The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-01

New Plan TO Pay on the Debt OF the Empire.
We lay before our readers . condensed statement Of
the proposition Of the banking firm OF Maud Il Co., or
Rio Janeiro, undertake the oxtinguishment OF the
Brazilian national debt within sixty years. which has
been adopted by tho Finance Committee Of the Chamber
OF Deputies and reported - bill to the House. II
would DO difficult find stronger testimony to the UNI
limited confidence which the namo Of Baron dc naua
inspires than this report Of tho COMMITTEES recommend
ing the entrusting to his banking firm OF the great
financial operation OF paying or some $l7e 600 600 OF
the national debt OF Brazil.
applying about 500 900 annualy raised by lotisrss
TO the purchase OF bonds OF the debt and using the
dempton OF others unit. the debt becomes exngushed.
when Its charge the revenue will cease The pronts
TO the firm doubt would be considerable in the long
run, but could be realized for least ten years.
The lottery scheme the only unpleasant feature TO
for convinced that lotteries have disastrous In
fueuce upon the morality OF the people, and We ike
them no better than paper money issues. stii both
have their value extraordinary measures and just ~
future surplus in the will enable reduction
in the paper ISSUE will permit direct payment OF
the subsidy 10 substitute the obnoxious feature 10 .
plan whose contamination viii supply an important
desideraum to Brazil tun
Brazilian Efforts 20 Coax Immi grafton.
Senior Tavares Basos has proposed the Chamber OF
Deputies seven laws which, IL passed, should have .
beneficial effect upon the OF i'm
They
bill to authorize mixed marriages by civil contract,
egalize such Catholic and Protestant mar
riagcs by civil contractor by religious ony OF any
sect previously made bill TO facilitate the
naturalization OF foreigners bill to open the port OF
San Francisco In the province OF Santa Caharina and
TO permit emigrant vessels TO land emgrant all ces
belonging to them, and any kind OF imporsable goods.
Also TO allow the coloues 10 export their produce
and import goods for their without dependence
Of dispatch in their respective custom houses bill to
improve the position OF laborers and tenants shares,
contracting for term. bill 10 grant gratuitousy
surveyed public lands 70 families OF omigrans or to
those parties introducing them into Brazil These grants
not to exceed l25 900 bracas for each family inn
ported and settled lessees for upon the
lands granted The frat 500 lots be sold by the gran
tees tran the square braca nor than
oneQuarer real yearly II leased II also provides for
reducing i've the prices Of unsod surveyed
lands The Of colonial lots every
years II sold direct TO i'm migrants their families
A bill land Of So each 10 600 square bra
within twenty miles OF any railway cart road canal
navigabe with steamers 200 reis out
side that distance and 100 res on grazing anda In the
suburbs Of Rio Janeiro the square bracA and IN
ment for three 10 treble tho amounts for four years
to quadruple It, and Provides likewise for oblig
ing landowners 70 declare the extent Of their land and
proceed TO its survey bill to tax slaves In Rio $40
EACH and $50 In the other cities; TO be doubled In ten
years. triped In fifteen and every additional i've
years. Failure to register these slaves punished with
hne OF 5000 In towns OF twenty thousand souls or
upwards 70 have other slaves than for domestic
al the rate Of slave to every TWO free
persons. nne Of 5000 for each one in excess. ~