Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-07
EASTERN NEWS.
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
SPECIAL TO DAILY SENTINEL
WASHINGTON INTEL
A Reduction in Government
Salaries.
THE INCOME TAX.
OAKLAND WANTS A GATLING
GUN.
THE CON TAX.
4,7I0 House Ellis introduced
WASHINGTON. Feb. s

The Democratic leaders of the Hoasa
Committee on Appropriations express
the opinion that the session Will lie
prolonged until about the first of July
by controversies yer general appropii.
alton bills. They say they purpose
| cutting down all Government salaries
throughout the country, ven thnse oil
| the employees OF the Senate. and intend
% reduce all expenditures 10 u mini
mum, and therefore anticipate "A siren
uotis and long-continued contest with
the Senate, such rs occurred in the
spring and summer Of 1876. This pre-
diction, however, u that the
House will sustain their sweeping re
commentators. which, i'm view of the
nearly equal division of party strength,
is a very violentas>umption.
The majority on the income tax reso-
luton yesterday, though not large
enough TO suspend the rules, was sn
emphatic an expression of the will OF
the House on this subject, that it practi
cally issues IA redemption of the tax.
so far as the House j. concerned, and
will doubtless I've accepted by the
Ways and Means Committee as All in
structiou to report a tax bill according
ly. Six of The thirteen members of
the committee are already known IN
ba in favor of such action. The Pa.
cific coast members of the COMMITTEES
were recorded OH the proposition, a
follows: In favor of income lax, Lnt-
trell aud Page; against il, Davis, Pa
checo and Wren-Williams not voting.
The Secretary of War writes, in re-
spouse to an application of the Oak.
land Light Cavalry for a loan of a
| fN.tl,,r .tr fhuf ti. 4. px-arnAr ut f>af-
i'ornia. upon application to- the COIN
manding officer OF the Benicia Arsenal,
will I've furnished with such ordnance
and military stores a he may require
TO meet any emergency that may arise
in The existing troubles.
The House Committee or Judiciary
TO day took a vote on the proposition
for n sixteenth amendment tn the
Constitution. AS presented and advo
cared 10y the ate Female Suffrage
Convention. The vote in favor of the
proposition was: yeas, Lynde, Frye,
Butler, Conger and Lsphnm; >. Nays,
Knott. Bartridge, Stronger. MrMshnn
and Culberson; 5. Horns, of Virginia.
who is opposed TO female suffrage, was
absent. There is no probability, what.
ever, that the COMMITTEES will at any
| lime hereafter take favorable action on
the subject.
The bills introduced in the HOUSE
thus far number 4,7lo. Two-thirds OF
them are private bills, which properly
| belong to some judicial tribunal az
commission. Congress is So far be.
| hind In business that the leading mem.
bers prophesy thai the session will
last till August.
ra-oo m.I,,o. nolpnrs, worth nj
United states Bonds Sold.
New YoRK, Feb. 5.
The Tribune says that during the last
three weeks SO. 900 900 worth of United
States bonds have been sold in this city
on English account. The So. o00, 600 are
or their way. and orders were received
Yesterday 10 dispose of two million
dollars additional Government bonds
They are principally 67s. s5s, AS and
5s. Yesterday 81 900 900 OF Govern.
ment bonds We're sold at a fractional
decline, on account of German holders
at Frankfort. Most Of these were Sis.
"rhe cause of this strong desire OF tor.
eign holders to yet rid of the United
States bonds i the natural result OF the
proposed silver legislation by Con
gre, s." said a heavy dealer in bonds
yesterday; '.and instead Of our securi.
ties seeking foreign markets as hitler
to. the demand has altogether ceased
and bonds are being returned by every
steamer to be disposed OF in this coun.
try at a loss. II the Bland bill should
hecoine a law. the Government will he
restricted in its sale OF bonds q this
country. and AS they will be- payable,
principal and interest, in silver. there
will of necessitv be u sharp decline in
All classes of Government bonds in
proportion to the advance OF gold"
A Convention oil Rifle tlnbs.
NEW York. Feb. 5
The National Rifle Association de-
| eided to invite a convention OF all rifle
clubs in the country ut Creedmoor nexl
spring, to take action on points of in
| terest 70 their organizations