New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-15
NEWS NOTES AT THE CAPITAL.
THE INCOME TAX DECISION ANXIOUSLY
AWAITED.
REVENUE CUTTERS DESIGNATED TO PATROL
BEHRING SEATTLE PERUVIAN REVOLUTION
CLAIMS ALLOWED BY sPAIN-THE CHoC-
TAW FEE CAsES-A COMPARISON
OF EXPORTS PERSONAL

| OF EXPORTS PERSONAL.
| Washington March 4-Echoes OF the argument
| upon the income cases which closed IN the
Supreme Court Yesterday are still floating about the
Capitol and in legal circles. The all-absorbng qneS-
ton is, How is the Court going to decide the
case?" ami no one tell. 1t is Impossible 70 base
an opinion upon the tenor Of the question asked oi
| counsel by members OF the Court in the course Vi
the argument, for they may fairly be said to have
given evidence of a desire only to bring out both
| sides OF the question. Every justice except MT
| Brewer at time another manifested his IN
| terest in the argument by INTERPRETING questions
| or suggestions into the counsel's remarks. or the
quality OF the argument as whole justice fielu
| Is quoted saying that he had never heard It's
| equal in his thlrty-two years experience on the
| bench. Mr. Choate's reference yesterday to the
Springer case and the issues involved In that hti-
| CATION caused a renewed examination by those who
Interested Of the opinion then delivered by Jus
uce Swayne. Mr.. Choate asserted that neither III
| that cas-. nor In any other which had been quoted
10y counsel establish the status of an income tax
as an indirect tax mad the proposition he contended
FOR been at issue. namely: Ihat tax on rents was
| tax In the Springer case Justice Swayne reviewed
the cases in the reports. Including that OF Schlocy
against Rev (sOth United states. where the sue
cesson tax Imposed by the act of June 1O 1861 Was
involved 1T was held. said Justice swayne. tnat
| the tax was not a direct tax, ana that IL Wds con
| sttutonal and valid In delivering the opinion OF
the tax there In question was not direct tax. Said'
Instead OF that. II Is plainly excise tax or duty
cstac have always been deemed to BE- direct taxes,
and captation taxes by the express words OF the
Yr oevn u'I.ea M a ISs cnysrnroent faI
within the condition that. unless laid In proportion
| 10 numbers. the assessment is invalid Justice
taxes are usually divided INTO two ella Sses- those
which are d.r,i and those which are Indirect AM
taxes on real PROPERTY; and under the latter taxes
on consumption Tho conclusions OF the Court
We're stated TO BE- that direct ,axea, within the
meaning OF the Constitution. only captation
taxes. expressed in that instrument and taxes
on real estate ana that tho tax Of which plain'in
In error tSpringer complains is within the category
or all excise or duty"
Secretary Carlisle has designated the revenue cut
| tors Corwin Rush. Bear. Grant, Wocott and Perry
10 patrol Behrng Sea the coming season. The
Grant and Perry additions - the Pacific reve-
nue. cutter fleet since last season. the Grant having
| been stationed at NewYor and the Perry on Lake
! Eri" Captain Hooper. as the senior officer viii be
! In command. The designation AZ this time of these
cutters for patrol duty in Behrng Sea Is only a
Repetition OF the action taken In the last TWO years
bv the United States 10 patrol the open sea In con
! Junction with Great britain The same co-Opera-
| ton. Assistant Secretary HAml!n said VIII exist
| ana lrss expensive than warshps viii be sen;
sea earlier than nitei SIte4 warships. As Tho
seals l"ae" the Arctic ocean early IN N" sirS anu
| come distance OF 50 or 50 miles south of san
Francisco The revenue cutters will practically tol-
! iow them 20 affori protection from pritgc se,."T7.
After cruising south ~" distance sttt"u ~. SIS
return hy easy stages. coming up The SoAS' un III
] enter
prii,lnY Islsu,l4 In Iun, and july Thor course j.
in H. form ~ an cilpsc Wr famin said today
hot We, desls natcI any United states w4rsh.p %
| patrol B"hfng sea bit a. such shis wouI hot De
/ tn. matter. \ United states Warship was stationed
a. Sitka; Alaska th.re were others a. lGr' I",,
coaid be- fen; 70 iIehrng s~ a. saorr no.Ice sew;
3, ass; he rcvcnue cnter nee later n The sea
Son nuner"s tnat the reveiuc cutter fer,
cnnot properly protect the interests OK The United
states IN conjunction with -" British flee.
Marquis Imperial. the secretary OF the italian
legation vii soon leave f)r Europe. TO remain sew
! ,raI months. Baron Fava, tho Italian Ambassador
| has returned 10 Washington
| p- Yrigoycn N. Charge dAnaires OF the Peru
! ,,s, T>,,iion nho has been absen, from tho city
for several DAYS returned AZ late hour last night
Ile attaches uo importance 20 dispatch printed ."
Tuc.Ity A.t. which said that 10 Government troops
wer, Killed IN a BATH" near tahano T." days heo
ana which resulted ia the defeat ~ the PERUVIAN
troop, H.. remarked sarcastcaiy that II Is some
| what singular that this news should reach the
United state by way Of Bnenos Ayrr- 7'"Se tnc
publication x this dispatch; %. e'bt,si, Dr.ss
'elrgrams have been printed IN N" AW''.d" press
d,i.I ~ Lima which chronicle such events as oD-
r,,ar. 81 The eclipse of the moon and other mat
''".s :" W. rr,,hir inuortancr bu; remain
,.eni resar!ing a destructlve battle in which tn,
| Government forces were ov"rthro"h.
\ cth!. rncs.nge received at the state Department
today from Mr.. Taylor. the United states Minister
| Government hal acted favorably On number OF
| appeals taken by American concerns from fines
| mad. and taxes assessed by Spain on their prop
| CIV 'rhase are included In the commercial claims
| ubich Mr. Ttylor has brought lriore tho Spanish
| t;0y.,nmsnt T.st cases recently decided IN
m ~, 81 tnc,on OF axes which the United states
| contcndei N-rc unjust. AMI also on hines impose
tiers In the rnanifrsts Of American yesse.s .tc MI
Tayor d-paicn saa ina ,i' company hc steam,
ship Joseph ". Hawthorn ne amp n'ILs NJ t Ann,
Company. and what are known AS the cottot en-,
cases The Jurusna case Is the ,2s ,p ~ "a
| cuba Mos, of The Important mines IN lDa are
owned 10y Americans ani the axes Wn.sn 10 i w.,
| United states.
Colonel Mansur. Deputy Controller OF the Treas
urv IS confined to his bed with the grip Internal
Revenue Commissioner Miller. who has been Iad
lane from Pneumonia. He has - far improved
that he expects 10 be able to resume HIS ""''eS "eN'
week.
The. chic, OF the Bureau OF Statistics reports that
n total values OF tho exports Of merchandise from
m. United states during tho month Of Febr4ary'
1885 ana during tho eight months ended fTnr r,nr ~
crrrcsnonIng periods OF the preceding year were as
| follows:
s5s 1858 $4,000 $40
E r,s9 month"; ended February Is t3Ss:iSfa &a'TS"s
In February last the imports exceeded the exports
| bv ,Ol7ss In February. 1884, the excess OF ex-
ports over imports was ul.s1aiso During the eisht
| month. ended February q, 1895. the excess OF eN-
uorts over imports 81 96 e32 ana me excess ior
The corresponding period OF the preceding yea. WIZ
! s2sc5l s32 In February 1885, the Imports or BV h
cXceed the exPos 6y AosI c and a. during ring. the ne
eight mon. hs ended February 8 lsSh the eNcess os
exports over imports was A2Se '+S me 81,
| tr,rnrts ~ silver over exports during the tisht
| months endcI February %. 1925, was .$2's6l31
| The War Department to-day AWARDED u tneaai vi
honor 70 Hrrvet MaiorAieneral st. Clair Mulholland,
United States Volunteers. for distinguished Saian-
try at charlottesville va; In May ISoJ; IN ,n,s
| engagement General Muholland remained III com
| manI OF the picket line and held the enemy III
| check until the Fs-lera troops were "l,hi tb dnh
| from the field He Is now pension hsrh' ~ f'h'Hh-
| delphia.
The Postmaster General has issued an order 10 the
effect that stamped alterations OF or additions