The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-11
GENERAL. WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

wAsniScrox, April 10, 1878.
THE INCOME TAx-DEcrsroN OF THE COMMIT
TEE or WAYS AND MEANS.
The Committee OF Ways aud Means to-day decided
by one majority IN favor Of an income Tho yeas
we're Mcssrs. Tucker, OF Virginia; Sayior OF Ohio;
Robbins. OF North Carolina; Harris, OF Georgia;
Burchard, OF Illinois, ana Gibson. OF Lou,sans--6
Tho nays:-Messrs Wood, OF New York; Garfield, OF
Ohio; Banks, OF Massachusc Kelley, OF Pennsyi-
vania and Phelps, OF Counectcut-5. The details Of
the measure have yct TO be prepared.
FORCED LOANS IN AExICo-IMPAErIALrrY IN
THE LEvY--DEcIsIoN OF THE UMPIRE OF
THE MIXED COMMISSION CONCERNING THEM.
With reference TO the question OF forced loans mon
toned IN these dispatches some days ago possible
difficulty in the why OF tho establishment Of rca-
tions between this country and Mexico II is stated
upon authority that these loans havc been
levied except In time OF war, and then upon British,
French and Mexicans as we'll MS Americans;
that IN tho twonty years between lS4s and
1868. during most OF which timo Mexico was at war,
tnere were comparatively tow OF forced loans
upon Americans. These ruled out by Sir Ed
ward Thornton, umpire OF tho ,xcd Commission. on
the ground that the taxes being levied upon natives
and Foreigners alike did constitute for Dip
l0matic intervention. In addition TO this receipts
were given which made receivable for duties on
imports at very considerable discount, that In
many cases merchants actually derived large profits
from the transactions; at oil events OF them
have been driven from Mexico by these exlctions
and their steady increase OF fortune been in
tcriered with. II Is also stated that all claims on this
account growing out Of tho Diaz revolution which
have been presented to tho Mexican Treasury have
been paid by Secretary Romero.
THE MORALITY OF NAIL MArrER--oPPosirroN
TO THE ooMsrocK LAW.
J. b Wolf, OF New York. appeared before the Com
mittee on Revision OF the Laws toby pehalf OF
tho 600 s,Rners TO the petition presented few days
ago by Representative Bulor protesting against what
- known as the ComstocK Law. He held thas all
such awsare Unconstitutional invasion OF personal
and State rights dangerous and subverslve society
itself; that Congress has NO power over tho moral
quality OF mail matter; that al questions OF
morality aud crime belong she Ssatcs except those
expressly prohibited IN express FERNS; that the law
itself v ambiguous and dan gorous the hands OF
sue.- mon Comstock. and that the whole
nation responsible for every ialsshood told and In
justice under this law and tnus by The Infamous
methods Of Comstock and hts confreres wholesale
crime 10 committed TO punish few hsrmsss snthu-
siasts a Tow hardened criminals He masscd all
the facts bearing on tho subject State and national,
10 show the proeress already mado toward . censor.
sbip or tho press and practical union Of Church
state, and tho danger OF placing IL In tho power OF
any man, set OF meu, 10 say what Is indecent or
Immoral IN mail matter.
LrFE-sAvIN0 MEDALS TO OFFICER THOMAS
M'BBrDE AND POLICEMAN HussEY
Tho Lifo-SavinR Bureau. Treasury Departm ent, has,
at the request OF Hon. s. s. Cox and proofs made
ordered FIRST class medals OF gold to two Of Mr. Coxs
consl,tusnts-0nlcer Thomis Mcbride ana Policeman
Hussoy Tnoy have saved q OF lives cpch. Tho
medals will DO taken to New York next week by Mr..
Cox, and delivered 70 Captain bergman, OF tho Lie
Saving Bureau, whom tho presentation will be madc