New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-29
wAsH1SGTON CORREsPoNDENCE


THE TARIFF BILL.
demonstration virtually defeating the
passage Of the tariff bill at this session has
been made in the House, in the form of a
statement by the Chairman of the Com.
mittee on Appropriations and Ways and
Means, that of the nine appropriation bills
before Congress, but one has become law,
and that unless these were taken I'D and
considered now, the government would be
without money on the first of July. The
movement was so far successful, that the
motion of the first chairman to postpone the
tariff bill until all the appropriation bills
have passed, was carried by thirteen major.
ity. The effect is to lay the tariff over for
five or elk weeks, and which will bring it 80
near the close of the session that it will be
too late to consider it.
THE INTERNAL TAX BILL.
The bill reducing internal taxation thirty
three millions of dollars, when reported and
explained by the Chairman of Ways and
Means this week, created intense interest |
among the members of the House, The |
retention of the income tax at the old rate |
was somewhat disappointing, but all the in. |
quisitorial features Of the tax are abolished. |
and exemption increased to fifteen hundred |
dollars. The new bill takes the taxes off of |
nearly everything except fermented LIQUORS.
distilled spirits, tobacco, incomes, cigars,
and the gross receipts from theatres and
lotteries. In addition to the regular income
tax, claim agents are required to pay one
per cent on everv 500 over, which will
make the tax upon their income six Der
cent Independent OF paying ten dollars for
the1r Incense. This Is a manifest creation of
an exception difficult to be accounted for.
and will tend to work much dissatisfaction
There are only two members of the COM :
mlttee IN favor of ab6lishing the income tag
altogether, and when it comes to vote. il
is more than probable that the three Der !
cent rate will be agreed upon.
THE CAPITOL GROUNDS AND THE NEW DE- t
PARTMENT BUILDINGS.
The recent appropriations by Congress for a
the enlargement OF the Capitol grounds. and =
the construction of building accommodate.
ing the State. War. and Navy Departments, =
Is received with almost unanimous satisfac, P
Llon, as needed and desirable movement :.
n matters already too long delayed for the y
as well as the credit of the IL
government. The inadequacy of the grounds q
vest, north, and south of the Capitol has p
0ng been a reproach to that magnificent ~
tructure, and the completion of the i'm. III
,rovements heretofore commenced, is, for !,
IKE reason, urgently demanded. The new u u
building for the State, War, and NAVY De. 10
artments. will be similar in ground.pIan g
nd dimensions to the Treasury building y
ocated opposite thereto and on the west =.
ide of the Executive Mansion. The sonth hl
Vlng will be erected first for the Depart Ca
1ent OF State. at an estimated cost of one IL IL
1illion dollars. The entire building will W
ost about five millions. The records of the or
tate department are now kept in a build. LII
lg which is a mere "tinder box and are
20 valuable to be thus jeopardized.
THE STEUBEN MONUMENT CEREMONIES. n,
Ine ceremony OF laying the cornerstone
monument to the memory of Baron Won r.
.eu6en, one of Washington's generals. to az
mich adverted in former letter, occurred 9 9e
le auspices of the Washington Schuetzen at
erein: The memory OF Baron Won Steuben ny
neld III deservedly great veneration by I.
e Germans, and the ceremonies in honor we
MS name were accordingly OF very i'm IN IN
'slng ana impressive character. The park u e'
operty, which is owned by the Schuetzen lai
ereln, has been greatly improved. and is a pa
ost BETTING place for the bestowai of this me
butte to the honored dead, which on Tues en-
y MADE 1t more sacredly memorable. The sIa
embers OF the society presented a fine ms
pearance, headed by the Marine band. uel
~ tne exercises were conducted with that s sl
ecislon OF arrangement for which our 1rs
Aic-oS oiO justly CeleDrdte0. PreSl. |
nt Grant, Secretaries Belknap. Robeson 4
q Creswell, Generals Sherman and Por- Wn
T, senators Schurz and Sherman. Baron Sol
N derolt and other distinguished persons. OF
ere present. Addresses were made bv mo
nator Schurz, Hon. E. Degener. Simon wa
OIL, Esq, and others. I'M
CONGRESSIONAL EXCURSION, thaa
me largest and most distinguished excur. lar,
n o. the season, representing the Execu- wit
e, Congressional, judiciary, military and wb
~ branches of the government, accom- s "m
MED by large number of ladies' and t sHa
llians, left the city last SATURDAY. morning Th;
the steamer Lady of the Lake. for q tri5 w MI
wn the historic Potomac to Piney Point ~ w. =,
9 entertainment was given BY prominent COW q, "
,resentatiye and business men of this citv sSuo
every description of the excursion unu
'ees in pronouncing it as highly enioyed "a tha;
vas admirably planned. It had the effect or,r,
bring into more intimate communion the had
mbers OF Congress with our leading bust. ,-r ru
IS men, with whose interests, as we'll as ri
I. OF the city at large, they are so i'm bar
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