The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-02-20
FROM WASHINGTON.

appointed to adjust the differences between
the Senate and House regarding the ten sloops
Of war bill provides that the number of ves-
sells to be built shall be eight, four of which
shall be constructed in Government yards and
the other four in private yards
"A strong effort il being made on the part
Of lobbyists and others for the assembling Of
the new Congress- March 4.
The funded loan subscription in the Uni
ted States and Europe last week have been 80
heavy that the Secretary of the Treasury, in
order to stay the interest, has issued call for
one hundred millions of the 500 bonds Of
1862, in advance of the closing of the books.
Additional calls will be issued to follow short
ly, the Secretary having declined to call at one
time more than one hundred millions, because
of the clerical labor involved in preparing. re-
ceiving and delivering the bonds.
Senator Wilson will, on tho 18th or Goth
inst, notify the proper authorities of Massa-
chusetts of his intended resignation, which
will not take place until the expiration of the
present Congress-.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
addressed the following letters to the chairman
and members of the Finance Committee Tho
final passage of the bill in regard to tho SELL
ing of leaf tobacco direct to consumers will,
in the respectful judgment of this Office, provo
disastrous to tho revenue from tobacco, and il
most earnestly deprecated by the whole body
of manufacturers of tobacco throughout the
country. have addressed the chairman of
your committee, asking hearing from this
office and the manufacturers of the country
before the Senate is called to consider it. We
estimate that the revenue would be reduced
$4,000, 900 per annum by tho proposed bill.
The Senate Committee on Commerce have
voted to report favorably the bill authorizing
the construction Of bridge across the Missis-
sippi river, at Carondeet, Missouri providing
that this bridge shall be sixty feet above high
water or ten feet higher than any otherbridge
over the Mississippi.
Tho Captain of an American vessel having
left one of his crew in destitution at foreign
port, the Collector at New Orleans has been
instructed by the Secretary of the Treasury
three months extra wages for the disabled
sailor.
Tho Comptroller of the Currency will not
hereafter change United States bonds deposit
ed as security for circulating notes of National
Banks, except upon the condition of substitut-
ing new 5per cents of loan Of July H. 1870,
and January 20, 1871.
1t is stated that President Grant has as
sured delegation of Georgians that after the
close of the session, he should, in company
| with members Of the Cabinet, make an extend
ed Southern tour, visiting New Orleans via
Richmond, Raleigh, Charleston, Mobile and
| other places From New Orleans he would 60
| to Memphis, but was undecided whether he
would return via Knoxville or Nashville, and
| Louisville. He declined to state anything
positive concerning the appointment of South
| erners in his Cabinet. r,.
The Postmaster-General has issued ali ad.
vertisement for bids for new penny postal
card It's the intention of the Department to
have the cards ready for issue by the LIST OF
MAY. The Postmaster General has alreadyre-
ceived orders for the new cards in such num-
| bers as to lead him to believe that a hundred
| millions will be used by the first of the year.
The movement for refunding the cotton
| tax turns out to have much less strength in
the House than its friends have all along
| claimed for it. All that Mr.. Dawes and the
| majority of the Ways and Means asked, was
| that Friday afternoon might be given to the
discussion of the subject; but led by Mr..
| Hale, the House positively refused to allow
| the subject to be brought before it, and it il
doubtful if it makes another appearance this
session. Since there has been any prospect OF
| reaching the matter, the feeling against re-
| funding has grown stronger, and the fact that
only four weeks of the session remain, renders
the House indisposed to waste time to no pur-
pose. :,
| "A joint resolution has been introduced by
| General Banks, recommending the President
| to open communication with the foreign Gov
ernments of America aad Europe, with view
of devising the most efficient means for the
| protection of non-combatants; to enforce the
| rules Of civilized war; to enforce emancipa-
| ton; and to insure more peaceable relations
between Cuba and the Spanish Government
II is now well understood by our Government
| that Great Britain, the North German EN-
pire, and other enlighted nations Of Europe
as well as some of the South American Re.
publics would be glad to join in submitting tc
Spain. some proposition that would tend te
bring the sanguinsry contest in Cuba to q
close. if the United States Government would
take the initiative. The purposs Of Genera
Banks resolution is to give foreign govern
ments the opportunity to unite with usin thil
The House Committee on. Appropriation
has limited the new Government buildings II
Philadelphis to ss.o00,O0O. s' pr =
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