New-York tribune., 1875-02-05
tee on Saturday, and also Con. Healy United States
Marshal for Alabama, who is on his way here.
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
THE TEA AND COFFEE TAX ABANDONED.
WASHINGTON. Thursday. Feb.

CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL"
THE TEA AND COFFEE TAX ABANDONED.
WASHINGTON. Thursday. Feb. 4, 1875.
The action Of the WAYS and Means Committee
this morning seems to settle the question as 10
whether OF not there is to be new tax and tariff
bill. The result of the meeting to-day. as far as 1t
be forecast, points unerrngly to the conclusion
that there will be increase of taxes. The major
ity of the Committee is unquestionably opposed to
such an increase and against higher rates of duties
imports Those who have purchased large
amounts Of tea and cJhee in the expectation that
the tariff of ten cents the one and three on the
other would be imposed, will find that they DC
pended too much on the caprices OF Repubhcah
Committee of Ways and Means The question TINS
morning was squarely submitted as to whether the
duties ON tea and coffee should be restored
and it was squarely negatiyed. Inc Iol'
lowing gentlemen, the Committee being full,
voted in favor of taxing tea and c0iiee'
Messrs. Dawes, Burchard Roberts and Kasson; and
the following gentlemen voted against II Messls'
Kelley. WaldTOn, Sheldon, Foster Beck, MDlach'
and Wood This settles the tea and coffee question
for the present session. for rule OF the House pre-
vents the reconsideration OF any question pN Con-
mittee after il has once been voted on. The ques-
tiOn was also taken 10 the restoration OF the lo
per cent horizontal tariff on manufactures; but the
proposition to increase the revenue IN this manner
was also defeated by the same vote. Several otbtr
questions were submitted on the general SUBJECT,
but each in turn was defeated. The question as 10
the increase TO 81 cents. per gallon on whisky Was
briefly considered, bat vote was taken. Inc
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue desires 10 DC
heard bv the Committee on this subject and II is
understood that he favors the increase tie VIII 30
before tie Committee tomorrow
RIGHTS OF ALIENS.
The Alabama Claims Court have rendered two i'm
portant opinions regarding the rights of unnatural
lied foreigners The first was in the claims OF GER
tain subjects of Portugal who during the years 1907
and 1865, enlisted in the commercial marine or
whale fishery under the flag in the ships Euphrates'
Gen. Williams and Sophia Thornton, and the bark
Virginia, all of which were destroyed by the Con-
federate cruisers After an elaborate review OF the
general law and the law constituting the COURT inc
The public law Of Christrndom, and the municipal
law of the land, declare thai foreigners whether dOh
cied temporarily sOiOurning on our sail, or whether
on the decks OF our ships tru'tG 10 me cl5 VI & U
niS upon tine nigh seas, equally enGled 10 our pro-
lection against any wrong from any OttIgn power' "
are equally entitled 10 sue for Their rights IN our courts
Therefore, the ground of abstract Jnshce ana pro
pEiety, and upon the ground OF legal rign we aoclo 20
that Foreigners entitled to the protection oi our haS 10
the premises, whether naturazsd or not nave rght
to share in the distribution OF thIs fund
FEW MINUTES on PACIFIC MAIL.
The Ways and Means Committee, at the conclu-
sion of a long session to-day on taxation and
revenue questions, had an open session of few
minutes duration, in which Mr.. Wm. NJ Tenncy
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deposit issued by Jay Cooke & Co. in favor OF John
g. Schumacher. Nothing new was elected, the wit
ness being able merely to show from the books the
connection between the certificates and how, for
instance the first was retired upon Schumakers 8
Endorsement by issuing another for q smaller
amount aud paying the difference in cash. Mr.
Tenney repeated his statements OF yesterday that he
had no acquaintance with Schumacher. ana no per-
sonal recollection other knowledge OF the trans
actions Of the bank in regard to these certificates OF
the checks ca5hed.
COMMITTEE BILLS on INDIAN AFFAIBS
The House Committee on Indian Affairs nave
agreed upon tho following bills, and will report them
when the Committees are called:
bill TO create United States Judicial District In the
Indian Territory, with District Judge, MARSHAL aud
Clerk 10 try causes between Indians and white men
but not causes between Hdanssuch are TO be tired by
the laws and courts of the Indian nations blll 10
hOmcSteads to Indians. Dll 10 sell timber on lh-
dian reservations bill to sell the Pawnce reservation In
Nehraska bill to consolidate tribes and reservations
III Washington Territory. bill more encctuay 10 CIV
iize the Indians and bill 10 raly agreements Win
the Ute Indiana.
MR.. ORDWAY DENIE' THAT MR. KING Is IN
WASHINGTON.
Sergeant-ai-A Arms Ordway publishes the following
card in The Star tonight:
WAsHINGToS, d. c. Feb T. 1875.
To he Editor Of The EUeuiRG star:
notice that report that VIM s. King was IN the
Capitol within three weeks, and exactly III 'front.' OF the
door OF the occupied by the Committee on ways
and Means has been COPIED into THE TRIBUNE and othr
NcWYOrk paperS. VIII YOU allow me TO state positively
through The star that Mr.. WIN. s. King OF Minnesota
has not been In the Capitol in Washington since tho
Committee drew out the evidence ncupating him
\. G.. OBDwAY, Ser Gednt-at-Arms,
House OF Representatives, United States.
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.