Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-25
WASHINGTON.
TEE INCOME TAX.


WASHINGTON, January 24.-The
Committee on Ways and Means held
a long session this morning on the
subject of the income tax. General
PleasantOn submitted a letter, asking
for its abandonment without any spe-
cifie means. The committee returned
the letter, requesting him to enter
more fully into the matter-t0 show
what reduction would be effected in
income and what expenses might be
saved if the entire income tax was
abandoned. Outside rumOr says there
is no immediate prospect Of the aban-
dOnment of the tax.
THE WEST POINT LYNCHERs.
A sub-military committee has been
instructed to proceed to West Point to
investigate the facts connected with
the lynch-laW proceedings Of certain
persons Of the first class, who, at mid
night, took three young cadets from
their beds and forced them to fly from
the academy.
THE INCOME TAX,
The proposition TO abolish the in
come tax was made the special order
IN the Senate to-day, and those who
have canvassed that body assert that
the resolution is sure to pass, though
some time NAV be spent in debate on
it. The question is also sure to come
up in the House before the close Of the
session, as q resolution was presented
early this month, by Mr.. kellOgg, re-
quiring the COMMITTEES on Ways and
Means to investigate the matter and
report a bill. In pursuance Of this
resolution, General PleasantOn was
before that Committee last week. 1t
seems to be settled that the tax will be
abolished this session, nOtWithstand-
ing the near approach TO the next ses-
sion and the evident hostility to such
a measure in the House.
THE LAND GRABBERs.
There is no abatement in the steady
flow of land grants and subsidy
schemes. Among the usual Monday
morning batch of bills introduced
yesterday were five land grant meas
ures. One Of those proposed makes a
larger grab than any bill presented
during the present Congress. This
is the bill introduced by Mr.. Price, OF
Georgia. Itgives ten million acres in
aid OF the construction Of the Allan
tic and Great Western canal, to con-
meet the waters of the Tennessee riv-
er with those Of the COOsa, to give
water transportation to the Gulf OF
Mexico by way of that river and the
Alabama, and also to connect the
Tennessee with the ChattahoOchee
and Ocmulgee and open cOmmunica-
ton with the Atlantic seabOard. The
bill is elabOrately drawn, and the au-
thor, no doubt, expects its passage
promptly.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Williams,
Of Indiana, proposes TO give the Com
merCial and Manufacturing AssOcia-
ton Of ItalacOm, Washington Terri
tory, 200, 600 acres Of land, to enable
them to establish a wharf and ship
yard for the benefit of commerce in
general and the association in particu-
lar.
Mr.. CavanaUgh, Of Montana, pre-
sented a bill to give the usual land
grant of twenty sections per mile to
the railroad from Cheyenne to Hele-
ma, Montana.
Bills We're also presented to grant
100, 600 acres Of land in North Carolina
and 10000 acres in Virginia for edu-
cational purposes.
If all the land bills introduced yes
terday pass, about is, 600, 600 acres will
be taken from the public domain, or
more than enough for l00,0 900 home
steads of 100 acres each.
TOBACCO DEALERS IN LUCK.
Commissioner PIeasanton has re-
commended to Congress the passage
of a bill extending the tobacco ware
house system so as to give dealers at
the South equal facilities with those
in the se8bOard cities. Large delega-
tiOns of dealers from New York, Phil
adelphia, Baltimore and Virginia,
the leading men in the
trade, were present and approved the
recommendation of the Commission
er. The law as it now stands dis
very largely in favor Of
doing business in the
ports Of entry. The Commissioner
assured the delegation that the recent
in the regulations requiring
stamps to be affixed to packages OF to-
baccO entered for export should not
be enforced at present.
MEssRs. TRAsK AND OTHERS GO WEST.
The following nominations were
sent to the Senate: S. Tuttle, for As
sistant Treasurer of the United States (;
Thos. J. Mckinney, Superintendent
Of Indian Affairs for Washington Ter
ritOry; J. NJ. Trask, agent for TObe-
fusche Utes, Colorado; j. G. Litten-
field, agent for Grand River Indians,
Colorado; ]. B. Monteith, Indian,
Agent at Nez Perces agency, Idaho;
A. J. Curtis, Indian Agent for the Ter
ritOry Of New Mexico.