The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-06
tho statute in this particular. and in conclusion, no

tho statute In this particular and in conclusion, he
says
That there Is such discrimination is beyond dispute
road acts scarcely be seriously doubted. There
seems to be no disposition on the part OF the Union
Pacific Company Voluntarily remedy this evil, but
am OF opinion that proper steps should be taken
enforce compliance with the acts OF Congress-
THE COLORADO CASE
The House Committee Elections to-day heard
proposed reports upon tho COLORADO contested case
viz:-0ns submitted by Mr. Cox trep Of Ohio, In ia
vor OF referring the election back 70 the people; ;
one by M Hiscock, (rep) OF NJ " favor OF seating
Mr.. Heord, tho republican ontcstant and the third
by Mr. Springer, (deml OF Ill., in favor OF seating Mr.
Patterson the democratic contestant Al their moet
Ing tomorrow the Committee Will vote the re-
spcctive propositions
INCOME TAX BILL OF MR.. HARRISON, or ILLINOIS.
The bill introduced in the House to-day by Mr.. Har
rison OF Illinois, to provide for an income tax. pro-
poses levy upon the OF all United States
citizcns which may be over $1,000 and under $1,000
annually tax Of one per cents 600 and under
So 600. ono and quarter per cent and graduating
scale up TO and including $23 00O $23 900 and
under $685. tax OF three per cent $35, 900
and under $40 four per cent and i've per cent
all incomes IN excess OF $4,000.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS or CLAIMS.
The Commissioners OF CLAIMS have submitted the
seventh OF their reports msde At the beginning OF
every regular session OF Congress. Thoy report on
1860 Southern claims. The amount claimed Is
$5,76l,106; the amount allowed is $434, 63S They
make allowances In ia ana 945 arc dsalowcd.
They report general causes Of total
TO DO either disloyalty tho part OF the claimant
during tho failure TO prove active or constant
loyalty prove that the property taken for the
actual Of the federal army, that It within
tho term 'sorcs and supplies to which their juris-
diction is confined The great deductions on allowed
due to differences between values charged
by claimants for their property value to tho gov
ornment, or 20 the inclusion OF items not within tho
jurisdiction Of the Commissioners, or to failure to
prove the accounts charged. Under act or tho
last Congress claimants who have yet proved up
their claims required to do before tho 10th day
OF March next, and the Commission itself con-
tnue longer than March 10, 1879. Tho Commits
sionors have still about thousand claims awaiting
final action, and proofs at all have boon fllod In
about seven thousand hundred cases, being fully
onehrd OF those presented under the act Of March g.
1871.
THE SENATE CoMMITrEEs-AcTIoN OF THE Re-
PUBLICAN CAUCUS.
Tho republican Senators met In caucus to-day to
receive the report Of their committee appointed yes
tcrday to revise the membership oil the standing
mittees the Senate Alter considerable
OF views arrangements were perfected by which the
democrats will BIO accorded full minority representa-
ton all tho important committees except two
namely, Privileges and Elections and Railroads. To
effect this purpose Mr.. Howe will retire from the FL
nance Committee, Mr.. Teller from Military Affairs Nj.
K,rkwood from Naval Affairs and Mr.. Saunders from
the Committee on the District OF Columbia, leaving
the vacancies to be filed by the appoin OF such
additional democratic members u caucus Of tho
minority may designate. The democrats already
have four out Of nine throc out Of seven, OF the
members Of the other important Senate committees
not named above, and have also tho chairmanshipu
OF the Committees on Private Land Claims, Rcvolu-
tionary Claims and Engrossed Bills The caucus to-
day assigned Mr. Kellogg TO three committee posi-
tons, viz On Pensions, transportation Routes
to the seaboard and on the Mississippi Levees Com.
mittee II was also arranged that Messrs. Window
and Matthews shall succeed Messrs. Howe and Forty,
who retro from tho Committee on Railroads.