The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-23
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WAsn1NnroN. March 2l.

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THE bill to reduce the number Of off
GERS Of the army and expenses Of the SAINT
which passed the House the other day, i
llFKGIFSt6 plunibh b the aC Commit .rpOi
o6the SEN Ia aS lie tahlEing piivileg Z Bil
d6ca ] There ish6 sort of doubt thar bod
bills will be defeated in the Senate, Of
amended sc, JOS 10 make. them imperative
or worthless. ! ~ 10
GEN. scHENcK to.dny stated in tht
House, In reply to q question, that tht
Ways and Means Committee were daily
considering the Senate Funding bill aDt
would report Il lS sO1n as Eit1WB$ ready
%hetherithe Tariff biIlswRs disposed bf OF
not. The latter bill will probably be out
Of the way this week, and the, Funding
bill win follow atppee iAJlLuM
So thoroughly interested Is the Presi
dent In the ratification Of the San Domin,
golfe6tE that in 6dditipn to ahpedFins sal
thet doors of the Senate to lobby the schemt
there, helIas obtained O llstof all the Sen
ators likely to oppose it, and written them
notes asking them TO call ion him before
"wednesday. Tic treaty Is made the
special order for that day, and the Prest'
dent Is Justly fearful Of the result. &c
was expected at ythe Gapltol O-aay, bni
dlaA6t c6hes JSJltlEJEE 81 "
TIE secrctaryof the Navy had IN In
tcrview with the President this morning
In relation to naval 9ffairS, and more par
ticularly.thh tpnditioujof (puF hayat force
in the Spanish: Cuban waters. The Inter.
esting statement was made by the Secrc.
tary that the Spanish Government had
cighty.nine vesscls:of.war in the various
OIban harbors and around fthel island
with q force of 1900 seamen, Willie the
guns carried by the different classes Of
vessels number over Jslxj hundred. The
entire American navy consists of about
Any vesscls.Of:war, 5000 seamcn, and $40
guns.
Cmrupdadaseee ea4Rnaa GasttN.
The Tax bfTl'is slowly going through
the WAYS and, ,Meaps Committee Mem.
bers ar6 % ddSent about elrs dbib Sahat
It Is almost impossible to ascertain the dc.
tails Of their laborS ,fThey are somewhat
embarrassed by the conflict, Of opinion be.
tween The President and the Secretary d
the Treasury. The latter Is still holding
that it Is not advisable to make much re-
duCtibnnwhte the former " for aiEetipc,
tion Of twenty-five or thirty millions 0i
dollars. The committee Is with tho Presi.
dent however, and, tits certain that the
amendments they viii prQpbse aook 10 q
relief Of industry. They viii advise 4
humber of changes IN the adEnnistratiyC
portions Of the existing law suggested BY
the experience of the last yeartD the end
TINT tic burden of taxation may be more
equally, distributed, and the schemes
Of rogucs moro certainly defeated
They favor abatehep Sathef than rcduc:
ti0n of rates. and arc pretty certain IA
recommend tho removal !of all taxes on
watches, silver pIatc, pianos, carriages
and billiard tables being hewhOle range
Of articles in what is known as schedule
IA" They nto also likely to advise the
removal Of tho whole or greater part o.
whit nte called taxes on transportation
viz: On the gross receipts Of railroads
stages, steamboats,, canals, ferries, ships
&C., and may, perhaps, recommend tht
abatement pE thQse o9fGkpEe land atelc
graph companies The license tax OF
dealers in, Gnd manufacturers Of tobacco
and spirits, will probably be retained u
will also the special tax on banks ant
bankers, Most Of tho other, special ant
litenso mkcs' arc 10 be removct TIN
committee has not yet decided what to d'
about the income tax, hut the talk Of mem
bCrs points to a reduction Of the rate L
three per cent, with an increase, possibly
in exemptions.
EPhE RiGh6abla 6qlbI8 be 4gSs sg6Eng
| ihto Rhai Gburas! MajoE3 EhAtb WHOM
Gov. Walker Is trying to- getbat6F Office
has applied to Judge Underwood for ar
Injunction against Ellison, to prevent hin
from exercising the functions Of the posi-
tion, and the Judge, asler duly consider
ingtheg matter, to-day, issued ItlIeA nd ees
saTys warrant, stmhiEh Will bci heard OF
j "Wednesday. ChahoOn has Ex-Governor
| Wells and Henry Al Wise as counsel, ;ant
has taken every step In his course undel
their advice. The Republicans from aOwr
that way claim that this movement OF, thu
part Of Walker Is The first step towart
getting all tho offices of the State out o
the hands Of Republicans. ~ i,'N ~
CoroSEt FLETcrER, Secretary Of SHIT,
OF Tennessee, arrived here to-day to aid II
pushing forward the movement for turthcl
Congressional interference. lie was ont
of the earliest, as lie d now ono bfithC
strongest advocates of this course He Il
to sec, tho President on the subject In 1
day Or two, and unfold his views Thi
President ias referred Governor SentCFi
application for troops to the Attorney
General, with a request for al opinion al
to his power IN the premises, '''''
Ex.HoN, Mr. tGek1,ADAY5 leaves ? iol
Kentucky In 4 few days 10 enter the cam
paign as candidate for reelection.
Correspondents Of Cincinnati EHqsdrsr.
i THR House to-day paBed an amcpda
tory Census act, providing that but ont
; copy in lie9 yf Two shall! hGlpHde by tn
Assistant Marshals Of the returns 10 b
sent to tho Census Bureau, and tho TIM
for sending tho copy Is limited, so that th'
returns shall reach here Iby tho 10Th o
August next. There are some new detail
about thE Schedules. One section re
quiIcs the appointment Of ALL Assistan
Marshals to.be confirmed by the Secretary
y Of theIn(erior, while smother imposes pan
4 Rities i6E refisinE ,toi furnish tho census
4 taker withinIorma6on. Nothing iS pro
vldeIl torih the bill relating to a new ap
TEE action ii tho Nashville Board o
Trade, and the meeting Of the Tennessee
merchants, protesting against Congress
ional interference with the ,atiairs In thu
State and declaring that there Is peace
able condition lof thing, have had thI
effect to dampcn tho ardor Of The Eep99 a !
strtlctionistS, though tbey will not prevent
the preparation Of 4, btl e6Eing toaneV
election Ia Tennessee. SWhethcr II can bt
| ioFGSd through the House or not, remains
to 30 determined. Holders oti Tepnessct