, 1870-04-25

THE INCOME TAX.
NAsi1sffok. April 21-There was rather
an interesting debate Of about IN hour In tie Hons,
this AttFnunD, on the subject Of the income T. Z
Mesars- Wood, Sargent, Cox, Kelly, Fa.nsworth
and one OF sxe others took ground that 1t ia yer,
unpopular aad ought tu be wholly repealed Will,
Messra Scheaek, Cullom, Judd. Coburn, md IN,
OF three otl:xrs, favored q reduction with IN In
crease Of exemptions. Mt. Schenck would no
tell what the Ways and Means Committee pro
posed doing, hut be Thought While tl1s ts,
was unpopular IN some localities, the grea
nass Of the people found it an cas-,
one to haaE- lie further said he jill not see how
II could ls wholly dispensed with at present. Th,
committee b Vi decided TO recommend re.IuctioI
Of thirty millions, tn the aggregate, Of taxation
ant to taxa OF the whole Of this taI would re-
qutre the rrtention OF others more brrtleusome Il
the people NJ large. The drift Of his remx5Ei
showed thAt the committee &onld not allow IL u
cxtend,hefont this year at the present rae, ant
are nkcS to rep1Et In favor Of 3 per cent Will
about s. s0 exemption The Increase OF excnp
ton to this figure would reLeye nearly half O.
those wha noH pay any tax On Incomes,
oCR FoRE1GS TRADE
Figures In thc Treasury Department, 70 be OH
calY male public next week, show that In the sIs
months sntiing with View Years Day the value o.
our imports exceeded thar Of our exports bu
-
the corresponding period of last year the e1ress
Imports over exports was over thlrty-shrte mill
ions VI dollars, aud during tho last two or thtet
me1tas Our exports hare exceeded our imports
BrrlER GONE HOME.
General Butler has rested from hts Abnrs a1lt
gone home for ten days. His leave OF absence ,e,
gan to-tiay. and when he gets back h& can cou.
tibutc $40 toward the payment Of tho public trb1
by handing over the amount Of his ftne for going
on last night 1t was nrss Voted l,y tho House to
get him hack here On Monday for contempt, hui
MI Dawes came to hts resc1e, ami hail him cx.
cusct', nn the ground that family Affairs seemed to
require that he should 20 last night.
PLANTING; sEAsoS IN MAKr1Asp
Maryland newspapers say the open weather os
the past winter favored agricultural 1al>ors anil
farlncrs are unusually well advanced with the!.
works, Oats have leen seeded, potatoes plailte,,
Oh an extensive scah, and tho corn ground wifi
soon he fully Prepared for being planted. The
growing wheat begins to show tlecl!e4l improve
nent, ant, judging from the appearance Of fhe
fruit ssrts, they have escaped ali Injuries from
frost Ut storm.
FREEnNESS HCREAC INVESTIGATION.
In the Frtetimcn's Ru1raa Investigation the
FaSt three days hare hrcn occupied rrtneipaly In
fEpss examination by the defence OF two Ut the
first Trustees of rhr Howard University, AMI Of It's
first President, Dr. Hoynion- Several hours wcrr
spent In t.ng to show that they hal Ill been con-
crfned III the preparation OF the charges made By
Wood. Each of the witnesses testified In the
most positive manner 10 having nothing whatever
to do with the luattcs, directly or indirectly, aud
that the hrst knowledge Of the charges was their
appearance In the newspapers The defence hail
theory OF conspiracy, and ch1eayored to show that
there had scen frequent meetings at Dr. noyn-
tons house to prepare charges nxainst General
Howard and set the present investigation on fuot
AT the end OF the thtrtl slly the defence has dis
covered that the 1ueeunga 1t haI regarded With so
much suspicion, anil spent 50 much time over,
were composed Of the Deacons Of the church,
mt that the work they were roeagcd upon WAS
confession Of faith mud church manual
TIE the Associated Prr...l
1SFEcTEn BcrFAto EnrEs-
bees received !, the War Department TIA, isrrs
hulul.cr OF buffalo FuleS have been obtained frOm
Indians who hare been suffering FROM sr1all-rnx,
ytrua, were packed with yirw TO cary shipment
70 To- 'he Leading posts on the upner Missouri,
nlRndeEa Of military Wsts On the rive. ~ prevent
the shipment nr passage Of Any boat containing
infected peltr4eA
ILLINOIS p,sr,1I-kRs ASp THE FoRr1-k.oH1 HOUR
rEHiop,
Supc1rtsor BtooMne3d writes to the Internal
Etvtnue 0ce that the ,iIstllters OF Pcnrla express
Satisfaction It the forsy-eight hour perlot, anh
tfsat the dstilters Of Bloomington are also Wprk-
Ing under il
TIN FINDING ENL-ACTt0S TO-DAY.
The Ways ant Means Committee had meeting
on the Finding hill to-day, and though no action
Was taken of definite Character, Indications from
the discussion are that the committee will report
Substitute for the Senate bill. which will he more IN
accordance with the views Of the majority Ut the
1!nnEe. The compulsory sectious, concerning
Shnoual Banks, Is regarded ~ sertaln. though
Secretary Boutwell, has not n1fa!tdcti his views
IN that subject ln the new hill the committee
Will endeasur 10 make such concessions
were asAtd by the delegation Of National Bank
u If1f1t hnf{ Eauk
ascest2inetl that no Funding bill can command
the votes OF Western nen that discF1miuaIes
against hanks.
sEEsTn[E TO BE GIyEN.
The Etlect Committee On the Decline OF AneTi-
can Tonnage has appointed subcommittee to
steamers between New York and European ports,
with literal subsidies. This committee will take
the whole subject Of steamship sutsnea In charge.