The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-01

reduction OF duties cannot be conceded In favor
OF any industry. public establishment, society or
person OF class. TINS, however, does not Apply
TO the deroe alton OF any diplomatic franchise estab-
shed by treaties with foreign nations. Commissions
shall establish tables Of prices ana measure OF sne ar
which they think necessary upon the commerce and
industry OF each year past that the may
know and legsate for the next year without preju-
| dice to commerce and industry"
BY what have quoted the reader will see that the
duties were upon the extraordnaryn ffty and sixty
reduced still more until they reach the '.fscal''
against thirty protectonists OF these lie sixty
seven were republicans. Even Prim aud those for
merly on the protectlOnst side voted against them.
so will France and America. But time
will prove whether Spain will be. II Senior Madoz Is
the elected spokesman or Catalonia she Will be
great loser. and the authOrires-the government
have arrayed entire Catalonia against 1t in case OF
The capitation tax has been passed. despite the
EFFORTS made by the republicans. 1t must be remem-
bered that IL Is to replace the obnoxious known
personal tax is Technically called ..repartiniento
personal" And all persons above the age OF four
teen years, both male and female, are subject to It,
others sustained by the public funds. The tax Is TO
be In proportion to the wealth OF each person. The
government expects 70 realize by TINS tax saSoo9p0
cents per head
The ''in0resos revenue" and tariff question being
attention to the prerequisites" OF ex-
penditure. Each Deputy is well aware that
the estimates are entirely too vast for Spain's
present crippled finances, and much ingenuity has
been spent trying to dispose Of the enormous de-
ct OF nearly 45 reals The Minister OF Finance,
seeing the evident Discrimination OF the C0rtes to
vote the expenditure for the coming year. has also
paid much attention towards the disposal Of the de-
hcit and has drawn up list which proves that the
deficit Is unnecessary II the C0rtes Is 80 inclined.
This list embraces reduction OF embassies, consul
generaships cOnsulates secretaries OF various posts
assessors, generals OF various districts, auditors
dimnuti0n of subsidies to public works, &C., which
reduces the deficit 40 600, 900 reals, which, indeed ID
nearly ali that IL necessary. The embassies to
France, England, China Russia, United States and
Turkey are still to be kept but the others are 70 be
abolished for the present. Eacn existing ambassa-
doris pay Is to be reduced Onesixth, and this small
reduction In one year amounts 70 $3.50, 900.
This Is step In the right direction,
and the country indebted for 1t to senior Fernando
Garrid0. OF the Igualddd and his cOmpatriOts.
But really, the fact that embarrassed Spain paid
$50 900 per annum to the ambassador to France was
an anomaly In this enlightened century, and that 1t
was about to persist in this insensate course
many others OF like nature, Is also anomalous. The
representations OF foreign journals upon the draw
backs OF Spain bring her leaders and rulers to act
differently, and contribute little by little to make
Spaniards believe that whoever says ''Spain" says
not all in this world. Since September last what
outsiders think OF their conduct has been subject
OF curiosity to the people, ana great many curious
facts have come home 10 their minds In just this
way; for they find that foreign opinion OF them
rules their exchange and their wealth.