Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1870-05-28

tax altogether, and when IL comes
10 a vote it more than probable
that tie three per cent rate viii
be agreed upon.
Tue FUNDING BILL.
When this bill was last up tor
consideration, Mr.. Bowles, Of 40
American banking firm in Paris,
made a statement to tho commit
tee in support Of funding the debt
into a four per cent bond, express
ing the opinion that such a bond
with principal and interest ex-
empt from taxation and payable
in gold, would meet with a large
investment in Europe No action
has vet been taken upon It
TIE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
Congress being invested with
authority to legslate for the en-
forcement Of equality in voting,
pursuant to the second section OF
the Suffrage Amendment the
House have passed withow de
bate, q bin which imposes fine and
imprisonment on any person re
sorting TO device or hindrace TO
prevent colored persons from vot-
ing. The Senate debated all day
without a vote, the Democrats
denouncing the measure Us a greet
outrage, declaring that its impor-
lance demands that it should Lave
been debated.
REDUCING THE ARMY.
The Senate have passed a sub,
stitute for the House bill to reduce
the army. 1t fixes the maximum
1 at 10000, men, which is . reduc.
zion Of about 1000. and an increase
OF 5000 Of the number proposed in
Ihe original bill. The new pay
table, including salaries Of high
officers, proposed by both the
House and Senate bills was struck
out. The disagreement between
the tive Houses on the subject will
now be settled by a conference
committee.
TIE CAPITOL GROUNDS AND DE,
PARTMENT BUILDINGS.
The recent appropriations by
Congress for the enlargement u
the Capitol grounds, and the coz.
struction ola building accommo
dating the State, War, and Navy
Departments, is received Will
almost unanimous satisfaction. a:
a needed and desirable movement
lin matters already TOO longdelayet
for the convenience as well as tht
credit Of tho Government. 1ht
iuadequacy Of the grounds west
north, and south OF the Capitc
has long been a rcproaCh to tina.
magnificent structure, and tht
completion of the improvement,
{ heretofore commenced, is, for likt
) reason, urgently demanded Th'
+ new building for the State, War
: and Navy Department, will b.
similar in ground-plan and dimen
sions to the Treasury building
f located opposite thereto. and OF
, tho west side Of the EXecutiv,
, Mansion, The south wing will b,
erected first for the Department
ofState, at an estimated cost ab0u
five millions. The records Of tn,
. State Department arc now KEEP
], in a building which is a mer
"tinder box and are too valuabl
) to be thus ieopardi1ed,
LOCAL LEGISLATION AND POLL
Q TICS, CITY FINANCES, ETC.
Tt is certain that at no distan
day the announcement and ungaiDl.
pieces Of architectural patch wori
now answering the purposes of
market, and which are a disgrac
to the finest avenue in the Union
I will be superseded by a |structur
e elegant in design, and adequat
in capacity. The chances agains
s the reelection Of Mr.. Bowen t
4 the ~mayoralty, seem from al in
different standpoint, to be "grow
ing beautifully less, and small b.
degrees The disatfected Reput
licaus and the Democrats unitiu.
on Mr.. Emery, would seem to poin
70 him as "the coming man.p Th
Secretary OF Warts about to clos
the many small buildings locate.
on Judiciary Square, and herett
fore used as q medical depot.
removed to the suburbs Of til
L city, these buildings could be re
{ modelled into cheap tenement
d much to the relief and convenienc
= Of the poorer classes. In Congress
u the Committee on the District c
7 Columbii, have under considers
|. ton plans for tho immediate pay
ing Of Pennsylvania avenue an
i other streets under the control {
=. the Government. Congress ha
, also concluded to attempt a COZ
rection Of the mixed conditio