New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-04

their removal. Besides. Mr.. Jefferson Davis is n
favoute candidate for the United States Senate
from Mississippi. Mr.. Davis IL reluctant 10 enter
The race les. Mississippi should he "atlronied. by
q refusal to remove his political disaDlllI's IA III;
Goodies bill becomes law Mr. DAVIS VIII De sllr,,u
the Dan Of pctitlOning the Government Mhlch nc
tried so hard to destroy 10 restore to HIM TIE
rights of citizenship; ana Mississippi VIII ne cN-
posed 10 no danger OF aifront If she elects her iaVOf
lie son to the Senate 10 is due To the Northern
Democrats IN Congress to say that, through III, vi;
Cox, of New-York. they are rcDresented by n,li
identical with that offered by hr. T"one. NJ.
Davis therefore, need not fear tnat ms return 20
the Senate Will not bring thrill OF JOY 10 tnc
hearts Of the subservient Northern allies OF TIE
Confederate Democracy.
PLOTTING TO DESTROY TIP NATIONS CREDIT.
In the beginning of this article it was asserted
that the Confederate Democracy design moi only ~
cripple the power of the National Government 10 en-
force its laws and protect It's oifcers-to eXalt the
State and degrade the National auth0rity-but also
to so impair The National resources rs to make the
PAYMENT Of the National debt, anOTher " war
measure impossible. The truth OF the latter AZ
scrtion NAV easily be proved. Tic act 10 amend
the internal revenue laws passed at the last scs-
sion Of the XIV,h Congress WAS 4 step in this d.
rectou. and was mainly designed to bencht me
South. Officers of the Treasury Department vino
are competent ia Judge declare that that law VIII
cause a yearly loss to the revenue of nine million
dollars. The rcpud atirg disposition shown IN the
energy with which the Warner silver swindle was
forced through the House at the extra session AZ
fords another proof Of the Confederate purpose 10
destroy the Nations credit and impair IFS ahity ~
nav ifs dcb,s. Something like Hity other hiis,
having the same general purpose III view WI
brought forward al the extra session, IN" WI ~
vigorously pressed next W lh'cI, Nv 80 ~ n
hills deserve rO'ice. About dOz IN OF Them. Aii
introduced nv Southern Democrats, are - repeal
fhr fax on snnlfs distilled fInm fruit. II ANY uHt
"A IL q
OF revenue OF about Tl.0JOOJD. ne measure -
almost entirely for the benefit 81 the S"ut". TT.
Frfsf If Ml.-ouIi. brcught IN q bill @ repeal me
TX mciicinrs and me ilcmai preparations. lnl-
taX hss wei "a al average yt:nF revenue ~ aD"Ht
~ 100 c0 durila tic Inst three vars t'thi or
ZEN " tobacco lHii," were introduced iN -'"l "h
members ~ t.ciT PROVISIONS are enacted lat" 4-F'
tine GoycrrmcEi v u suffer "a further los oi irNc-
nue. amounting to nnf Jess t.an 5000 1850 wear.
Nh Scales. ct North Carolina. IN cA-tonietsrIatr
gadier-'' neral. offered oli v nch "p.it2
the United States 80 refund 90 thc rciei
States - .5OnOOO collected on 9ccpu.t oi direct
g. Xcs lcVicu go 1861. Tie loyal state, promptly
paid thtir Proportion Of that t.N Wii,h Niis ttie
Times as great as She share oi lhc ftLc Stes b"l
.oioay cXrrots that ne amount paid bv Inc loFai
States VIII Dee reiUuucd. Ai. Scdtsa Dli 1tiAPS va
lcrs "a reward Cor dIslOyaiiy.
A BILL To rfpU T. TIE REVENUE @3o.0OnOOo.
Hut all the above described bills are modest
enough compared with one introduced 10y 6eneral
D.brcl, Of Tennessee, some Of whose contributions
Go the Confederate programme have already been
noticed On tine 9th of M1y Nr. Di5rgll brought III
his bill 'for the relief of distiercs Of small capac-
itv." The .itle Of this unique measure should ne
hill to reduce the revenue Of tie United STATES
S3O. 900 600 year" for in the opinion of officials
qualified 90 judge, that would be H. cnrct D. II
should become law. In hri-l, the biI provides
that any person who desires TO make not more than
100 barrel, year o. wlshcy or brandy siail
make an affidavit i'm writing 10 That effect before
"a revenue collector or his deputy. Once every SIX
months the distiiler must appear again ANA swear
that he has not made more than fifty barrels OF
spirits during that period; and he must pay tax Of
- cents q gallon for all he las manufactured. The
last three sections OF the bill ere as follows:
SIC r. That an persons complying with all Of the pro-
visions of thls leIeD, exempt rom lh' laws
in force ~ regard Ca Ibc mauufac utr oi W icu SPIRITS
iacuro from their distl ~ in qano- not les tnhn
one galp and sAal NOT Dee required 90 pay any ctAei
fees or tax than that herein provided for
SIC .. That e2cu person obtaining p trfIt Vnl'I "'
,,roy ,ious OF THE aet sla fecpa wclbOuui hook no
W oh they stall 20 DE entered daily ~
, .,,'r,.t ..,i fov which hook shall he
XiiDed o. tie collector or his deputy "a edch settle
sc. O. That the provisions OF this act shall only
aprlN 20 such person. may comply win TIE require
r,ns Of the same and 20 have 40 feet upon those
hu foil comply ilanulaciurc greater qutu-
ii.y cd spirits than is herein PROVIDED ior'
With such "A law III force. 1OO-barrol disiiller-
les would spring up ~ II by magic. not only In ihe
A.. but
tiery OF larger caplcity could AFFORD 10 Inn uay
and pay the tax of 20 ceuts gallon. such dis
there's would be closed 80 once, and large part 81
the capital invested IN them would he lost. In place
OF them we should have multitude ~ small disii-
ierics. from every one Of which would How steady
stream of 81 free wnlskev"; while one oi the most
productive sources of National revenue would be
almost dried up. 1t will be observed that If the
several bills above described Is likely To Affect the
revenue become laws. tine yearly loss will amount
10 nearly S36. O0O. 900 lhs sum, added 10 the
ll rlN lf..s al a.
revenue law passed az the last session OF the ALNth
Congress- makes Si5.OO0.OOo, sum exceeding he
ueimancnt yearly appropriation for the sinking
iund TO pay the National debt by about ~ 100000.
nrIP FOR DisLoYAL CLAIMANTS.
On June Q, General Scales, of North Carolina, in
troduced bill which proposes TO repeal the statute
of limitations far 1t affects CLAIMS for a refund
Of taxes paid ~ corporations on account of diy-
dends declared in favor of any State. Ii Is bill
apparently in the interest of certain Southern rail
roads.
On the same day Mr. Richmond. Of Virginia, an
ex- confederate Lieuten9nt-Colonel. offered bill
which anticipates the time when the Coniederates
hope to control the Executive, as they now do the
Legislative branch of the Government This bill
proposes to repeal the statute of limitations alto
gether so far 1t bars the payment of claims aris
ing under the internal revenue laws. 1t further
provides:
That the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue. subject
regulations to prescribed by the Secretary Of the
Treasury shall he, and l. hereby, authorized, appeal
made him. TO remit, refund and pay back all
enormously Illegally assessed or collected, ali penal
ties collected without authority and all taxes that ap
pear unusly inequitaby Assessed excessive
In amount IN any manner whatsoever wrOn gully col
leced.
section 3, 1870 of the Revised Statutes forbils the
payment Of dislOyal claimants. This statute Mr.
Cnnter, of Arkansas, late Confederate Colonel and
Mr. Vance. of North Carolina, late Confederate
Bricadler General both offered bills to repeal.
Mr. Culberson, of Texas ex-Confetlerate Colonel
brought In hil April q, to revive the right of ac
tion under the captured and abandoned property
acts. The second socticn of this bill provides
Tha the benefits Of the foregoing section be- and the
same are hereby, extended 10 those claimants whose
claims have been adversely determined by said Court
upon ground dsloyalty without taking into consdera
ton effect Of the Presidents proclamation Of pardon
and amnesty.