Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-11

WASHINGTON, June 10.-The cor
respondent of the New York Post
having reiterated the charge made
against Mr.. Fitch, of Nevada, that he
was implicated in the Cuban bond
matter, that gentleman offered a reso-
luton bringing said correspondent be-
fore the bar of the House, and that
unless he purge himself of the con-
tempt he be expelled from the report
ers' gallery. It was unanimously
adopted; and the order for his arrest
has been made out. He maintains
that he got the information in the last
dispatch from General Butler. The
latter gentleman says that he gave
him the information.
The Senate Finance Committee had
the tax bill under consideration to-
d9'r, and discussed the policy of strik-
ing out the income tax entirely, but
no conclusion was reached.
1t Is proposed by some Senators to
abolish the income tax and increase
the tax or distilled spirits.
The Conference Committee on the
Army Bill to-day completed their re-
port. All the important points of
both the House bill and Senate bill
have been agreed to. They have
changed the pay Of officers as in the
House bill, increasing them some
what up to majOr-generals.
The Senate Pacific Railroad Com
mittee held a meeting to-day and con-
sidered the proposition to consolidate
FremOnt's and Kellogg's bills for the
construction of the Southern Pacific
Dol nT1ranI -, E..,T
mittee that parties interested had
agreed to consolidate.
The Senate Select Committee were
in session last night until twelve
o'clock, and did not finish the exam
inatiOn of General Babcock. They
will meet again tomorrow, when 9TH
er witnesses sent for will be due.
Mr.. BabcOck persistently denies
hat he had anything to do with
Hatche's Imprisonment, or that there
is any job in the San Domingo treaty.
1t is said the evidence is very daInag-
ing, and his correspondence with the
State Department, pending negotia-
tiOns of the treaty, is also damaging.
The committee have called for it, and
it is now being produced. The in
vestigatiOn is taking a very wide
range, aud all the facts connected with
the negotiation of the treaty will be
brought out.
In consequence of the rapid increase
and great prevalence of illicit distil-
leries in Kentucky, Supervisor Fry
has made application to Commits
siOner- DelanO for assignment to con-
slant duty in the district where the
violation of the revenue laws is
known to have been the greatest.
Mr.. Fry believes that, owing to the
want of efficient supervision in those
districts, a large number of manufac-
turers are concentrating there.
The vote to table the naturalization
bill was recOnsidered, and the bill
! finally recOmmitted. The legislative
appropriation bill was considered, but
very little progress was made, and
| after the reading Of a dispatch from
the Governor of Oregon, to the effect
that the State had given a Democratic
victory and had a majority of L in
the Legislature, the House adjourned.
In the Senate the bill relating to
the central branch of the Union Pa
cific railroad was recommitted.
Mr.. Sumner made a lengthy speech
upon the franklng bill, and favored
its adjustment. The further reduc-
ton in rates Of postage was advocated
also.
Nye spoke in favor of the franking
privilege being admitted for the use
of certain departments, and insisted
on its necessity in connection with
the Agricultural Department, to
which it was of the utmost value in
extending its usefulness to the coun-
try at large.
A joint resolution granting the right
Of way to the Memphis, Ell Paso and
Little Rock Railroad, was introduced
and indefinitely postponed.