, 1877-01-10
WASHINGTON.
Proposition to Reduce tho 1yhisky-TAx-Th1
i,rFunct TolIce.Honrd-The Venezuelan
E.}nJ.ne

Ifon0sltlon 10 Neddce LILO HhaaRt-IAx-Ihe
l,cfunct ToiIce.soard-rhe Venezuelan
Claims.
specfa. btspateh to ne 9rfeune,
WAsu1xGros, u. e.. Jan, VA yut. Commit
,,a nf Noy, nrd Nnona hov. ,,r rn,nn tn,
hs,r ,.rs,a.-,n ~, n,,a.,ta ~, rn1un,n,, ', .,a
oeen considering ,ne 'luest'on .. 1eaue'ne tne
tax on whisky and tobaccp, wt.t, the view Ut rc-
porting bill to that effect. Thu propustton Is
10 reduce Tic tar on whisky to 70 cents per gal
,o'', a'o % ~: .s , :! M ps. w. =. 'as ueen ".
lore tue WAYS anu .neahs committee loe some
time. but has never been more vigorously push
aetIon will be taken during the present s.ss!nn,
but the probabilities are that nothing will be
DUNG.
An interesting bill to soldiers was passed IL
monthly to those wno Lust BOTH an nrtn md
lug.
Ihc celebrity with which thu Senate pasted
The llonte bill abut's!'ing tue Board of p1i'cc
offensive tu gr"tle!ncn "t oil purtes. It was
established IN 1851. US a substitute fur the
Auxiliary tiuard, fnany members Of which at
"1'cc went 'nto the Confederate army. and It IS
asserted t!at tile Investigation ordered hy the
House will disclose some questionable prsvtlccs
b. some Ut its members. DC this - It may.
every one appears to tc glad tlIat the Board Ill
longer EXIT; II l., uz.trn 4..oe,o.<s ,4....
nAsn!so!gS; ,l ~ ~ 'ata. v,-ne .emmttee ~,
On on f1feiEA AnA'fs tnoK up uo.ias w case u
III , ei'e14eia cta;l,.s. A"u ne3st tcstnnons ~
via 'u wa. 'ln, anr;!t or att,rnry fr tr"se:,in@ M
Riat IL KnoWh A. tne siulef clalh!, IN
VII ~ns.a seItliea,es 70 .te amaunt u son;e t.
wv were 1hkueu; 4ne testimony "hs tlesleneH
~ soMsauas. luz nut'u,m ~ LINN LINZ tasre IT r raa
mage, Go"'miss!oIes. Or Mr; s.!laell, United
Stn.ss '~nei ~ :" ,is seISue's. , -" .eeMM ~ s'.as
c!alih. !tt"h testanca t.at NJ naa never
ou te the subi.ft. a'd that c!ther ot them l'ad
ever feeeiseu my snEHe6t eolslacIatln'1 III
!olnee.imn with i. I,alt'aae i,au ~tLafawn
IT, IT, ce..sates 'ng, tue "s ,a set ~
INN 1or fat PURPOSE. anu liad naaueM tile.n at
n!s'lgd documentary evidence oi iho validity Of
tnT ~, aus. IL, g e,1t"!. 1,,.. .ux,,.x,,,. H..
lne sMno-toh1mtee M ,, On Arp.op.sat'oms has
cgnrletc'l the l:e.lslat!se' Executive, AM Jtl'
ule!al approximation mll. hc n,terhai Ncse-
mug Dlstfaets nave neGh lcaueeu 70 !t9' r.
| q'I!rlns son'e present districts to bc ronBoll-
da1sa. rn sor,,o !, .rc,,,,.c ao,.,on ,o.,., cor.
| Grn,cd the following naval ustninalsoMs: COM
| inuslure Elwnrtt Donaldson. George IL. rreb!e,
an.l Edward Middleton, 10 be Rear-Ada'irals.
| +. Krm5te. Logan, o.: J. +. scrtiel. tasnrs-
VILE, o.: !. pesoek, Gal!atin, Tcnn.: G. W.
toc, Auainnsa, 1u.; !. H.: s!cson, Pella, H.:
| Plain, Ia.
THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS.
WABniSuToa, II. C., Jau. 7.-The Russian
fleet, v cll lIu8 Enru Il America, VIII probably
| a1lclIur at iuet ROYAL twu weeks henccc The
Gra.,.l Duke Alexis. whose former visit to thls
| country caused 50 widespread xct,satfon, ~
companies the fleet und will cotnr directly to
Wnsninctuu. Here he wili stay at ieuxt d fort
night, apartment. having been engaged fur lin
a,itE seventeen Of tu t1,Ubt distinguished otIlrrrs
Vi IDS t,utr aud tie squadron q. The Arlington
Hotel. Tue old Rcycrdy Jol,t,son mansion,
! annexed to the Arlington Of, the
! Mmih. Ia to 10 surrendered 10 lie
| rr:pa. aud his companions. Scuatur Hat,doluh
and Il fcw utiler e,itsts i,uw oecupy so.nr Vi tic
Priucrss arrival. When In his seat tic scuator
from Maryland made ,lis hos,sc celebrated tnr
| liz hospta1ity, Since it bccu,nt . paTt Ut the
hUtrl Il has Gccn occuu,e4l i,y tbe ,,lc,ubcre vi
lie Jauaureo Embassy md !y tue Emperor Of
| lfrnziI' Jts intrr;,,r ls runycn:ruily arranrcd
md The fnruIturc tj,roupu0ut It ricf; and tastt
| fu1. The three luu,v which hayc bccu r,,-
ipyt hayc perhaps twenty paslors and bed
chambers, lnorc tl!ah 'nay be necessary to hnp.
tf .'e " tlv ,. I1e aa. vi! ~
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