The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-08

WASHINGTON, Feb. =, 1875
THE TAX BILL IN CHARGE OF THE WAYS AND
MEANS COMMTTTEE-PRoPOsED ExACTIoN OF
TRIBUTE FROM NATIVE PRODUCTIONS.
The Committee on ways and Means had long
session yesterday which resulted In nothing but
wrangline as to what should be taxed and whether
1t was expedlent to tax anything Personally, the
eleven members OF the committee are agreed that
1t Is not polite to increase the taxes but polit,-
cally, they are divided, and as Mr.. Dawes, the
chairman of the committee, autnoritatively an.
nounced in the House yesterday that II was only
o question OF time when the nation would be
unable to pay its debts out OF the annual
receipts II the taxes were not increased the re.
publican members OF the Ways and Means Com
mtttee have prepared themselves to agree to tax
any and every article which will give the Treasury
the required FUNDS to sustain the credit OF the gov.
ernment. The return OF tea and coffee to the
dutiable list Is the most unpleasant proposition
before them. To tax spirits and tobacco Is not
considered so Objectionable, but the committee do
not how they can go before the House with bill
which proposes to tax mainly home products and
leaves out foreign imports. The proposition to tax
sugar one-haf q cent per pound on all grades
also developed unexpected opposition in the COM
mittee, aud 1t was asked what profit 1t would be
to the Treasury II q pronibitve tax was put on
the low grades. In addition, It was shown that
the renners throughout the country, notwith-
standing their large business, were in straitened
circumstances, and an indiscriminate increase
of the tax would surely parayze this branch
OF industry The democratic members asked why
q tax OF three per cent should not be put on ma
tional banking associations, why gold sales and
speculative business, which adds nothing to the
wealth OF the country, or why incomes should not
be taxed, II the republican members were so anx-
ious to avoid offending the masses and not the
m0neyed interests OF the country The restora.
ton OF the ten per cent duty has been warmly
opposed and Mr.. Dawes, who was deputed BY the
committee 20 respond to all inquiries as to what
they have done. mas found his task an easy one
and that too without going the length the COM
mittee gave him OF "doing their lying for them.n
The meeting tomorrow morning will be followed
bv an evening session, and so on until the bill is
ready TO be reported to the House. which viii DO
In not less than three or four days.
PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW MINIS IN
WESTERN CITIES
sub committee OF the Finance Committee Of
the Senate will meet to- morrow morning to hear
states minis al Chicago st. Louis, Omaha, Indian
apolis and Cincinnati. A number OF persons are
here 10 urge the selection OF or more OF these
places for new mlnts. 1t Is contended that the
present cost OF forwarding ore, principally silver
to Philadelphia bears severely on the shippers
VINO want to draw against 1t at the place where
they purchase their supplies, as Chicago and ST.
Louis. Merchants will not take bullion in ex-
change for merchandise unless II bears a United
States mint mark. 1t Is claimed that II mot
were established at Chicago shippers could draw
against bullion as cash. An enterpristng private
assayer there s said to have agreed to put up the
necessary building free OF cost to the govern
ment. The Secretary OF the Treasury has written
a letter to the senate Finance Committee rec.
ommending an appropriation OF $4,000 to defray
the cost or building min: at Chicago
APPEAL OF THE DISTRICT COLUMBIA CAR CON-
DUcroRs AND DRIVERS TO CONGRESS-, FOR
RELIEF FROM BARBARoys CONFUSION TO
LONG HOURS OF LABOR
The following Is the memorial Of the conductors
and drivers OF street the District OF Colum.
bia, which was recently presented TO Congress.
The appeal made Is one which appeals to the
dullcst sympathy, aud the case pictured Is one OF
the most glaring Instances OF mans inhumanity
to man,
To rHE HONORABLE THE COMMITTEES DISTRICT OF
CoLCMBA or ruk UNITED sTArfs SENATE
GKafLkAxS-ln earnestly implorlng your tayorahle