, 1873-12-15
Strong Opposition to tho Pro-
posed Increase Of
Taxes.
Richardson's Treasury Administra-
ton Growing in Disfavor.
Probable Confirmation Of Williams
for Chici-JuStiCc.
Mr, Logan Working for tie Distressed
Sewing. Machine Hen.
Special Ditpatch to The Chicago Tribune


Special Disnatch to Ths Chicago Tribune
A TRANSPORTATION LonnY.
WAsn1Soros, Toe. 14.-Tho ao-called cheap
transportation mooting held In tho ball Of tho
House Of Representatives last night haa boon
ratier roughly criticised by Congressman and oth-
ors to-day. Tho mcoting was the result OF call
siguod bY ao1ne sixty Western and Southern Com
groann'on. When tho Pic was opened, tho fact
was developed tint 1t was not proposed
to waste t1me III considering moana Of
choaponing transportation by my other
routo than tic Fort st. Phillip Canal. Sever
gentlemen whoHo names wcre appended to tlo
call now ropudtate tho meeting, and say thoy
Tero dragoonod into lordfng thulr influence by
threats that it would be represented that they
we're opposed to the improvement Of tho nnvi-
ga 10 rivers Of the West md South, nnd their
chances Of re.olcctiol impaired thereby. Vory
many Of those who signed tho call STAYED away
from tho meeting, mud otaerB who did attend
LETT tic hall III Boon ~ thoy dlsccrned tho drift
Of the affair.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION.
When The laval Deficiency bil1 passed tho
House tho other day, tho nmonnt appropriated
was 81, 4,oo0,ooo. hobeson'a Original domaud waH
for S.. ono, GOD. but lie explained to tho hppyo-
priation Committee that Sl,000,000 would not
DO needed unless war should bo declared
Upon thia understanding tho Committee
dropped tho extra million, proforring to
appropriate it when tho necessity for it
should oMst. Now TINT tho bill has
rono to TIN senato nohcaon ia ,nov;no honvon
md earth tn l,nvo tho othcr n,iIon nnt In rhia
- w. 80 ~ u'o VIZ o'net 4u."on pus -A1a
The clrcumRtaucos that the late threatening war
cloud iB about disspateu, nud that tetruuchmont
has become n nccossitv with Tho Govornment ns
we1, M will, {,3 3;v;1,n1o f,o,,-no,mo,, ,rnro-
caate the situation. aud 1T ia now exceedingly
doubtful If either this appropriation bill or tho
ono to iucrcaso the uu,nbor OF soamen will bo
paused l,v TIN son,ta in anv s1,,no
- 1o 1880 80 - -. ' '-ANfo'
~, of'oslf1oS ~ 1SoAEAsso TAXATION.
Tho recommendations which Richardson is to
make tomorrow to increase tho revenues by ad-
ditional taxation att,act much attention, and
ss.,<,s w. P4so :'s, uesuaD,on w ~
oands. 1he 1cellng against Richardson in tue
matter is quite strong, and prominent Copgress-
mon Of all parties express themselves quito
frne1v to thn effcot tLat tho Administration
co,,nn,+a , or,vo or~or II, as,.;r, .i,,;,;ono,
1 h.",s o''o4 - "o"'"H "uo.''n.
sa@eo' "nle ae tue samo tlme no disposition ~
shown Oh the part OF heads Of departments. and
high officials generally to increase tho money at
communa hv cnttiro jown tho;r oxnonaaa Tho
.a-A.s.:'.-l!.' y sa's ao"u |ao' '1p'aaea
administration aeohs 70 ha7o no thoasns OF
economlztng IN auy way. New schemes for the
expenditure OF the peoples money nre freely
indor scd. md tbc cptin,atca of tho non,rtnent
nro ,nroc,v ;ncreoacd 1he manner in which
tiesa tl,;,oa ara Ione xvor1d hottor hoHt a
Goya,nmanf tnr ,ha ho,etit ~, ti'o a,rer1,ors
than n'a ~ 10 hnmant ~ ~ ..oorH tn HD'0'AoA0
Thero @ s M trbo a,on y for 1' to preson. and
IT. $500. :; ~ T., .a5 ~ tta to.a ~ ..s.n ssa
tion nna ~ t,xo tE;,~a ;i1 ho do"o ~ ~ H.
TnnaaSaitl,or tl1a f,on,m;ttnoa m Vas md
tethor nu rnsiae tho est;ates ~ xnfta3 Ina u te
hhado ~ no,.rtmo.,t, naaai,,.;a.> ~, ~ ~
oaaad 1;aot; t;aaa' on;o;", Is ,,t 1,,' m't .,e,
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ansr,.oi;c y esnrnssna tioir usae u y 10 nn"u
~ thn SnaI ~ tfa H. oasnrv u" ~ III 1a tr,o
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s a " ~ apa o eo,, ~ " rus W." FaG
at whan IT. II con'os to nm .nnonci' % III Encs,1ocv
10 ~ ,", ~ c,,d s a,ne' ni;i;t t@' ol"o
AA'A ~ T.1v 1,u .na5,T r,,r ~ We
se,otor s,sr1nn un;J ,n.,,;nl't Int 1oa;o1,t,on
nroyii,n1 for NJ, incroasc NJ iho taxcs mav f,c
nu' sn;5 ts n,.o o,an a
, ~ % Ia' .us luz na re
n;,tea ~ to su1;act ~ t,a Tnnnr;o, na,,a;ta
Of tbo countrv mt % Iut thas n he did jv not make anv
ro,.ru,,opa,+;nr, II r;+,, r,,o.1 ;,,,.oa.o.
M IL - ni.a ;, fggafa ~ H1c.eaaeu
saaaa.t' LIS uueu'pen' MIA oe 4ooaeo los WILL
na'etos' ,.,3,. .o-.nut.om, a,l.,1,s1,, .r.+,,,
III ,s,laa ~. as.Il ~ ~.
~ ail, oonau,snt'y tooAsa iol eA,lS ths "ooS. iho
ppta 9ppps'ao. nave Geown WEAK unues the tresl.
do'.. vost.s. ana nale colseluaou 20 cnte ,1l,
,1t s'@So. ~ LUG uss' WY o91 ~ .no u11n
E.nst, ,,".t;tn,an uun, ~n p ,ht eans ~ ~
.t pnshls'1.co ~, - LUIS al, aayinE tnat 'o
str " ~ esu sno m.she1 u tao ma!otsy Q! tno
I"i;, aS,,,t ~ aupIson.eu I ~ .ne oguG wnlon ~
t;rn,aiion " n m ninp nranr I'm, H.. uu
~ ts pro";devi ~ ,a 's ."+ 'ls M H.
puDncnu r[,n p1,ty ~ !no Sona,U: >
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