Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-25

CcIuUeT ueXI. Wells. OF COUNCIL IOr IHo
government in the Dickson case, expressed
the belief that he would be ready to pro-
coed Nov. %. 81 am Just as anxious" he
said, ''to get through this matter as any
one. but have witnesses whom the other
side know nothing about. Some of them
have come from longer distances than
Hoover came, and I do not propose to
have the case heard before my witnesses
are here.'
INTERNAL REVENUE TAXES.
Until within few days Commissioner
Raum was disposed to make no recon-
mendation looking to a reduction of inter-
nal revenue taxes. It is believed now,
however, he will advise such reduction
as WILL leave the aggregate income of the
government from that source at about
$lOO,COO.O00 per annum. 1t is known that
the president, while firmly opposed to any
proposition looking to the abolition at this
time OF the entire internal revenue system,
believes the time has come when substan-
tai relief can safely be accorded the tax
payers, and that portion of this relief
should come from q reduction of internal
revenue taxation. With this view the
cabinet are in entire accord, and the presi-
dent IN his message will recommend the
abolition of all internal revenue taxes ex-
cept those upon tobacco in its various
forms and upon distilled spirits and fer
mented liquors, and except also the spe
clal tax upon manufacturers and dealers
in such articles, with a reduction in the
tax upon whisky and tobacco, upon the
basis Of the bill which passed the house of
representatives at the last session of con-
gress. retention of the special tax is
deemed esseEtia! to afford officers of the
government proper supervision of these
articles for the prevention of fraud. If
this recommendation be adopted, the
remaining sources of internal revenue
will yield according to the estimates of
the commissioner of intsrnal revenue,
about $l00,O00,0OO per annum. Any
further reduction of internal revenue than
that proposed: it is held, would compel the
government to rely almost entirely upon
import duties for the necessary revenue,
and would render any revision or reduct-
ton of tariff duties dangerous if not i'm
possible. The president is firmly opposed
to the adoption of any policy that would
create such contingency, and will, in his
forthcoming message, urge upon congress
the Importance Of an immediate revision
aggregate income of the government to
such an amount as is absolutely required
to meet the interest on the public debt and
current and ordinary expenses of the gov
eminent.
TIE NAVIGATION OF TIE OHIO.
Attorney General Brewster, at the re-
quest Of the secretary of war, has directed
District Attorney Stone. at Pittsburgh, to
cause such action to be taken as would be
advantageous for the protection and Sc
curity of the navigation of the Ohio river.
The secretary ofiwar alleges that the bridge
across the Ohio river at Beaver, Pa, does
not conform to the requirements of the act
of congress authorizing the Pittsburgh &
Lake Erie Railroad company to construct
a bridge.
THE MILE Laos.
The commissioner of Indian affairs, in
letter to the Mile Lac Indians of Mime
sota, refuses to permit them to come to
Washington for consultation. The COM
missioner adds that the treaty will be
faithfully adhered to, and so long as they
refrain from committing outrages, they
will not be removed to the White Earth
agency.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
A new postoffice was established to-day
at Anton, KY.
The secretary of the interior modifes
former decision wherein he held that mes
quit was not timber wood, so as to pre-
vent the railroad companies cutting mes
quit while allowing that privilege to farm
erS.
Secretary Folger has directed that es-
Inmates be made with view to issuing
another call for bonds.
The secretary is said to have heen ad-
vised that ordering the redemption of
$10,C0O,0OO called bonds weekly has not
had the effect of quoting the money
market.
The postmaster general has decided that
a foarth-ciass postmaster cannot hold that
office while a member of a state legislature
because he would not be able to give prop
er attention to the postofice.
The amount of 81 per cent. bonds ex-
changed for per cent. since the LIST of
November, is $2O,O13.90O.