Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-05-21

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Alabama 70 the Decatur and Aber.
deem Railroad passed.
HOUsE-Bills we're introduced
granting lands 70 the Kentucky and
Norfolk Railroad for the improve.
ment Of the Tombigbee river; not
TO exclude women from censes
MArshalships constructing a bridge
across the Ohio river ct Metropolis.
Illinois; granting land for q Rail.
road from the Mississippi TO the
Arkansas river along the 35th par.
alleL
The House refused to order the
Reconstruction Committee 10 report
. bill for general amnesty, by a vote
OF hfty-on0 TO seventy-eight.
The Committees are doing moth.
Ing.
WAsamGrOE, May l6.-Revenue
Sl,250OOO.
The new San Domingo treaty was
not sent 70 the Senate to-day.
There was q special meeting Of
the Crbinet this afternoon, the OBJ.
ject has not tFanspired.
II ls stated the House committee
on Foreign Affairs favor subsiliz.
ing the California and China cable
half per million . year for twenty
years.
The President nominated Phil.
lip JacObiH, Attorney for the South.
ern District Of Mississippi and P.
d. Hawkins, Postmaster at Bow.
ling Green, Kentucky.
The Secretary Of state requests
the Governor Of Michigan to pre-.
vent any armed expedition passing
Sault st. Marie canal, towards the
Red River country without express
permission from Washington.
The Freedmen's Bureau Howard
corruption investigation still pro.
crosses ; nothing tangible has trans
pired.
The new Internal Revenue bill
was reported to-day. 1t takes
taxes OF nearly everything except
fermented liquors, distilled spirits,
tobacco, cigars, stamps and in.
comes.
Tax on sales, except on liquor
dealers, is abolished, also the tax on
legacles and SUGGESTIONS. Gross
receipts from railroads, corpora.
lions, etc, though tax on receipts
OF theatres and lotteries Is retain
ed.
The income tax Is fixed at 8 per
cent. with exemption of $500 dol
lars, but all other unquestiOnable
features Of tax, are abolished.
The tax on gas, pianos, carriages,
watches &C., Is done away with.
The tax Of three per cent per II
mum is levied on all public monies
deposited In banks. The amount
reduced Ia about $33,90O,OOO.
The report Of the Commissioner
Of Agriculture considers the season
so far favorable TO a large crop Of
winter wheat.
The Grand Army Of the Republic
have designated their officers to SD.
perintend the decoration Of Union
graves at AndersOnville May Both.
The Senate confirmed John I.
Appleton, vice WalerOus, Judge Of
district OF Texas.
HoUsE-The features or the pro-
ceedings to-day we're: Postpone.
meut Of tariff bill until after pas
sage OF all appropriation bills,
which Is equivalent to indefinite
pOstponement; o report from the
Ways and Means committee OF
partial internal revenue bill, repeal.
Ing most Of the special tax-taxes
on gross sales, except as to liquor
and tobacco, manufacturers and
dealers, and contract and receipt
and continuing the III.
come tax at 5 per cent, exemption
being raised TO $500; and the pas
sage Of a bill reported from the Ju.
dietary committee TO protect the
colored population in the exercise
Of suffrage, providing pains and
penalties against any State officers
or individual citizens who attempt
TO prevent the exercise of that
right the usual large number of
bills were reported aud referred.
The internal tax bill will come up
for action early next week. 1t re-
duces taxation about S33,OO0,0 600.
HoUsE-A bill to repeal the laws
authorizing the transportation and {
expectation Of goods, wares and
merchandise In bond TO Mexico
overland, was reported from Com. 1
without the amendment 10 {
the 18th amendment. {
The amendment proposed to en-.
force the proceedings by the U. S.
Attorneys IN several dis
riots, against persons holding office
who are Ineligible under the l4th
amendment, imposing upon them a
conviction, fine, Imprisonment, a
md disqualification for office there 0
Ifter, also %re-enacting the Civil Il
act when discussion ensued.
Ferry expressing the opinion that {
political disabilities of Southern v
would be removed in the Il
curse OF two years
Morton declared the policy a fail C
ire, aud hoped that the Senate bill
o repeal the Test Oath, might be p
efeated In the House. =
The Congressional caucus did q
Othing beyond making the an. .
ouneement for appointing Con- 7
ressional Committees. o.
WASHINGTON, May 16.--Brevet Ia
Iajor Generals E. o. q. Ord and =,
{. st. George Cook, have been Or !.
cred to duty by the President &C. -
to their Brevet rank. ~
Various stories are ahoat con. hI
the reasons for the special
Of to-day. One report is 81