The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-08
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
fhe Representation Basis and
Rebel War Debts and Slave
Claims in the Senate.
Speeches Of Senators Wilson
and Fessenden.
NoAmerican Registers to be ReiSsued
to Expatriated American Vessels.
Further Legislation Unnecessary to
Meet our Chamber of Com
merce Demands.
Passage by the House of an I'm
portant Revenue Bill.
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Foreign BondhOlders Taxable and Currency
Value tho Taxation Basis.
Proposition to Provide Home
steads for tiae Freedmen.
Life Grant Of the Franking Privilege
TO Mrs. Lincoln.
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The Canadian Commission and the
Reciprocity Treaty.
DC DC. DC.
Foreign BondhOlders Taxable and Currency
Value the Taxation Basis.
Proposition to Provide Home
steads for tiae Freedmen.
Life Grant Of the Franking Privilege
to Mrs. Lincoln.
The Canadian Commission and the
Reciprocity Treaty,
DC. &c &c.

WASHINGTON, Feb. I, 1896.
ygE CANADIAN COMMISSION AND THE RECIPROCITY
TREATY.
The conference between the Canadian Commission that
have been here weeks endeavoring arrange for
reciprocal trade with that province and the House Com
mitlee Ways and Means broken of last evening"
and the delegation leave for home tomorrow. In
they have accomplished nothing but in another
thor mission will probably be fruess. But little
allowed TO transpre concerning their power TO
for their government the nature OF the propositions sub
mtted the spirit in which the latter were received by
officials and the committee with which they directly
negotiated Their meetings with the committee we're at
nrst purposely informal, that the official semioi
cisl correspondence is very brief indeed, and gives
information concerning details II has leaked out how
ever that the delegation conceded the prent inequality
and injustice OF the Reciprocity treaty In consequence OF
the altered condition OF laws produced by
the war, and admitted that taxes on their products
should rest basis substantially equal 10 internal
revenue duties. They willing 70 stpulae for an
enlargement Of the weand Canal that would accommo.
date nearly all vessels the upper lakes II they could
have some assurance tina, hostile legislation
part would thwart the enterprise, and willing to
tend the present nshing regulations II allowed coastng
privileges by They also proposed to make their
paent laws conform TO ours and to accept true just
tar beer whskey and tobacco. BY this they did
mean two dollars per gallon whskey for they be
ievcd this too much but were willing 10 place at half
that amount. They also favored transit laws being
made the by law. To these propositions they
ceived the following counter-propositions instead OF
direct reply:-That the committee would recommend
Congress amend navigation laws that fisheries
should unchanged and that we should concede
certain duties equivalents that would admit free
frewood, burr mllstones and grindstones undressed
nd nd m chedu ule of
duties on all other products. This schedule was con
sdered unjust by delegation a whole, and espe-
eally 30 in imposing tax Of twenty cents per bushe
wheat fifteen cents on barley, ten cents on oats
and corn twenty per cent cattle and twenty-five per
-four. They might have been inclined TO accept
some or the rates the schedule but gven
dcrstand IL must be accepted wholly, corresponding
concessions given other articles. AZ agreement
reached, and but little encouragement given for
osher overures the delegation have concluded 10
their constituents until the necessities OF trade point
the regulations and sdvsuts both
eountries Our commerce with Canada y estimated at
.bout seventy millions per snnum, besides which
transport nearly twenty millions VI her products 70
market our lines OF transit
TEE COLLECTION of INCOME TAxEs PROM THE
TATEs or rEKsoSs DECEASED IN lsG5.
A letter from the Secretary Of the Treasury TO the
Speaker OF the HOUSE. with enclosures from revenue
sdce explains relative to the collection OF income
Il 1853 from the Of persons who died after De-
ssmber 81 1sos and prior to the levy FOR that year
Commissioner Rollins says that such collected
fos 1853 o. far practicable by direction Of commis
soner Lewis and that IL does no, appear from the
cords Of the oce that anything has been refunded He
further states that such OF 1888 upon Of
persons who died during 1855 collected hut after
wards refsnded and that incomes Of isoi Ia similar
cases Of subsequent death, we're not assessed, in
accordance with Instructions from Comm ssioner
Lewis These rules, though different, uniform
in their application. He does not undertake TO explain
whether the Commissioner changed the rule IN view Of
the supposed eject OF some amendment OF the Law
from q change Of opinion Commissioner orton says
that the regulations al the Once 4fthe time referred
required executors administrators 10 make such
turns; but does not detde whether the req irement
stood upon the ground thai they received thoae
charged with q debt due the United states. or whether
upon the idea that they trustees OF the her or
creditors though incning 10 the opinion that ther
ground might be taken. He says further he does not
feel authorized TO pay back the duty erroneoasy
illegally assessed or collected when II pad under
rule Of the once lhen operating
rnE REDEMPTION oF surILsTED CURRENCY.
The Treasury Department is about 10 follow up the
circular lately issued defining the regulations for the
redemption Of InutiIaied currency by establishing
bureau especially for such redemption Tue bureau
viii be embodied In the national currency division aud
IL Is proposed 10 send agent Of the Department TO
Albany few days In order 70 gather something Of the
system IN vogue at thai capital for the redemption OF
the mutilated notes OF New York State banks The in
cressng quantity OF Treasury notes being presented
Cor redemption whose mutaiion occasions discount
npon their face has peremptory necessated separate
bureau for the purpose and Is expected before the
year none the department, will be actively
employed
vncrosED DISPOSAL % rUsfIc LANDS IN CERTAIN
souTHERN STATES.
y To-day, Mr. Julian OF Indiana, brought up the biIi
fo The disposal of public lands for homestead actual
ssstkmens IN Aisb~ms, Mississippi, Louesns, Arksnsss
s"d F'o''da, vita some amendments which he
bed prepared They were n reality supplementary
70 The Crsedmss's Buresu bill, which has lately
psssed W JH0pss SIMPLY szsssny l9s provisions