The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-06
WASHINGTON.
The Funding BiII--Tariff Men
Supremee--An Ex-Captain
Interviews the Indians
at Washington
The Privateer
Upton.
~ Il " YORK.
French and U. 5. Mail Service.
BENEDITTI RELURNS TO BER-
LIN.
War between the Viceroy and
lbdal Asiz.
Market Reports.
French and U. 5. Mail Service.
RENEDITTI RELURNS TO BER.
LIN.
War between the VicerOy and
Abdal Asiz.
Market Reports.

WASHINGTON, June 4-Secretsry Bout
we'll stated to day that he did not care what
kind o, l. FuudIug biil the Ways aud Means
Committee reported, and The House passed
He had no doubt that q satisfactory one
would be agreed upon In conference OF the
two committees
The sub Committee OF Ways and Means
who were ap oinled to arrange the Fonding
bill, have nearly completed their labors. IL
will be reported either on Monday afternoon
or Tuesday forenoon. II will contain some
new and very important provisions-one
prohibiting the Secretary OF the Treasury
from selling any more gold or purchasing
any more bonds. The clause requiring Ma
tional banks to exchange their present
bonds for new four per cent. bond is
stricken out.
After hlibustering for upward of an hour
and g half, the anti tariff men allowed a
vote to be taken on ordering the main
question, TO test their strength, and II was
carried By q vote OF SO to 81. The anti tariff
ueu rhen commenced fihbustering again
Mrs. Kelley, who wa captured some time
ago bg the Sioux, aud whose account of the
most indecent and brutal outrages upon her
com mitted by ssvsges, SO worked up our
people, arrived here yesterday to look after
her claims before Congress. It appears the
Indians now here are the perpetrators of
the outrag-s. Notwithstanding this, Mrs
Kelley visited them. Both parties seemed
TO be pleased with the meeting. and entered
into lively, and, apparently, friendly chat
There was Q big fight IN the house to-day
on tacking the Schenck tariff bill on TO the
internal tax bill, which resulted in one sec
L.. Il II. ska r.IK raT
duty on tea, coffee, sugar, and pig iron, and
the increased duty on Bessemer steel rails
When the attempt was first made, 1t faile
BY three votes, whereupon the steel men
rallied and brought III recruits from the
saloons and corridors, and BY the verbal al
tera,ion of a word got their amendment OF
fered again, and secured its adoption by
seven majority. The Democrats, disgusted
q; this, determined that the rest Of 30 I'm
portanta measure should be oIened 20
amendment and discussion and 30 they tili-
bustsred for nearly FIVE hours, calling the
yeas and nays on every sort OF dIs'ory
m otion aud finally forcing al sdI Iournment.
The CONTEXT will bs renewed on Mondsy.
The chairman of the ways and means
COMMITTEES made several futile efforts 10 day
to report the funding bull, but the unanimous
consent of the house was require !, and half
q dozen objections were mace Earnest ap
peals TO allow its publication in the Sunday
papers on the ground that there were no
money markets Oh ,hs, day, and the attemp pts
of the stock jobbers TO get hold ofits details
~ould be thwsrted were refused. There
seems to be an impression that this bill Ia,
after all pretty important one but that
impression has been created by members OF
the WAYS aud means committee.
General Jordan the recent com mmsnder OF
the Cuban insurgents has returned here, and
WAS at the capitol to-day In al OF DIS
interviews with the senators aud members
! of both parties, he fuds general disposition
/ 10 vote for the resolution OF the house com
ni,see on foreign affairs in favor OF al
! IN partial neutrality the part OF the
| United States between Spain and CUBA
which will allow the Cuoans to buy arms
and gun boats with equal facilities with IN.
Spanisrds. This Indirect recognition
beliperent rights he feels oonhdert WI
insure the success of the revolutionary
cause The premature publication OF th'
foreign affairs committee report has fuI
uished the Spanish minister here witt
information in advance. thus enabling hln
to telegraph to Madrid and Hsv-nA jus
what action the committee proposed 4
take
The state department has learned that tn
alleged Cuban privateer, George B. ptor
) got to sea without materials contrs ban
, of war on board, and could not, therefor,
!. have been lawfully detained but the spar
isb minister SAYS that at sea she has bee
supplied with arms and munitions generaii
| for the Cuban cause.
The President, Secretary Boutwell, an
7 Secretary Fish we're in conference saturon..
I a, the state department. Rumors were n
as to what was going on.
NEW YORK, June ALI the Wash'nRie
O specials seem to agree in asserting that II
new funding hill as mntured by the wa
and means committee, is emiuently distssi
fuI TO Secretary Boutwell,, and the nemoe
generally expires. the opinion that there "
y be no legislation on finance at this sessio
2 Although the committee has been vel
d reticent concerning its provisions,
), been learned that, first, the loan Is Tor O
" ,housaod millions consolidated stock Sc
ond the bonds are plain per cent th'r
a v..r oblieations, fee from oil nstion
. state or municipal taxation, except Is II
nos.d ON income; third. deposits OF goio
u The treasur, q, 3 per cent interest
Il a,,hor,z-d. the proceeds of such deposits
o be used iu the rede ption of 2os. .beginnl
4 with the earliest issues. those of 1862 III
ia the length and breadth of the schsu ~
The proposition of Mr.. Boutwell, for q iorel
q agency is left out, and there IS not ~o
.e about banks IN the bill.
- Pans, June 4.-There is still much q
y satisfaction with the mail service to
United States. The press is unanimous
calling for reform:
In the corps leQislatif, yesterday.
= mamhers of the left having demanded
rirh. Of public meeting, during the elecsie
- for council general, NJ. Olivier refused IN
ing this cabinet question the order of
- day for to day. The deputies Who yestecc
voted by . large majority ss.'ns. the n''
try, to day unanimously voted IN "s ss'
g except the members Of the LETT. VINO
n, stained from voting. The success OF
for Olivier 10 day averts the mioisterisi er'
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