The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-04-20
WASHINGTON NEWS.
WAsHINoToN April Is, 1870.
TIE EITNnJNG RIIJ
(From Exchangcs.)

THE FUNDING BILL.
Was again before the Committee of
Ways and Means, to-day, and, while
no vote WAS taken on any portion of
it, such were the views submitted by.
4 majority of the Committee, though
various in character, that it settled
the fact that the bill will never be re
ported to the House as it came from
the Senate, 1t was declared to be in
conflict with the Public Credit Act,
oflast session, while it was asserted
that to reduce the taxation of the Ma
tional Banks, as an ~inducement to
them to bank on a lower rate bond,
would result in losing just about as
much revenue, as the Government
would save by reducing the rate of
interest 1t is evident that the Com
mittee will not be able to report the
bill to the House for some time
They will hear Secretary Boutwell,,
in reply to the bank delegations, TIE
last OF this week.
GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPH.
AT the last, after two or three
months discussion of the question,
the House special committee on the
subject of Government system of
telegraph, has agreed 10 report Il bill,
which, in effect, provides for the pur-
chase of the existing lines and places
them under Government control, pro.
hibiting at the same time any other
lines from being worked by private
parties or corporations. 1t proposes
to connect the lines with all post-offi
ces and provides for n cheap rate for,
messages. A similar bill is pending
in the Seuate. 1t is believed that
the House is opposed to the proposed
system, bnt it il not safe to declare
this positively.
THE Usage LANDS.
The House Committee on Indian
Affairs to-day agreed to report n bill
providing that the provisions of the
of Congress approved March =,
1867, for the belief of the inhabitants
of cities and towns upon the public
lands be extended to the lands pur-
chased of the Great and Little Usage
Indians by the treaty of September 90
1865, so far as the same may be nee
essary to enable towns and cities OK
listing upon said lands at the date of
this act 10 secure title to the legal
subdivision covered by municipal IN
provcments, provided that nothing in
this act shall be construed rs in any
manner affecting any legal rights
heretofore vested in any parties.
MRS. LINCOLN.
President Grant received q letter
this morning from Mrs. Abraham
Lincoln, stating that she WAS still in
Germany and not il very good
health, but very much in need OF as
s~istancc. This she sees has been pro-
passed in the bill pending in the SEN
ate to give her a pension, but the de-
lay in acting on it she is unable TO ac-
count for. The President will pro5a-
bly, send the letter to either, a Senate
or House Committee. The. Senate
pension Committee, however, have.
already agreed 10 report Il bill giving
Mrs. Lincoln Il liberal pension
TIE SIOUX INDIANS.
Approximations are felt in quarters
particularly well informed concern
ing Indian matters that We will have
serious trouble with the Sioux IL
dian warriors in less than a fortnight.
These Indians feel that they have not
been treated by the Government &C
cordisg TO the treaty stipulations,
and refuse now TO be appeascd.-
Should the measure fail, which the
Government has at hand to settle
difficulties with the Indians on the
line of the Pacific Railroad, it is es-
timated that a war which can not end
without asst expenditure will be in
aagurated- pa, 81 .H33
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
Which finally passed to-day, contain
ed an appropriation of $40 600 to
complete the Chicago Marine Hospi-
tai! Representative Beck 10 -.yhom
the subject was referred, has compile
ted and submitted to the Committed
of appropriations of the House 4 re-
port showing the necessity of an ap-
preparation to be made at once of
$3.50, 900 for improving the Louis
vile and Portland Canal. This is in
10 the amount to be named
by the Commerce Committee on the
and Harbor Bill. 1t seems
probable that the committee will
grant it.
THE FUNDING BILL
The National Banks of Hartford,