New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-12

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IndaIs hold regular patents TO tho land IN TINS Tsf
tory It u dcut question to sette, unless they are
willing to SELL
The House Committee iof Foreign Affairs will ray On
ocisl visit to te Secretary Of State tomorrow, for the
purpose Of consultation regarding the present attitude
OF our foreign relations tho operations OF the present
consular laws, and oil matters likely TO come peore
Congress in any way affecting our foreign service ana
Standing Tho Committee will meet on Thursday to
consider the bill to carry out the Treaty OF Washington
and other business before it. The bill presented by Gen.
Banks, to-day calls for appropriation OF $4,000 70
ray the share Of Government In defraing the OK
penses Of tho General Conference and $4,000 for the
Mixed Commission now sitting here.
The two Texas contested election cases were discussed
IN the House Committee Of Elections to-day but no con-
eluon was reached These cases present features
entirely new in the history Of contested elections In
the case Of whitmore, Republican, against Herndon
Democrat the latter holds the certificate but question
arises as to whether the document Is valid It is In reg
uar form, but appended tO 1t 10 tabular statement OF
the vote in the different counties In the district and
remark by the Governor that whitmore was legally
elected by reason OF violence and intimidation pracced
in certain counties in the interest Of Herndon. The
counties named however II excluded. would still leave
Hcrndon majority. The actual vote shows majority
for Herndon Of 1900, while whitmore claims lawful
majority Of about 1000 The case Of Giddngs, Demo-
craft against Cars. Republican quite different. Clark
ment as In the other CASE by which spIers that Cid
dings had about l,Oo majority. The Gowror deducts
from Gid ngs vote tho vote Of counties where he says
there was sufficient violence to invaldate the POLL and
figures up majority for Clark Of $685. Thus 1t appears
that In the Governor gave the certificate to the
man who got tho most votes but who he says was not
lawfully elected the other he gave the Ger
fcate tho candidate who got the least votes but who
he claims is nevertheless legally elected.
The President said today that he hoped Congress
would abolish the income tax before adournng for the
holiday recess. He seems to think that II nothing Is
done until Congress reassembles In January, Dill 10
abolish the tax may not be got through both Houses In
time stop the collection for tho present year, which
will he made in March, II the law 10 left unchanged. The
Ways and Means Committee have taken no action yet
upon the subject The Committee Is divided In opinion
as to tho wisdom Of the repeal Some Of the members
favor the further extension Of the law and Its contnu
long any intarnal taxes are collected but
majority WILL 1t is believed, favor immediate repeal
Mr. Christian Piper Of st. Louis Mo-. member OF the
National Tobacco Association, remains here and will
have hearing before the Committee Of Ways and Means
in day or two. He goes before this Committee with
tho proposition place each separate plug Of tobacco In
wrapper and stamp it. His idea seems to have onica
favor In the internal Revenue Bureau, and 1t Is con-
tended that very much Of the tobacco sold out Of stamped
boxes was not in the when stamped and that the
consumer thereby pays tho dealer tax which should be
paid to the Government
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.l
Tho nomination Of Chester A. Arthur to DC Collector OF
of York taken up in the Senate to-day
but ts consideration being objected to 1t went
The Controller Of the Treasury W. Taylor has writ.
ten the following letter to Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue Douglas:
SIR: ed Ansas last advised bst
decided 10 take hna
that time in relation to ndtg income tax pad y state
that further consultation with the Sec,
res we'll with youne has been drded TO refund the tax paid
Judges Of State Courts the salaries received by them from Their re-