New-York tribune., 1870-12-08
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
WASHINGTON.

or THE ENGLISH MISSION TO GEN. SCIlENCK
PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE SENATE CONF
MuTEEs-NO PROSPECT or A RECONCILIA-
TON BETWEEN TIE PREsIDFNT AND sEEA-
TOR sCHURZ-TnE SOUTH CAROLINA CON
TESTED SEAT.
lBY IELtGRAPH TO THE TPIBuNEl
WASHINGTON. Wednesday, Dec ?, 1870.
There seems 70 be longer any doubt tat during he
present session Of Congress the Income Tax will be aho
Eed At least a dozen bills looking 20 this end have
~ eady been presented and there stronger feeling
against the tax than before Many members ascri
that since the reduction Of the tex during the last SIS
sion, little han the expense OF collecting II VIII he
realized, and tat II it is wholly repealed the Revenue
Bureau will be enabled to reduce the
force OF officers and clerks, and abate Other
enormous expenditures to such degree that the
Government viii lose little by the change, TO say nothing
OF The benchts which will follow the abolition of the tax
on the other hand II is understood majority Of the
Committee Of Ways and Means will not favor the mme'
dac repeal OF the tax Some OF the members think that
i had better be allowed to stand it until it expires
by limitation June ., 1872, and Othr' say that n any
action to be TAKEN had better be left the XLid Com
gress the present Congress having already passed upon
the question during last session, after the full con-
sderaton.
The belief that Gen. schenck has hecn ercd tho
English mission quito strong at the Capitol to-day,
some members asserting that he will be bis way to
London before the lst Of January number OF small
circumstances whispered about conrmat0ry OF this
opinion. The General himself keeps bis counsel 30
carefully that not his intimate friends are abo
TO get from him any information on the subject lIo
is going with his usual Committee business, and s
preparing two three important bills for introduction.
1t is believed toni ght that there will be moro changes
in Of the important Senate committees than Las
been anticipated. Mr.. Patterson will probably retro
from the Committee Foreign Relations, TO take tho
chairmanshp OF the Committee the District Of Column
bia vacated by Mr. Hamln It is not customary FOR
hold ol,a hmm
committee to member OF another still more
important. Some Senators and members who arc op-
posed to the foreign policy OF the Administration assert
tonight that this proposed change is made TO place the
Foreign Relations Committee In more perfect accord
with Gen. Grau Senator Patersonias been known to
differ with him many important questions. IL Is
rumored that Mr. Conkling will take Mr.. Pattcrsons
place.
The President in conversation with several gentlemen
from Missouri, yesterday, took occasion 10 again
demn In terms the action Of Senator schuz IN
Missouri and expressed the opinion that his course has
lost the state TO the Republican party eectuay that
it cannot be redeemed in two years. The wel-mcanng
efforts Of certain persons 10 heal the cud between tho
President and Senator schuIs give yet, signs OF
bearing fruit.
Some Of the friends of Mr.. De Large, Representative
elect from the lid South Carolina District, and whose
scat the Hon. c. c. Bowen the present member, nens
to contest have arrived IN this city, They say that MT
Bowens assertion that he has the strongest OF
test ever brought before the House is wholly without
foundation, and that the points which be relies will
all be successfully met They deny the assertion that
Mr.. Dc Large was engaged in blockade running.
He is mulato, and like others OF his race, he was n-
pressed into the Rebel service and set 10 work
laborer on the fortihcatOns Of Charleston. Having
escaped, he fed to q bOckade-runner lying In tho
harbOr, the master OF which hired De Largo
as servant. Mr.. Dc Large will also claim
that admitting that he did engage In boekaderunning
had the time political status in this country and
will quote the famous Dred Scott decision the legality
OF which, says has been disputed TO prove this
point. Thus the decision, which intended to de-
priye the negro OF all the rights OF citizen will be used
by OF the formerly oppressed race to Yindcate his
right a seat in Congress. De Large viii claim that he
has done nothing which viii prevent him from taking
the ironclad OATH His friends equally sanguine o;
meeting successfully every other point on which M
Bowen may base his contest
The House Banking and Currency Committee met TO-
day. There general interchange OF views on tho
working OF the Banking law, and the question OF
the resumption Of specie payments and some banterng
Of the InGatonsts the Committee by the other mem.
bers about the complete demonstration Of the present
suicency OF the currency which has been made within
the last few months, by the failure OF the country
take all the new bank circulation allowed. bill 10
compel the banks to retain the coupons their bonds
as gold reserve to prepare for resumption talked
Of but no action was taken.
Tie House Committee on Appropriations met Ior tle
first time to-day. Nothing was done further than TO
assign the several subjects Of appropriations TO
different members follows: Mr.. Dawes, Chair.
man. win have charge Of the Executive and Judicial APP
preparation bill; Mr.. Beaman, the POst-Ofco bill; Mr.
Kelsey the Consular aud Diplomatic and Pension bills
Mr. Washburn, the Navy bill; Mr. Lawrence the Public
Works bill; Mr.. Sargent, the Indian bill; Mr.. Dickcy
the Army bill; Mr.. Eiback, Fortiacaons and Defenees
Mr. Beck, Military Academy.
Representative Hamilton Of Florida says that his
State Is now the reconstructed OF any OF tho South
ern States Assassinatons and violence frequent
during the political campaign recently closed and now
the State require TO he guarded by companies
OF IT, s. troops while they performing at Tallahassee
the duty OF counting the votes and II not for this
protection he thinks thoir lives would be IN danger. Two
years ago the state in excellent condition. and he
attributes the change 10 divisions and ntrigucs In tho
Republican party, and particularly 10 fcud between
the Governor aud the T. 5. senator's. This quarrel
thiuas viii throw Florida into the hands Of the u Del
element and has damaged tAc Rci Ihi an party sOmgeh
that it VIII take years 10 recover nom its effects
IMPORTANT REVENUE DECISION-POSrAL ESTI-
MATES.