The New York herald., 1870-04-19
YORK HERALD TUESDAY APRIL 49, l87o-TRIPLE SHEET
to the United States is good thing, even If t does

to the United States good thing, even II t does
help the democracy.
StlIl Another Amendment Proposed.
Drake OF Missouri, let or little OF his irrespon-
si6le ire to-day in proposition 10 ada sixteenth
amendment TO the constitution OF the United States,
empowering the President OF the United States TO
invade any state to suppress violence and domestic
turouience; also authorizing Congress 10 legislate
on the subject SO as TO enforce the provisions OF the
amendment. To cap the climax Drake proposed to
refer the matter to the Committee on Military Az
iairs The Senate, after toleratng this revolution
ary proposition snubbed the valiant Missourian by
referring his amendment to the Judiciary Com
mttee' Coming from any other source this PROPOSE
uon would have been harsnly rebuked.
Pncinc Railroad Land Patents.
The Commissioner OF the General Land ONCE has
mad completed two land patents-One, No. 4, for the
Western Pacific Railroad Company, OF California,
embracing a22 acres, and the other No. g. for the
Central Pacific Railroad Company for H. 1888 acres
OF land, granted to these companies. The land EN-
braced In the patents is all in California It Is OIL
ciay reported that 49, 5aa acres Of public lands were
disposed OF In March at the following local oices-
Boonvile, Mo-, o4,7s6 acres Stockton, CAL, s,OOs
acres, and Marysville, Cal, 6,14O acres.
Internal Tnxation-Proposed New Assessment
OF the Income and License Taxes.
General Butler proposes to offer In the House OF
the first opportunity the following resolution re-
lating to internal taxation:-
Resolved &c. That the Committee Ways Means
Slas and H srsS Ss %
o. Psr 1sns Of the e. paid all invested
eeoIporated companiss or Of towns counties, Cities
s:s ssss into ss he sasay He &: 5.ss
under such guards and regulations may be proper By
cured lssg Year, 1oss'ss Or which
ton Of 1--WE cent the thereon 10 BE- paid into
sss Fl v sn
srcn % az companies and railways 9th
sna as ssss ss snS Al
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ropey o s Also tax OF one per cent all
iSs S nTs1orsS for S;HsT !, than PURPOSES
next In blood dRr1psrs 1ps S sessa
as s
r. ns or estate Is or given to
aeter and free to all without price, which to be col
tate when the passed or settled and paid BY
INN 1S the Treasury Ire Of the United States providing
70 one per cent OF the interest upon all loans before
the by
Individual or eorporaon also that railroad ticket
Of five cents each such taxes upon the man
maj ,an @ and sale Of tobacco 81 all It's
nal revenue establishing such other Offices collection
OF the tax on whiskey and tobacco necessary
also repeating all other internal taxation whatever.
The Legal Tender Gases Deferred.
In the Supreme Court to-day argument was re-
sumed from Thursday In the case of the Merchants
National Bank Of Boston, plaintiff in error, vs. The
State National Bank, which Will probably consume
all OF to-day and tomorrow. The legal tender ques
tion Is therefore deferred until that case shall be
finished.
Nominations by the President.
The following nominations. were sent to the Senate
to-day py President Grant:-J. Guest King Collector
of Customs at Annapolis, Md; w. F. Slater, Post
master at Wytheville, Va; First Lieutenant p. C.
Pope to be captain in the Marine Corps Second
Lieutenant M. c. Goodrich to be First Lieutenant in
the Marine Corps; John T. Nelson, Assistant Sur.
geon in the Navy; Charles +. Eastman, Assistant
Paymaster In the Navy.
Nominations Confirmed.
The Senate, in executive session, to-daviconfrmed
the nomination OF John Titus to be Chief Justice and
Charles A. Tweed Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court OF Arizona, and William Miller Jr to be Post
master at Greenvile, Ala.
Personal.
Major J. W. Long, United States Indian Agent for
the Chippewa and Ottawa tribes in Michigan, is
In Washington on business relating to that agency.