The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-16
THIRD EDITION
AFFAIRS At THE CAPITAL.
The New Revenue Bill.
Reduction of Thirty Millions.
TO-DAy'S CABLE NEWS.
French ministerial Changes.
ETC., ETC.. Etc. Etc, Etc.
The New Revenue Bill.
Reduction Of Thirty Millions,
To-DAy's CABLE NEW 8
French ministerial Changes.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Various Military aIeasures.

Various Military Measures.
Special Despatch to the Evening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-The Senate bill Civ
ing the Southern States that went into rebel
lion their quota of arms and ordnance under
the act of Congress was agreed upon to-day by
the House Military Committee. Also, the bill
authorizing the Secretary of War to take charge
of the Gettysburg and Antietam National Gene
teries, and joint resolution to repair the sol
diere' cemeteries at Harper's Ferry. The
Senate Military Committee has agreed to bill
allowing company of scouts who served in
the Western army fifty thousand dollars, This
will be made test case for a large number Of
such claims.
The Delaware Bridge
The House has passed bill declaring bridge
across the Delaware, from Philadelphia to Cam
den, post route.
The New Internal Revenue Bill.
The Committee of Ways and Means, after
nearly three days continuous session, has agreed
upon an Internal Revenue bill and will report
the reduction part to-day, leaving the admins
trative portion and the part regarding the tax on
spirits, tobacco, cigars, etc., to be reported
hereafter.
The amount of reduction proposed by the bill
is about thirty-five millions, and differs very
materially from the Senate bill. The income
tax is fixed at five per cent, fifteen hundred dol
lars exempt. The tax on sales gross receipts,
and all licenses, except for theatres, is repealed
also, schedule GA" which includes carriages
Watches silver, etc. The committee will now
proceed at once with the consideration of the
Funding bill, and will have it ready to report as
soon as it can be considered by the House.
Mr.. Boutwell, was at the Capitol to-day in
conference with both houses on financial and
revenue matters.
The EQUALIZATION of Bounties.
The Committee on Military Affairs have agreed
to report for passage bill equalizing soldiers
bounties, at the rate of eight and one-thrd dol
lars per month, which is substantially the same
as the bills passed for the same purpose in both
the ThiIty-ninth and Fortieth Congress, but
upon which the Senate refused to act.
General Amnesty.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, offered resolution
directing the Committee on Reconstruction to
report forthwith a bill for general amnesty. On
the demand for the previous question, 81 voted
in the affirmative and II in the negative. In
order to put the members upon the record, Mr..
Randall moved to lay the resolution on the
table, as otherwise it would have gone over
under the rule.
Only thirteen Republicans voted for the pre-
vious question, and eight of these were from the
South The other five were Hale of Maine,
Fitch of Nevada, Bingham of Ohio, Winans OF
Ohio, and Farnsworth of Illinois.
Hon. Richard j. Haldeman,
of Harrisburg, who was married last week to
Senator Cameron's daughter, made his appear
ance in the House to-day, and was warmly con-
graduated. His bride is here with aim.
More Conscience Money.
Despatch TO the associated Press,
WASHINGTON, May 16.-A Catholic Priest at
Alton, ILL.,, sends to the Secretary check for
$7OO, and requests that a receipt be sent to the
Right Rev. P. j. Balkes, Roman Catholic Bishop
of Alton. The writer also requests that no
questions be asked concerning the money. 1t
belongs to the United States, and all he can say
is that an old soldier at Mount Sterling ILL.,, for
wards it as conscience money, which he says
belongs to the Quartermaster's Department.
The steuben Celebration.
Secretary Boutwell, to-day gives leave to all
German clerks in the department to absent
themselves from duty from o'clock, that they
may attend the celebration of the laying the
cornerstone of the Steuben Monument at the
Schutzen Park in this city, and similar leave
has been given in the other departments.
Special Treasury Agents.
Since the passage of the act limiting the mum
Der of special Treasury agents, approved on
May 12, number of changes have been made
by Secretary Boutwell,, thoroughly organizing
the special agent list in order to conform with
the law. Hereafter each agent will be pre-
| sented with a certificate of his appointment
under the seal of the Department, which certih
cate will be surrendered at the expiration of his
term of Office.
Under the law a new system of special agent
district has been established in Texas under the
supervision of Agent Henry 8. Martin the head
quarters of which is to be at Brownsville, Texas
and the Department intends putting forth every
effort to break up the illicit trade along the Rio
| Grande.
Defrauding the Revenue.
Supervisor Foulke reports to COMMISSIONS
Delano the seizure of the mandatory of Waite
Crumpler in the First District of California TO
alleged violation of the law in not having tn
proper stamps affixed
Supervisor Perry reports the seizure of Groo
& scarlet's distillery and reetifying house a
Charlotte, N G..
Naval Orders.
Lieutenant William II. Emery has been or
dered to the Practice squadron.
The following assistant paymasters have beer
ordered to duty, viz.:-Joseph T. Addicks as
sistant to the paymaster at Philadelphia Nav,
Yard; Cary N. Saunders, as assistant to the pay
master OF the Receiving Ship at Philadelphia
Lucius b. Hurd, as assistant to the Inspector @
Provisions and Clothing at Philadelphia; Charlie
II. Bartlett as assistant to the Inspector of Pre-
visions and Clothing at the Boston Navy YARD
w. W. Barry. as assistant to the paymaster
the New York Navy Yard; Joseph A. King, q
assistant to the paymaster at the Naval Academy
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