New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-06
WASHINGTON.

REDUCTION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE TAXhs
THE BILL ABOLIsHING THE FRAMING
PRIVILEGE AGAIN SET AsIDE-FILLiBUSIEh-
ING IN THE HoUsE-THE NORTH AND EAST
RIVER TUNNELS-EXCITISG MUNICIPAL CoN-
TEST IN WASHINGTON.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON Thursday May 5, 1870
The Senate Finance Committee, to-day, resumed con
sideraton OF the bill for the reduction of the internal
taxes. Secretary Boutwell, having been nSltNc
was in conference with them for upward OF an hour
The Committee informed him what they proposed to 90
in the way OF reducing internal taxation and requested
his views in the natter 1t finally agreed that bill
should be reported repeating the tax on all articles ex
cept whisky. tobacco, and incomes. One OF two other
matters will probably be included but they are OF no ma
teral importance 1t suggested that some change
should be made in the income tax by increasing the
exemption to 5000. The Secretary indicated thas
he would not object to this it would not reduce the
revenue more than four or five Millions The Committee
favor reduction OF the to three cent and are
opposed to any increase OF the exemption Inc repe
Of tax on the articles enumerated In the BILL which In
cludes sales licenses, ros receipts special taxes OF ali
kinds manufacturers tax, &C. WILL II Is beieved re-
duce the revenue upward Of s4o,ooOooo. The pro-
posed BILL seems IL far from meeting the views OF the
WAYS and Means COMMITTEES: They will never consent 10
keep the income tax at its present rate They have VIZ
tuay agreed to reduce to three per cent and increase
the exemption to a. CO., Even this bill will he fought
desperately the House, when II comes up Tor consul
Grafton but the impression is that it can he carried
In the Senate, to-day, the Pensions Committee maze
an adverse report Mrs. Lncon's Pension bill, when
was placed upon the calendar The House adjournment
resolution again discussed at some length but no
conclusion arrived at 1t seems certain now that unless
acOnsderablechange occurs the House resolution Will
he adopted by decided majority. One noticeable fact
is that the chairman, Of every important committee IL
opposed to fixing day of adjournment At o'clock the
taulIi
Indian reservation up the unfinished business,
when Mr. Morrilof Name moved o postpone it orderto
take up the Legislative and Executive Appropriation Dill
The motion defeated the singular spectacle beng
presented OF Senator's who had just insisted that an early
adjournment perfectly practicable voting 10 sui
further postpone important appropriation 6i when
has been waiting the calendar for month, In order
to 90 on with bill in the interest OF few railroad
SPECTATORS advocates Of the bill did not find IT so
easy matter push it through the Senate as they had
expected. Mr.. Morrill, denounced 1t with crushing erect
ard the manner in which he exposed its purposes was
perfectly annhating He said 100000 acres OF and
worth least 30 per to be gwen TO two or
railroads for II cents per and denounced
in unmeasured terms the policy pursued toward
the Indians, declaring that they were being
robbed OF their lands, piece by piece,
by white reeboOers Such the feeling produced 10y
Mr. IOrrs remarks that despite the efforts of Messrs
Harlan and Pomeroy, the bill was laid over. The FL
nance committee reported the Dill 10 reduce tdAaou
The reductions it proposes to make amount 10 nearly
SO00OO per aDnum Late in the afternoon that trouble
measure, the bill to abolish the Franking Pryl-
eye, up, and the only hope of again laying it
aside the Fifteenth Amendment bill antagonized
with it, But the Yeas and Nays being called, the Senate
refused to pass by 80 to 25 Then the Legislative
Appropriation bill which had been held In reserve was
brought up and with better success. Tie Franking bill
had to succumb and it ont OF the way fora
few days Tie following tho vote in detail by which
the bill was set aside: