Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-04-11
Letter from Washington.

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A the Session w t.l-fe-- j. drawtn. 20
close. chose having i5d,, dual Interest,
IN IL deliiIe rad ~ naturally enough tel
anxious 70 have their respective Interests
attended to az once; and Ia consequence.
j, i beginning 20 look very lively around
tire lobby Just now. The Appropriation
hIl which ha> no incou-iderahlc number 81
little items ofrecuuiary Interests 70 many.
i we'll looked ai;vr. anal thc App" prjAt.au
Committee having the bid .u charge. j.
called upon, iii ihcir lutcIt =. hy d4S aud
night. The business az both senate and
House are being better attended ip than n
-uy Time during Tho Session. !ut 4, l.
Thought Ihat the remainder 81 ,A' Session
Will now continue - Ne devoied rnu,, 10
me husine-s int rcs'> Of thu coul.trg than
ans" erin. Aliegatioa, az otiicial corruption
made hy the ffw malrou.cn'- IN. 3i-
jeurnm-ui ever 10 Monday VIII afford a
rH>t ycrt much needed ht Tie maiogI't ai
tar Members OF both House,
Ihr unexpected motion ~ Sru..'e Scott.
puudiH- thc consideration "f ihr ..ri.i bib
,s Nsdgt n4lAt. a. repeal iuts-c4. f-h-NtH
taxation urnn every thii. az 4 .ta,-, r.
iuaI uiactuI.- uDW faxed. except malt aua
lrtuu> liquors aHl tobacco. Nl.-el Wa
freed to, !, the theme of discus .s;l is.
every circle here, DatN ID standing tAerr +,
but iiItle hope OF the ii Juse agreeing % &.
ihe whole lniernal Revenue Depaum"ui.
- IF 9
The bill TO rcfu. ,h- cotton tax collected
"a 1866. '67. aud IS. which has been Def ~.
The COMMITTEE Of Nays and Mean, for
'hrT con- liberation. wlll. il il said. he r'-
ported next week. and the friends O; ,h-
hili are sanguIne Of a favorable report.
X was the Intention when the lax va. i'm
posed, that ihr burden # the tax should
iA.l on the consumer. bat Il g. shown that
i operated only against the producer and
doubtless for that reason Cougre., "a
readily repealed it ia 81.
1t l. elaine THAT a. the cotton tax. only
Effected tic cotton growing states. was
unequal. aul cpuscQuen Unconstitutional
And. therefore. unjust. The Chicago H.
lief bill now PENDING ga Congress, which
proposes drawbacks Of two dollar, ou all
Canadian lumber shipped 70 Chicago. has
developed 10 no little cNteu, the View,
that several senators aud Member, take
Oh the question OF con~tiIuiion-litY uf a
law which directly or indirectly lc,.l- a
LAX ON part OF the country for Ia. benefit
of The whole A. does the drawbagk 81
dl,ie> oa lumber for the Chicago relief
alice, Michigan principally 80 d.d lie. cot
ton Tax tn exclusively GA thy cotton
growing SsAie>
The bin nov before the committee pro-
poses 10 refund the LAX la cotton Bond. NJ
iour-and-a-half per cen,. III gold 10 run Ion
forty years.
There has been several me.tin.s- in m.
faleut Once lately of the Patent Solicitors
by request ~ the Commits ion.r of Patent.
= determine Tie Feasibility OF making
materil changes IN he, mode u ..nIdu~t.
Ing business ia tia, Ofiire The propu>t
lion which l. favored hY the Commissioner
aud lew solicitors living Al a distance. i.
10 abolish the repeal board and examiner.
Of iHerierence>; TO abolish grade in IN.
examining corps aud place al. the eN-
anIner- ou the same salary Of two thou-
sand dol ars each per aunun: 10 r,-,iur.
the number Of classification. at pr->eu;
Ne'ht-i"o. 20 nine Also 10 create 4
u'afd oil hihe. each having a deputy. the
un'E "l winch shall be TO give the final
decision on all applications. the merits OF
which having been passed upou re.nec,iv..-
~ by the examiners below
The object of this change. II i claimed
BY the Commissioner. il To prevent the
palea'ability Of worthless inventions
Ex-Governor Holden OF y O. sin
tarfies in Washington waiting develop.-
ments OF certain matters in his own State.
his refusal TO accept the mission to Peru
was on account of his love for active
poiitlcal labor. and he felt that he could
DOT AFFORD 10 exile himself in a foreign
cline during an important poIitieaI can
vass.-Judge Lettle late Minister m Porn
has returned TO \. c.. and his friends say
that he Will be the Republican Nominee
for Governor of his State.-General Allan
Rutherford. Third Auditor. is offered the
Congressional nomination of his District
in \. c. Inn