The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-01
THIRD EDITION
MATTERS At WASHINGTON.
Belmont and the New Loan.
Investigation Of Southern Outrages
Tax on Insurance Companies
The Appropriation Bills.
ID o M Il 8 TIC AFFAIRS.
The Governor Clayton Impeachment
Nice Western Legislators.
The Appropriation Bills
ID o M a TIC AFFAIRS
The Governor Clayton Impeachment
Mice Western Legislators.
FROM WASHINGTON.

August Belmont and the per cent. Lean.
Special Despatch TO The Evening Telegraph
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The action of the
Secretary of the Treasury in appointing August
Belmont a prominent Democratic banker of
New York, agent to negotiate the new per
cent. loan in Europe, has created much dissatis-
faction in political and financial circles. Bel
mont will throw the loan into the hands of the
Rcthschilds and their agents in Europe.
OutraGes In the South.
The Senate passed a resolution to-day con-
tnuing the select committee to investigate the
outrages at the South during the first session of
the Forty-second Congress. An effort was made
by the Democrats to have the proceedings of
the committee made public, but this was voted
down on the ground that the witnesses from the
South who testify against the Ku-Klux must be
protected.
The ALASKA Annexation Question.
Efforts are being made to get Alaska annexed
to Washington Territory, the people of the lat
ter desiring to secure possession.
Tax on Insurance Companies.
bill was presented this morning from the
Ways and Means Committee exempting undis-
tributed shares of insurance companies from
taxation.
The conference committee on the
Legislative and Executive Appropriation Bill
were in session late last night and agreed upon
all the Senate amendments, except the Circuit
Judges salaries, the State Department appro-
priation, and one or two others of miuor i'm
portance. They will have another session to-
night.
The conference committee on the
Indian Appropriation Bill
have agreed, and their report will be made
to day.
Despatch to the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Commissioner
of Internal Revenue has under consideration the
New York Central Railroad Dividend Tax
Question,
but will not render decision till next week.
AntI-women Sunrasists.
An additional memorial has been sent to Con-
gress signed by women against the extension
of suffrage to their sex. About six thousand
women have so far protested against female
suffrage, and efforts are making to procure other
signatures throughout the country.
Earthquake Shocks in Mexico.
Lieutenant Commander Farquhar, commanding
the Kansas, reports to the Department, off
Minatitlan, Mexico, that on the evening of
February l two distinct shocks of earthquake,
lasting about fifteen seconds, were felt in that
vicinity. A wave about foot in height imme-
diately followed.
The sensation on board the ship was as if the
vessel was pounding on rocks. An eruption OF
Detorizaba has been expected for some days.
AS far as ascertained, there has been no damage
to property or loss of life.
Naval Orders.
Lieutenant Commander Stephen A. McCarty
is detached from the Congress, and ordered to
the Tennessee, relieving Lieutenant Commander
Cotton, who is ordered to the Congress.