New-York tribune., 1874-03-11
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
SECRETARY RICHARDSON'S RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR INCREASED TAXATION.


FOR INCREASED TAXATION.
WAsHIEGToE. Tuesday, March 10, 1874.
Now that all the Republican financiors in Con-
grcss, with the solitary exception of Mr. Dawes.
have reported that the wolf deficiency is not at the
door of the Treasury, the Secretary is anxious 70
make people believe that he never cried wolf" lie
has written to Mr.. Roberts, asking him TO correct
the statement in his recent speech that he had
recommended an increase Of taxation to the extent
of $40 100000. To-day, Mr. Roberts made the cor
recton. but very properly took pains to show the
House that his statement was fair inference from
the letter which the Secretary sent the Ways and
Means Committee, incOsing schedule OF new taxes
prepared by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
which would produce the sum named. Dr. Dawes
asked if Mr.. Roberts was authorized by Secretary
Richardson to say that he had never recommended
the enactment of the taxes submitted in the
schedule OF that he was not now III
favor of any increase Of taxation. lie
had understood the Secretary distinctly to recon-
mend additional taxation, and had tried faithfully
to represent his opinions. If lie had changed his
mind and had chosen another organ to express his
views he Alr Dawes would like TO know it. Mr..
Roberts disclaimed having any such authority, and
said he had to suppose that the Secretary
desired any other organ than the Chairman OF ways
and Means, on whom the House and Ma55achusetts
were so much in the habit of relying. some of the
members took this reply as an roncaI reference 10
the fact that Mr. Dawes was lately found to be miss
ing when MasSachuSe It's relied upon lum 10 dcleat
the confirmation of Simmons.
REPREs ENTATIVE BRONBERG'S QUARANTINE
BILL.
Representative B1ombergs bill TO establish
National Quarantine system is opposed by many OF
the New-York members on the ground that it would
interfere with the State quarantine establishment.
MFR. Bromberg replies to this objection that this
would gnot necessarily he the case, for the State
officials could enforce any local regulations after the
Government officers had examined vessel. In
reply to the objection that it is not a legitimate
function of the General Government to look after
the health of the people, the author of the bill
refers 10 the fact that In 1850, when the
yinderpest prevailed III Canada, Congress
prohibited the transportation of cattle except under
such regulations as the President might prescribe
If it is competent for Congress to egiSlate for the
health of the cattle of the country he thinks there
can be no question as to its power to make regula-
tiops TO guard the health OF citizens. The chief
object of the bill is to protect the Southern seapots
from the introduction of yellow fever. Local quar-
antines have been found TO be inefficient Ihey are
almost always enforced roo t hee because ba se
for fear of injuring business by creating alarm
among the people, and when they are enforced they
do not protect Southern cities from the lntroductio
of the disease by persons who have landed on other
parts of the coast and enter them by rail-
A NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT EXPELLED
FROM THE SENATE GALLERY.
Mr. Ferry Of Michigan as Chairman OF the Senate
Committee on Rules has issued an order that Mr.
A. c. Buell., correspondent of The st. Louis RepHoh-
con. shall not hereafter he admitted to the Senate
reporters gallery. Mr.. Buell. was the author OF a
dispatch to The Detroit Free Press stating that Sen
ator Chandler recently appeared in theSenate Cham
Der in beastly state of intoxicaton, and was taken
by Senator Sherman to the room of the Committee
on Finance where be lay upon the sofa until the
effects of his debauch had passed away This is the
first case in which correspondent has been expelled
from the gallery without vote OF the senate; ine
authority of the Committee on Rules is resolution
nasscd dnring the extra session of the Senate last
Spring after having been agreed ~ III the caucus Vi
Republican Senator'S.