The New York herald., 1871-02-10
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Popularity OF the New Ma
ti0nal Loan.
Combination to Defeat the Income
Tax Repeal BIZ
A New York Member Badly De-
m0ratized.
ANOTHER GEORGIA MEMBER SWORN IN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 0. 1871.

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Popularity Of the New National Loan.
fHe clerks IN the Treasury Department employed
n the loan division are engaged day ana night in
pseparmg the necessary blanks and forms for the
introduction OF the new lean. Already subscription
papers have teen forwarded 10 the London banking
house OF Jay Cooke. where they viii be distributed
among the leading bankers OF Europe. on saturday
ne subscription lists intended Tor the national
hanks throughout the country. over seventeen hum
ased IN number, Will be forwarded by mall As soon
as the returns are received from the banks OF the
amount Oh tile loan 10 be taken the Secretary viii
snnounce the designated agents tor receiving sub
sCripuoas ST large. Secretary Boutwell, rs confident
tiat the entire amount in i've per cents VIII be
readily taken. he has already received letters from
great number OF the leading oanking houses OF
Ne country, sgniying their readiness 10 subscribe
hrgeiy TO the new ioan should tue money market
sernan unchanged he believes tnat there VII be but
mule diniculy IN disposing OF the entire loan.
Defeat the Bii sScpcai the Income Tax
A Depi0ralixed New York Member.
Immediately after the reading OF the journal and
ne swearing In OF MIR. Whitley, OF Georgia, Mr..
Samuel Hooper, chairman Of the Committee OF
WAYS and Means, moved 10 go into Committee OF
TIE Whole FOR the purpose OF taking up the bill TO
pspeai the TAX ON incomes and passing 1t. Mr..
hooper is not as good manager as was his prcSe-
eessor General Schenck. He lacks the tact as wen
- the readiness OF Scnenck and owing to this fact
- much as TO anything else, the bill failed, or
rather, the Aouse could not be got into Committee
OF the Whole for It's consideration. He refused 10
sAew ANY debate under the misrepresentation that II
debated would not sufficient number OF
votes to pass It. ol course this afforded large
number OF members u preteSt for voting against
going into Committee OF the Whole. The vote was
sute close-lo4 10 IO7-upon gong into Committee
- fha
voted In the negatiye:-Messrs. Fisher, Kelsey. Nc.
C0rthy, Schumacher sheldon, Tanner and Wheeler.
Ar. Dennis Mccarthy, it was said went back upon
hAmseli as well as upon the Ways and Means COM
ntttee, OF which he is member. In committee ne
voted In favor OF the repeal Of the income
sAx, and his colleagues or the committee
relied upon his support OF the measure
a the House. To use the language of member OF
the committee. however, somebody put salt upon
kcCarthy's tail and he became demorali1ed.n He
largely interested in tue manufacture OF salt. and
some OF the free traders threatened 10 put on an
eutridcr To The bin aboi.snng The duty salt To
prevent tins Mccarthy voted against going into
Oomm'ttee OF the Whole, SO to prevent the bin
Rom being taken up. some OF the iron and coal
men OF Pennsy wanna were similarly affected. They
feared an amendment abolishing the duty on coal
and SO such monopollsts Morrell voted against
she proposition. An effort Will be made to get the
bill up ON Monday next
Tae Berlin and ~. Petersburg Missions.
The House Foreign Adars Committee at their
meeting to-day took up the special message sent to
tbe House yesterday ON the Berlin Mission.
long discussion took place as to the propriety
Of singing out the Berlin Mission and raising II to
the position OF those TO London and Paris. Ii was
admitted that within the last few years Prussia,
rather the North German confederation had made
u
was held that Russia also first class Power and
important and as friendly as those OF Prussia. Some
Of the memoers thought it would look like an inten-
6onal slight 20 Russia to make this exception in
Rvor OF Prussia. During the day Mr.. Myers, OF
Pennsylvania, who is member OF the Foreign Az
Fairs Committee offered . resolution providing that
the salary OF the United States Minister at St Pc
tersburg be raised to ST. This was referred 10 the
committee The whole matter will come before the
committee at special meeting TO be held on Satur.
oay when, IL is expected. decision Will be reached.
The committee Will probably report IN favor of rails
mg the salaries or both the Minister TO Berlin and
the Minister 10 ST. Petersburg.
Abolition OF tho Tonnage Tax.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has written TO the
chairman OF the Committee on Commerce Of the
Senate. In reply TO communication, transmitting
his views on the Senate bill in which it is proposed
. abolish the tonnage dues tax on vessels Of the
United States. The Secretary says
Congress at the last session repealed the tonnage
taX on ali vessels engaged III the cCastng trade and
fisheries, but the law IS silent in regard TO foreign
sade inasmucn as the coastwise trade is q close
monopoly, being confined exclusively 10 American
vessels, while any vessels In the foreign trade have
20 meet the competition OF vessels OF other c0un-
ules. III would seem that, as q measure OF partial
re e re5as 5s eS a se aesan a saaS sap
apply TO all vessels of the United states in the for
eign as Wen as those engaged in the coastwlse ana
domestic trade. Vessels belonging TO foreign ma
taons which, under existing treaties, are placed
upon the same footing as our own, would conse-
Quenty be exempt trom the payment OF the tonnage
tax II our vessels are relieved. The repeal OF the
tonnage tax American built vessels weuld proba-
Dnt vessels upon the same terms being stipulated,
substantially, IN the several treaties, that higher
or other duties or charges shall be imposed In any Of
TRe ports o. the United states on foreign vessels than
khcse payable in the same ports on vessels OF the
United States lt is believed that the loss to the re-
venue by the passage of the bill would amount 10
about $500, 600 per aunum.
Nomination Confirmed.
The Senate to-day confirmed only one nomination,
namely, John r. G. Ptkin, to be General Appraiser
OF Merchandise for the South, vice Lucius D. Kel.
Aegg resigned.
Nominations by the President.
The President sent the following nominations 20
xhe Senate to-day
John B. Kenney, Collector OF Internal Revenue
OF the First district OF Pennsylvania; William j. Pol.
1ock Collector OF the Second district OF Pennsylva-
mia: Charles K. Costar, Collector or the Eighth dis.
trlct OF New York; Henry Rives, Collector OF the
Filth district of Virginia; George Smith, Assessor
of Internal Revenue OF the Filth district oi Virgil
MIA; r. w. Massey, Collector OF Customs 1t York.
tOwn Va
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS-