New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-02
WASHINGTON.

INCOME TAX-GEN. THOMAsS FUNERAL.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSEl
WASHINGTON, Friday, April /, 1870
The Cabinet were In session nearly three hours today,
the different Secretaries having large budgets to submit
in relation to their respective Departments 1t is under
stood from official sources that the President submitted
his proposed message to Congress suggesting General
Amnesty.
In the Senate, to-day memorial was presented by
o. b. Hart OF Florida, claiming to have been legally
elected to the seat in the Senate now occupied by ABB
jah Gilbert. whose election he asserts was Illegal The
matter referred to the Judiciary Committee, which
seems rather useless FORM the recommendations OF
that Committee have Of late been utterly dsregarded by
the Senate. Mr.. Morton introduced an important bill,
prescribing penalties for any interference with the oper
atons OF the Fifteenth Amendment and gave notice that
he should call up Monday his resolutions censurng the
inhumanlty Of Capt. Eyre OF the steamship Bombay.
The case OF Gen. Ames up in the regular order,
when the threadbare and weary arguments on both
sides were repeated again and again. At one
time the vote ordered to be taken, and the Sec
rotary about to commence the calling OF the
roll, when Mr.. Trumbu thought 1t incumbent on him to
say just lone word :" then Mr.. Sumner wanted a
word and Garrett Davis "a few words" and so the de-
bate opened again. and kept up till after five O'clock
when the Senate by the large majority Of 40 to H. de-
cided to admit Gen. Ames. The only Republicans voting
IN the minority Messrs Carpenter. Conking, Ed
munds and Trumbul all members OF the Judiciary Com
mittee and Messrs Pratt and Schurz. Thus with the
cepron Of the latter Senators. tho Republican vote was
cast solid against the Committee and this after the many
days that have been wasted the subject. Gen. Ames
who has certainly shown a great deal Of patience in
his assduous attention during the whole progress OF
the debate, sworn In, and after brief executive
session, the Senate adjourned until Monday. Several
bills the special order for Monday but the intention
is to give the Georgia bill the precedence. Every State
fully represented in the Senate except Georgia
"a aaa1 NJ n
penalties for violation Of the Fifteenth Amendment viii
come up, and promises to give rise to long siege Of
debate.
In the House. today the greater portion OF the session
was consumed in the consideration OF bills Of private
nature many OF which disposed OF, but few passed
Gen. Garfield closed the general debate on the Tariff
bill in one OF those peculiar speeches argu-
ing for o tariff for In opening he
alluded to the fact that he making the fortythrd
speech the bill, and filling the two hundred-and-frst
column OF The Globe and congratulated the House that
they the end Of the debate and so near the
beginning OF the bill. Business was begun on the first
section by motion from Mr.. Loughrdge to strike out
the duty Thiswas debated under the five minute
rule for nearly half hour when the House resumed
legislative business the private calendar without
taking vote the amendment II was the intention
OF the opponents Of the bill TO have made motion to re-
commit when general debate closed in Committee OF
the Whole but under the rules such motion cannot be
made until the bill IA finally considered and ready to be
voted So, whether the bill Is to fail or succeed, the
House is bound to 60 through with IL.
The question OF an early adjournment OF Congress Is
already the topic OF discussion here. The prevailing
opinion has been, owing TO the slow progress made IN
the business in both Houses and the prevalent mania for
talk which seems to have taken possession OF both
branches that the session would not terminate until late
in July. This opinion has been somewhat modified
lately and there is general feeling that beside the APP
,,ron tion Dawes
Of by the last OF May the Funding bill, the Tax, Tariff
and Army bills, with some action regarding our Com
merce Congress will accomplish little Speaker Blaine
Of opinion that the ouse will DO ready to adjourn
IN June.
strong pressure has been brought bear upon Pres
dent Grant by Senators and members OF Congress- 10
induce him to recommend TO Secretary Boutwell, not to
insist the extension Of the income tax Letters are
mourning upon Congress from all parts OF the country
against the extension of what they pronounce most
odous and inquisitoria law. The President has prom
ised TO call the attention Of Secretary Boutwell, to this
measure indicating willingness TO abandon It, IL
deemed advisable. 1t is known, however, that Secretary
Boutwell, is very favorable to this tax and will insist on
its extension, without any reduction He maintains that
is the most equitable whole tax system as it
bears principally the weahest classes ana not upon
the industrial interests.
Gen. Sherman has sent dispatches to Mrs. Thomas,
who accompanying the remains OF her husband from
San Francisco NewYork, to know if it would suit her
views and wishes to have the remains Of Gen. Thomas
inferred at West Point, instead OF Troy. IL So the
funeral ceremonies will take place Monday week next
at West Point II she prefers Troy. then next Friday
will be designated the day. The remains Will reach
New.York next Wednesday.
The Secretary of State has not yet received any COM
munications from Spain. regarding the unwarranted
seizure Of the steamer Aspinwall
President Grant. the Secretary Of War, Gen. Sherman,
and many distinguished officers of the late war,
Oh fufan If thn
celebration Philadelphia Saturday the 9th instant.
The House Pacific Railroad Committee today agreed
to report bill providing for the construction of rail-
road from Umata, the Columbia River TO Great
Salt Lake, distance Of 600 miles, granting subsidy OF
land of twenty sections to the mile each side Of the road
The Trans Continental Pacific Road still hangs fire in the
Committee although frequent efforts have been made to
get it considered
Admiral Porter appeared before the House Naval Com
mttee to-day the question Of the rank Of the line and
staff Of the Navy. The Committee desired the AdmraPs
views on the subject Of aboshng the executive officers
The Admiral took strong ground against this and gave
his reasons at length why this officer should hold his po
ston In the Navy The Committee have nearly matured
their bill, and will shortly report it to the House
The question whether dealer IN tobacco has the
right to saw caddy OF tobacco in two, cutting through
the stamp and thus sell the two halves to different pc
sons and whether such sale would not be in violation
OF section 49, act OF July 1865 and whether these half
caddes or half boxes would not be liable to seiz
ure or forfeiture under the provisions OF said ac has
been answered by Commissioner Deano. He says that
the practice OF dealers to cut boxes in half and thus sell
them for the accommodation OF customers has been al
WAYS allowed The law allows manufacturers to sell
ONLY in original packages But retailers may sell In less
quantities. and sale Of any portion OF an original pack
age is q sale made at retail, and II a. box or
caddy IL sawed of from stamped package ana
that portion sod whether to person who purchased for
CONSUMPTION to sell again. II should be regarded as
sale at retail stamped package and therefore no
violation OF law. box caddy, cut In half and Sold
one with the other without, the stamp, Is viola
OF law the half without stamp may be seized.
but conscaed II II Ia shown that the remaining half
bears the stamp To accommodate the trade, and avoid
fraud and troubles, the Commissioner says: "IIe has