, 1870-12-20
WASHINGTON.
Proceedings in Congress
Yesterday.
Senate Bill introduced to Admit
Colorado into the Union
Passage of The Pension Appro-
priation Bill in the
House.
The House Opposed to the
Abolition Of the In
come Tax.
The Ens'isi, Mission.
Speculatfons as to the Tenor O1
General Schenck's In-
Structions.
The Sen Domingo Scheme Losing
Ground.
The Engiisf, Mission.
The Sen Domingo Scheme Losing
Ground.
special pefpateh to The Chicago THbuEf-


Ground.
special perpasch to The Chicago THbuEf.
TIE IScoNK TAX. . /
NAsu1SG1os. bee. 1a.-Tbe subject of abolsa-
itR tie income tax came before tho House to-day
in way which was pretty fair Indication taat
the sentiment OF the members ts decidedly Against
IT, A vote xas taken to inquire tntn the cxpedl-
encr of.nbo1,shinE Ihts tar. Even In This form
Tue uouse refused to second the demand LOT Inc
Hrevtous questionsby vote Of aycs-6ss noes, a.
Tne majority OF the Ways and Means Commit&ae
are understood to be opposed to action In the
matter at this session, and IN this they are sas-
tanned by the Senate Committee On Finance
TUE FoH11-sEcoSD coN6KEsa
The House Committee On the Judiciary, to-day,
considered the question OF reporting bill repeat
ing the law for the meeting Of fonBrezs On the
4tn Of March. At the list seBsfon It had
been agy1ed IN committee to report IN faFos OF
rrpea1, hut to-day that action was reeons!dercd-
Much opposition to repeal manifested itself IN the
cam.nl ter, Judge Bingham being Ee15 strongly
against It ..
TIE M'G1RRAuAS CASE
has been set for further hearing hy the 'oas-
eia1y Committee Of the House, on the second aoo-
oar sp January. The committee Viii then exam
inc the question whether there itans ioooaAuon
for the charge that the pat2Et ~as scaAs e!&usa
IN Mt. Nncolns Tine giving the land ID diSpuse 70
MeGa.1ahan.
CHARITY Blu~
The Grand soclal event OF the season Was ball
rlvcn here tonight At the masonic Ahl
for the beneds OF the poor OF
Washington Tlesldent Grant aud nearly
all the members OF the Cabinet, the vas1ons
t,p3ou1atlc corpe, Senators and Representatives
and thc.1 1ad!ea, togethes WIN nost " etfto ano
military persona9es 3fom all rafts OF the coanus,
were present On the Ccc3E!on Sht"11nstanninR
the uufaverAble weather, everything passed on
pleasantly, and the aGalfshas beea sotco ue Host
succeRsful thing OF the KIND ever attempteH nete-
The receipts from the ssle ct tickets. added 10
the proceeds Of the fair for tnls same pnfposc'
which has been open here fof inc pess usse
wctts, make handsome hum 10 NC e&peaoeo Lux
tic relief Of the needy
TIE ENGLISH NIssioS
The ahminstrauon Is ldtte aua!uae ~ "ass
t3en.5n1 sche.ck leave for London within the nex'
tso weeks. and he III very busy pushing such aE
Engagements II he fnds ncce:saIE to make IN III!
a1i4trs previous to his departure.
LAND GRANT PROPOSITION.
Al p.d acquaintance, In the shape ot lAnt
cant. nlade 1ts APPEARANCE on the moor OF TIL
Hruse ,o-day. Fitch, Of Nevada, renewed the At
t.mo1 wtteh wna defeated the las, d1y OF th
Ian session, 10 Withdraw the control Of the Atchi
son nranca Pacific Railroad bill from the Con
na!t,ee Oh l'uhhe LANDS. aou tessol
IL to uIe Speakers fAole. N
IIouse. however, refused. and, un!ess
recnntfuets this action, the bill Will aleep tnruug
,he sess1on. s1nce the Committee On Tubnc Lane
,,t11 mt In called before the nnal adtourrmen
The Committee on paciac Railroad will also
unable to get the noor dutlng the session, ana
the measures before It are dead. without spec1
action by the House taxes particular bills oul
sta hands
1rx.nxrr Borzs FIRE
The mn,tctmeu who lost 80 heavily By the bur
Ing Of the old market house held a meeting he
,o-t,ay, which was largely attended. Resolution
declaring It to be the bellef Of those pre4e
thzt the DIRE IVES tho work OF an incendsarS' An
also requeltinK the city government 70 oHef
va,t for bis H1Tesf, were unaaimoubI5 adopte
TIE market u,ep in their own behalf, offered
reward OF ss,oeu for the discovery Of the ince
tsysrv. most OF which money WAS subscribed
,hc euos
THE rA1EST coNN1ssl0SKKsHlF-
THE President has Informed his friends that
nas denn,teiy decltled to gre the Commission
shin or Patents to General " D. Lesgstt
y.9csv1,1e. @. ue was f4yor1te ot1cet unn
Grant ana his brtIliknt army record.
rEItIuF FROM GoskAsAAa' eAh =.
I, aeems that the government clerks 10 J
.ssa rfn4fv IN ex-senator brakes bnl. pfoFla
fo,, rnmnnlsory fuuG to bury them. ID cast
,ns,- saccsse. About hundred and nifty clcl
d. 1hr AUDITORS once, got up 4 petition VII
Tom.rov. nrntcst1pc against the pts8Age OF
~, nni claiming that It's provisions are ohn
ions In eyefy 1eutimcnt OF manhood so
a. thor trnnres of pt1ce arc 50 rery frait.
~. trrl,n~a IN tllus that hut tew n ho pay the
.ssssr,.nt. reou,red will ayef stand chanci
- ~. ~ ,ne,r nrreent nont,ops, and thus realze
t,snr5ts nf 1i,o tax imposed.
zux crp4s LOBBY
ars busf in getting up Iumors OF Cuban eucees
and AZ a favorable disposition, on the part OF
cn.n,.h f,nveyntncrt 10 Bring about p
49, ~ ~, nns,untee n the reyolutonlsts e1
s1NH.t..s, .s essr ara npntiue for. short Of
aus.naa .1x ne.>A :. doet no, appe.r according to
i,cst authorities On the subject
~, ,hrrr n auy foundation WHIST
.sx .,aes STATEMENTS. and that they are I
<s,.,x fo, 3o1,n,nu purposes Tha new spa
ue9 ~. 70 .v+-,Inetv anxious to
% nf, ~ ~ ,h- Island INIT 1t doc. not ut
aoous 49, VA .nx neunrattons With this
ernr~nt rel upon that subject. The condisl
1at1airs IN cuoa 1t the present time Is not
hopeful The Spanish troops are IN possesss
Al, the towns and commercial points. Hhl'
~sxo,u,,onttts. "a a general thing, hnld I:
as
erxs.1,ns rRoNlsvp,
c,o .r,cn,s Of senator sumner arc expe
nullici,y 10 De gwen, within few days, t
fa.a matters in which the Nhite HOUSE, 1ol
Forney, and ME. Sumner, ara conccrneas
trr 3pdircctlT, The exact character bf the
paitd Developments cannon oc esee5lAne
centjcmeu who are On the most Ie1eo1l5
with tho administration assert that taeJ =
surn M to command universal attention.. ~
ther. 1hst they are in the highest degrees di
ttabie to some Of the parties involved.
sH pvAssev. s"sa,.. Do-,o,
TWAS exrec1ed INA. eeA.ot .aoI.o1 -" :
ro,s.toncr 70 In inzes,ica,e the subject OF S:
,,o1S, ra,E ~ .a,s1ahon' ~ For some t,tnc IN tns