The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-19
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b .,a W4sulNqrqS, p. O. Feb, II,
I, OuR FINANCIAL PBOaFRcTS-!Ewo
members of the Ways and Means
Committee had some talk last evening
with the President land the IemRrlls were
today reported 10 the full committee. TIC
said that last fill he was Of opinion MAJ
we had better 60 on as rapidly As possible
in buying up and cancelllng our bonds, 50
ns 10 reduce our debt, and In this view haa
recommended TINT we hold our tax and
tariff rates generally at thepreSent figures,
80 as to have q large surplus for use by the
Secretary Of tho Treasury in cutting down
Indebtedness. HE had. thought good
deal about this matter, he continued, and
had somewhat changed his opinions as 70
the policy that should DO pursued. ne
was satisfied that It would be best for Tie
country 10 have o reduction IN taxation
that people were anxious for It, and that
CONGRESS could not we'll do less than meet
this expectation. In his opinion we might
make a reduction OF twenty millions IN. re.
CENTS from internal revenue, and he would
very readily sign bills looking 70 such reduc.
ton Il passed by Congress. Something was
said about the funding bill now before the
Senate, and he remarked that he himself
was not so confident as some persons
seem 10 DO that we can negotiate Q par
loan at four and a half or five per cent
interest, Itmight be well 10 pass thebill
but he doubted five could do much I'M
doritt this year. The Ways and Means
Committee this morning discussed the
general question ofreducipg taxation, and
finally agreed to revise the tax bill with u
view Of making thirty millions reduction.
What they will conclude to do relative TO
theltarifF Is not yet developed, but each
days developments make II mop plliln
that their bill q neither going through the
House nor Senate. The funding bill will
probably be called. up In, tho Senate IN q
short tlme, and Mr.. Sherman and bis
committee will support II rs vigorously IS
possible, reporting some minor amend
ments to which they have agreed In COM
mittee. Some members Of the Ways and
Means think IN FieW qf TIP optnlQps 0Eltlle
President and Secretary Of the FFeasuEy'
that 1t will moi be passed BY Congress, but
It tperllapS too e1rlY. 10 express oaRclu.
sion on this pohtaf 1roiI ~ af.y IN
THE SALE OF CADEFsH1ps The Mill
tdry Committee took additional testimony
in the cadetship matter. A witness Of
high standing, and a former Major Gen
Gral In tho volunteer service, stated that
no, ut tho request of q friend, was inquir;
Ing as TO the possibility Of securing on apf
pOintment for q sou from some of the
members who had not yet made nonlnR.
lions, and that witnesses had been referred
to Whittemorc, Of South Carolina, who
Immediately offered TO make the appoint.
ment for two thousand dollars, and added
that witness must decide soon, as he had
several offers. AS witness had no idea
of going into SUCH business, 10 turned on
lis heel and 1tH MI. Whitt6morc at ONCE
Witnesses wErb Also examined ID relation
10 Other cdsGS, but no decisive evidence
was obtained. Stories relative to John
Covode have been inquired Into somewhat,
and they arg not substantiatet. Mr.. Pet
lis, If Pennsylvania, has been notified OF
the showing made yesterday against him.
and will; Of course, be nccor(ietl q hearing
II he wants one Mr.. Coils, formerly Of
Alabama, now q Wisconsin, has also re.
pelVed similar notification, This fFlgnds Of
Potts, Coils and Whittemoro arc all busy
In circulating DENNIS on their behalf, and
trying TO create sympathy, but tho EVIL.
0enco tolls lts own story and Is pretty well
understood In congressional circles. 'N d
TAXATION OF THE AoRMoEs.E The
House Territorial Committee lias got all
the facts about the effort to collect taxes
from Brigham Young. The Assessor at
Salt Lake City, having, tho approval d
the Revenue Bureau here, notified him to
make out the returns for income Of the
cllltrCll, Tic property (which be holds as
trustee, Brigham made an insolcnt re.
ply, aud declined to f4phlsll tho rpturns,
Tho Assessor, therefore, proceeded 10 do
tho business himself, and assessed the
church. for almost sixty thousand dollars.
and the tithes for nearly two. millions.
Hc says many Mormors tell him these
figures are no more than reasonable. He
believes the Church leaders will cvadc the
collection Of these taxes, unless Governs
mont Is tlrr IA Ia purposes. The officers
ofthe RGYGh4S Bnteaf here have been 10
500 GcnsraI Sherman dh5ut military aid
for enforcing the lays, and ho' says they
shall have al they, reed. 7'i, , XXX u
SLOW PRoGtiEssT Tho Appropriation
bill drags Very slowly In tho House, the
members Ilanllestlng the utmost eager
ness to debate every item ds It Is read,
generally showing more zeal to Talk than
for economy. Mr.. Dawes proves himself
remarkably ready on every point about
which inquiries arc made, and thus fur
has carried the bill along just as It was re-
ported. He will probably have TO notify
the House pretty soon that there Is more
talk than seems necessary. 7'.'",i ~
( Tine MEssIssIrPI Bril- PASSED. One
cause for thankfulness tonight Is that the
Senate has fl, finally gSt through VIII the
Dnnsf,SonF tr ~ nS.t,Nt,y Cor It's foIV1,O i1yTo