The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-13

act For the present II would be almost useless -
attempt TO negotiate the four and four and half
per cent bonds In Europe The Secretary Is ANXIOUS
10 provide for that part OF the public debt soon 70
mature, and he can only do IL by having the au-
thority asked for conferred upon him. The CON-
mittee have not yet slgnfed what action they VIII
take but 1t is probable that they VIII report the bin
suggested by Mr.. Boutwell,.
The Ten Per Cent Bonded Warehouse Tax.
Mr.. Mungen OF ohio, offered a resolution In the
House relative TO the additional tax imposed by the
tweny-sxh section OF the act OF July Is, 1870, bet
Ter known as the ten per cent bonded warehouse
TAX. The Secretary Of the Treasury has decided
mat all merchandise remaining in bond for upwards
OF year shall pay additional tax Of ten per cent
| upon Its withdrawal for consumption. This is his
construction OF the twenty-sixth section the act
referred 10. IL appears that n good many
importers, and other persons interested, have
different views on the subject and con-
strue the section quite Inherently Mungen's
resolution declares that the Secretary has not car
RED out the law IN the manner intended by con
gress, and, moreover, that his construction OF II
does violence to the letter as well the spirit OF the
act. The resolution was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means. Should 1t pass, which is not
likely, the Treasury Department would be compelled
TO refund q considerable sum Of money collected
under the Secretary's construction Of the ACT.
Of the Internal Revenue system.
Judge Kelley has an idea that he has silenccd the
revenue reformers In the House by getting them
the record to-day In favor or his resolution defining
revenue reform. The resolution declares In favor OF
| the repeal OF the internal revenue system at the
| earliest possible time consistent with the manten
ance OF public faith and the payment OF the egiti-
mate expenses OF the government. OF course, the
carrying out Of this idea would necesstate the
maintenance Of protective tariff on imports
OF every description, for the bulk OF the
public revenues must then come from that
source. Kelley asks q suspension OF the
rules FOR the purpose Of passing his resolution,
whereupon the democrats and revenue reform re-
publicans who hated to swallow the pill and at the
same time did not like to vote against proposition
looking to the abolition OF the internal revenue sys.
| TEN, commenced to npuster and moved to adjourn.
This was defeated by forty-sne to one hundred and
twelve. Kelley says this vote shows the strength Of
the revenue reformers In the house. When the
i House was brought TO square vote on Keev's re-
solution there only six votes against 1t. Kelley
and the tariff men propose 10 quote this vote against
the revenue reformers in the House hereafter when
| ever they aude to the subject.
New Chapter i'm the San Domingo Contro-
versy.
Senator Howard, OF Michigan. who was chairman
OF the select committee appointed last winter to in
vestigate the Imprisonment Of q person named
Hatch by President Baez, Of San Domingo, has just
| come In possession OF some evidence which, had IL
| peen forthcoming at that time, would have saved
the trouble Of an investigation. Hatch, 1t will be
remembered, sent lengthy petition, which
| land before the Senate by senator Ferry, OF Con-
| nectcut, In which 1t was claimed that Hatch
| was an American citizen illegally imprisoned
| by Baez and detained in custody at the
instance OF General Babcock. one OF Pres
| dent Grants secretaries. According to the
| docum ent In possession Of Senator Howard,
| Hatch is not an American citizen at all In fact,
this document Is nothing short OF an Official copy OF
paper showing that Hatch was naturazed some
years ago In Porto Rico where ne renounced his
allegiance to the United States and swore eternal
fealty to the Spanish crown ana government. The
object OF his doing this, It IL said was to obtain
possession Of some valuable salt mines In those
regions. or course Hatch. having done this, was
not entitled TO the protection Of the government OF
the United States.
Senator Mortou's San DOMINGO Resolution.
The resolution introduced In the Senate to-day by
Governor Morton, relative 10 san Domingo Is under.
stood to have the approval OF the President II was
prepared by Governor Morton, after consultation
with the President the Secretary OF state and other
members OF the Cabinet and embraces the pro-
gramme OF the administration for negotiating new
|
is said that the new proposition to appoint
three commissioners with the powers ana
instructions set forth In the resolution
meets one OF the great objections urged by
Senator sumner against the first treaty AT all
events 1t divests the negotiation OF whatever sus.
| pcious circumstances surrounded the negotiation
OF the first treaty. Senator Morton win call the
resolution up at an early day and press 1t vote.
1t Is expected that Senator Sumner win oppose IT,
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whole question OF the annexation OF San Domingo.
Amendments to the Enforcement Act.
A majority OF the Senate Committee on the Judi.
ciary favor senator Kellogg's bill, before Them
to amend the naturalization laws and punish crimes
against the same and for other purposes passed in
July last.
Instead OF appointing judges only for cities OF
10000 Inhabitants or over 1t Is provided that judges
OF Circuit Courts Of the United States for circuit
wherein the Congressional district may be-
snail upon the application OF two citizens appoint
for each district or voting precinct in said district
two citizens, one from each political party who are
authorized to attend at all times ana places fixed
for the registration OF voters who being registered
would be entitled to vote for Representatives IN
| Congress, and at all times and places for holding
elections for Representatives in Congress- and fer
counting the votes cast, and 10 challenge any name
proposed to be registered and any vote offered and
TO be present and TO witness throughout the count
ing Of all the votes, and 10 remain where
the ballot boxes are Kept at all times
are finally counted; and said persons either OF
them are to have the right 10 ailX their signatures
or MS signature TO the register for purposes Of den
tIfcatlon and TO attach thereto to the certificate
OF the number OF votes cast any statement touching
the truth or fairness thereof which they or he may
ask to attach, and any one who shall prevent any
person registered from doing any OF the acts an.
thorized as aforesaid who snail hinder or modest
any such person IN doing any oil the said duties or
shall aid or abet IN preventing. hhderiLg molest-
Ing any such persons in respect OF any such acts
shall be guilty OF a misdemeanOr, and on conviction
shall be punished by imprisonment not less than one
year.
| 1t Is proposed to amend the sixth section OF the
&C! to read as follows:-
That in each Congressional district 1t shall be law.
ful Tor the Marshal OF the United States for the dis
trict wherein said Congressional district SHAH be
to appoint as many special deputies as may be
necessary TO preserve order at any election at which
Representatives, In Congress are 10 be chosen, and
| said Qenutea hereby authorized 10