The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-12
WASHINGTON.
Special 20 the Star.
THE INCOME TAX BILL.


THE INCOME TAX BILL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-It is now re-
garded as certain that majority of the
Ways and Means Committee will favor
the imposition. of the income TAX. All
the Democrats on the Committee, save
Mr.. Wood, are for it, and also MIR. Burch-
ard, Of Illinois. Good Judges predict
majority for ii Of at least thirty or forty.
This will be fought bitterly by the bond
holding and rich element Of the East, but
with good management it can pass both
branches of Congress. The idea Of
leading friends of the measure is to tax
only the excess OF incomes above $4,000
two per centam, and the excess above
IS COZ three per centum. The policy will
arate measure, and 1t is probable that
the sense OF the House will bs tested on
it at an early day. 1t will get a nearly
unanimous vote from the Western and
Southern members, who Of course may
prepare at once TO be denounced as
swindlers by the New York press, for
demanding an equalization of the public
burdens.
THE TAX ON WHISKY AND TOBACCO.
The Ways and Means Committee had
no meeting yesterday. They are to hear
Secretary Sherman next week on the
tariff and internal revenue questions.
The chances OF reduction OF the
whisky and tobacco taxes are improv
ing, There Is considerable division o.
opinion whe ther it is the best policy OF
not to include this subject with the
tariff bill; but 1t is agreed that the In
come tax shall take the lead.
RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
The House Committee on Commerce
to-day decided not to recommend any
appropriations for removing snags from
the Red River, or for the improvement
Of the Missouri aud Mississippi Rivers,
until the regular river and harbor bill
shall be reported.
CHESAPEAKE l. OHIO RAILROAD.
The advertised sale Of the Chesapeake
| s. Ohio Railroad, from Richmond to the
Ohio River, means business. There will
he no real change OF control. The
head men OF the present concern
Messrs. Huntington, Low & Co., are al
truly loyal, and live in New York,
and are Of course In favor Of homes
money. The game is to sell the road
buy it themselves, clear OF the debts, In
tnis way, and start fresh with splendid
property, two-thirds Of which was bull
by Virginia. They are oil honorable
men, so-called, and have NO sympathy
with repudiation or the dollar Of the
daddies.
EULOGY ON SENATOR MORTON.
| Senator McDonald's eulogy on Sena
tor Morton will be brief, and, owing tt
the peculiar character OF Mr.. Mortcn't
craftsmanship, will be a guarded dis
| course.
| The Turk keturns Thanks.
National Associated Press 70 the Star.
WASHINGTON, D. g., Jan. 12.-Tht
Department OF State has received mote
dated the 18th ult. from Aristarchi Boy
Turkish Minister at this capital, contain
ing an expression of thanks, in the nam
Of his country, to the Government Of the
United States for the generous aid az
| torded by the ladies and gentlemen o
the Society OF the Cross and Crescent o
| New York to the wounded OF the armies
VI His Imperial Majesty, tbe Sultan.
| Committee Work.
| II ~,
tions had discussion upon the fortifi
cation bill and will report it to th,
House on Monday next.
Several other appropriation bills
among them mat for the navy, are wei
advanced, and report upon them may
be looked for at an early day.
The House Committee on Commerce
has under consideration what Is known
as tho copeland BilP' for improvement
and greater security in the navigation
4 steam vessels, and after amendin,
several important features Of the same
agreed to report II favorably. The Mis-
sissippl and Red River improvement
bills were also passed upon, but mo
ton to reconsider was sub:equentl,
adopted. The Committee at its mex
meeting will take up the River and Har
Dor Bill.
woman Suffragists.
A delegation OF the Women 8 Nationa
Suffrage Association was before tn
Senate Committee on Privileges an,
Elections yesterday, and submitted ar
guments In favor Of the adoption by Con
gress Of a joint resolution proposing q
Inc several states an amendment to tn
Constitution OF the United States pro
hibiting any State from dlstranchisinl
any Of its citizens on account OF sex
Speeches were made by Elizabeth Cad,
Stanton, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Priscili
Rand Lawrence, Clemenoe 5. LozieE
and others. The ladies will have iui