, 1869-12-02
4 Reduction Of the Income Tax
Predicted.
Proposed Changes to be Made
in the New Tariff Bill
The Public Debt Statement for De-
Ctmber.
Reduction Since March l, $72,-
903,524.78.
The Gold Br0kerbs Rntd on lilo
Treasury Department..
Special Despatch to The ChicsGo THbane.
WAsulSGTlSs dec, ].

Special Despatch to The chicsso Tribune.
WAsu1SGT1Ss Dec. !.
TIE INCOME TAX.
There are reasonable grounds for bellerlag that
1he revenue tax will be reduced the coming
session Of Eorsrcsa It cxprea ~ Limitation, next
spring, but nobody hero hettoury aupposeo 1t u to
be wholly dropped The Secretary OF the Ifeasu~
n, IN hi4 Icxs tcFort, wil probably recommend
III reenacsme1t Al 5 PIT cent on nlI income
4toye &, COO and Commissioner DelAno L. under.
stood 10 hold s:m,.ar view, While Special Com
n1.s1oner Wells u reported as favurfng q per
cent tate, With lees deoucttols thai are NOW
gwen This dIrerepce Of Judgment among
leading officials vii! strcrgiheu tho d,t1er-
ences amocg Coug1cssucn. Commissioner
Dclaro's report will fhow the receipts Of Last
year to hsve bcen about &a4.s.3,ooo, being an H.
c1eake OF T. ,ooo over Last Jeas sud an increase
OF more ffan 600 over the estimate OF Jear
aso. The ccspts Of 1851 were &s7 o99, but the
re,urrs TITS year, ceLs1des,ng the changes made
that u u I'll Int law, arc greater IN proportion
thzn tfohc Of 1861, and the argument Of Co0krcas.
men who favor reduction ID ihat three per
cent ta1, honestly asseased and collected. Will
yf.ld as much FtvcEue as we now get,
Two OF tile strong members Of the Ways
and Acans.are pretty certain TO favor the three
fcr cent 1ates, and It Ii not known that any OF
lhem will eo for the ,otal aoo!lsh Of tha tar.
Me1beIB Of Setale Fo1Lce Committee arc tistded
in orlhl%n ou the quettton Of three lFc, nnt al
are understood IN be Ior retention ta sorne FORM
The present indications n1o that thyee ptr cent
MIL nn7ll3 bc aiopte1.
MATRIMONIAL
3ftsa Carrie Y. Msthc VI. tis.er OF Vice President
Cofsx, and Captuin q. J. lio'l!.te1, Revenue Col
lector Of Utah. wire married thls evening,
1t The residence Of the Vice President
hE k.E. III. Eu,ics, Of the Lutheran
Church. The Wedding was Of q strictly
pirate chaIac;tr, the only guests presen. bclng
the Prtt!ltn AID Nfs. Grant, Secretary boutwell,
and Mn. uoutwe:1, Commissioner De!ano anil
Mtg. Drlato, ami half u dozen other Intimate
friends Of the family. Tue h1.ste was tastefolIY
attt1ed In white. ail.t the rnttIe Arrangement Of
the evening we're characterized o} tie most eie-
Gani simplicity. Nit. anil Mrs, HOLSTER, in coru.
paLy with the Vice President. LIFT for New Yurk
on tie O'Clock train. 7hcy will spend few dayB
There, \ IT," days IN Massachusetts. and reach
thett home In suit Lake Cry bEfore SeE Years
ArTokAEr GEsEEAL no4n-
There eecnls no lcngcr uuca reason 10 doubt
that Attorney General lIoaf viii
leave the Cabinet some time during
this month"; aud accept the Presidents tender OF
an appointment to The Supreme ucLch. pe5eons
every ws5 lkeiy 10 Auow something atout the
matter believe that the position was offered TO
him cone lime ago, and tha: he has nos decided
to take It aid Withdraw from The Cabinet. Not
nuch Ia jet said Al tu hte Successor, but the name
OF District AltprIey F1eTrepont, Of New York, Is
mentioned IN ttncia! circlea.
TIE AEw TAWlff BILL
The Ways and Mcacs Eonsnttsee arg working
escry day on their lartu bill, which staals as the
special otter for the seco2d Monday
Of the com!ag se=R!ou. Oae OF two
votes haye been made and it Is
now possible to sag On what principle the
committee is working. They eay they sre not
going 10 recommend auy general Increase Of any
caEs Of articles, thuugh they will probably change
the ratcs on some ARTICLES as 10 make The tarid
wotk harmontously and with nearer approximation
to equal justice. Tht free l>t wilt c 80 enlarged
a. to reduce the customs revenue some twenty
millions Of d0ltars. The hie. III drawing up new
LIS, Il to a.lmIt free Of duty raw ratern1A it was
substantially agreed to Tcpcrt u faror OF including
Nil INV drugs, sulphur, und ali raw materials not
found In tits couAtEy. crrolItc was added. A
proposition 10 include tpiees was voted down on
the ground tlat thcy we're tuzuries.
Some membcrs Of the comuittce SAT they
csu1d naAe the Lat larger Eut for tho West
e1n denaEd to protect agricultural predictions.
Thun, for instance, soEc members fntor putting
hides On the LIT, tut say tha, Wts.ern Interests
object They pay duty Of ten per cent, and field
on income Of ucar!y ore million dollars. The talk
among extreme Fro:ccltonlst congressman
thoWs that they arc going 10 l>ht for increased
1liCs on uAny ARTICLES.
TIE LANE COTTON CASE
There Is a outer statement made at the Treas-
nry concerning tic Lang cotton caset lately De.
ctded ty tie Supreme c"nrt. Al awaId Of f." o9o
government Fave notice Of m appeal 10 tho Su.
PRIME Court The report Of the Treasury
1s That certificate WAS produced there 10
tho effect that no appeal had been
taken y ithin the utuaI limlt, aud thereupon the
money was actually paid orer to the claimants.
This was about year and half ago. Meantime
the Snp1eme Court has GONG en- With tho case
and finally endorsed tho s1cclson OF the lower
court
THE CESsrs COMMITTEE
hns agreed to provide for the next lloaee OF Repre-
scntaures In IT'S ccusus ttlL The number Of men,
bcfs will be denultels fixed. probably At e7a The
committee has aCalls concluded to cnbody
schedules IN this measure also, and will be eu-
FsRed 1ll the week IN preparing them. The bill
remains as heretofore reported IN relation to tue
appointment Of the Commissioner nnd,Uepufy
Commissioners.
ou1o sCrEKyIsoEsHEr.
Commissioner Uclnno has offered Reader ",
C1arke, uoW Thru Auditor, the Snpcrytsorsnip Of
InteEn1t Revenue In the Southern District Of
.0ho, 1nt1 he has resigned n Third Auditor. it Is
.poss!hle, however, that the Secretary Of the
Treasury naJ cause change in this programme.
There arc \ number Of candidates rersls1en,!5
urging ihtir Claims
ARElyALS
The delegates from the Cincinnati Dpatd nf
Trade reached here this morning, after running
on The track once, breaking down once, and traus-
fc1ziDg around another train broken down, MI ou
the Marietta Road. Nome Of The party were tn
tuIel All left for Rlcnm0ud tonight
THE SPECIAL TREASURY AGENT IN ErRoFE,
The Secretary Of The Treasury has concluded 10
dispense with the further SERVICES Of Montgomery
GlbbA, as SPECIAL TEt asuFy Agent In Europe, Rnd
his connection with the department was fo-daY
ttrmlEa,ed- Hr was at one time last spring quite
rEunl1eut A. = candidate for the Cousul,C General.
ship at 1a1ia, Int failed to get the appointment.
lie has been Snctal Agent VI the Treasury foi
mAry years.
AGklcrLrrEit-
Reports 10 the Agricultural fsascan show TIM.
the cotton csop OF the South for this yrar is larger
than Was at ttrst estimated, md 1t Il now believed
fnat tho Jic!t! will hc near three millions Of bales
xnoet Of Which Is OF cxctlltnt quality.
NErksCE RECEIPTS.
The receipts Of internal teycnue for The four
months Of the fiscal year cc1tcg last nigh: were
$7a4lalsa
THE CIRCUIT JrDGEsH1rs.
The epectal Cabinet se.sion on tho Circult
JndgcAhira wns not held Today, because the
PRESIDENT was too busy with other mai.cs2.
Arp1roks KEroKT.
The report OF the Ftrst Auditor for the last fiscal
year shows the settlement Of ssat 7es siY OF 10.
-oc1p,s. and s., 30, ,6st.:sl disbursements,
THE srrREAR CoCRT
viii AdiauEn for this term on Saturday afternoon,
~ To THE ASSOCIATED PRKsH
FrBLlc nEHT STATEMENT.
WASHINETDk. Dec, t-Tnt following te q fecs.
pit1iation Of the public debt statement, pupllsaet
S:S'8 Sess S:..,p. ceiu ,u-
tpz cent bends.......- . ..lsse,1oe.oo