, 1873-12-15
WASHINGTON

| WASHINGTON.
| S,efta, n'*tasth to ths CAtcngo Tribune,
! THE wAYa AND MEAHs coszMirrEI IN sEAnori M
| ,. FORMATION.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 1a.-The Conmitsoo Of Waya
and Mcaua Ind dreadful t'n,o to-aay. Thoy had
intended to holt mrceing 10 rccoyo my communities
tion which Sccrctnry Richardson might bo pleased to
rakc, hut, tnnsm,,ch aB Il was Saturday. and no ncs-
aon OF thu Houno hold, they concluded ra.hor to
call on tho President md the Secretary Of tho Troun-
ury, which tncy did. They lltto bit bewlllorod
about these calls Tonight, mid l'nyo not much
10 say regarding them. Tho first call wus
n.at1o on His Excellonoy. aud lastod, al
near IA tho exact figures eau DO got At,
jlst about nine seconds. Grant rocoived them
III manner indicating surpriao at tho visit than
! overwhelming Joy ut acoing them. lio stood whto
talking 10 tho respectable body Of uncovered gcnto-
mctt, who stood listoning with tlcir hats in thor
hnds. After stating, In MI automatic sort Of way, TINT
hc WA glad to SEQ them, lo went to sny that ho
hoped tlcy woul secure legislation providing for in
! creascd taxation to meet tho requirements Of the
Government, aud, In cnnc1uaiou, cordially Gado
thcm goott.tay Tho cosnmittes Of Ways and Means
atonco Withdrew In good orlor, bowling they went,
and 1t waa not until they got fairly ous tho avenue
again that thoy recovered sufficiently to uttor the
thoughts TINT ar0so in thnn Tlcn 1t was that Deck
Of Kentucky aud KclY, at Pennsylvania, moro tnpu-
slse and heated than the ohcra gavo vent In language
forcblo md vol coaon II inelcgaut to Tho respective
individual opinions In regard 10 tho matter, whtlo
their very much .lazcd companions listened aprroy-
ingly, without estimating very highly the amount Of
good Tint had resulted from tho conference which they
hnd sought with tho Chief Magistrate to consult 10
the policy OF increasing ta1es. Tho Committee mean-
dcrcd into tho Treasury Building to interview sccrota-
ry Richardson with tho samo enl In Wow. Thoy did
not tarry moro than two minutes with tho hitter dig
nitary, aud their interview With him sin,ilar in
n respects 10 that with tho President In Mother In
stance were they invited to cit down, treated with
any degree OF hospitality. In both thoy With
| drew feeling worry much as though they had boon un-
| willingly guilty Of an unwarrantablo Intrusion
upon tho tImo and attention Of couple >. great
men who werc properly surprised at tho breach Of
prorricty they had committed. Whlo they avo sineo
tried to restrain their feolinga at tho treatment they
received ynt they havo not been ah0 to entirely COIL
ceal them. The reason Why Grant and Richardson
behaved 30 uncoureous1y towards them Ia supposed
to ba that they lid not At accept tho written
orlers Of Grant through his sa officers Douglass md
Richardson, directing them to introduce bills 10 ILL.,
crease taxation. lilo anff officers were not treated
we'll when tho Douglass ottor, transmitted by Richard
aon, was returned to tho latter with tho statement hatf
Tic Secretary Of Tho Treasury had any recommend
ntions to lako tho Committee would be glad 10 give
them attention. Tho President feels this, aud docs
1c!'a,4son. Douglahs does not, however, rank high
| u
mantiestly th.eatcns .hc good Of tl,e service,
utd when the COMMITTEES blnntercl into his room
after leaving Richardson, lo rcHted lam with such
distinguished conttaeatson ~ III aoll1e degree mol
| 1cd their 1accratctl fceltngs.
| 10 EXTRA TAXATION.
The Coulnlittoo Of Wuys und Means will not II is
safe tl BHy recommend the legislation asked for by
President Grant aud Mr. Richardson. They feel IN
tho first rlncc, hat tho ccit III not entirely due to
the recent panie hut in large measure to nsnanugc
mant aud ignorance III those who administer tho
f,ances as we'll as extravaganza on the part Of re-
!
cOusrue tho laws authorizing tho expenditures Of
aums Of money as mandatory compelling them 70
| nut. They feel TINT III this regard there must be
anentnlen Or It VIII eventually 60 TINT srprorria-
tonB cannot lo made nrEe enough to keep the officials
employed LII checking them ont.
| lLrRENcIMENT.
o s " nay
has under general consideration, mud the dispo-
son OF largo majority Of the leaders Of the present
Congress ia to cut down wherever rercneAment. he
made. Tho large sltns for tho erection OF public
buildings which wcro appropriated last year will not
tiucnce Of Treasury leechcs shall 10 s'cic to over
como great many who are a rresent strongly oplose
cay II o ap Of s "
party canilot afford to 90 bcfore tho country with
tho people, and especialy nt this ne This last will,
Of prey, weghsy with many who could not bo
| Means Committee will ucet Monday morning, WHOM
| -- N1CuAn1soNs srArEaEHr,
which he hna N0t III Ehape to HlDtt t0-uAy, eStu II
tho Committee had been In session to hear 1t. Will
ceiye attention. Tho feeling Of tho House on tho
question Of ncreaang ihe taxes, as far as It eau be
Us given above Of ts majority Of thc Committee. 4
lill epproprating s2oog,o9 M for tho relief Of tho
DO reported by lilo Appropriation Committee. TAB
will not comprise MI ,l,s will be asked, but will DO the
sa sum p5essiny II seasa M 5nss no to be followed W
| luter day.
|
yicw Sunset Cox's record Oh tho Spanish complication
Monday. Mr. Lamar was ole Of TIC last men who
.yns s IT, u III M s eSaoss s a s
hero Representative from Mlasi:sppi. 11fs repu-
a.ion tLsuklng man antl nh orator is worry high.
lie has made iaany enemies on the Democratic side,
Win 10 correapondinng gain among tho
spa0saa ss na conviction. mss ,na / m saa hos s as as
10 tic to- Ho never takes the floor nowadays without
oscomng involved my @ III QUARREL VIII some one out OF
mcrly.
| HAs1nuAo IoBuy.
mental lines Of railway is here, and there .:ls oi
coming strngsls Of 10 mean n; maan1e on ~ quss-
drew J. pcrce and dsu. ]. N. Dodge, alax George D.
Mson late sontrassor On The pon ,a ra
u iis as M from o Assistant srseau.at-Arty At attic ihe
House. to avoid tratfsIng Us to tho disposition ht
in Congress- In tue interest Of tho Credit Mohllier
uu.on Pacific Road, uul certain Of Jay Cookies part
unrs ut the head Of tho lobby. Tho three roads
nru tho Atlantic Pacific, tho Texas Pacific, and TIL
Northern pac!se aud Congress will 10 asked to O..
Thu total amount Of the bontls which the intorcs
s to e guaranteed will not full much short Of $780,
0u0000 Tho fact TINT thcao achencs to 10 pressed
at this me whGn tho country IL suffering from tht
effects Of The ato hnucial panic, and tho further fuc
that they Hys already secured the aI1 and comfort
Aom0 most prominent member Of the 8cnate FROM th
VEST nru hiEitlant Of The of thu preparation
that they haye taken to nce hu difficulties thAt aro II
! their way. .......
THE vIRd1Ntus.
| There is nothing 10 nay ii tho Virgnts case to
night except tLa the Associated lrcss uewH to-tay
substantially correct, and that tLcre IL conflict y
opinion in ocial circles as to whether tho delivery
| to ue nude At Santiago or Bahia Inndn. It Ia pusi
lively certain that thu original agreement provided fo
the llclIyery ut Sautiago de Cuba, aud That thu
preparations we're snule with TINT understanding,
any cllapSea in thnt programme have Dcen made, the
lave occurred III the ast forts-clgat hours