The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-04-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHINGToN, D. c., April 23, 1878.

To. day, in the House, the resolutions of
the Maryland Legislature concerning the
Presidency will come up for reference to the
Committee on the judiciary. They took
that reference in the Senate, and in the
House the bill to give authority to the Su-
preme Court in the matter went to that Com
mittec without objection. If Mr.. Garfield
or any other Representative renews to-day
the attempt of a week ago to prevent re-
ference to the appropriate committee of these
respectful resolutions Of a State Legislature
he will be voted down with all the haste that
the rules of the House permit
On Saturday the ways and means Com
mittce reported to the House bill reducing
the tax on manufactured tobacco from "a
to IS cents per pound and on cigars from
Sc to s. per thousand, and on cigarettes
from Sl.7j to 81 20 per thousand as an effect
to the loss of revenue supposed to be caused
by such reduction, an income tex of 2 per
cen; On all excess Of $4,000 per aunum.
| The estimated loss by reduction Of tax on
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amount expected from the income tax.
These figures, however, are made by parties
opposed to the income tax, and must be
taken with allowance.
The great contest of McGarrahau, with the
New ldria Mining Company, involving title
to land of almost incalculable value, was
closed, as to testimony, before the Senate
Committee On Public Land on Saturday last
In three or four weeks the committee will be
ready to report, and unless there should be
majority and minority reports this will prac-
ticaly be the end of the struggle. Which
ever party carries on the fight thereafter will
do 80 against hope. 1t is generally conceded
| that McCiarrahan comes out of the examin-
alton before the committee in better shape
than when it commenced. But the commit
tee will announce their conclusions soon, AZ
ter careful examination of the voluminous
evidence, and they will be able to reach a
far more satisfactory and conclusive result
than any one now can.
In connection with the famous interview
of Senator Conkling, lately published, in
which he so fiercely assailed the Admins
tration, his brother Senators, and public
men generally, it is proper to say that OF
Saturday the Senator declined to make an.
further statement concerning the matter. s.
his denial is substantially this: That thu
oonFefsatio" Hom which the published re
port was made up were ,plriyate. .yAiash he saif
he was not correctly reported. This leave,
any of the abused parties at liberty to con-
slider himself insulted or not as he pleases,
Mr.. Hayes, 1t is said, will improve the oc,
casion of Conkling's mistake by sending tc
the Senate new lot of nominations for i'm.
portant offices in New York. 1t is supposed
to be the belief that the eminence of the
gentlemen to be named, among whom are
mentioned ex-senator Fenton and Gen. John
A. Dix, will, while Conkling's influence i.
| suffering in the Senate from his ill-tim ed
utterances in private life, lead to an imme.
diate confirmation. This would at once
throw the incalculable influence of the New
York Custom House against Conkling when
it becomes time to elect Senator to succeed
him.
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