Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-07-22


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FUNDING THE DEBT
A careully-matured Funding bill has
been passed, after II very full considera-
ton, which, if it goes into full effect, will
save SIG, 600 600 annually of the interest ON
the public debt. and consequently lessen
taxation hv that amount.
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changed ana Sllnplllcu, anu rcuuc''o"
has been i.Iade in internal taxes amount
ino, f., ,I,e annr,nous surr or sixtv millions
annually. All VeXatious special taxes nave
been abolished ana ho'llihg ren'ulhs pu'
the tax on distilled spirlts' ilalt i'luoiS'
tobacco ana cigars, 'he stump 'aN "''u '"'
tax on incomes Inc ia'er H"s oee" ''''-
siderably ameliorated'
REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
Iunortont cbonoes chiefly i'm the inter
os,s Of Protection. have been made in the
Tariff laws LARGE number of articles
usod no raw material for American manu-
r,c,uras bove boon pl,ced upon the free
lief togotbor with many upimportant arti-
clos which only cumbered the schedules
without producing revenue enough to pay
far ito collection. The tariff on tea. coffee.
and suoar has boen reduced 80 per cent.
which lessons Mt once tbe daily household
expenses of the people, a matter of espo-
cial consequence to the poor ana TO all Ill
moderate circumstances inc whoie re-
ductloh III the lariii Is estiihateo at eoo'-
Ooo'ooo' which, adueu 10 the amount "ho'
rom un.ernaa hevehue, makes ,ne oosa
lntion of the present ,.oss,o, n,nctv mui,ons
of dollars.
EcoNoNy AUTHORIZATIONS
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of tbo C,ororrr,ont no d,,rin, tha sossion of
Conuress inst ended Every item orappro-
priation has been rigidly scanned and the
estimates of the departments reduced
nearly twelve millions, and these reduc-
tons have been made so iudiciously as in
no way to embarass the operations of the
Government. 1t should be remembered,
however, that to the House belongs the
credit OF this good work, for the Senate
loaded most of the appropriation bills with
eNtravagant amendments, which only the
firmness of the House induced them TO
abandon.
RANKING AND CURRENCY LEGISLATION.
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VII, cold manic has resuItad in sucb an
exposure as will forever prevent repeti-
ton of that disgraceful affair.
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n,,,a,,,,,iaho1 n,Ias, Iooisla,ion has haen
aI.o odontod IN onroroo tho Eif,eentb and
o,hor a,nondnan,s and to ipsure IN all cit.
izon. tho oxorc;so of the right of suffrage
rhore 10 stronoIv marted tendoncv IN.
ward granting general amnesty. which is
o,ining uronnd so ranidlv that no one can
doubt that il will prevail next session. Tn,
Willingness among members who oppose
land grants to pass the southerh racine
Railroad BILL ana thus give the South com
mercial as wei az politicai reconstruction
Is one oil the hoticeaple lhuieatiohs oil .h'
sentiment III 'aVor Oh iuIi lralerhiZat'oi
with the states ia'eiy Ill reDeliioh'
ARMY REDUCTION.
By the provisions of the new Army bill
the army IL to be reduced from 81 .OOl
TO 80. 900 men, and over 400 supernumerary
officers are to no longer figure on the pa,
rolls. Many reforms in army organiza
ton have been made, and the aggregat