New-York tribune., 1878-01-21
CURRENT TOPlCS At TEE CAPITAL.
TAX AGITATION DAMAGING Business.

WAsHISCTON, Jan. 20 l-1-.
The sub committee of the Committee on Ways
ana Means consisting Mcssrs Burchard ana Tucker,
having under consideration the proposed reduction Of
The tax on tob,ccO heard the argument o. Mr. Char's
-cidcr OF the firm OF T. Loriilavd < Coz OF NcwIuiB,
YESTERDAY He protested both against the proposed
ducton and against further agitation Of the subject
claiming both viii be very injurious 10 thc tobacco
business throughout the country. In illustration OK the
damaging effect OF the present uncertainty. lie stated
that III November last the house OF Loril!ard Co.
ceiycl orders for upwards OF 200 pounds Of
factured tobacco, while in December after the tobacco
delegations the agitation, the orders fell of 10 less
than 800 900 pounds He claimed thai the present tax
"a cents is low compared with that England France
Germany and AustIia; the tax in England being IS.
leaf aud s On manufactured tobacco. lie said the price
OF tobacco depends entirely upon supply and demand
and that the consumption entirely irrespective OF The
price that there are only 100000 consunUrs, COnsU
ing an average O fifteen pounds and that the price has
nothing Whatever do with the number OF consumers
or with the amount consumed, and that the tax should
be reduced twelve the VIII DE deere Iscd
half. lie Of tnc opinion mat the smaller aud
poorer manufacturers are more liable 60 d"iaui the
Government than are thc larger establishments. ana
that Il viii be beneical 10 the Government 10 cOncc
tratc manufacture i'll the hands OF the latter Colo
mel Burwell viii present written argiimen! III behhii
OF The Virginia manufacturers early th5 week IN favor
of The proposed reduction.
TRADE WITH HONDURAS
The United States Commercial Agent at Bel
ze reports that for many years British Honduras has
tus and provisions and of late years, for most OF The
ari;cles cassed as groceries" American boots aud
shoes kerosene oil, edgctoOls axes carpenters tools
shoves spades hocs etc. much dealt ill., The largest
article however in which there may be extension Of
commerce. is unquesionably cotton manufactures.
The trade them, which Is already considerable,
might be greatly increased, the Consul thinks,
II the system Of the British merchants In having
uniform yardage was adopted By manufacturers.
The merchants at Belize find American cOttOns put up
III a shape very awkward and difficult TO Introduce
piece OF English cotton thrtysiX yards Small
niece twenty -four, and "a half piece eighteen yards.
American pieces appear TO from forty To sky WIN
rr,irn OF ward TO nearly every piece. Also in fold
ing the piece the English manufacturer manages that
tb end the piece begins at the edge OF the fold with
iiitle allowance for good measure; but the American
almost invariably leaves the end at point between
inc two edges The English system N great con
Die"ce to retailers that 1t IS difficult 10 understand
nv American manufacturers have long ago adopted
f. The Consul is Of opinion inat all thc pieces III bale
shonId he of certain LENGTH and folded as noticed
aboye and that piins and printed sihItings would be-
decidedly favor II made thirty nches Wde instead OF
twenty Jour and twenty-five lhchcs'
A NEW WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
design for National historical Washing
ton Monument has been circulated among Members of
Congress and Others which is designed to supesede that
of the present unfinished structure. The pedestal IL d
yded into three sections stories, representing the
three great cpochs In the history OF country fls
the discovery OF this country in its rude. wild 6'a'e
second the dawn of civilization third the great reyo!
tionary period II is proposed that the third story shall
be In full relief and Washngtons generals, TO be OF
colossal sze eight Of Them mounted on horseback, two
nj each Of the four the rest IN groups between
the corners so arranged MI the space and making
good composition. One OF the groups as designed IL
I'm consultation another IL holding council OF war III
is proposed that there shall be, In all, twenty COZ
lossal statues nine equestrian and sixteen pedestrian;
there will also DE six panels III hIgh reel, anu teu III
low relief. The whole structure IL 10 De purely amef
IN and eohty-two feet In height, by the
colossal equestrian statue Of General George Washington