The New York herald., 1875-02-04

Seuste 70 be approved there II was said 1t the
lssr session that His Exceliency the President
would not sign the Senate DILL. but no doubs seems
TO DO entertained now on that subject
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
wAsHISorox. Feb s, 1875.
gscaErAxx S1IsTow N coNTEREScE WITH THE
WAYS AND MEANS coAnfrrTxx-prvSRsl VIEWS
Oh TIE REvxNuE AND NATIONAL DEBT--
LOCAL ISrEaxsTs ANTAooxIsrIc.
The Secretary Of the Treasury and Assistant
Secretary conant met oil the members OF the
ways and Means Committee to-uight st the rooms
Of the Secretary to talk over the subject OF In
creased customs and internal revenue In order to
fuldl the pledge Of the government IN providing
annually for the sinking fund under the act OF
lse2 The Secretary satd he did not intend
70 recommend anything to the committee, but
what no had to say would be merely In the form
Of suggestions. 1t had been claimed BY some
legislators that the aggregate reduction OF the
public debt II averaged through the ten years
since the end OF the war. would show that the
spirit OF tho act had been literally complied With.
bus he did not himself take that vtew. His con.
struction was that the act Of 1859 re-
quired at least one per cent to be %: apart
for sinking fund and that IL must be done every
year. On this basis. therefore, the demand OF the
Treasury would be for thirty odd millions asked
for In previous communication. The members OF
the committee then asked II he had made up q
statements showing the exact reduction OF the In
terest bearing debt since the passage OF the
act Secretary Br1stow replied that It was
only spoken OF In round numbers, some
thing over three hundred million dollars but
that he would furnish the committee with de.
tailed and accurate statement BY eleven O'CLOCK
tomorrow, At which time 1t was agreed to meet
at their room In the Capitol. 1t was the general
view OF the members that the object contemplated
BY the act Of 1861 had been fulfilled. but II 1t had
not been, then tho dencit was equal to
tho surplus OF eighteen months. or about
$4S,ooo,o 600 It was freely said also, rhat the
oesstties OF the Treasury do not appear 90 great
as TO coerce an agreement among the represent
atives OF diverse interests. The Secretary did
not hesitate to say that he mad changed his mind
since he sent in hts report 40 TO the expediency Of
taxing whiskey, for 1t was Q question whether 1t
would yteid additional revenue with the expense
OF the machinery necessary to collect 1t. The
impression prevailed that II any bill were pro-
posed IL should consist of very few items; and
while tho members had but little objection 70 the
restoration OF the ten per cent tax 1t was urged
that 1t would meet with serious opposition among
number OF members OF Congress, without regard
not be polite to impose an additional duty on art
cles entering into che manufactures OF New Eng.
land, and Beck and Burchsrd alike were opposed to
any increase Of the tax on tobacco or whtskey, or
to disturbing the tar1n on hemp and nax. Mr..
Foster, OF Ohio, objects to any measure which will
impose further internal tax on the production OF
native wines, as 1t would Interfere with the West
ern grape growers and the manufacture OF spar.
king and still wines. Mr.. Sheldon, OF Louisiana,
Is uncompromisingy opposed to any tax bill
which does not put . high duty on
sugar. Ntblack Kasson and Waldron were tndif-
ferent as to any special articles, but think It win
be serious matter to attempt TO restore articles
now on tho iree list 70 dutiabe list notably tea
and conee. Mr.. Kelley Is always In favor of IN
creased taxation and every measure that will ben.
ent the people OF Pennsylvania. Messrs. Wood and
Roberts, both Of New York, though at variance on
tho political policy Of the administration, incline
to the opinion that economy and retrenchment
would give TO the country an impetus that would
revive confidence ana increase the revenues with
out requiring much tarin tinkering In q word,
there ~ not tonight the probability Of the Ways
and Means Committee agreeing upon tax bill,
and unless Ais ExceIlency, the President, veroes
the Little Tarin bill" tomorrow II win become
Law without biz signature.
NEW ASSIGNMENTS OF suPnHvrsoas or rrEa-
the Secretary Of the Treasury hes issued an
order making the following transfers Of supervi-
sors Of internal revenue:-
Supervisor sutton, Of Philadelphia, to 20
to st. Louis; Mcdonald, OF ST. Louis, to
Philadelphia: Hedrtck. OF Iowa, to Chicago;
Mum. Of Illinois. TO New York Pow
ell, Of Ohio and Indiana, to San Francisco;
Foulke, Of san Francisco, to Richmond, va:
Perry, Of North Carolina, to Iowa; Hawley, of
New York, to Boston; Sewell, Of Boston. to Cln-
ctnnatI. Hunt. Of New Orleans, has just been ap-
pointed to his place and win be permitted to re-
main, according to his first assignment
The supervisors are directed to be at their new
headquarters BY the 18th inst. To each supervisor
VIII be assigned two special agents, other than
those who have heretofore served with
him. The names or these latter, with
their new assign ments, are not obtainable.
This order is made at the request Of Commissioner
Of Internal Revenue Douglass, who urged Its pro-
priety on Richardson, out without enect Secre-
tary Brtstow not only had the good sense
to perceive the benefits that Will doubt
less result from the cnange, but had
also the backbone" requisite to issue the
order. The changes are announced as but
temporary. and are made solely to secure greater
en1ctency in the service In hts new neld each
supervisor Will nnd himself free nom any
cnsanghng alliances OF political or purely
friendly sort, and II the measure Is pro-
ductive OF good results, It will possibly
be some time before the on1cers are changed back
again. It was mentioned in these dispatches last
fall that there was disposition to get rid OF
supervisors altogether. as some OF them had come
TO DO LITTLE more than active wtrepulers
for Senators who had secured their appointments.
This change OF stations will obviate, at least for
the time, any necessity for recommending that
the once be abolished
PTNCHBACKs BETTER PROSPECTS.
Pinchback begins to believe that he will secure
his scat after all There Is report that His Ex-
ceilency, who Was known TO be opposed TO hts ad.
mission has thought better OF Il In his desire to
have the Kellogg government recognized. Ills
also said that those republican Senators who can.
not make up their minds to vote for his admission