The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-31
WASHINGTON.
What Commissioner Pleasanton says
about the Income Tax. iaT,-
WASHINGTON, JANUARY 30. J

'ri WASHINGTON, January w.
In q recent conversation with promi.
nent New Workers, Gen. Pleasant0n said
lie was receiving at least twenty letters
from the West TO every one from New
York and other seaboarl cities, In sup.
port Of the position he had assumed on
The income tax. He was animated by no
other desire himself than to get rid Of q
vexatlous and inquisitorial tax whose re.
turns did not justify, In his opinion, the
cost Of collecting. His attention was cali
ed to the statement made by Senator Sher.
man, that there were not more than co.
900 persons in the country liable 10 pay
this tax under the present exemption.
Gen. Pleasanton says he had not exam.
ined the statistics on this point, though
he doubted the correctness Of the state
ment, as under the one thousand dollar
exemption there were seven hundred
thousand persons liable to the tax. II
hardly seems probable that there were not
more than the number mentioned by the
Senator having annual incomes ol over
$4,000.
MR.. BUTLER OF TENNEssER.
1tisnowreported that the evidence that
acquitted Roderick r. Butler has been In
the pension office In this city ever since
the indictment against him was filed,
TEE SOUTHERN INVESTIGATIONS START
VtPNs LING DEVELOPMENTS. bpH9N
New York, January 80.
The TLibune'S Washington special saws:
"The Senate special committee charged
with the examination Of Southern affairs
have taken testimony In regard To North
Carolina. They haye had session every
day since their organization and are under.
stood 10 be In possession Of some startling
facts relative TO secret organizations which
carried the last election In that State"
PROPOSED REPEAL OF TEST OATH.
The subcommittee of the Committee
on Reconstruction, consisting Of Messrs.
Porter, Upson and Morgan, at q meeting
to-day unanimously reported TO the Com.
mittee in favor Of the Senate bill repeal.
ing the test oath. n .r,C-f a. ~
The sub Committee on Military Affairs
have returned from West Point, and will
make o report on Thursday.
The President today signed tho joint
resolution declaratory Of the meaning Of Tue
act entitled dAn Act to reduce the interest
on taxes and for other purposes" Ap.
proved July 14th, 1870. The resolution
relates to foreign merchandise at o United
States port on the last day of :Le year, too
late to bond, which Is declared entitled to
the benefits Of the Goth section of the
above mentioned act u q
REPORT FROM MR.. BINGHAM ON woMEN's
NIGHTS. ar f.
Mr. Bingham this morning submitted
report TO the House Judiciary Committee
on the memorial pl Victoria Woodruff
and other women, claiming the right to
vote under the 14th and 10Th amendments.
His report mentions that the claim Of the
melnorialistS is not subject for the nc.
ton ot Congress, but for legislation by
State governments. ct.L Is.1a-
Tho House judiciary Committee re.
Centlyagrced TO report q bill lor the divis.
ion OF Texas into two judicial districts, the
effect Of which, II enacted, would be 10
legislate Judge Duval and other officers Of
the United States Court OF that State out
Of office. The same committee this
morning voted to report adversely on the
bill introduced by Mr.. Loughridge, CIV
ing additional representation to certain
States in the Forty-third Congress.
The Senate Military Committee agreed
to report adversely on the bill making the
31st Of May decoration national holiday.
The House Judiciary Committee this
morning agreed to- report q resolution di-
recting the Attorney General to institute
suit In the United States Circuit Court Of
California against all claimants Of the
Yerba Buenc or Government Island TO
test the validity ofthe Governments title
to that property, and Unnecessary TO carry
the case to the Supreme Court. l