New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-30
WASHINGTON.
rHx INCOME rAx-MoRE ABOUT SAN DOMINGO
CENSUS sTATIsTICs-THR YOSEMITE VALLEY
cIAIM-HEAvr ORDNANCE FOR THE NAVY
SOUTHERN oUTRAGEs.



WASHINGTON, Jan. 70. isIl
Tne discussion Of the repeal Of the Income TAX was
continued in tho Committee OF Ways ana means On
Saturday but vote on the subject was postpoHou "'.
the return OF Mr. Mccarthy, whose vote s necessary -
order to make majority in favor Of repeal Previous W
the pteryew OF Secretary Boutwell, with the committee
Mr Allison publicly expressed himself as VIKING '"a'
this tax should be taken Of but the secre'y VS..
nony, added to the fact that both OF tno iO""
and al Of the other members Of the lows uoi0s@ "
the House are opposed the repeal mas WI
Allison 70 vote No. The Committee slh s'snu' ., No
.nrcanOnd IN theseiispstches fcw days ago. anu VIII
rrport bill az soon rs Mr. Mccarthy returns
r. rnoAn, oonvarsston with prominent New Yorker,
o., p,.asonon said that he was receiving NJ least
,t..r. s,o the West to every one from Sewfork and
90, .sahoard cities support OF the position he had
....-.a q, ihs Income Tax. He was animated by no
.hnr desire himself than to get rid OF aVcxatious ana
,r.u,.,triaI tax whose returns did not justify In bis
on,nion the cost OF collecting His attention WAS called
~ b. ststeuent made by Senator Sherman. that there
ware not more than persons in the country liable to
- this tax under present exemptions Gen Pleasonton
ssd rs bad not examined the statistics oil this point
thOaSh Of tho statement ~
undsr the o. 900 exemption there vcrc foco liable to
the tax 1t hardly seemed probable that there were not
than the number mentioned oy the senator having
annual incomes OF ever $4,000
Jvdse Kelley's speech on San Domingo has brought
aim letters one of which, from retired Phis
delpha merchant who traded with the island from % to
80 years ago contains facts with regard 70 its nsu
raj resources whioh interesting while the people are
waiting for the return and report Of tho Commission
Tho writer says that previous 70 iS, Mr. Henry wilson
Of Baltimore agent for the Emperor Chrstophe, and
received very heavy consgnments Of sugar and moass
In iaC the writer established branch house at Cape
Haytion. aud informed, during visit made shortly
after. that. during the French occupation and
part Of ChristOphe's reign, IS many as 80 large
vessels had often been in the hsroOr opposite
Cape Hayten Their esrgoes we're sugar. molssses and
coffee After 1871 the cultivation Of cane wa 80 much
neooted that between that and ls4s the writer sent
many oargOcs Of refined there from the United
States The coffee Of San Domingo the best In
the market. except Mocha. but gradually declined In
grade owing to the decay of agriculture. the want Of
proper in picking and fraud In mixing small stones
with t. until IL became Of the lowest grade Under
American cultivation the writer thinks that this article
viii Esxsin be fsvorsey known In markets. The
most valuable ogweod the writer says. from the
BaSt and North. The orangesHsnd pnesppes are far
better than those the Bahamas, and fully equal TO
those Of Cuba The writer traded with Puerto
Plata receiving thence entire OF leaf tobacco
which particularly esteemed for cigar Wrappers,
being not Only fun favored but OF much larger szo
thso that of Cuba This trade fell OF because it
unsbs TO compete with the tobacco raised in Connecticut
and Pennsylvania for wrappers, tho latter having
1nes to pay Among other articles from the port
were oocoa and strong red pepper. Honey AID wax
sent France, that country Furnishing better
market From the city Of San Domingo the writer used
80 receive tres four eargOes per Of the most
valuable mahogany, In hogs and orotches Good silver
and copper abound in the mountains Of san Domingo
and fr years English capital has bean employed
IN copper smelling The decay OF trade and the falling
81 Of exports is attributable according 10 the writer to
bad government Alone and its sequence. deprecated
currency.
Tho agricultural statistics OF returns will be
ready for publication early day. and viii show many
interesting facts now generally known. They will
49, Nfla
amount OF live stock raised in NewEngland since 1890
vAs the business of market gardening IN the Vicinity
Of the cities aud villages. has grown very rapid
lH One consequence of thi. Is marked i'm
rrcvenent In the style Of living afforded
bridesmaids classes % shown IN he greater variety
found on the tables Of mechanics and improved modes of
cooking I IL thought that this viii result IN notice
sbs Improvement in the health Of the people The NOR
tshty statistics will be much more complete than
any previous aud though the death rate
81 1870 may appear greater than that Of 1860. which
wa reported at IN go IL Is supposed that this Will
show rather faithful record than increase OF
mortality The bsne of oil vital statistics is the IN
kpown" column, and thaGen Walker expects TO reduce
from 30 to so per cent below that Of 1890
Mr. Hutehings Of the 70 Semitic Valley Is here making
another effort obtain legislation to enable him to keep
possession OF the homestead Of which the State Of Cal
itcrnsa claims the rghs TO deprive him Mr.. HutchnSs
the first white settler m the 70 Semitic he made
bride path down the precipco into the valley, built
On tho backs OF mules opened rude but comfortable
hotel and by his writings in the magazines and news
papers made the grandeur and beauty Of the valley
known to.the world The land msurveyed. and Mr..
Hutoh1ngs could not therefore, title 10 home
stead OF undes the law and before survey
made the United States presented the 70 Semitic ~ the
California disregarding the rights OF Mr. Hut
ohngs, aud one other settler, who subsequently
settled in the valley The State has ap-
pointed Commissioners 20 manage the valley and |
they informed Mr. Hutchings that be has rights
thero and claim by which he hold his farm gar
Aens hotel dwelling, and other improvements which
be has bestowed seven years labor. He came Con-
Srexs for relief last session. and the Public Lands Com
Inittee reported bill giving him patent to home
stead but defeated, because suggested
that he might establish beer garden In the Valley. Mr..
Hutchibgs Of culture refinement, and literary
accomplishment, who would be less likely 70 POODLE beer
many who ridcued his claim and who appreciates
tie wonders Of 70 Semitic far than threeOurths OF
she tourists whom he entertains.
The Army Appropriation bill contains item Of s2COOOO
for the purchase Of heavy guns for seaooast dfenses
and Navy Appropriation bill gves for 1Sinch
guns. "to meet contingencies" The Ord Bureau
Of both the War and Navy Departments have heretofore
been strongly preudced favor Of casron guns and
especially favor Of the system Of casting devised by
Gen. Rodmsn ordnance officer OF the army that little
has lbeen taken TO observe the progress made in
other countries in the fabrication Of heavy ordnance and
full competitive test has been had TO determine
the comparative merits OF ths cast-iroD system |
and the foreign systems, which make OF wrought
iroo and steel Gen. Sherman who studied the subject
carefully his conviction that the Krupp
of making guns steel adopted by the Prussians,
s the best known, and that it, superiority over all
others demonstrated during the siege Of Paris
II believed that Cen shermans views viii secure the
of portion Of the army appropriation for the pur
cf making thorough test OF the relative merits OF