Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-02
TcIegraphic Summary.

CHICAGO, Mch. 21-The Tribune's
Washington dispatches say the Ways
and Means Committee are somewhat
embarrassed by the conflict of opinion
between the President and the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, the latter being
against much reduction of taxation, the
former fayoring reduction. Tho Conn
mittee are with the President, and will
advise number of changes in the ad~
ministration of portions of the existing
laws, suggested by the experience of
the last year, SO that the burden OF
taxation may be more equally distribut-
ed. They are for abatement rather
than for reduction, and are likely to re-
commend the removal of the taxes on
watches, silver plate, pianos, ETC., aud
the whole range of articles in what IL
known as schedule "a" They will
also probably advise the removal of the
whole or greater part of the taxes on
transportation on the gross receipts OF
railroads, steamboats,, stages, steamers,
etc., and may recommend the abatement
of those on express and telegraph COM
panies. The license tax on dealers,
manufacturers, tobaceo aud spirits and
the special tax on baeks aud bankers
will probably be rejected. Most of the
special and license taxes will be re-
moved.
WAsmSGToS, March q. - The
House Committee on Indian affairs
have completed a bill to organize a
system for governing the Indian tribes,
etc. 1t divides the Indians into three
classes those on reservations selt.sus>
tanning; those on reservations as far
advanced in agriculture as the first /;
and those off reservations. 1t provides
for dividing the territory into four dis
tricts, with one general superintendent
to each, and one agent for one or more
tribes in charge of the general superin-
tendents. No more Indian treaties are
to be made or ratified. The bill meets
the views of Secretary Cox and Conn
missioner Parker.
SAN DOMINGO, March 10, via Hay-
ana, March 21.--The vote for annexa-
ton in this city resulted 1000 in favor
to o against. After the election the
American flag was triumphantly carried
through the streets. In Torro the in
habitants largely favor the measure
The general impression is that the Gov
ernment has been secretly working to
influence, the voting. The revolution
remains stationary.
| WASHINGTON March %. - The
Speaker presented special message
from the President on the subject OF
1 American commerce, declaring it na.
tional humiliation that this country is
nov compelled to pay from tw@ty to
thirty million dollars annually, exclu-
sive of passage money, for .freights
which should be shared by American
citizens with the people of other nations,
and urging an early consideration ol
the subject lie believes that direct
money subsidy was less open to abuse
than indirect subsidy, and he earnestly
recommended the passage of two bills
reported by the Select Committee, which
were referred to the Select Coml0ittec
on the decline of American Commerce,
and ordered printed.
poLYGAMY.
The Polygamy bill was discussed and
| amended. Schenck moved to recommit
the bill ON the ground that it is mimi.
cal to the principles of common law
Lost.
i On motion of Walker, the section
which provides that the lawful wife oi
the accused may be competent wit.
ness against him; the 18th section
providing that the statute of Limitation
shall not bar prosecutions the 18th
authorizing confscation of the property
of persons convicted the 3lst, for the
temporary relief of persons reduced tc
destitution by the act; and the 32d au
thorizing the employment Of 10000
volunteers, were stricken out.
NEW YoRK, March 24.-The 7ri,
!, bune of this morning says of the pro
posed message recommending genera
amnesty as soon as Georgia and Texas
are admitted: "It is question which
the country will gladly hail, and the re
suit Of which will be far reaching ane
beneficial. The Senate should show
its disposition to welcome the measur,
by at once admitting the two State
which remain unreconstructed.'
There is an excitement among th'
politicians over the crisis at Albany
+ which still continues. Tweed's lette
that he has resigned his position a
Deputy Street Commissioner has cause'
8 considerable surpsise. Words are sal,
9 to have passed to-day between Twee'
r and Ganat. The former declared tha
. he was on the war.path to the bite
lend. 1t appears that he was relieves
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