, 1873-12-20

himself in TINT wny, ,,nlcss It may bo tho gcntle-
mon directly intcrosted.
THE wAYR AND MEANS COMMITTEE
had mootinE to't'ny, ht whso}, tho application
mont Of money for stamps utolon by ono OF lia
Clerks Homo time sIco, waB informally discussed.
During The conversation, which WAS Of q froo md
easy description, Niblacls, nf 1ndiara, canunlty
remarked TINT, while Eo did not connect this
nlwayB boon IL question in hiB mind whore all tho
money canlo from TINT waB sont nyory year from
tho Ennt to Ohio and Indiana to e1oct cloctions;
10 this Foator. Of Ohio. rejo1nod that he could
forrcd to; but lie could toll in ono caso wllcro It
cano from. Upon being prcaaod by Nib
lack, Foster aaid that, i1 the last Con.
gresstonai contest, 1t tvas demonstrated that
league, uon. Morgan, came from Fernando
Wood, which not the Committee IN, ronr Of
laughter, III which Wood good naturcd'y Joined;
bit tho conversation OIL tllat point WIS not ,pur-
sued any further. 1t win bo remembered That,
during tho cnmpaign,. Morgan dioprca an on.
rolope Which was picked up by a prcachor TINT
tho lligh.toncd gentleman lud tho 1ocauy to
examine tho colscnts; and TINT the envelope
contained T. check. signod by Wood In Morgan's
favor.
1NcnEAsrSa THE TAXES.
Tho Ways AID Means Committee grows daily
moro avorse to granting Secretary nicharlson'B
request for additional taxes. They 1lavo been
known to express then,ncEyes as Of opinion that
the Massachusetts Probate Judge ID moro am
bitious Of setting tho example Of Mr.. Boutwell,
by paying OF Homo Of tho public dobt tllan
anxious to linow wlloro ho will got Tho money to
1ncot tho current exponscB Of tho Government.
joined by ptomtnont Government oillcials. WHO
have moRt'H Of information as good as Klchard-
son's. Mr.. Douglass, the Commissioner Of In
tor,,al novonuo, aaid to-day, TINT tho rccoptain In
hiH branch Of tho service woro rapidly
coming up, that they llayo now reached tho
point ut which they wore bofore tho paulc, and
that ho believed thoy would not only como
up to his estimates but oxcocd thom BY 80 ,0o0,-
0Jo or 1000 600 by THO tiuo Tho fiscal ycar has
expired. Members OF tho Committee aio also Of
tho opinion that while the falling of III tho
reyoul1cu from import duties Btil. ro1nansas groat
as ever, those duties urst md will lncreaao
within mouth or two. Tho fasling of at tho
time Of tho panio waH about Is por cont Oh
md, upon tha percentage, 1llchardson arg.od
that thoro would be deficit OF $l2, ,0o0,000.
Douglass aayB tint tho informal Rovonlo receipts
will bo what ho estimated thom at tho beginning
tako s25, ,oOoo0o to s2s, 900 from tho secro-
tarys estimated doiicit Of 542, ,000,0 900, and tho
remainder wall DO still furtler reduced by tho In
oroaso in mpost duties which Is reasonably looked
for. For these roasoos the Committee ro nto
tho doficit will nut exceed s15,o00,o 600 Or 52o,-
000, ,00o antl aro not disposed to bo nasty in
lcgislatiug new taxes npon the people. mombcr
of the Committee snid Tonight that if dstilors
wero wiso thoy would at once close out their
stocks Of liquors OH hand while tho prices woro
up for If they wero kept mp, it would not be be-
CAUSE Of any new Legislation on tho subject.
PROPOSED NEW LOAN. ~
EclloY'8 bill to provide for tho igHue OF
much favor, mud it lias 10 friends except tho
great proloctioniBt himself in tho Committee on
WaYa and ltcaus. Tho scheme ii criticized M
calculated to afford Wall street spectators
thoy over before enjoyed, and thoroby tho
business interests OF tho country will be greatly
! Injured Instead Of promoted. kaltey notified
tho Committee to-dny That ho would insist that
his bill should be considered at their first meet
| ing nftor lho recess.
GEN. nowAnp's CASE
! is still undor consideration 1v the House Mill
| tary Committee. 1t in understood TINT it would
hGyo been disposed of by this tino, ii ono or two
| stubborn Republicans could hayo bcen brought
to agroo to tho plan of having tho charges in
vcstigatcl by tho Committee instead Of d court
martnl or military commission. Secretary Bol-
| KNAPP was boforo tho Committee today,
1unut: DurELI4s uAsE.
| n1casrs. Wilson, of indiana, n,ld Eldrodge, OF
Wisconsin, will doubtless 60 as the Sub Commit
| tco Of tho Judiciary Committee to New OrlennH
to look into, Judge Durolrs case, as
provided for by Buffers resolution passed
~
many and nerious, comprchending malfoasn1lceo
and misfcasauco iu oi!ico, drunkenness, md
otless, any ono Of which, if proven, would be
sufficient to inpcach him. lie IL SAID to hayo
cases, Of which some 1,S0o have been before
HIM, Ono Of tho charges is TINT tho Judge was
| 80 drunk when ho signed the order to prohibit
the coryoning Of tho McEnory Legislature that
ho had to 10 hold up IN his aeat aud Ills
hnud stcadied to cnablo him to write. These
charges tho Sub Committee will look into, and
| as tho witnesses in tho bankruptcy cases are
very numerous, it IL much cheaper to send thu
Sub Committed thero to examine them than to
bring them hero.
| THE CHIEF JusT1cEau1p.
I At tho executive session Of thu Sennte to-day,
| q number Of minor combinations wero made,
but tho Williams nomination was not toNched
Nobody thinks that his chances just now arg
from their constituents with frcsl, instructions,
| which. it is thought, will bo against tile con.
1irmntion-
ROSCOE coSKL1sa
ia actively ongugcd iu laying tho ropes for Lii
| nomination 10 lilo Presidency. Ills nlain reli,
anco at prcHent seems to DO OH securing the Ad
miniatration support mud Influenza, lie If
thought to be blossoming too early to dsyoloE
lis full sweetness.
r7o he 4iasocictcl Tyrss.l
! NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, D. e., Dec. 10.-Tho senats
i. Wllcelcr, Marshall for Montana; jane
Wright, Agent for the Indians Of tho Grow
Agency; 1tirnm Ediugalls, pension Agent n
Fort Wayno, Indiana; john J.. savllc, Agcn
for tho Indians Of the lied Cloul Agency. Post
maAtors-Julins S. Burbcr, Culdwator, Mlch
Norris Il. Merrill, Bnchanan., Mich. Joseph X
| Moore, st. potors, Mimi. Edward c. Webster
Lasallc, H.; Esbert g. Reese. par'a, I'll. $. c
Wcst, Muwaukce, Wis; AnEel T. Gailoy, Deco
rah, 10. Robert Il. Bruce, Elkilart, lud.
LEt'AL TENDERS.
Outstanding legal to,lctn. <!a75 AGA, ,21S.
TRANSPORTATION.
4 call la boing nulnerous!y ngncd by MON
: bers Of Congress, headed by Representative Nc
Nulta, Of Illinois, and Representative Harris, 9
Virginia, lacking to n nnIon Of 1nenbors Of tn
, Northwest nnd South, Tor tho purpose Of unitin
; those SECTIONS OH the question Of cheap trans
portation from the Wost from tho Atlar!tlo aef
t hoard 4 meeting will DO held iu tho hall Of til
, Houac OF Representatives OH tho first sat,rdn
after tue recess.
FORTY-THtRD CONGRESS.
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