South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-04-26
Letter from Washington.
[corre,poudsnce of the ln,elllgeuSxj
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Aprif9

WAsnrNeroN. ID. c., AprifRAa
MR. HARPER: To-day, in the HouSe.
the resolutions of the Maryland Legisla.
ture concerning the Presidency will
come up for reference TO the Committee
on the Judiciary. They took thas rSax,
.ence in the Senate, and in The House
the bill TO give authority to the Supreme
Court in tue matter went 10 that Com
mittee without objection. Ii Mr.. Gar.
Eeld or any other Representative renews
to-day the attempt of u week ago TO pre-
vent reference to the appropriate Com
mittee OF these respectful resolutions or
State Legislature he will be voted
down with all the haste that tho rules
or the House permit.
On Saturday the Ways and Means
Committee reported TO the House bill
reducing the tax on manufactured to-
b; g 20 from 24c. to l8o. per pound, and
on cigars from SO TO SO per thousand
aud on cigarettes Sl.75 to Sl.25 per 1000
As an Offset 10 the loss OF revenue sup
posed TO be caused by such reduction,
an income tax Of per cent on all ex.
cess OF 81 1000 per annum. The esti-
mated loss by reduction of tax on tobac.
co, is S3.000.000 greater than the A.
mount expected from the income tax.
These figures. however, are made by
parties opposed 20 the income tax, and
must be taken with allowances.
The great contest OF MEG ARABIAN
with the New ldria, Mining Company
involving title to lanl of almost meal
culablc value, was closed. as TO testi.
mony, before the Senate Committee on
Public Land on Saturday last. In three
or fur weeks the Committee will be
ready to report, and unless there should
be majority and min ority reports this
will practically be the end OF the strug
Gle. whichever party carries OH the fight
thereafter will do so against hope. II
is generally conceded that McGarrahan
comes out of the examination before
the Committee in better shape than
when it commenced. But the Commit.
teo will announce their conclusions
soon, after careful examination OF the
voluminous evidence, and they will be
able TO reach far more salts actory
and conclusive result than any one now
| can.
In connection with the "a nous inter-
| ~" " ''thtiNpA pun
lished, in which he so 6ercely assailed
the Administration. his brother Senators
and public mon generally, it is proper
to say that on Saturday tie SciIalor
declined to make any further statement
concerning the matter. So his denial is
substantially this That The converse
tons from which tile published report
was ma lie up were private, what he said
was not INTENDED Tor publication, and
that he was not. correctly reported. This
leaves amy Of the abused parties at lib
er.yI ito conside, himself insulted or not
rs he plcases.
Mr.. Hayes, it is said will improve
the occasion OF Conkiing's mistake b,
sending TO the Senate II new lot of nom
nations for important offices i'm New
York. 1t is supposed to be the be.ie
that the emncnce OF the gentlemen tc
he named, among whom are mentioned
Ex-senator lNnton and Gcnl. John A
Dix, will, while Conkling's influence is
suffering in the Senate from his ill.tim
ed, utteranccs in private life. lead to IN
immediate confirmation. This would
ut once throw the incalcu!able influence
OF the New York Custom House agains,
Conkling when it becomes time to elect
n Senator TO succeed him. MEMO.