Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-21
Washington Items.

The President is strongly urged to
issue an amnesty proclamation, and he
has taken the subject into consideration
again, but the opposition is 30 strong that
he will probably not issue it this year.
If Congress sits into July, the Presi-
dent will make trip north for week
the last of June, spending the fourth of
July in Connecticut. An attempt will be
made to have Congress take weeks re-
cess at that time.
Stephen Preston, Esq, the new Min
lister resident to this Government from
the Government of Hayti, has arrived and
takes the place of Gen. Tate. He is a
white man and citizen of Hayti.
The Treasury officials are urging &C
ton in the House on the perpetuation of
the income tax. Associations all over the
Union are very properly refusing to pay
aetax not now authorized by law, and
even the clerks in the State department
have had the pluck TO protest against the
Illegal and unjust monthly subtraction
from their salaries. 1t is also certain that
the constituents of representatives are
warning them that their votes on this
odious imposition will be remembered
this fall, and unless the Senate bill can be
crowded through the House soon it will
not have tho slightest chance.
Mr.. Butler will offer in the House ON
the first opportunity resolution direct
ing the Ways and Means COMMITTEES tc
report bill abolishing the income tax
assessing a tax of five per cent. upon the
interest of all bonds, of whatever descrip
ton, all dividends, mortgages and leases
to be always withheld by the payer and
turned over to the United States Treas
ury five, three and one per cent. on leg
acies and SUGGESTIONS, according to char
acter, to be collected by the Probate off
GERS, and stamp taxes of one per cent. OF
all loans, and five cents on each railroad
ticket, telegram and express package
whisky and tobacco as they think proper
They are to abolish the present offices o.
Assessors and Assistant Assessors of In
= ternal Revenue, and the new system viii
repeal all all other Internal Revenue tax
alton whatever.
From the Statistical Bureau the fac
is asoertained that for the month of Marcel
Just passed there were 593 immigrants tx
this country from Canada. 1877 were over
Is years of age rs were farmers, 90 car
penters, blacksmiths, and tradesmen
Superintendent of the Census Walker
has sent to the different States the blank
schedules for the mortality and population
reports for the census. The blanks fol-
the manufacturers reports will be ready
for distribution in few days.
Gen. Paine introduced bill which i.
intended to take the place of the tax ant
tariff bills. IL reduces the internal tax
% per cont, and the duties on imports ter
per cent after June 80, 1870, with the ex
oeption of all kinds of liquors, tobacco il
its various preparations, and the stamI
tax. At proper time this bill will bt
pressed 1t is thought wiser to wait til
othe House has disposed of iron and coal
Mr.. Schenck got the House into
committee on the tariff at an early hour
but in ten minutes there was no quorum
present. But few members seem to care
anything for the debate; dozen members
do nearly all the fve-minute speeches.
The House agreed to an evening session,
and Mr.. Schenck means to keep it IN
through the week, but the prospects OF
passing the bill into law this session
grow slight.
The Senate has gone into the bust
ness'of investigation. II has been rumored
for some time that the Georgia Radicals
have been using money to defeat the
Bingham amendment, and Senator Ed
munds is determined to look into the
matter and ascertain if the rumors be true
or false. Gov. Bullock is implicated by
these rumors, and morning newspaper
In this city. The opponents of the Bing-
ham amendment deny all these rumors,
and assert that responsible Investigations