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WASHINGTON, D. c., March a.
TEA, COFFEE AND TARIFF REFORM.
The vote of the senate on tea and coffee seems
to dispose of any revenue reform for the present
session. Both houses, bv more than two
thirds majority, have struck off nineteen mil
lions from the annual receipts from import
duties, and Secretary Boutwell, says if it is the
purpose of congress to lessen internal taxation
twenty or thirty millions, it will not be safe to
substract anything more from the revenues.
The ways and means committee, however, will
bring in their bill, and will endeavor to bring
the house round TO sensible view of the situa-
ton, and spread the tariff reduction over
a considerable number of articles. 1t
is the general opinion here, however,
that the house will not reconsider its action
upon tea and coffee, but will reduce the duties
on other articles; and then, after month or six
weeks of discussion, bill will 90 over to the
senate to be tabled or mercilessly cut to pieces.
DIMINISHING PROSPECTS.
AT first it was supposed that the action of the
senate on Friday would lead to an early adjourn
ment Of the session; but, upon second thought,
it is seen that the tariff debate must take place
in the house, and the disagreement between the
two houses must be settled in some way before
adjournment.
MCRARY OF IOWA
Made an able and interesting speech in the house
yesterday on the civil service. He avowed his
readiness to support any reasonable legislation
for reform; but he believed his plan OF a consti-
tutional amendment to allow large class of
e,l I. IL
ness of tenure TO the others, would give us the
suFest and speediest reform. He had his doubts
respecting the presidents plan, for it does not
bind any future executive. He dwelt at some
length upon the dangers of giving such vast
patronage into the hands of one man, and be-
lieved the true remedy to be an election by the
people wherever practicable.
He stated that when the constitution was
adopted there were but seventy-fve postmasters
in the country; and now there are 100000 and
it will not be long before the number will in
crease to 100000 1t will soon become physical
ly impossible for any administration to attend to
all the federal appointments. Amid the bum
combe debate of Saturday Mr.. McCrary's speech
stood out apart from the others; for it was not
made for the campaign, but to support neces-
sary reform.
MR., -uoAR sPoILs MR.. FENKELNBURG's PIC
TURE.
Mr.. Fenkenburg of st. Louis, in his anti-pro-
lection speech, Yesterday, drew a horrible pic
ture of the condition of the factory operatives of
Massachusetts. To those who know the facts,
it was ludicrous speech. Mr.. Hoar, in five
minutes speech, showed the essential untruth
of the picture.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Is exacting payment of the income tax on cou-
pons due since Jan. LIST. The ground taken is
that the coupons represent in part the earnings
of 1871 and the tax must be collected. The first
coupons, which will be free of the government
tax, will be those dated July /, 1872.
SAM WELLER