The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-06

| Congress-Tho Income Tax Again In che
| senate-Pestai Tslssraphs and Election
Cases in the House.
The Tax and Tariff bill was the subject of
quite long discussion in the Senate yester-
| day, the interest farming principally on the
| proposition to again strike out the income tax,
which was re-enacted in a modified form re-
Gently, when there was barely quorum. This
re-enactment Is supposed to be due mainly
to the fact of the visit to Washington of po-
tent combination of railroad men, determined
to have it re-enacted 80 as to save themselves
the burden of another tax-that on gross re-
ceipts. The motion made yesterday to strike
it out was rejected, and it is to be supposed
that the scent of that visit hangs round the
Senate still. An amendment made by Mr..
Schurz to allow goods to be transported in
bond from designated ports of entry to inte-
rior custom houses was agreed to, and the
bill was passed
the postal telegraph system in the House, and
had it printed and postponed until December
next. minority report was presented, which,
without being so satisfactory as Mr.. Wash
burns, is still favorable to the system. With
an almost unanimous agreement of the COM
mittee on the expediency and policy of postal
telegraph we cannot see how an unbiased
House can reject at least an experiment
in the matter. While we regret that it
is necessary to postpone the matter
| until December, if the members follow
the advice Of Mr.. Washburn and carefully
presented in his report we do not doubt that
the friends of the postal telegraph system will
be largely increased by December next.
These statistics show that the countries of the
Old World are far ahead of us in the matter Of
postal service, and usually with these govern.
ments the Post Office is required to be a
source of revenue to the Treasury rather
than bonus paid out Of the Treasury
for the convenience Of the people. Our Post
Office system is an expense to us mainly
because we are old fogysh in conducting it.
Our cheap postage does not pay because the
telegraph is in opposition to it. People do not
send so many letters as formerly. The incor-
poration Of general telegraph system with
the present Post Office system would make it
pay, where it will never pay otherwise.
A contested election case came up in which
for wonder democratic member was counted
in. II was the case Of Adams, of Kentucky,
against Barnes. Adams was the sitting men,
Der, had been in the previous Congress, and
had beyond doubt heavy majority Coming
from Kentucky, and the committee felt COM
PEELED by their oath and the evidence, and the
dread of public condemnation, no doubt, to 60
back on their partzan friend Barnes. They
did so, and admitted Adams. So far as
$5, 600 for expenses could do it, however,
they determined to mitigate the anguish of
Barnes, and the House agreed with them; 80
that the unhappy Barnes goes home at once
with the salary of a Congressman in his pocket,
and the lucky Adams remains until March
next to do the duties. Why Tucker, true
blue republican contestant from Virginia, should
be treated worse, is hard question to SETTLE
The committee reported that Booker, who is a
democrat and holds the seat by virtue of
thirty-fve hundred majority, should keep the
seat and do the duties, and that Tucker should
receive two thousand dollars for expenses.
This was too easy on Tucker, and the House
Indignantly laid the subject on the table, most
probably with the intention of adopting some
other report hereafter, making the radical
Tucker do the duties and sending the demo-
cratic Booker back home.