The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Theatre Tax.

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Special Despatch to The Bpeni,.g Telegraph
WAsHINeToN, May pa delegation of thea
trical managers was before the Ways and Means
Committee to-day, urging repeal of the tax
on the gress receipts of places of amusement.
The committee, in the bill already reported, had
excepted places of amusement from the repeal
of the tax on gross receipts, and increased that
tax fifty per cent. 1t is not likely that the
committee will agree to the request of the dele
CATION.
Banking and Currency.
The next committee to be called is Banking
and Currency, and it is expected that General
Garfield, chairman of that committee, will re-
port bill withdrawing three per cents. and
increasing the circulation of national bank notes
ninety-hve millions. 1t is said the Secretary
of the Treasury is very anxious to have this
bill passed, and that the friends of the adminis-
tration will do their best to put it through As
it is contraction measure, it meets with strong
opposition from Western memb ers.
Certifying Checks.
The Banking and Currency Committee at a
meeting to-day discussed the resolution SUBJ
mitted with their report on the gold panic in
vestigation, to prohibit bankers certifying
checks unless the actual amount covered by the
certificate is deposited with them. The COM
mittee propose to put this in the form of bill,
and report it to the House. 1t was thought that
a law of this kind would help to break up much
of the speculation in gold carried on in Wall
street.
The TrnnseontinentaI Railroad.
The House Pacific Railroad Committee, after
considering and adopting various amendments,
finally agreed to-day to report the Transconti-
mental Railroad bill. This is the Fremont pro-
ject, and it will be supported by the committee
in the House as against the Senate bill.
Fifteenth Amendment Enforcement. -
From the associated Press. .. ..r.-.. ..
The Senate committee of conference on the
fifteenth amendment bill consists of Messrs.
Stewart, Edmunds, and Stockton, and the
House conferees are Messrs. Bingham, Davis,
and Kerr. They were in conference at the Vice.
Presidents room yesterday afternoon, and last
night to a late hour
The vice-President Coming to Philadelphia.
The Vice-Presdent at the opening of the
Senate to-day called Mr.. Anthony to act as Pre-
sident pro tenn. and left for Philadelphia, to
preside this evening at the forty anniver-
sary of the American Sunday-School Union.
Ocean TeIegraphing.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee had
a delegation of telegraph cable men before
them to-day, among them Cyrus Field, Barney,
an ocean telegraph. and wants franchises of
some sort from the Gov ernment.
Ar. Lynch's CommerciaI Bill.
Special Despatch TO The Epening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The House, by a
vote of IS to 81, has refused to second the de-
mand for the previous question on Lynch's bill
for the revival of American commerce. But for
the expiration of the morning hour it is believed
the bill would have been laid on the table and
killed.
Nearly all the Western and Southern members
voted against it on the ground, that it discrimi-
mated against farmers and in favor of the COM
mercial classes.
General Sohenek
returned to-day from Ohio, and the Ways and
Means Committee will take up the Funding bill
tomorrow.