF his
power. If there must be change the idea OF New
York members is that Judge Robertson OF westches-
Ter county, ought TO be the man, John Cochrane,
or some man like him, of enlarged political expert
ence. However 1t is not easy to ioretel what will
be the result. Murphy has strong and ardent friends
and the opposition 10 him being based on religious
grounds Is calculated TO enlist sympathy 10 his favor
instead OF seriously injuring him. There are many
who hesitate lot 10 declare that the time has passed
when the mere fact that man is Catholic should
operate prcjudcialiy 10 his chances for success in
political preierment. The nomination o. Hillhouse
as Sub-Trcasurer seems not to meet with any very
considerable opposition.
On the other maud it - said chat the President re-
pudiates tle jsea that Ben Butler has had ANYTHING
do WIN the deal in the federal patronage OF
your city. To gentleman who some DAYS ago
asked the President whether il was true that he had
been Influenced by Butler i'll making the new ap-
pointments lie said that it was entirely untrue and
chat he did not allow anybody TO dictate to him in
for certain qualifications and If he found them IN per-
sons properly recommended he sent In their names
Thatwas the only gnide which he before himself
Interest Bonds Purchased by the Govern
The amount OF interest on the bonds purchased by
the Secretary OF the Treasury for the Sinking Fund
and the special purchase falling due to-day amounts
To S2,35o,000 In coin which amount will
sold by Treasurer Spinner and the pro.
ceeds applied 10 the purchase. OF additional
bonds
Bills >gsed by the President.
Tho President to-day signed the bill to regulate the
foreign and coasting trade on the northern north
eastern and northwestern frontiers OF the United
States the bill to establish aud protect natiopa,
cemeteries the Joint resolution authorizing the
StateGoi New Jersey to receive and dispose OF the
Stevens Battery the joint resolution allowing 1.-THE
importation OF photographs intended for exhibition
free of duty; and the act TO prevent the extermna-
ton Of ur-bearing animals in Alaska.
large number OF other bills recently passed most
OF them OF private nature and for the relief OF GER
tain parties were signed this morning. =.
The publisher or the National Republican having
published a series OF articles against McGarrahan's
claim to the Panoche Grande ranch, in California
Mr.. McGaIrahan sues him for libel After trial OF
several weeks the jury to-day discharged, not
being able to agree. They were about equally
divided. II was shown that the obnoxious articles
were furnished 20 the Repa5Hc1a by agent OF the
New idria Company, which is now in possession OF
the Quicksilver Mines, and contests HoGarrahan's
grant
The Cuban Cable Monopoly.
MI cyrus W. Field has prepared memorial 90 be
presented to Congress praying for a repeal of the
cuoa Caoe Companys monopoly and Offering for
himself aua associates TO construct, Immediately.
a line pctween Lake City, Florida. and
CUBA, and guaranteeing never TO charge
over the same more than one dollar per message OF
zen words, and 10 the press half price. The Cuba
company, VINO have an exclusive right, charge FOR
messages OF the same length, between the same
points, four dollars in gold for United States ,ocs