, 1873-04-08
WASHINGTON.
Result Of tho Reduction in Taxa
ton Last Year.
Large E Excess in Receipts Over the
Estimates in Every Depart
ment,
Secretary Richardson Has No
Sympathy for Wall
Street.
Congressman Finkelnburg Refuses Ills
Share, Of the Salary Grab.
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NATIONAL REVENUE.
WARRINGTON D. g.. April 7.-Whon Congress-,
year ago, reduced taxation about fifty millions,
1t was predicted that tho National Treasury
would DO crippled. Even Gov. Boutwell, thought
&30,000000 or obi, ,000, 900 would DO large reduce
ton. It appears, however, from tho receipts
from customs dutios and informal revenue taxes,
that tho income will far oxooed tho ostimato for
tho prosont fiscal year. Tho amount estimated
for recetEtB from lnto1unl revenue was 975, ,000,
GOO. With nearly three months OF tho fiscal
yoar remaining, they arc upwards Of $685. 000, 600.
Tho toxcoss in tho amount Of
customs dutioa ovor tho 6atimatos arc
proporttouately tho largest It is beloved that,
notwithstanding tho heavy reduction in taxa
.tton, the revenues Of tho Government this year
will bo equal, at least, to those Of Inst year.
sEonErAnY nio11AnDsoN's POLICY
It appears that tho ao-callol outside pressure
said to have been brought to boar upon Secro-
tary Richardson in favor Of isslling additional
greonbaoks, comes mainly from Wall street brok-
that tho Secretary bad not paid any attention to
them. To any appeals that may como from
Legitimate business mon touching the nc
ton Of the aoyernment and its Of;
give I'll duo attention, though he docs not Indicate
what Ao would do. Ho ia Of opinion; however,
, that q frosh Issue Of currency would not afford
pormanont relief to tho businoBs interests Of tho
country. =.
THE ANa1o-AMEn1oAN CLAIMS COMMISSION :
will soon adjourn it's session from this city to
Newport, Rhode Island, for tho summer. It is
estimated that under this Commission British
S19i1 3laimaata Til bo awarded about $1,000 900.
largo balance from England in favor Of the
United States.
WILL NOT HAVE IT.
RoprogentatiVe Finke1nburg, Of Missouri adds
bis name to tho list OF those Congreeamen who
rofuao to participate in the salary grab. To-day
be enclosed his check to tho Secretary Of tho
Treasury for bis retroactive extra pRy, amounting
to about $4,000, with tho request that 1t bo
covered into the Treasury.
MAINLAND aENAToRsII1p.
Judge Merrick, OF Maryland. who made such a
favorable impression in tho House during tho
dobate on tho Credit Mobilior report, Is now
tnmong tns saaddate to
talonts aud integrity orc Of such high order as
to induce tho boliof TINT Ills olancoa tho bost
Of any Of tho men yet mentioned.
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
=, Judge Robert Ould. formerly Confederate
Commissioner for tho exchange OF prisoners, is
being proaaed by tho Conservatives In Virginia
as a candidate fo1 Governor to succeed the prof.
ent incumbent, Walkor. Tho campaign In Vir-
ginia this summer promises to be worry exciting,
especially Us tho Republicans carried the Stnto
last year. Col. Moaoby proposes to hold him
self aloof in tho impending conflict, claiming
that It is fight which involves no principle, but
sinply tho Bpoils Of Office.
coLonED 1unons.
1t was tho common bolief here when
Tom Wright, tho recently convicted col
6s 45sf bsausS or h @ sa bs paGsa I cosr@ Gn trial
wore on tho jury no verdict could DO ron
eolored jurors by this statoment ia manifes2ed
BY tho faot that, in twenty minutes aftor rotir-
1frjtn frGSe fhj1F
tho jury came to the unanimous verdict Of gull
ty. In fact, Wright declares that ho should have
fared better with q whito jury, These colored
jurors hive certainly shown disposition to On
force the law and punish crirno regardless of
clan1lish considerations that white Jurors do not
always display.
SENATOR suatNEn AND TIE oo1oREp PEOPLE.
Thoro ia quite broeze among some Of tho
eolored people, because Of the action Of the new
Board OF Truatoos Of colored schools in rescind-
ing tho resolution of tho former Board for tie
purchase Of portrait Of Senator Sumner. This
revision was placed OIL tho ground that such
action was not taken out Of want Of respect to
Dir. Summer, but becauBo it was not proper to
devote school funds to such 9 purpose. How
oyor, tho Trustees authorized subscription to
be taken among tho coloroa people Of tic dis
trict to pay for tho portrait
tIo the associated Fress,)
DIVIDEND DECLARED.
WASHINGTON, D, c., April Tho Comptroller
OF tho Currency haa deelarod second dividend
OF ~ p1r cont In 1aYOr or the creditors OF tho
Walki1l National Bank, Middletown, NJ T., max
ing, in all, dividends Of so per cent.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
There will BIO aomo appointments made of Dop-
uty Collectors in aome Of tho largo informal roy
onua districts, which will bo solicited from among
the Assistant Assosaors.
TILE FRONTIER COMMISSION.
A dfspntch from La1odo, To1as, April l. Bnya
the United States Frontier Commission wero at
Now Laredo. Tho Mexican Commission had held
a joint session with the American Commission
on tho subject Of tho disturbances.
BuPNEME COUNT DECISION.
The Supreme Court declded tho case of
naTonor vi. Wnodruf. TINT promisHory noto
given for consideration In war bonds, issued
by tho Arkansas Secession Convention, is void
and Illegal. Tho Court also decided In the caBo
Of tho Unltod States VI. The Baltimore j. Ohio
Railroad, that 1t Is not within the powor OF Con-
gress to tax municipal corporation, yiz, tho
mortgage held by the City Of Baltimore on amid
tOal, III security for bombs Issued in its aid and
atBo TINT 1t WAS not tho intontion of tho Inter-
nal Revenue laws to tax tho property OF such
corporations.
THE PRESIDENT.
Tho President is expected to roturn horo to-
morrow afternoon.
Tho Erie investigation.
New YonK, April TAT tho Legislative inquiry
into tho Eric Railway affairs to-day, lottor was
read from John Williamson and Frederick H.
Gram1nori ox-clorkB, promising to show, it tho
books were produced, that tho Company's Btato-
ulDut OF freight and nagsouuer oartliuuB Wha