Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1875, Page 4

4 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, F TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE, BATRA OF KURECRITTICH (PAYADLE IN ADTANCE). Postage Prepaid at this OMce. 1 00 | Sundar. 83. Rieke 13:80 | Weenly 3:88 Parts of @ year at the saris rato, To pravent delay and mistakes, be anre and giro Post- Ofice in fall, ineluding State and County, Remittanceamay be made either by draft, express, Pest- Cé&ce order, or in registered lettors, at our risk. TERME TO CITY BUBSCRINI Dally, delivered, Sunday excepted, 2G santa per woek @aly, dolisered, Snedey included, 30 conte por woek Address THE TRIBUNE COMPANY, Cerner Madison and Dearborn-; Chieagu, Il. TO: USE MENTS. HVIORER'S THRATRE—3tadisan streot, betroca Prarvore nad Rtate. Cogagement of Ars. D- P, Howers. '* Queon Elizabeth,” ACADEMY OF MUSIC—Halsted «trent, botwean Mace fen and Monroo, Benois of Bartloy Campbell. After- noon and evening, ADFLPMI THEATRE—Dearborn streot, corner Mone roe, Varlety entertainment, ‘The Brouch Spy." 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The Illinois Senato has passed a bill appro- printing $50,000 for the completion of the Douglas Monnment, and it is belioved the House will concur by a large majority. ne It is interesting to have whisky in a sub- jective rathcr than an objective condition, which we learn is the case from the quota- tions in tho market-reports, ‘To think that whisky is ‘excited must bo solacing to a largo and influential class of the community. Tox Scorr, they say, has gone home quito discouraged. Ho sees no prospect of consummating the Southern Pacific steal this session, Very likely the impudont proposition of the Union Pacific Directors to compromise their obligations to the Govern- ment at about 10 cents on the dollar was the finiahing blow to poor Scorr’s hopes, ——— “ An amuesin’ cuss” in the Ilinois Legisla- ture is Mr, Puaren, Democratic member from Hardin. His lest spectacular show was through tho medium of a bill allowing tha publication of lottery advertisements by ‘newspapers in this State, The Dill was tabled and Prarxen was floored yesterday. Certain Chicago newspapers which derive a livelihood from illicit dealings are understood. to be the promoters of Mr, Prarzn’s scheme, The stereotyped seed and book amendment to tho Post-Office Appropriation bill was again offered in the House Committee of the ‘Wholo yostorday, again accepted and adopted by a viva voce vote, and again rojected whon the yoas and nays were Called in regular ses- sion. Any enterprising oorrespondont at ‘Washington who can catch and publish the names of tho sneaking membors—those who votein Committes one way and go on the record as yoting another—will have o reward equal to his zeal and industry. Miron R. Srzxr, the Democratic Repre- sentative of pig-iron and coal in the National House of Representatives, arose in his place yesterday and denounced the cowardice of those who voted for the abrogation of the franking privilege, 80, we remomber, did Mr. Canpenten, once on a time, condemn the cowardice of those who grabbed back-pay. Canrzxtrn fuit. We shall be pleased to write as complete on obituary of Spzen, aftor the 4th of March. Srxen, be it known, ‘was not renominated. He was alling in the same way os Mr, Oarrenren, Potitiona against tho imposition of an ex- tra tax of 15 conta on whisky now in store are pouring in upon Congress from all parts of the country. Clamor of this sort should havo no effect, The margin of 15 cents al- lowed by the Ways and Means Committeo to cover possible losses of dealers is quite suf- ficient for the purpose. It is probable that the petitions come from ‘ operators” who have been speculating on o rise, and not taking into acconnt the possibility of n tax on whisky in storo, The lossos which thoy may ba called to suffer aro of tho class lately de. fined as‘ consequential,” and will causo no actual hardship. And now the Democratic lesdera here oppows the eompromiao, Having admitted tho legslity of the elac- Hon of 187%, by agreoing tothe rocognition of Kr— LoaG, they ‘aro frightened at the prospective loss of @lovances.—Fashingtun Disputoh, It is understood that Democratic members of Congrons tclographed frantic dispatches to tho fire-eaters in Now Orleans to prevent tho adoption of the proposed compromise at all hazards, as it would destroy their political capital in trade in Louisiana, They tole- graphed to keep the bleeding wounds open and provent pence and reconciliation between tho parties, They were groatly frightoned at the “ prospective loss of griovances,” and seem to have Inborod successfully in main. taining the state of confusion and disorder, ‘Tho Democratic members of the Minnesota Legislature, having been approached by bolt- {ng Republicans with suggostions of a com- Promise, offered on Wednesday night a dec- laration of principles as a basis of agreement. Tho declaration started off well, with all the sssential points of tho Wisconsin platform, ma which Mr, Avous Camenox was olected; batit closed with strong condemnation of the National Adminiatration, to which no Ro. publican could think of aubscribing. Gov, Davis would gain nothing by an eleation to the United States Sonate through such means as desertion of his party and stultification of himself; and he was well aware of this fact, The Demoorata, it is expected, will offer more tessonable terms to-day, The Chicago produce markote were gener- wiy stronger yesterday. Mess pork was lesa active, and 100 por bri higher, closing at $18.40 oash and $18.52 1-2 for March, Lard wasin good demand, and 2 1-2@50 per 100 te higher, closing at $19.02 1-2 cash ond 918,75 for March, Meats were quict and a shade frmez, af 6 3-090 3-40 fox shoulders, 95.80 for short ribs, and 9 7-80 for short clears, Dressed hogs were quict and firmor, closing nt $7.62 1-2@8.00 per 100 Ibs, High- wines were irregniarly highor, at $1.07@1.10 per gallon, Flour was dull aud steady. Whent was quiot and o shade firmer, closing at 81 1-20 cnsh and 86 1-80 for March. Corn was less activo and steadier, closing at 62 3-8¢ eash and 70 1-f¢ for May. Onta wero quiet and firmer, closing at 62 1-80 seller the month and 521-4e for March. Rye wan quict at 97 1-2@98e, Barley was more active, ond 16 lower, closing at $1.09 3-4@1.10 for March and $1.05 for April, Hogs wero in demand at 10c advance, Sales at S6.25@7.35, Cate tlo were dull and unchanged. Sheep wero 60c higher. Mr. Fennaxpo Woop made a decided speech in opposition to the new Revenue bill in the Lower House of Congress yester- doy. Ho snid the Government had abundant resources, without resortmg to new taxation ; and, for his part, opposed tho laying of fresh burdons upon the people in this time of general distress, Wo partially agreo with Mr, Woop, But we ques- tion tho integrity of his motives. Common report says that he voted for the bill in Com- mittee, Is it possible that the Democrats in Congress are using the Republicans to draw their chestnuts out of the fire? A complete answer to the charge that Mr. Exruv LB, Wasnnuane received a fee for hav. ing the Fremont bonds placed on the Paris Bourso will be found this morning in another column, Mr. Wasunurye himself meots the accusation. He says it is “to tho Inst degree false and atrocious,” He never received, and was never offered, a dollar for his influenco in this or any othor metter, Tho Now York Sun, o notoriously malignant ond untruthful ymbtication, is tho original and responsible authority for tho statement. As between Mr, Wasmounne and Mr. Dana, no decent man, wo believe, will hesitate whom to bolieve. Dana is be- yond belief. Anewaspirant to fame is Joxrs, of Florida. Everybody has heard of the Nevada Jonrs, but tho Florida Jones, we imagine, is a point boyond the average man at the North. Jones has been elected United States Senator from Florida, Ho is a member of tho Lowor Houso of tho Legislature, and is hail-fellow woll-met with both Democratic and Repub- lican politicians. For this renson he wos pitched upon as a compromise candidate last ‘Thursday, it having become apparent that no ono of the persons proviously put forward could be elected, On tho first ballot, ‘Thursday, Jonzs received 34 votes ; MoLix (Rop.), 24; Watxen (Dem.), 6; Macnes (ind.), 7; and five blank ballots wore cast. Tho next day Joxes lost heavily, but his name was kept prominently beforo the Con- vontion, and yesterday he was elected. Jonra ig a Democrat. Tho Escambin District, which ho represents in the Legislature, incl es the City of Pensacola, The proposed repenl of the tax on matches —1 cent box, which Inst year yielded $2,500,000—scems to usa very foolish thing to do, Perhaps thero is no tax more ensily col- lected or leas folt by the ptblic, To throw awoy two and a half millions of revenuo derived from this source at this time, when tho Treasury is running empty and the Sec- retary is devising now soirces of income, must strike the country as great blunder. Perhaps there is something Lhind not visible to tho publio eye which fuinishes o reason for this strange action, Cne thing is very certain, tho repeal of the tax will not benefit consumers, as they will continuo to -pay 5 cents per box of 100 matchos as heretofore, ‘The manufacturors will pocket the cont a box, of repenlod tax; the Governmont will lose tho revenue derived therefrom; while tho public will continue to pay it as before, In there an understanding between the Ways and Means Committee and the match- makers? Tho most plausible plea which the Secre- tary of the Treasury has made for an increase of taxation is that of presorving the National faith by a maintenance of tho sinking fund. Now tho fact is, the sinking fund is a sort of myth. It was created by an act of Con- gresa, Feb, 25, 1862, and provided for setting aside 1 per cont of the public debt every year in addition to the regular payment of tho in- terest thereon, So far as tho 1 per cent pro- vision ie concerned, not tho slightest atten- tion was paid to tho Jaw until secen years after it was passed. From May, 1869, to Sept. U0, 1874, bonds to the amount of $323,253,800 were purchasad by the Govern- ment at a cost in greanbacka of $63,012,332. Avoraging tho public debt between tho highest. and lowost figure aot $2,600,000,000, we find that for seven years after the act nothing was set aside on account of the sinking fund, and that for five years thereafter three times tho amount required was devoted to this pur- poss, The average for the thirteen yenrs since 1862 is thoreforo just about 1 per cent syeor, It docs not strike us, thon, that it would be a very serious matter if tho sinking fund should be noglected for a fow years under tho stress of hard times, as it was from 1802 to 1869, It could be made up again an tho deficiency was made up from 1869 to 1874, upon tho return of prosperity. At all events, this policy {a preferable to such an ine crease of taxation as will oncournge an ex- travagant administration of tho Government, It ia ons of the blossings in disguiso which has grown out of tho panic that it is teaching the peoplo habits of economy and retrench- ment. ‘The Government necds to learn the samo lesson. ; ‘The moat important measure that will como before the present Congress is the tariff bill reported by the Ways aud Means Committeo of tho House, It contains the bad proposi- tion to add 10 per cent to the prosent high duty on all store goods,—a proposition that ia outrageous in principle and unnecessary oy 8 moans for raising more revonus, It is a proposition to tax the people of this country from $100,000,000 to $160,000,000 for tho benefit of the manufacturers, jobbers, whole- solo and rotail dealers, and others now having stocks on hand; for this would be about tho advance in price on goods now in store, Chicago haa now three Representatives in Congrees,—Mesars, Fanweur, Warp, and Oavtyrenp, Two of these gentlemen, Menars, Wanrp and Cavirmp, belong to tho great masa of consumers, and can scarcely misinterpret the sontimont nor misconceive the futereat of their con. atituente; they must vote against taxing tho people of Chicago for the benefit of those who have stocks on hand. The other mem- bez from Chicago, Mr. Fanwxxt, is in a much more embarrassing position. He has a largo pervonal interest in one of tho leading dry- goods houses in this city, and would be bono- Bted thousands upon thousands of'dollary by {ae odvanse in priecs which would follow the proposed increese of tnx on tho American people. Ho will also feel the pressuro of tho influence which the dry-goods merchants throughout tho Northwest, his customers in business, will be likely to bring to bear upon him to vote in favor of tho incrensed tax on the people, It is to bo hoped, however, that ho will be ablo to resist these personal con- siderations and represent tho interests of his constituents. Ho has heretofore borne tho reputation of representing his constituents rather than himself, This was the reason why ho succeeded in overcoming the largo majority of tho People’s Party on the North Sido at the Inst clection, He must now make good this ropntation, and earn new gratitude by voting for the people on this question, even though by voting against them he would transfer tena of thousands of their hard earn. ings from their pockets into his own. Yesterday was the great day of tho session in the Lower House of Congress. ‘The annual budgot was presented by Mr. Dawzs in a spocch quite careful and earnest, if not, per- haps, luminous or candid. He began with statement of the necessities of tho Govern- ment, which are, by his account, moro pressing and considerablo than anybody had supposed, The only way of mecting them, Mr. Dawes said, was by dccreasing ex- penditures or incronsing receipts, He dit not see in what respect the affairs of tho Government could be more economically ad- ministered, Tho only resource, then, was in increased taxation. The question arose, What taxes aro best to bo levied? Mr, Dawes oxplained that the ac- tion of tho Government on the restoration of the tea and coffee tax had been forestalled by the importers, who now havo in stock supplies for a year ahond. Ho showed the wisdom of levying a tax on whisky and sugar, and gave osti- mates of the expected revenues from each proposed sourco. On two points Mr. Dawes was not explicit, Ho did not justify the repeal of tho tax on matches, and he gave no sound economical reason for tho restoration of the 10 per cent tax on man- ufactured articles, Ho admitted that no more thnn $8,000,000 could be derived from that tax, Dr, Dawzs’ speech was a double-shuffle, intonded mainly to concili- ate all classes opposed to the bill, and es- pecinlly to fire the Republican henrt to such o degree that tho bill would be considered as o partisan mensure rather than on its merits. A GEAVE NISTARL, ‘The political bill adopted by tho joint Re- publican caucus, providing for the re-cnact- mont of that portion of the Ku-Klnk act which gives tho President the right of sus- pending the writ of /abeas corpus, and using the army and navy, the appointment of Mar- shals to supervise elections, and the arrange- ment of the various details of voting, is a grave mistake, to characterize it as mildly ae possible, In the first place, it is always a political mistake to legislate partisan measures which cannot be enforced, or which, if en- forced, would prove fatal to tho party origi- nating them, ‘The present Congress ssems to be rushing blindly into law-making without reference to the fact that in the next Con- gress the political power, tho law-mak- ing power, and the rovenuo power, —in other words, tho power of the law, the purse, and the sword,—passes into the hands of the Democratio party. ‘Tho fact sects to have been overlooked that the Republican party was beaten last fall by 600,000 votes, and also the other serious fact that the House, after the 4th of March next, will have a Democratic majority of at least aixty, with a probability thot, in the elections yet to come in New Iampshire, Connecticut, Colifornia, and Mississippi, this majority may be increased, and that this now House will have control of the purso and the sword. The only tenure of power loft to tho Repub- licaa party isin the Senate, and this grows foablor and foebler, and offers little consola- tion to these who thought after the election last foll that the Republican ascendency in that body could not be disturbed. The presont Sonate stands: Republicans, 50; Democrats, 19; Independenta, 4; vacancies, 1. The next Senate will stand: Republicans, 39; Democrats, 28; Independents, 6, with tho seat to bo filled from Louisiana and tho two now Senntors from Colorado, As nono of the Independent Republicans like Cam- Enon, Boorn, and Cunisrtancy are hot par- tisans, and cannotbo relied upon to act with the caucus on all purely partisan moagures, and tho seata from Louisiana and Colorndo moy be filled with Democrats, it is barely possiblo that the Republicans may have a uajority of 8 votes in the Sonate. This feeble thread is all that holds the Republican party to its tenure of power in Congress, and the fact should bo an instructive lesson with roference to instituting doubtful legislation for future use. A still greater objection to this political bill lies in the fact that it is probably imprac- tienble and certainly impolitio, Granting that it could be enforced, would it not resujt in throwing tho whole South into 9 fever of ox- eitement and be o damaging blow to the Re- publican party? Is it not the very measure which, of oll others, the Democratio party would like to seo possed, and against which they would be moro than delighted to record their votes? ‘The pasunge of such a bill would certainly exasperate the South and excite dis- order in States now at pence, It would array the white race in moro determined hostility to the blacks than oxiats now. It would do nothing to benefit tho colored race. Tt would threaten the pence of tho South with new disorders. It shonld be the policy of the Republican party to legislate in the interests of peaco end har- mony, to bring about good feelings in the Southern States between the whites and blocks, and in every way to conciliate the stronger race in all its relations to the weaker, A drop of honey will catch more hornets than a oup of vinegar, What occasion is there for the ro-enactment of the Kn-Klox aot in any State in the South, posalbly ex. cepting Louisiana? There are no unlawful white organizations in these Btates, no dis. orders of moment, no troubles at the polls. The elections take placo quietly and rogu- larly, and fow complainty are made etther by whitea or blacks, Trouble ox. ists only in a single B8tate, and yot the Southern carpet-baggors have devised aachemo of legislation which, if carried out, might plunge many in the Southern States into the same or worse condition than now existe in Louisiana, ond undo all that has ‘been graduolly and slowly done towards the establishment of peace, order, and good guv- ernment, If the Ropublican meimbore of Congroas want to destroy the Republican party, they will promote that purpose by re-enacting repressive and provocative measures which had been repealed or expired by Umitation, and for which there fs 20 urgent wecosslty existing, The thing iss BRUARY 12, 1875. blunder in any light in which it can be viewed, and is only playing into the hands of political oppouents. “HEADS I WIN, TAIIS YOU LOSE.” The Union Paeitie Company has kindly proposed 9 compromise with the United States. On the Ist of Inst October it owed the country @ principal and 7,311,297.41 accrued interest. Tho Gov- ernment has sued it for the Intter amount, and would probably get a judgment if any- body but Atly.-Gen, Winttans wera manag. ing tho ense, As it is, the Company fecls moderately sure of the resnit of tho suit. Ly the time the mortgage matures, which will be about 1995, it will amount, principal ond interest, to aver $77,000,000. Tt will bo re- membered that the Company juggled Con- gress inlo making the country's first mort. £Ago a second one. It now coolly says, in tho letter of its Presidont to Barstow: “*'fhoe Gov- ernment has only m second mortgage and +» the Company will probably be utterly unable to pay it.” If this corporation had a soul, such frank confession would doubtless doit good, ‘The letter goes on: ‘It is manifest that the Government will be unable to collect its dues” unless it pays off the firat mortgage and ruus tho road on ils own ace count! Here, thon, wo have tho official state- ment by one Decific road that it cannot pay its debt to the country, and that tho country cannot get hold of the road execpt by paying off sn enormous first mortgage, This is substantinlly the result which wo have predicted, if a subsidy is given to the Tom Scorr bankrupt scheme, If a road which monopolizes tlie transcontinental trafic finds itself unnblo to pay ecithor interest or princi- pal, what chance will a road which can-get at most only’a small part of that trafic have to pay interest on #125,000,000 of principal ? 'The Union Pacific, feeling itself in x posi- tion where it can say, '' Hends I win, tails yon loge,” to the Government, says it, As the case stands, it thinks itself sure to mako o good thing out of the country. As it pro- poses to have the caso stand, it will also be tho winner, Its wonderful compromise attounts to this: States is to Ho at simple interest. For twon- ty years from July 1, 1875, the Company is to pay into the United States Treasury 2500,- 000 8 year, or less than one-third of the an- nual interest. After July 1, 1895, it proposos to pay $750,000 a year, or about one-half of the annual interest. When these payments, reckoned at compound interest, equal tho original loan, reckoned at simple interest, the debt ia to be considered paid. Tho acceptance of this compromiso would relicve the Company from any necessity of providing for the payment of tho United States bonds issued in its aid, Tho result would bo that the country would bave to pay $27,000,000 in 1895 to redeem these bonds (it will have to do this at any rete), and would hhave no recourse whatever upon the rod. 'The latter's annual poyments, compound in- terest and all, would not amount to $20,000,- 000 by 1895, so that, up to that date, thero would be o dend loss to the country of all the interest and $7,000,000 of the principal. The upshot of tha whole thing is, that the Union Pacifie asks the country to relense the only lien it has on the road, pay all the second- mortgago bonds tho road ought to pay, let ita account run at half of simple interest and allow its debtor compound interest on any payments, and wait a century for the compound to catch up with the simple inter- est, ‘hero hes been no such proposal for settlement sinco tho white hunter said to hie Indian comrade: “I'll take the turkey and you take the buzzard; or you take the buz- zord and I'll tako the turkey.” The puzzled savage picked up his buzzard, but decided not to trade any longer with that man. Tho Gov- ernmont should reject its buzzard and have no good deal to do with the men who offer it, The Union and Central Pacifio suits should ‘be vigorously pushed by some ablo attorney and the accrued interest should bo collected. When the sccond mortgage matures, it should bo foreclosed. It is better for the country to pay off the first mortgage and then take tho road than to lose overything. Indeed, tho experiment of a Government railroad might as well bo tried on tho transcontinental line as any othor, . THE WLONG PLACE FOR ACAPITAL. Tho continuous disorder and turmoil in Louisiana politics add to the testimony which goes to show the extrome folly ond danger of locating the Capital of » State in its chief eity. From the very ontset, New Orlenns has been the principal locality of tho conflict betwoon the State and Federal Governments, and of tho bitterest opposition tothe existing State Government, os well os the source of all the fraud and corruption which havo been charactorized the actions of ‘both parties. ‘The rural districts and small towns have been comparatively quict, ond have all along shown a dispositionto secure peaco and order by compromise. The recent action of tho Conservative caucus with regard to the compromise proposition made by tho Congressional Committeo ia a foir instance of the evil influence of New Orleans on Loni- siana politics, Tho compromise was snp- ported by tho country members in a hody, They stood rendy to do anything fair and honorable to secure peaco, and cast their votas for tho proposition, ‘The opposition to tho compromise on tho other hand camo from the city members. Thoy not onty op- posed it and voted against it, but they used persuasion, menace, intimidation, and brow. beating to draw the country members from their poaition, In this they were seconded by the fire-caters of Now Oclcans. The bum- inors, speculators, and partisans, the thioves, blacklegs, and scum of the city, met in pub- lio meeting s and organized a pressure upon those members, and finally forced them from their attitude as to the compromise, and ban- ished the hopes of amicablo settlement by bringing the situation back to its original stotus, Had the Capital been at Baton Rouge, the ald location, it is certain that such scones would not havo happened, because tho influence of mob rule and curb-stone politics would haya been wanting. All largo citios contain a mass of turbulent partisans who live upon politics, and this crowd, with the exception of the leaders who control it, is usually mado up of loafors, vagabonda, black- loge, and vagrants,—mon who live by pickings and stealings, and who aro rendy to commit any corrupt or evon dosperate not at the beck of those who have oflices or money to givo them, New Orleans is filled with this class, ond in addition to them has the White League which was organized and armed for purposes of intimidation and violence, anda mereurial, excitable population continually running from one sensation to another and incapable of judg- ing eny question in a calm, grayo, or consorv- ative spirit. If the occasion offered, the populace of New Orlcons would show itself as flory, a8 furious, and even as brutal as tho Paris Commune, In Btates or countries whare the poople of grees cities are of a The debt duo the United | grave, sedate temperament, and not liable to be influenced by sonuntional demagogucs or to be driven to and fro by every gust cf pas sion, legislation nay bo safe from tha influ. ences of the mob, as inn London, Borlin, or Vienna, In Paris, on tho other hand, legis: lation has always been influenced by the mob. ‘TheFrench authorities recognized this danger three years ago when they w moved the Parliament from Paristo Versailles and thereby esenped the perils which con- stantly threatened legislation, not only from: the Communo as an organization, but from the gangs of uncmployed nnd dissolute work. men, the discontented Socialists, and the vicious classes. The population of Now Or- leans closely rosertbles that of Paris, Tho people of tho two cities ore rash, excitable, and mereuriol. 'Thoy run after sensations, The barricads, the coup delat, tho revolu- tion, are the means to an end with these poo- ple. ‘Che rotunds of the St. Charles Hotel dictates legislation just as the cafes did when Paris was the Capital. 80 long, therefore, os tho Capital romains in New Orleans, confusion and disordor may bo anticipated. Sensations will be mado proetexts for mob manifestations. Tntrigues will bo successfully moavipulated because they ean bo covered up, Corrup- tion will flourish becauso it will nover on- countcr an atmosphere prejudicial to it. Disordor will prevail because the material for producing disorder is ready at hand for de- signing politicians, The danger of central- izing the legislative power in n great city may. be best appreciated by considering what tho results would be if the Capital of Illinois were locnted nt Chicago, with such an or- ganization as tho People’s (?) Party in power looking after corruption, or if tho National Capital were removed to Now York and Congress brought nuder the direct influence of Tammany Hall and the contamination of the local politicians of that corrupt and dis. solute city. ‘ DEMOCRATIC PERFIDY. The statement is made that in the con- sideration of the varions propositions for inerensing the Government revenue by the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives, the threo Democratic mem- bers of that Committee voted against tho vestoration of the duties on tes and coffee. These gentlemen are Breck, of Kentucky, Nintack, of Indiana, and Woop, of New York. If this is true, it is the most glaring evidence that hns yot beon afforiled of the rank perfidy which may bo expected from tho Democratic Congress soon to come into being. It was a flagrant abuso of tha interest of o constituency; and, if accepted as a warrant of the manner in which Democratic politicians propose to carry out tho repeated pledges of their party on tho subject of taxation, it is an indication that tho people will be worse betrayed thon over before, During the fourteen years the Republican party las been in power, the Democratic oppo- sition has maintained its strongest hold upon the peoplo by its professed dovotion to the principles of freedom of trade. Though it adopted as its last National platform the reso- lutions of the Cincinnati Convention, which resorted to the wenk devico of relegating to the Congressional Districts the question of Protection vs, Free Trade, this platform con- tained the following prevision: ‘Wo de- mand a system of Federal taxation which slall not unnecessarily interfere with the in- dustry of the people, and which shall provide tho menus necessary to pay tho expenses of the Government eco- nomically administered.” Lesides this, it has been the common profossion of the Democrats everywhere, outside of Pennsyl- vanin, Now England, New Jersoy, and a few other sections at the East, thet they favored a tari for revenue only. The dutics on tea and coffce aro the best specimons of such o tarif, Every cent collected on these articles, over and nbove tho cost of collection, gocs into tho United States Treasury. No portion of the tax finds its way into the pockets of the protocted classes, sinca the articles are not produced in this country, Experienco has shown that when an import duty is imposod in this country on tea and coffee there is a proportionate decrense in the export duty levied by the countries furnish- ing ten and coffeo, so that the price of tho ar. ticles remaina materially the samo. ‘There is, therefore, no form of tariff tax that commends itself so entirely to those in favor of taxation for revenue slono as the tax on tea and cof- feo. Tho votes of Messrs. Deox, Nipiacr, and Woop defented the proposition to restore this tax. hoy voted with Krzzxy and tho Pro- tectionists, Messra, Dawes, Bunciarp, Ron- enta, and Kasson, Ropublicana, voted in favor of tho tax; had the Democrats on tho Com- mittee voted with them, it would havo been restored, The latter preferred, howover, to sanction the * protection” scheme, and con- tribate to a restitution of 10 per cont increare on store goods, In this they not onty belicd the profossions of their party, but they be- trayed the interests of their constituents, It is now in order for the Now York World, in behalf of Fenvanpo Woon; of the Louis. villo Courier-Journal, as the next friend of Buer; and of tho Indianapolis Sentinel, os the organ of Nipnack, to riso and explain the porfldy of thoro Representatives to the prin- ciples of avevenue turif, Let there bo no equivocation, quibbling, or solf-avasion of iind in their explanat ons, TNE LAST GRAB IN CONGRESS, The proposition to impose 10 por cent ad- ditional to the existing high tariff on manu- factnred articles is the conception of n des- perate class—tho ‘ protected” class—which feol that they will nover ngnin in tho legisla. tion of this country secure nuother recogni- tion of their transparent fallacy. Thoy hope for the co-operation of a claszof mou in Con- gress who fool that thoir political career is at an ond, If this wero not tho onse, there would not be auy effort to add 10 per cent in gold to a tariff which is not only ‘protec. tive,” but on many articlos prohibitive, in ita effects. The solo purposo of increasing taxes, agit’ is professed, is to onlargo the rovonue ; no taxes should be levied, therefore, excopt those which can be collucted and yield a pure revenue to the Govornment. In pursuit of this object, the first step would be to restoro the tar on tea and coffoe; tho next, if more rovenue ore atill wanted, to increase the tax on sugars; the next, perhaps, to fneronge the tax on whisky; then on totucco, and, finally, to oxhaust (1) all the articles consumed but nol- thor produced nor manufactured in this country, and (2) all the luxurics and weak. nesses, before touching the nocousltics of the people in their presont financially embar- rassed condition, ‘he proposition reported, however, reverses this natural ordur. It leavos out tea and coffce altogether, and only includes sugars and whiskiew along with the manufactured and store goods which all men axa forood to buy, and which will yield noth. ing to the Government out of tho advance in price whioh tho people will bo forced to pay. ‘The fact is, that, if a meroly revenne policy were pursed, the desired increase would be rencheul long before the manufactured articles could bo touched, as the following estimate will show: Revenue, 0,0 °0,00 Tax on tea nil coffee, dy erat per portant (uc ‘DANO Wainy, from 700 to 21,000,000 Tolabesse seers 30,000,000, Nero is nearly double the amonnt of ad- ditional revenno required, which could be derived from four articlos without inflicting any special hardship upon the country. ‘Tho total yield from the duty on tea and coffe finds ita way into the United States ‘Tronsury, siuce these articles aro not produced in this country; and it would amount to about $20,000,000 a year, withont, ns we have pro- viously shown, materially inerensing the price of ten and coffee. Tho yield of the duty on sugars gives about 90 per cent of the inereasy to the Government, sinco only nbout 10 por cent of the amount consumed is pro- duced at home, If the extra tax of 30 cents a gallon on whisky oan be collected, the eonsumption of 70,000,000 gallons would ylotd $21,000,000, Now, even if ten and coffee remain free, though thoy should firat bo taxed before touching other articles al- ready taxed, thero would bo a yield of £90,. 000,000 from the proposed increase of taxca on sugars and whiskies, in case tho latter tax ean be collected, ‘Thus it will boseon that there is nota shadow of excuse for adding 10 per cent to an already exorbitant tariff on a line of man- ufactived goods which embraces, almost with- out exception, every variety of necessary Ro and consumption by every man, woman, and child in tho United States, ‘The proposition to do it under these circumstances is the ovi- dence of an. infamous compact between cer- tain membors of Congress and tho protected clesses who aro to be benefited thereby at tho public expense. It iss proposition (1) to transfor from $10,000,000 to $150,000,000 directly from the pockets of the people, who already feol the distress of hard times, to tho pockets of Enstorn manufacturers and middle- men, without consideration and without yielding one dollar of revenue to the Govern- ment; and (2) thereafter to coorce the people of this country to pay 10 to 15 per cent extra on all goods, whether imported or domestic, If Congress sanctions this outragcous proposition, it will be the Inst grab of a ring that is rapidly going to piccos. In no other country in the civilized world would a similar proposition bo outertained at this time, It will never again bo entertained here. Itis a worse grab than the Texas & Pacific subsidy, aud more outrageous in char- acter than tho rotten-lobby Choctaw claim, THE NEW COURSE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL, A committee of tho Board of Education has reported to the Board a scheme for a two- years’ course in the High School. It seems that moro than half the scholars in that insti- tution leave it before the third year begins. Tho majority of those premature graduates ara boys, who aro obliged to exchange the school-room for the skop, the ofiice, and the counting-room as soon as they can get o chance to enrn something for thomselves, The result of this has beon, hitherto, that tho pupils began a variety of studies and mado little progress in any of thom before leaving. ‘fho Committeo wisely recommends the insti- tution of ‘'n two-years’ course of study of the most positive, direct, and lasting valua, completo in itself." ‘This is not designed to take tho placo of the full regular courses, Tho idea, as wo understand it, is to grant diplomas at the ond of two years to scholara who have. finished the studies laic down for that time, but to allow those who have the leisure and inclination ‘to pursue: theso or other studies for two years more. Ber far, so good. Tho particular two-yeart’’ course recommended is, howevor, defective. It is os follows: Naturat Sefence—Natural Philosophy, Inorgardo Chombtry, Netural History, Lunguude—English Conporition and Rhetoric, Ei2~ glish Litorature, German (optional Muthenattes—A'gobra, deony try, Commerctal Atithmotic, B ing. ‘Uistery—Ooneral History, Civil Goverament, Muacelluncoue—Drawing und Music (noth optional), There is to be ono recitation o doy in science, language, and mathematics, and drawing, 1usic, history, and ‘civil govorn- ment” are to be sandwiched in, as occasion offers, In considering the merits of this course, it raust be remembered that taxation in sup- port of public schools can best bo defended on the ground that the schools make good citizens out of tho raw materinl thoy work upon, ‘They should give especial attention, then, to the studies which havo most to do with good citizon-making, in the broad sense: of the word, Tho boys and girls who enter the High. School ara quite well grounded in the rudi- menta of knowledge. ‘fhe mathematical do- partment of the proposed course is well adapted for them, although it is doubtful whether the fow hours that can be allotted to tho study of trigonometry will bo of avy especial valuo, and it had better be dropped. Commercial arithmetic and bookkeeping are of substantial value, Thorough instruction in them will keop in the school many boys who would otherwise leave, ‘Tho linguistio and scientific departments are well arranged. Tho three most ixaportunt studies of such & courye are either wholly ignored or are shoved aside for the benefit of those of inferior value, History and civil government are to bo studied, according to the Committee, at such spare moments uscan be found by pupils who aust attend three recitations on other themes every school-day in the two years! Every (raduato of our High School should bo versed in the history of this country, ot lenst, and in tho details‘ of our half-complex, heJf-simplo form of government, Theso aro tle bases of intolligont citizenship. It has laitherto eon dificult to find any text-book ow civil government suitable for childron, but Mr, Onanzus Norpuorv’s “Politics for Yung Americans,” reviowcd a short time sinco in these columns, only necds a few adaptatlc ns to make it fit in the highest dogreo for such & course, The pupil who has mastorod it will be’ much botter fitted for his dutios as on Amorican citizen than if he Imow nothing on this thomo, aud could eolvo; at aight the most abstruse problome of trigonometry and re- peat any numbor of tho misty speculations of philosophy. The study which is com- pletely iguored in tho published programme is that of political economy. Wo havo alroady shown its great value, ond havo since liad reason to think our views on this sub- foot are shared by the great mojority of ‘American educators, On this point, too, the Committoo can plead the want of a auitable text-book, but the ploa will not be good much longer, It is true that ot present there ia no such work in the market, Mrs. Faw- ozrt'a admirable manual is better fitted ‘Plain Trigonomo~ ins for colleges than sohools, and the American efforts to supply the need hove hitherto Leen melancholy fall, = EES ures. What is noedod is a small book utating tho leaél' ng principles of the eioneg insimplo wor! aud with eopious illustra. tions, ond pa ying espocial attention to it, most practical applientions, Such a book jz now in tho ha: ads of one of tho leading pub, lishors in this country. Wo urgo th 2no viows upon tho members of tho Bonrd of Education, They havo done g wiso thing in establishing the two-yonry course. Novy lot thom mako that cont what their € tommittoo says it should bo,—# oy the most po sitive, diroct, and Insting yaluo,* 8° /BTEMATIO SMUGGLING, ‘Tiho rove “ationsin the New York smugating cases stil { continue, Chicago merchant migh t rec} ‘procate the late kind attontion paig them by ¢ lreir Now York brethren in Betting tho Ciove :rnment to sond a specint agent ty invert iga te our Custom-Houso mannagement, Half-a -derzen “ specials” would apparently find pa yi og work of this sort in tho New Yor} Custon v)fouso. Woe showed, yesterday, tha ono co; :vimon way of evading the payment of duties at - the metropolis was to invoice silk, for insta nc‘, as cotton goods, and sond one oy two cosa in of the cheaper commodity in the assortm: ant. By a coincidence which is ey, plainab) 2 only on tho hypothesis of bribe, {iho cases of cotton aro alway opened os samples of the wholo lot, No do:abt this happens somctimes by, enwse ‘ihe @rivers of the bonded carts am bribed to pfek oat these particular bores, changi og their numbers if noed be; but itt: scarce: y credible that Government employe; of hig ser grade do not occasionally put hush. mong y * or blind-money in their pockets, Thi) Now York Custom-House officials, haz. ing »: » political work on hand just now, have been driven into on investigation of the allegt :@ frauds on the revenue. One of the clerk 3, Mr. N. P. Rice, detected sever] irregularities ina bond submitted to him by acer tain Cranes 8. Lawrence, o broker nnd Inwy ‘cr. He reported this. An examination of t ho bonds already filed by this man Lay. REN 7B showed ‘forgery and fraud in overy one .” Tho nomes of the nominal importers wel ‘o fictitious, This is a pretty state of thi: .gs to have oxisted under tho noses of rev. em 1a officiels. Somebody has been guilty of gross carclessness or connivance. Go. ingt: o little farther, they found tht th a ex-Chief Clerk of the Warelouse bi. vil cion, now Deputy-Collector, Co.. Dia At sors, had shown an unfortunate partiality fc m picking out ‘dummy ” cnses forappraise. m sent. In twelve importations of silk, all of w hich were invoiced as cotton hosiery, he kad & ant the one case of cotton to the app:ai EF fo is now under arrest. Itappearathat uebas xt aade somo large investments since getting 1 deposition. Itis simple fairness to sine, } 1owever, that Col. Des Anars hos hitheto 1 aorne a spotless reputation, was a gcod sol. dier, and claims that his large incozio hes been duo to gifts from his father, Lawursce has fled the ccmuntry. Ono of the last things ho did wns to enter seventeen cases of silk 13 cotton goods, Some Custom-House employe warned him that thoy were tobe seized, whereupon he ehipped them to Montreal in bond, Tho ing enions trick saved them, A special agent omployed in New York hay just seized twelve cases of silverware ina store in that city. They wero part cf an in voice of fourteen cnses ontered as shells Shells are admitted free,—which is an un; ind discriminatio:a egainat American oyster and clams, Two of the fourtoeu boxsa really held shells. ‘These two wero selected for appraisement by Col Des AnoEs, Tho New York L'ulletin, which is doing good work in this miter, believes (hat the smuggled goods sold in that city are in cor siderable part brought through Caunda. A mon who walks the Canada line for £30 day is offered $500 or $1,000 to look tis other way while a wiigon-load of wi!!:s worll $50,000 (on which the duty would be £20. 000) is drivon across the fronticr. It is known that more sil Jc isimported into Canada every year than can bo consumed there twice over. Tho surplus, no doubt, finds ite way into this country, Canada is makiig a good thing out of the hig ‘h-tariff system. We notice that A. T. Stewart & Co, say that they havo beer: obliged by ccmpolition to stop trading int he lines of goods which aro most smuggled. They cannot afford to import them and sll them at the rates asked by loss scrupulous dealers, This lias resulb ed inn heavy loss of revenue to tho Govera ment, which thus suffers directly and indi rectly from the dishonesty of ita employes and its citizons. As long ns tho tariff puta enormous pre miums upon smuggling by levying duties for “‘protection” inutead of for revonus, smug: gling will go on, In the face of this undesire ble fact, Congres.# is considering the advise bility of making’ all thoso duties 10 per cont higher! Does this indicate ignorant folly 0” bribory and corriaption? ‘The Kalamazoc: Daily Telegraph, in commont- ing upon the deeth of Judge Comstock. opens upa theme whinh should not be allowed dit museal withont ® word, Judge Comstocn’s death was caused direc':ly by the unhealthy condition of the court-roora in which he waa compollod (0 ait. Ho bad boun spending many houre a day in a room badly vontilated and inadoquately warmed, wna salted with chilla, and died in con wequence, Judge Bacon, of the Becoud Dietrich of that State, died of paralysis, attributable 0) the game causa. Judge Pena M, Suri wad another viatim., Hulfs dozeo other Judyes ae sufforers ine sreator or less degree, Wo lave uot to go much farthor then our city to find aa illustration of the same thing, Why tbe mon whoso pessoal qualitios and fntelloctual attsinments wingle them out from iho col munity for judicial positions should bo deliter ately sacrificed by the nogligeuce of other ciala, and the ignorance of riug archite:ste, is. 009 of those problems which must remai: forever unsolved. At extreme romedy isin their oo bands, but ono would suppose that a community professing a weepact for tho principles of le would wearculy walt tor 9 crimivat indictmes Lefore procaading to protect ita judiciary fica asphyzia, and the thousand evils atteodsnt upod & disrezard for the simpleat laws of heal.b. ————— ‘The same old paragraph + ‘The Times does not mean to accuse any cilited wrongfully in tho slightest degroe, It has been 1:1 12 the charge of ex-Ovunty Conimissioner Bax AsBTO¥ tat be was concerned in w disreputable armugen nt in the purckase of a hosrital slic, This ia « sustake: Ho voted aguinat the purchase of a hospital elte, au} 4 dyocuted tho use of & postion of the Iteform schice gr sunds for that purpow, thus making wut-cotsty The purchase of any ground ; aud ho iv ousilied seta ah, iators the publle in’ the premles—t Aicae ‘Time t Hed, Ue Thi 8 paregraph is kept standing in the rine office 4? be used for retractions, It was apple firut to N. K. Farmuang, then to Lowsxoas, 01 now to AattoN, Next! a At ite bist annual business meeting, the Moss chuvette ‘Total Abstinence Booiety met rather 'cF mutual comfort aud condolence than for con gratulati one, Aosording to the statement of the Hou, W. B, Broonas, Prosident of the Hvcil% the past twenty-iive years had not shown Lae progiests in the cause of total alatineoce i Maeaactusetty, Thore was, in bis opiniou, mo drinkio.g, ewpectally social wine-drinklng, lu Dow ton now’ than there has boeu in bwenty-tve 7e2r% and J) wos, Lo Lis setunatioo, bapoasble to ow REESE EE Ty eo