The New York herald., 1879-02-08
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Z, 1879.

NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:-John F. Hartranft. to be Post
master at Philadelphia; James Pollock. to be Naval
Officer at Philadelphia; A. Louden Snowden, to be
Superintendent of the Philadelphia Mint; Martin
Parry Kernard, to be Assistant Treasurer of the
United States at Boston, Mass; Thomas Stevenson.
to be Collector Of Internal Revenue for the Fifteenth
district of New York; Ephraim McMurtrie. to be
Collector of Customs for the District of Minnesota.
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE.
In response to IN invitation Of Senator Wallace,
Of Pennsylvania, Senator Barnum and num-
Der of other members of the National and
Congressional Democratic committees met at
willards Hotel this evening for con-
sultation. their purpose being to arrange
prelminaries pertaining to the organization of the
Campaign Committee for 1880. After the inerchang-
ing Of views the question of procedure and the
most practical method to be adopted the subject of
further organization was postponed. Messrs. Wal
lace and Barnum being appointed a subcommittee to
consider and report on the same
REPORT OF SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON
INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS.
The Senate Finance Committee this afternoon
took final action upon the House bill amendatory of
the Internal Revenue laws. and authorized the chair
man to report it to the Senate. The committee, by
q vote of against T. decided to recommend concur
in the House provision reducing the tax man.
ufactured tobacco to sixteen cents per pound. The
vote in detail was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Jones
tNev.). Bayard. Herman. Wallace and voorhees-5
Nays-Messrs. Morrill,. Dawes Ferry and Allison-4.
The committee fix the tax snuff at twenty-four
cents and strike out all the provisions relative to the
tax on cigars cheroots and cigarettes thus propos
rates.
The House provision repeating the tax on matches
stricken out and the committee have also entirely
omitted the tobacco bonded warehouse clauses.
The bill is further amended by the addition Of
section to remit all taxes upon insolvent savings
banks and to exempt from taxation $4,000 Of each
deposit made by person association in any
savings institution.
Il THE ARREARS OF PENSIONS ACT. \
General Rice, chairman Of the Committee on Pen
sions has had several interviews with Commissioner
Bentley TO the necessary Legislation to carry ont
the provisions OF the Arrears of Pensions act. OF
course time will be required to examine the claims
presented and. with the facilities at his disposal the
Commissioners. thinks than $4,000. 900 will
be required for claims adjusted during the coming
year. The committee has informally considered and
will probably report bill appropriang that amount
adjusted provision for their payment can be made
on the meeting of Congress in December.
Tn House Committee on Invalid Pensions, at their
meeting to-day, agreed to report with favorable
recommendation Mr.. Rice's bill, amendatory of
section 46gSs Of the Revised Statutes, to read
as foliows:--
When ths rate of an invalid pension shall be in
creased for the that the degree of his disab
ties has become greater than when II last before
rated the Increased rate shall commence at date of
Ming the application for the increase.
Whenever IL shall be made to appear to the Com
missioner OF Pensions that the pension of any PEN
sionor has been enormously rated he shall correct
the rate as justice may require.
The committee also agreed TO report tho bill fixing
sfec of s2 and MORE TO bc paid TO each cxanin-
ing surgeon for each examination of a person, as
providedby law.
SILVER AND TREASURY NOTES.
| Mr.. Mudrow OF Mississippi, from the Committee
on Coinage, Weights and Measures, reported a bill
authorizing the Treasurer of the United states re-
ccive coins of the United States in exchange for
United States notes. He said that the legislation of
the present Congress In relation TO the silver
dollar was sought TO be nullincd by the
various banking institutions of the country.
This bill was aid that legislation and to thwar tho
efforts of the banking institutions 10 dcbasc the coin
| of the country and TO incucate the idea that
| silver never could be o proper standard. Mr.
| Brewer Of Michigan, offered q substitute an
! amendment providing that on tho prescnta.
| tion Of any coins of the United States al
| the sub-Treasury at New York there shall
| be exchanged therefor demand to the extent and
amount TO which coins legal tender an equal
amount OF Treasury notes. and all silver coins
ceivcd which are unit for circulation shall be re-
coined Mr.. Brewers substitute was adopted. Mr.
Robbins, Of North Carolina then moved to lay the