Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-07-07
CORRESPONDENCE.
Letter from Washing ton.
Washington, ID. Z. July End, 1870.


Legislation, the income tar not dead
Rumors Of a breakin the Republican
pdrty-The passage ofthe funding bin
IN the House-.Jndge Purcell and the
Orphan Courf-Sdrdfoga and Long
Branch race horses from Canada duty
.free-A hedry reduction offhe Nation
al debt-Ihe rejected cadet appoiatees
10 Vest Point returning TO Washington
Washington municipal politics The
General Land Office.
During nearly every day. until to day.
for the past two weeks. the mercury has
been at altitude of from seventy TO nine
ty-six degrees in the shade, and occa-
sionally r. high as ninety-eight, and one
dav reaching one hundred. We have
mad no rain and the earth with its vege
tation had become parched with the
heat. The people generally being alarm
ed of the prospect. of a severe drought.
began To abuse the weather, almost que>-
tioning the Providence of such dry and
hot weather. But yesterday evening,
without any notice. the skies over and
around became dark with cl oud,. and
the air AT once became cool. and refresh
ing, apprising us that This change was
the beneficial result of rain at distance.
To-day we are in the full realization of
good rain storm. with every prospect
81 supply of the much ncedful.
Probably never in the history of Con-
gressional legislation has there been
such a summersault made a was made
in the Senate last night. Every one be-
lieved from witnessing the deliberations
the Senate during the past few days.
that there was TO be 10 renewal Of the
income tax. The Treasury Secretary and
Commissioner Dclano, had consulted
the best interest Of the country. and
agreed to dismiss all surerfiuous labor
in the Internal Revenue department.
and feeling sure that the income tax had
been virtually abolished, Commission
er Delano Immediately Yesterday order
assistant assessors. and all the special
assistant assessors employed 10 assess
the income tax. In considering the tax
and tariff bill Yesterday. a. wa, an,ici-
patcd, the section relating TO the income
tax was stricken out. BY vote of ~ to
81. But late last night the motion of
senator Ehmond- 10 reconsider the
vote striking out the income section
prevailed by vote of = to 70. where
upon MIR. Wilson offered an amendment
continuing the incomc tax for two years
AT the rate OF two-and-a-half per cent.
aud making the exemption two thousand
dollars instead OF fifteen hundred a. was
agreed on b. the House. The House,
knowing that OIL il rests the re- ponsi-
biliry of either concurring IN the sem
atc's amendment, or allowing the tax
To expire By limitation. can hardly al
ford 10 LEI this bill pas the remainder
OF the Session without acting upon il:
aud ii must either favor this income tax
SUBSTITUTE, ~ >ttIf'ir' it-,Tt-
The political SKY i'll Washington i, at
present filled with alarming rulnors of
shake and a break in the Republican
party. The enemies fthc Republican
party are ever ready Ia catch AT every
straw which might in any way indicate
some disagreement between the Pre>i-
dent and Congress. The defeat al the
san Domingo treaty afforded an oppor-
tunity la make the ball and -ct ii 10
rolling. The appointment yesterday OF
Government officers Tor the city of New
York TO supercedc the present incum-
bents, Collector, Sub-treasurcr, district
Attorney, and Naval officers. has given
momentum Ia the ball. and il is thought
it may nu:ike interesting times in the
nominating conventions for the fall cleo
ton of New York VIII revive the war
between the fenton and Morgan cliques
OF that State. The new Collector j. con-
sidered "A conservative Republican. and
is of the old Weed school.
After a lengthy debate, and by vote
of l2J TO Al the Hou sc has at last passed
the funding bill. After all the amend
ments offered effecting some virtue in
the bill, not one was adopted. and the
bill now goes TO the Senate in the same
shape As it came from the Ways and
Means Committee.
1t is not expected that the Senate will
pass it; as it leaves 10 Mr.. Boutwell's
discretion whether TO enforce it or not
and it is well understood that lie will
enforce il. Ii seems now that the virtue
of the bill rests only on enactiug clause
for refunding and consolidating our
National debt.
Judge Purcell, lately dispossessed
of the judgcship of the Orphans Court
Of the District Of Columbia by virtue
Of the abolition of that Court by Con
gress, feels no little surprised that at
ter faithful discharge OF the duties of
that office for twenty-five years, he
should, without due notice. be set out
in the cold. There is not case on
record during the discharge of his
official duties, in which millions Of dol
lars have passed through his hands for
the benefit of widows and orphans,
where his decision has been reversed
nor discrehency ofone cent in the adj
ministration of his office. He, like
many other old settlers in office. doubt
less feeling that he is an undisputed
heir to official pap, now raises the
question of Constitutionality of the act
Of Congress, and it is reported, that
the friends Of the Judge. have employ
ed Hon. Reverdy johnson and Robt.
J. Brent, Esq.,, to contest the matter.
Representative MOrrissey called up-