The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-13


u senae on DE prcpo sition am yet ,rons,v Of the
belief thar 1t will fail though not by ss strong vote
perhaps as IN the House While on this subject de-
sire 10 correct an error into which inadvertently fell
lew days sinje, in saying that Mr. Hsmin of Maine In
opposed 70 the creation was led to believe so then
but have 81 learned that he favor of the propos
uon and has always been since il was nrs spoken of
rms does. not affect the fact stated in with
u' gen flenan's name-namely, that he moved recon.
On OF the vote, for the purpose ofentrapping some
VI ms Southern brethren
omeisl sdvices have. as yet, been received con.
w "ory OF the late from Mexico The ajvanc.
1."'" -'nha Oh saialio is questioned, although SEQ
i''p'ooaoie IN IT, 1t is thought by that the
Intelligence relating to the hostile decision of thu Wv,
can congress Is probable from the fact that Santa Ann,
would not be likely TO have taksu 40 s.c;d.a . .,.;
and spoken IN so determined manner in hi. lattsr t
General Taylor had he not been assured before hand
that be would be borne by the determination Of Con
gress
The bill to establish the territorial jurisdiction Of "a.
I'm ted States over Oregon taken up today in thu
Hcuse, ir committee Of the whole.
In the Senate considerable time was nent In sl.c,;,
President pre- tenn in the absence of Mr. palla, who il
confined to his house by temporary indisposion tn.
Senate stsr good deal of argument az to the mode Of
proceeding, nslly baoted for President pro tenn and
the hrs ballot, Mr.. Atchson was elected by uusni
nous VOTE with the execution of his own whiah Wa
thrown for Mr. sturgeor The mode of election 10 q
time be misunde standing in regard to II The time
OF the Senate has, in the last two sessions this and the
the proper moe Of siscnS ihs oicor to iii the chair
IN the apse"e Of the Constitutional President Of the
DENT TO w.. Ash:S Sn va: ed The VIC. rr.:
called IN question the Vice Presidents authority
to his Office Th: question was not raised III
nm ost needless to say through PER sona objection
10 Mr. Atchison whose unanimous election proved the
estimation in which he is held by his brethren.
The Committee Of Ways and Means have O. vet made
no report on the means Ct raising dsray the
interest Of tho loan called for By the Prssdsut they
have sono i1ea of reporting bill taxing all free articlss
including tea and coffee. but at less than twenty
ave per cent There very few free srticlss how.
except tea and coffee that will yield any considsre
Die revenue The other articles which they csntsm.
plate taxing are merely nominal A tax upon free srti
coffee alone, and the duty, they think will scarcely be
felt.
The excise system is liable to great many objections
The machinery would necessarily 10 complicated. II
would require the creation of number of new on
ces and an army Of employees The returns would be
unsatisfactory and remote and the system would be
sits, and other equally dsgressble direct,
tax would DO Objectionable many accounts. ono O.
which IT, that it would bring tie citizens Of the different
States and the federal government into that unplea
several States such Maj yland Indians
and others the state Governments in order to redeem
the people conveniently bear and additional
would be apt to become extremely unpopular
no war not OF tnat character winch would call Tor
the imposition OF excise duties IL We were at with
u commercial nation like Great Britain whose interests
would suffer by the imposition Of excise duties il would
be another affair. The policy would then have two.
told object-iniuring the enemy and raising revenue
But Nc xico cannot be At all incommoded 10 that way
nor does there seem to be At such exgency
TO warrant require the imposition OF direct tax That
should never be resorted to until every other measure
shall have failed
Mr. Walker will be prepared for two or three DAYS
to report IN answer to the enquiry instituted days
since by the Senate, TO what articles will bear an IN
crease Of duty and what Of they would
bring His report will be very important one a. IL
will DO from II whether can be obtained
from Increase of duty the articles embraced in the
present tariff The Secretary is not disposed recon.
mend an increased duty OF I've cent all round this
would give the question OF the tariff and he thinks
venue he obtained by other meansneher 10 he In
favor OF an excise system, one OF direct taxation
II IS difficult to tell what rsvulsion take place In
favor OF tea and cofee but is the general impression at
present that will not succeed among st of other
fse articles, and ut lower rate than twenty Ave per
prevalent that tea and coffee cry little used at the
SOUTH The article of coffee is in proportion 10 the op
uAoD uset to greater eXent in most OF the southern
States than in the Northern. In several southern States
much the interest OF tho southern oppose
tex upon ten and coffee vf those from the northern
states They have opposed IL every time OF late
the proposition up to tax those articles Mr. Walker
himself made speech against 1t in the session Of
1912 and therefore DE from prediction
for the inpost he proposes ii at present
From the form alton If the government until 1897 the
duty tea and coffee effect greater than the rate
lately proposed by Mr. Walker, but to tho people who
have since tasted free tea and free coffee the axea ar
cies may not prove palstab!e.
That stawart soldier, Colonel Duff has arrived, had
the pleasure OF meeting Samuel Lover dsy the door
OF the House Of Representatives GALvIENsls.