The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-15
WASHINGTON.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE
ACT.
Various changes in evyng and collecting internal rev.
enue are being presented and discussed unoficiaily
among MEMBER and the opinion seems general that
few leading articles, such tobacco whskey cotton
and petroleum. should be made produce the greater
portion Of our The these Is therefore,
likely to be increased No reduction of present rates ON
other of them Is contemplated in any event. The
opinion also prevails that the receipts from
many present sources Of taxation are not COM
mensurate with the expense OF levying and
collecting and do not compensate for the irritation
and opposition they beget among taxpayen In popu
lar form Of government like taxes must sic lightly on
the middlng and poorer classes All tax laws dscrmin
stng between gold and silver Watches which require
housekeeper TO carefully her silver spoons
exceedingly repugnant TO the feelings Of people
The taxes poor mllineIs and dressmakes, and small
manufacturers Of all branches likely 10 DO totally
abolished and the amount secured by trinng addition
to those already imposed upon pretentious estab
iishments The exemption Of six hundred dollars In
come Ia considered insufficient, and will probably be
amended BY substituting one thousand Stamp duties
are always odious and half Of these be dispensed
with. The foregoing are Of tho proposed modIa-
catlonG
TEXAN AFFAIRS.
General L. Kent until recently Provost Marshal Of
Texas who has just left the military service, started last
evening for the above State intending TO make his
permanent residence he represents that throughout
the whole State there Is presented exceent oppor
tunty for the settlement Of newcomers, particularly
tho people anxious for the infusion Of Northern
terprse Just the labor system is not adequate to
the demands upon it, The blacks that left In the
state reported to be doing very well under fair
Considerable dissatisfaction against Provisional Governor
Hamilton exists among the citizens OF the State who
present that the Governor tcmpers his administration
with a too vindctive remembrance Of his personal
wrongs at the hands Of the rebels during the early
Of the The inhabitants claim the State kept
behind, in comparison with other States in the march
of reconstruction, and they that Han
ton fails to lend such active aid the work he might
well do
GENERAL aRANr-ON THE WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS
FROM THE SOUTHERN STATES.
may be stated with reference the recent despatch
to the Mobile Advertiser, touching the withdrawal Of
troops nom Alabama ana Georgia hat In acting upon
the application Of Governor Parsons TO withdraw them
from the former State and 10 arm the local militia Lieu
tenant General Grant has made the following reply
For the present. and until there Is full FOR
equitaby maintaining the right and safety OF al cai
recommend the withdrawal OF the United states .ps
from them The number Of interior garrsons might DO
guilty, should DO retained While such force Ia re-
tanned In the South doubt the propriety OF putting
arms In the hands OF the militia.
THE NEW SENATORS FROM IOWA.
Tho Secretary Of tho Interior Mr. Harlan has received
the following telegram
DEs MONIES Iowa, Jan. Is, 1885,
To Hon JAMES HARIAS--You have been duly elected.
United States Senator for tho long TERM commencing
March 4, 1857, for six years. Is SEIIA
Ex-Governor Kirkwood, Of Iowa, has been elected 70
all the unexpired term-