The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-01-25
Our Washinuton Correspondence.
WASHINGT

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WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. %, 1872.
), The Senate was not in session yesterday, and
very little. business was transacted in the House.
The Senate, it is understood, desires an early
adjournment, but they are very dilatory in their
work, which, if continued fn, wilf7extend the
session into the summer months. Senator Nor
ton, on Monday, will call up his resolution for
fixing the day of adjournment. The Radicals
of The Grant wing feel that the sooner they
take themselves from the public gaze the better
for them and the Democrats will be glad to
put an early stop to their internal deyiltry. =
The Cape Cod delegation called upon Secre-
tary-Boutwelt yesterday: They claim that If
that part of the Washington treaty relating to
the fisheries is carried out their business will
be entirely broken up, as it costs them twice as
much to 6ti out their vessels as it does the
Canadians The delegation claimed to repre-
sent $4,000 persons directly interested in the
fishing trade and 500 vessels employed in the
business. Formerly they had ten Ship Yards
in full operation; now they have not one
This is commentary full of meaning and
warning on the blighting rule of Radicalism.
Secretary Boutwell, counselled them to appeal
to Congress for such relief as will enable them
to compete with the Canadians in their busi-
ness. Before we get done with the Washington
treaty other than fishermen will find how their
interests have been cared for by our side Of the
commission.
1t is pretty well settled that the income tax
for 1871 will not be repealed. The members
from the agricultural districts favor its collec-
ton, as it is tax levied on capital and has
been estimated in the revenue for the present
year. The high tariff members favor its aboli-
tion so that they can have pretext for not re-
ducing taxation.
The Radicals do not want the Investigating
Committee to go to New Orleans. They fear a
repetition of the New York custom house ex-
pose, and think they cannot afford to have any
more of their rascalities unearthed. Now, that
the troubles have. subsidized in that city it is
thought the Committee will not go there, but
send for persons and papers, and take testimony
here. .,l,,. ..,,n ~, ,o
Horace Greeley is obstreperous. Horace will
not come up to tle Radical rack. He refuses
to sign the call for the National Republican
Convention, of which he Is member. He
does not wish to be bound by its action, and in
Inmates by this that he will not support Grant
if nominated ="
Il is thought that the Ways and Means Com
mittee will not recommend the abolition of the
bonded warehouse system, which is advocated
by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
The debate on the amnesty bill, with Sum-
ners civil rights amendment, and the civil
service reform resolution will extend over next
week. The;opposition of Grants nearest friends
and fuglemen to his civil service reform excites
considerable comment It is rumored that he
is now aware of the political blunder which he
made, and had it arranged among his friends
that they must remedy the error by preventing
consummation of his purposed reform, as it is
called.
Each day brings trouble to the Administra-
tion On Monday resolution is to be intro
duced in the House inquiring into the use OF
Seneca Sand Stone in the construction of the
new State Department, and the reasons for its
adoption Grant is large stockhoder in the
Seneca Stone Company, the shares having been
given to him for reasons not set forth, and this
resolution aims at finding out the means used
to accomplish their purpose.
The House yesterday refused to give John
Edwards, the sitting member from the third
Arkansas district, more time to take testimony
against Boles, who contests his seat Edwards
was given his seat on the certificate given him
by Senator (then Governor) Clayton. The ac,
tion of the House is considered as foreshadow.
ing the vote on the contest. The probability
is that Edwards will be displaced in favor OF
Boles. ..-'.. llis.,
The distillers, whiskey-dealers and rectifiers
who are here in great numbers, want all the
taxes on their business consolidated so that ii
may be all collected at once, and fixed at not
more than rs cents per gallon.
PALMETTO.