New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-18
WASHINGTON.
AN INCREASED REVENUE NEEDED


AN INCREASED REVENUE NEEDED.
PROPOSED RESTORATION OF THE TAX ON TEA AND
CoFFEB-$45, 100000 A YEAR MORE NECESSARY
TO PAY THE EXPENSES or THE GOVERNMENT.
fBY TELEGRAPH THE rRBUSE.l
WASHINGTON. JAN H.-Members of the Ways and
Means Committee and the Secretary of the Treasury
have been in frequent consultation for several weeks
on the subject of tho imperative necessity of
adding to the revenue Of the Government
at least SB,00o000 o year. The increase
is needed for the expenses OF the Government, aud
the manner in which it is TO be obtained has been
the question which the Secretary has endeavored in
connection with the Committee to solve. 1t was
proposed by the President and tho Secretary to in
crease the tax ON whisky 10 cents per gallon,
but majority of the Ways and Means
Committee are opposed to any increase for
two reasons first, because it will revive
that most mischieyous Of combinations, the
Whisky Ring; and second because, having had
advance information as to tho probable recommend
atoms OF the President, the whisky manufacturers
have added largely to their stock that there would
be little revenue derived for year or two, and it
would be very difficult to collect the tax on whisky
now on hand. Tie Secretary favors the renewal of
the duty on tea and coffee, and the repeal of the
the act OF June, 1872, which reduced the
duties on certain articles 10 per cent,
known as the " Horizontal reduction and
TINS Will no doubt be DONE bill is now being pre-
pared at the Treasury for the object stated. which
will reduce the free list by restoring the duties
manufactures Of -four. india rubber, kryolite, &c.
Members Of the Committee, after carefully exaInn-
ing tho subject believe that II all the sources of
revenue suggested are increased not than $20,
100000 per year additional will he obtained for the
coming fiscal year.
PRINTING THE RECORDS OF THE WAR.
VALUABLE DOCUMENTS, UNITED STATES AND con-
FEDERATE, TO BE KEPT IN TUE ARCIuvEs--oNLY
COPIES TO BE SENT TO THE GOVERNMENT
PRINTING OFFICE-FAYORABLE PROGRESS IN
PREPARING THEM FOR PUBLICATION.
lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON Jan. 1.-THE preparation for the
publication of the official records of the late war.
Federal and Confederate under the act of last june
is making very favorable progress ut the War De-
partment The plan adopted has been to print IN
the Department on separate sheets, dozen or so
copies of each letter dispatch. This obviates the
necessity of copying them, or OF exposing these
valuable papers to tho danger Of loss by sending
them to the Government printing office. BY this
plan also. the copies of the documents ara in con-
venent shape for the of the editor and compiler
rapidly possible, in order that these interesting
documents may be made accessible.
The suggestions made in the following letter seem
to be nothing more than just:
The Hon JAMES A. GARFIELD House Of Representatives.
DEAR SIR: In the Suudry Civil Appropriation bill,
approved June 49, 1874, $4,000 was appropriated TO
enable the Secretary OF War begin the publication OF
tho records Of tue war Of the Rebelion-UniOn and
Confederate-and he directed to have copied for
the Public Printer oil reports, letters kilograms, and
general orders heretofore copied or printed. and
arranged IN chronological order In his annual esti-
mates for 1856 Secretary of War asks for $4,000 to
commence the work, and his annual report Tor 1874
the conviction that tho appropriation should
lie Larger tnan this estimate. Owing to the important
aud conf entia character OF tue records to be ex-
amined the magnitude Of the work. and the value OF
the which tue record viii be- prepared,
the has boen compeied 10 assign 10 tho duy
preparing tncm Tor publication clerks VI tred eS
rereuce, aud whom he has cOnfirnce III order
iuat only the work may be well zone but that mo
records may 10 carefully preserved In ns report tue
SECRETARY SAYS that clerks 10 whom tue work
mas gned have Jeen CHOSEN on account OF tbe
know ledge VI tue records aud the events
While some additional force has been employed to
eoy some of tine records the greater part work
i, p,uy doue by gentlemen wuO are Already In the De
partiurnt ana whO whe they receive ouly tho small
,omurnsntiOn I clerks OF their grade haY1 all the
spomsluy OF the wOrA, aud none VI tue men 50 ein.
yea can he given compensation on account or
eYstipg statutes to ,f;et mat no Government en-
D Oh can receive auy compensation but Ills regular
rIury for any public services Whatever Tue Daidshp
i, Illustrated Dy fOlO wing case III point; Ihe tele
grams of tue War Department are embraced Ia series
,t several hundred volumes, winch contain material
ost valuable and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DOth tO tue
government aud lndIvi,iuals-wth mass OF teegrdms
uuInlerestnZ aud rIninK Ia tu1r character But one
ar Two per,s la Department. have any intimate nc
wln these particular records, and access 10
le,n IL ony allowed those OJals III the department.
vino nave the Iu confidence vi the Secretary OF war
uu.er these ances u would u; hIghIy Im-
nal Tie 10 assign the Work OI preparing them Iof pun
ucaou to lac xpvrieuced peisOhs, Or 10 any Oh whose
,nIeprty and huIy Secretary OF War mas not had
nrun lie has therefore, 10 tue duty gentle
man I'm MA on Immediate ONCE, but who IA engaged
peIeu tucreIore, 10 aasorl, copy, ana arrange tue
long after CUSTOMARY hours Tor Closing
tus luis wOrk Is performed III addition 10
rue ups req ured OF nin during Ouco hours, ana he
.unut receive pay for tubs extra III on account or
tor prohibition vi law Now, Tor reasons above stated,
would It not be advisable 10 place tno WORK III tho
hands OF those VINO could devote tneir otal time ~ Ito
accomplishment A.. L.. --,,.. ..u A.
Individuals
IL was for te,e that the Secretary in his re-
port recoInend:d that wnen an appropriation lof TINS
wolk IL made authority be gwen 10 pay them for such
eIua services 10 addILOu their suIary 40 clerks.
Ii tins recommendation Is approved prOyI5o could
DO added To clause making tue appropriation, leay
tue discretion VI tue Secretary VI War 10
make payments lvr extra service on tuis work
II. 4. CROSBY Chef Clerk
Approved; W. W. Belknsp, secretary VI War
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