Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-13
WARRINGTON.
Radical Progress" Illustrated.
Fifty Millions Of Fresh Taxes
Demanded.

Fifty Millions of Fresh Taxes
Demanded.
The Country CrawfisIiing back to the
Era of War Taxes.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. I2.-The Secretary
of the Treasury has written to the Chair
man of the Ways and Means Committee
recommending additional taxation, that the
revenues may meet expenses, and enclosing
a ILL for that purpose. The restoration of
the duty on tea and coffee, which will yield
about SO, 100000 per annum, is. included
in the recommendations.
The Secretary also enclosed letter from
Commissioner Douglass, making the follow
ing recommendations: Increased tax of
ten cents gallon on distilled spirits which
would yield seven million dollars annually;
four cents additional per pound on tobacco,
which would yield four millions; on illumi-
mating gas, S25O,0O0; ON gross receipts of
railroads from passengers and freights, So
000,000 on steamboat gross receipts from
passengers and freight, 100000; on insur-
ance companies, Sl,300,000; on telegraph
receipts, S250,G00, and on express compa-
nieS receipts, $500 000-making in the ag-
gregate S22, 100000.
This with the tax on tea and coffee would
make over forty-two millions. The Com
missioner saws if more revenue is wanted,
it could be obtained to the extent of ten
millions by restoring the taxes formerly in
schedule B, which includes stamps on all
legal instruments, deeds mortgages, etc.
The National Debt increasing Over a
Million n bay!
The outstanding legal tenders are $685.
199.5IS.
The customs receipts for the week ending
Dec s We're as follows: New York, 81, ,310,-
lG3; Boston, S260,S77; Philadelphia, $179,-
39S; Baltimore, S122,S17. Total, 81, $685.
253.
The Ways and Means Committee this
morning gave hearing TO delegations from
New York and New England who arrived,
in favor of the repeal Of the present tax on
savings bank deposits.
Bankruptcy Repeal Agreed On.
The House Committee on Judiciary to-
day, by vote of six TO four, agreed to re-
port a bill repeating the bankrupt law,
guarding however pending suits and rights.
The Negro Nationals.
The Civil Rights Convention begun last
evening the consideration of a report re-
commencing the passage of Mr.. Summers
bill or an equivalent, Col. Robert Han
lon, OF Ohio, while advocating the passage
Of the bill questioned the propliety of ask
ing special privileges.
The delegates called on President Grant
to-day by appointment. In his address to
the delegates the President said the en-
franchisement ofthe colOred race ought to
i - Ill Of
American citizenship, and they must be
aware there was a prejudice existing
against them which has prevented early
legislation. He believed however, that the
present Congress would pass such bill as
would secure them all the rights which
were now denied them and to which they
were entitled.
The delegates then retired with the eX-
ception of Col Robert Harlan, who accom-
panied the President to his private Office,
and there had an interview lasting fifteen
minutes.
loyal League.
The annual session of the National
Council of the Union League of America
will be held in Washington Wednesday
next at noon. The National Executive
Committee will meet at eleven.
Secretary Fish on the Situation.
The House Committee on Foreign Af-
! fairs having organized to-day. proceeded in
| a body to pay their respects TO Secretary
| Fish at the Department of State. On be
ing interogated relative to the Virginius,
! the Secretary said everything is going on
smoothly and nothing has occurred, or is
! likely to occur TO prevent Spain from car
| l.,. Altln51erl thnrp
| tonight no official report that the steam.
ship Virginius was towed out Of the har-
! Dor of Havana this morning, it is consid-
cred to be reliable, in view Of the facts that
the recent agreement between Secretary
Fish and Admiral Palo contemplated hel
! surrender to a vessel of the United States
| within little more than week from the
time il was made. and this movement is re
| garded as primarily to the tulfilment OF the
stipulation. The impression is that the
| surviving passengers and crew Of the Nir
ginius will be delivered up on the same
day.
Free Mail Matter.
The House Committee on PostOtiices anC
Post Roads held meeting this morning, a
which a bill, prepared by a subcommittee
with reference to the delivery Of publi
documents through the mails, was adopted
The bill agreed upon in substance author
ICES public documents to be sent fre'
through the mails, the free exchange o
newspapers, and free delivery Of newspaper
in counties wherein published.
In distributing of public documents 8
stamp is provided to be placed in cuStod,
of an officer Of the House, to be attached
to every book, pamphlet and document SEN
from either branch of Congress, to preven
abuse of power by unauthorized parties. Il
is also necessary for the name Of the mem
ber sending a document to be appended t,
the package. The committee agreed to re
port favorably bill looking to the free de
livery of seeds from the Agricultural De
partment, and will no doubt regulate thei
distribution in a similar manner to tn
means provided for sending public docu
mentS.
The Louisiana Case.
The committee on privileges and elec
tiOns heard an argument to-day for hv
hours on the Louisiana Senatorial question
The committee then held a secret session
and will probably report on the case Mon
dav. Sumner was the only member OF tn
committee absent.
The transportation Question.
The following call has been signed b
over oBe hundred members of the Hous
OF Representatives. We the undersigne
members of the House of Representative:
representing constituencies inhabitlng tn
Valley of the Mississippi, who are deepl
interested in wise and speedy solution
the question Of cheap transportation, agre
to meet in the Hall of the House OF Repre-
| Sentatives Saturday evening" Dec. IL, t
compare views and consult on that sub
iect.