The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-11
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WASHINGTON, March 8.

REDUCTION OF INCOME TAx.-The
Ways and Means Committee have grown
very exclusive In these latter days, and
members now decline TO tellmuch Of what
they arc doing! II Is ascertAined, how
ever, that they will recommend some re.
ductiOn in tho income tax, though the
Secretary Of the Treasury thinks this bad
policy. They arc also tolerably certain
10 recommend the abolition Of taxes on
transportation. The private talk Of mem.
bcrs Is that their bill will make an aggre.
cute reduction Of at least twenty-five mil
lions.
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS bill.
The Senate Appropriation Committee
has about finished the general appropria-
tiOn bill passed by the House two weeks
ago The committee goes with Dawes and
the House Committed In cutting down cX.
penscs, and It Is probable they will even
roduce tho aggregate ofthe bill below the
amount fixed In the House. The manner
in which Dawes was sustained by the
country has convinced the Bureau officers
that they must economic, and some OF
them arc coming forward with smaller
estimates. How the Senate will conduct
itself remains TO bp seen.
,TRNNEssEE.-Thc Tennessee question
does not. attract much attention yeti be.
cause few persons believe that the Recon-
struction Committee will really recon-
mend return Of the State to military rule.
The Tennessee Representatives argue that
the reconstruction acts have been Violated;
that the State Constitution has been rcvO-
lutionizcd; that the Legislature has follow
cd in the path of the old Georgia Legisla-
ture; that o reign Of terror prevails In
some portions Of the State; that the lives
of many who supported Stokes for Gov
ernOr are unsafe, and that the method OF
treatment adopted In the case Of Georgia
Is now demanded for Tennessee. A bill
to meet the alleged necessities Of the times
Is before the committee.
THE ADMISSION OF FTExAs.-Thc Texas
question will soon make its appearance in
Congress The Judiciary Committee Of tho
Senate will take 1t up on MortOn's bill for
the admission Of the State presented yes
terday, and the Reconstruction Commit
tee on Gen. Reynolds letter covering tho
election returns and copy of the Consttu-
tion to-day laid before the House. The
State has ratified the Thirteenth, Four
tCenth and Fifteenth Amendments, and
one or both of the Senators elect are on
the way hithcr. II Is not known that
there will DO any serious opposition to the
Endorsement Of what has been done down
there. Two or thrOe Of the Representa-.
tives are here. There Is good deal Of
inquiry ailer Hamilton, one of the Scna.
tors, who Is supposed TO be the bearer OF
the proof that the amendments have been
ratified. TGlcgrams from Austin say lie
ought to have been here by this time.
THE CUBAN GENERAL QUEsADA.-The
Cuban sympathizers have been quite ac-
tive since yesterday morning, when Cen
cral Quesada and two members Of his
staff arrived here. Quite number Of
Congressman, including Senators Carpen.
ter, Morton, Wilson and POmeroy, and
Generals Banks and Logan, had private
conference with Quesada IN one Of the
committee rooms ut the Capitol, this
morning, and another meeting at which
Indies arc present is holding this evening
Mt the house Ex-senator PomGroy. QueSa-
da tells flattering tale; says the insur-
gents are strong as ever; claims that Cen
eral Jordan Is In chief command; denies
all stories Of surrender Of bodies of Gu.
bans; asserts that they hold twO.tlirds Of
the island; that they are sure Of success;
don't care much about recognition, and
says his principal business here Is to get
arms and munitions Of war.
TIE SUPREME Court AND THE LEGAL
TENDER ACT.-The confirmation Of Judge
Strong gives much satisfaction here tOmost
inoneycdmen. They regard Judge Strong
rs one of the purcst and ablest men In the
country. But their reason OF particular
rejoicing Is that, by his record, he is sure
IN all cases, under the legal tender act, TO
vote with Judge Miller. This will make
"tie" IN the court, and thetjudgment OF
tic court below viii stand affirmed. All
the cases now before the court, It is said,
are In favor Of the constitutionallty Of that
act. So that while the court remains with
eight Judges, oil judgments rendered will
be exactly contrary 10 the elaborate. .decl'
sion Of Chief Justice Chase.
TIE GEORGIA Bill IN TILE SENATE
The Georgia question will probably come
up In the Senate US soon rs the Funding
bill Is out Of the way. The Republicans,
however, disagree among themselves us
to the terms. They arc all anxious to
have the State admitted at an carly day,
so that the ratification Of tho Fifteenth
Amendment can be proclaimed. The bill
passed yesterday was taken up In the Ju.
dietary Committee this morning, and sub.
seQuently reported for favorable action,
Mr.. Trumbull, in bringing 1t In, said the
committee were as heretofore against
conditions, but had submitted TO the nc.
tion Ofthe Senate in fixing conditions on
the Virginia and Mississippi bills,
and Il il not likely TINT there will
bc great deal of debate on that point.
The so-callel Bingham amendment will,
however, be the subject Of warm discus.
sion. 1t will be supported by all but two
members of tho Committee, and opposed
by Sumner, Chandler and other extreme
Republicans, who want Bullock and other
State officials continued In office two
years beyond the time for which they
were elected. The Governor prints q
threatening letter this morning, which he
says lie received last evening, and was
busy to-day In stirring up opposition to
the Bingham proposition. What It's fate
will be In the Senate cannot safely he pre-
dlctetl, but tho House Is likely to insist
upon keeping It in the bill.
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