The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-24

the Little ROCK Railroad, mas Arrived - Warrington
and win be heard BY tho judiciary COMMITTEES tomor
row. He was interviewed tonight a his hotel BY tho
HERALD representative 10 what tho nature Of
his testimony would be. and he said,
answer 10 specific inquiry. that he
know no more about the alleged delivery OF bonds TO
Mr. Blaine .Ihan the man in the moon" He went on
20 explain the matter OF his connection with the story
q follows:-
He had been at Boston and intending 70 come 10
Washington, learning which, Caldwell the contractor
OF the Littlo Rock Railroad, gave him package 10
tako 20 Mr.. Blame. The package absos two feet
length and in the shape OF roll two inches thick
He took IL TO the House OF Representatives. sent his
card and Mr. Blaine came out the Speakers ROOM
Hc gave him the roll and was invited In upon the
floor by Mr.. Blaine, who resumed his seat and care
lessly threw the roll on an adjoining chair
This was all there or the bond delivery But
here Robinson admitted and he said At the same
he greatly regretted having said careless way 10
some friends at his house in Little Rock something
about bonds and tho in the Speakers ROOM
which had been repeated and thus occasioned all this
trouble to himself and Mr.. Blaine. He would not have
been called away from his home and brought here
witness Tor ST. 900. He thought that the story
would be repeated, and he affirmed that there
foundation Tor the scandal which had been raised
against Mr. Blaine In consequence
THE EMMA MINE INvEsTIGATION-THE REPORT
OF THE COMMITTEE TO BE MADE ON THURS
DAY.
The Committee Foreign Affairs. having asked and
been accorded special timc for the reception Of The
report on General Schcncks case namely. Thurs
day after morning hour they found themselves under
tho necessity Of cxpedting their mmuncaton
with General Schenck on tho subject OF
the CheescbTough letter, and that cp,sc was
therefore telcgraphed IN full him At
Dayton, Ohio, this morning. His answer by mail or
telegraph, will get back hore in time TO allow OF
pletion OF the whole II affects the exSinster to
England, and tho report and accompanying documents
Will consequently, be LAID before tho House Thurs
day.
According TO the programme the rcI ort has been
perfected with tho exception OF few sentences which
suspense their final phrascology. and will
be signed by all the members Of the Committee
Foreign Affairs Mr. Hewitt, Of New York, will pro-
sent the report and accompany Its with
address advocating its adoption.
THE INTERNAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS BEFORE THE COM
MTrRE OF WAYS AND MEANs-pEcRxAsR OF
REVENUE UNDER EXISTING RATES OF TAXA
TIoN-NEcEssrrY FOR DEFINITE IEGIsLA-
TON.
internal revenue subject and considered especially tho
spirit tax and the official organization OF the internal
revenue force Tho committee heard tho views OF
the New York Produce Exchange, the Vino and Spirit
Trades Society and the Merchants Exchan 20 OF ST.
Louis In reference to tho five propositions before it.
the Meade bill, tho New York Produce Exchange
amendment the Wells bill, the Whiting bill and Com
missioner Pratts bill Colonel Tracy, OF New York.
made argument designed to show the necessity OF
immediate action, and comparing the different propo-
sitions before the committee all Of which have
features in common Statistics presented to
prove that under the ninety spirit has
not increased that extensive frauds still prevail In
all sections and that the present system Of collection
unnecessarily extravaganza 1t that tho gov
ernment will this year, derive less revenue from
the ninety cent tax than collected in
1870 under tho nifty cent rate which, with
distlers' special taxes, then yielded $55 O00 GEO.
against possible maximum Of $50 000 900 this year.
tho ninety cent gallon tax having paid only $3s
up to April l. and the last quarter Of the fiscal year
being the least productive. Figures produced
provo that at hfiy cont tax tho unlicensed astiler
would have margin OF only ten cents per gallon,
while at nnoty cents, in the kame ratio, his margin Is
fifty cents per gallon
Conflicting decisions or various United States judges
recently rendered were .exSminef especially those Of
New York, deciding that the innocent purchaser Of
government stamped goods should BIO protected his
property and tho other exactly the reverse and tho
necessity of definite legislation settle such questions
was strongly urged. The pressure for some action is
very strong The petitioners for tho Meade bill
Der about 600 strong Tho committee will week
report internal revenue bill. which will probably
embody some features OF all the schemes presented
THE ADJOURNMENT PRoBLEM-How TO TIDE
OVER THE CONVENTIONS AND THE FOURTH
OF JULY HOLIDAY.
The question Of recess Of Congress to allow the
members TO attcnd the national conventions has been
unnecessarily complicated with tho facts Of the Cincin
natl Convention. In the nrst place republican dclo-
gates IN Congress are not very many, and these
would readily DO granted leave OF absence
for shy the fvo days from June Is
10 June IS. In the second place Cincinnati
is only twenty hours ride from Washington. BY
eliminating this difficulty House could arrange for
either final adjournment by the 18th OF Jnne
from that day to the 9Th Of July Tho trouble
been that Congress- in planning for its future has
endcavorng to span tho subject Of final adjournment
with tho Cincinnati Convention the ST. Louis Conven-
ton and tho Fourth Of July holiday. The above plan
has boon submitted removing every objection
early solution OF tho problem.
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