Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-18
Supreme Court Order deputy Col
leCtOr of New York.

WASHINGTON, November 17.-One
portion Of the financial policy of the
Administration is at last agreed on,
and that is, a recommendation against
any change in the Internal Revenue
system that will reduce the rate of
taxation. The President, Secretary
Boutwell, end Commissioner DelanO
appear to be united on this, though the
two latter officials will suggest some
changes in the administrative fca-
tIIres of the law. There was some
hope that the Commissioner would
| favor a reduction of the income tax
| to three per cent, while speculative
/ interest desired him TO recommend
| that the tax on distilled spirits be
! placed at one dollar; but in his report,
just completed, be ignores both and
suggests no change in the laW. The
object alleged is to give the present
rates of revenue a fair trial for the rest
0f the fiscal year. tt5ltt att
Inquiries having been made as to
the rumnrs that the Supreme Court
would decide the legal tender act an
constitutionalOnM Monday they may be
answered that there is no intimation
of the kind amongthe judges or other
Supreme Court officials. The infer
ence that because these important
cases were argued last January, de-
cision, if favorable, would have been
rendered months ago, does not hold
good, for the reason that there are a
dozen other cases on the calendar on
which decisions have been delayed
for the same time. The general be-
lief, however, among lawyers and
Others, is that the decision of the Court
is adverse to the constitutionality of
the legal tender act, but that its opin-
ion is not written out and will not be
for some time To come. -.-, rr.,s
The Western COngressmen who are
here, say that both parties will be
united in December, in asking Con-
gress to increase the national bank cir
culatiOn in the West, and delare, if
this is not done, the Western men
viii not vote for any proposition 10
cOnsolidais the vote with lower rate
OF interest. ..-
The Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing expect to be able to issue the new
five dollar legal tender notes next
week; the fifties about the first of De
ftlilDtI, anu lllt biidiitt vi tilC HSIlt5
of twenty, one hundred, five hundred
and one thousand dollar n0tesb by the
18th of Decenlhef.
Secretary Boutwell, has determined
TO reduce the force of~speoial agents
employed in the Treasury Department,
and no more appointments will be
made for the present.
The acceptance by Baez of the
proposition made by Mr.. Seward for
the annexation of that Republic to the
United States, is said TO be on file in
the State Department, and it is proba-
bly, that the treaty for the annexation
ofSan Domingo win be submitted to
the Senate during the coming session.
Chief Justice Chase, In the Supreme
Court to-day, announced the following
order:
Gan cases hereafter continued at
this term shall be put at the foot of
the calendar of the 'neKt term, unless
otherwise especially ordered by the
Court" -,s..
1t IS understood that the cases sent
TO the foot Of the calendar will be de-
layed about one year. E1T
Daniel L. Tompkins has been APP
pointed Deputy Collector of the New
York CustOmhOuse, vice Blatchford
resigned. 4t@