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. B GOODLAHLER. Editor and Proprietor,
i VOL. XXXVIII. WiiOLE NO 1892.
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STATE TREASURER S REPORT.
A VIEW OF OUR Fl.VAXCES-1 AXON
NATIONAL BANKS, RAIL
ROADS. 4c.
.To the Senate and JFijuae of Kprcsen
I tatives of the Commonwealth of Penn-
tylvanin.
Gk.vtlemen : In presenting this an
imal rejvort, tlie State Treasurer con
gratulates thceoile of Pennsylvania,
through their representatives, upon
the prosperous condition of the finan
ces of the Commonwealth. It should
be a source of pride to every Penn
ylvanian to learn that, notwithstand
ing the extraordinary expenditures
ho which we have been subjected du
Iring the last five years, in consequence
f-ofthe rebellion, reaching the large
amount of ?4,02S,G27.21 (m addition
tto what has been refunded by the Gen
eral Government), we are, on the ter
mination of the current fiscal year,
financially in a better condition, by
the sum of $2,500,173.72, than we were
on the 30th day of ovcmbcr, ISSO.
' Bv a statement Lcreto appended, it
oill be seen that during that time we
iiiaTe reduced our public debt $492,-
i'SS.OO, while eur assets have increas
ed $2,007,235.00. These facts demon
fttrato the immense resources of the
State, and cannot fail to give increased
coiiu ionce to the holders of her obli
gations. During the last five 3-cars,
at least three hundred thousand of ler
citizens have been called away from
the peaceful pursuits of life. Millions
of her treasure have been contributed,
publicly and privately, to snstain her
gallant sons while battling for the
Mcat cause of freedom ; and vet tsltc
ftands to-day with an overflowing
treasury, and with every just demand
.upon hor paid.
Tlie receipts of the last year exceed
thoso of 'ISO by $1,40,070.05, the
lurer portion of which has been de
rived from taxes on corjoration stack,
tonnage, real estate, loans, income,
collateral inheritance, foreign insu
rance coinDanics and charters. The
H only sources showing a doeluicare the
"proceeds from patenting land and the
tax on banks.
The income from tnv latter source
fell off durinr the year, in tax on
-dividends, fJOo.O !!.&!; in tax on cap
ital stock, $75,507 .0") ; making in all
$2? 1,4 1.44, and has .now Ja!uwst mv
tircly ceased. This diminution has
been caused by the banks having
teased to operate as State institutW,
.and accepting charters under the na
tional banking system. As theso cor
porations are still located in our midst,
and derive all their profits from their
business relations with our people, it
willbo admitted by all that they should
be required to bear their projwrtion
of the public burdens. There is no
valid reason why a business which is
.always profitable, when properly eon
dacted. should be exempted from tho
taxation which is imposed upon every
other pursuinf life.
I recommend, therefore, the passage
of an act taxing" tho Capital stock of
i.ntionai bank", to be collected early
in t'.c year, as the only method by
'which we can now get what we failed
to demand a year ago. Of our right
1o impose this tax 1 have not n .single
-doubt ; but even if it were an open
question, I feel confident that thcro is
patriotism cnongh among tie owners
of tticne institutions to induce them
readily to bear their jut proportion
of the expenses of a contest which, il
it had .terminated adversely, would
Vave left tbeni with little or no capital
Jo tnr. On inquiring of the comptroll
er ci the currency, I learn that the na
tional banks of Pennsylvania have a
-wpital of $41,043,1 DO. A tax of one
per cent, on this amount would, 0
Jdoubt.bechecrfully paid by them, provi
ded they ware exempt by law from
local taxation.
There is no foundation for tho cry
f hat these institutions are already foo
iicavily taxed by the (rcncral Govern
ment, for in fret, these Sute banks,
Ly placing themselves under the na
tional banking laws, have escaped the
Jarger portion of the iw reused taxa
tion that all other trades and occu
pations have been subjected to on ac
nnt of the war. An exhibit of the
relative amount of taxes paid under
f.nth system is herewith appended,
rota w hich it will bo sees that the
taxes of these institution are in real
ity less now than they were before
the war.
1 I rcspcctfalty caH your attention to
the very small amount of revenue re
alised from tax on railroads and can
als, representing in value, a 101,
almost $250,000,000. Tho whole in
ccmc Ironi them in 105 was $035,.'
02.10, or about one-fourth of one per Me effort, can bo reduced to $3,300,. sylvnnla, d to report by bill or oth
cent. on their raluo. In tin's the tax 000. Under theso c-ireumstnneos it is erwisc. Airrced to.
jrfwi tonnage is not included, for it is
uihicuu iu ueiermino wnemcr mis
was intcnacu as a tax on tho corpora-
nun vi vu j'rvuurtivn. Jill WHS UO-
bignea lor tho former, it should be
forthwith amended or repcaJed. bo-
cause of tho inability of the Auditor
General to ascertain what amount of
tax Ml dllC the StatO, nnd On account
f tho unequal manner in which it op-
evaieuon tno Oinerent companies it the time of creating tho last war loan,
was intended to reach. For example : the first thing seized upon for its ro
Tle Pcnnnvlvnnia Bailroad Comna-'n-n-niPTit n nl nti'n ,mm
uj, nuu un iniuiiie wiiuit, m icoi,
.nnniA.1 1a i1 H Anil Ann
.. .. A 1 . . 1. i l 1
period, rarsgs V32.. Pbe Lncka-
wanna and Lloomsburg llailroad Com-
.lmwumhu 10 in-air) oioA'iu.wo, pays uo the first to receive the benefits of the condition of the
U l'X a i rt - 1 1 - 1 1 . T I 1
11.1 loiw u tux oj o.)i,oo..i., winie iJio jeace 1 From nil parts of the coun- rebellion as my be
Ketwing Hai!rond Company, with an ! try wo hear the cr-, high ren nnd including especially
income ot 'J,2;iU,0tiU Uuriiic tlie same much of the npei.si
: ..fi-,i;,M
with an income of only SoOO.OOO, pays
.t u-i.u, luiu liiu iiiuii 11c uiiu im t
l',.. t ...... .....1. 1
iivplvim, mm us iiuiuense CH)itai biki
traffic, jaid the insignificant sum of
frt,liJl.o
It cannot bo ascertained at nresent.
what the gross receipts of the differ
ent railroad and transportation com
panies will amount to for tho past
year, but they will most probably
reach the sum of $00,000,000. A tax
of three-fourths of one per cent, on
these gross receipts would j'icld as
much income, and would be far more
equal in its operation than what is
now known as tho tonnage-tax. This
change in the manner of assessment
would double tho taxes ofsoioof our
large oorjwrations, but it would pro
portionately reduce tho amount now
paid by ethers, who arc unfairly dealt
with by the present system.
By a iaw approved April 30, 1804,
tho treasurers of corporations are re
quired to deduct the three-mill tax
when paying the interest on the bonds,
aad pay the same over to the State
treasurer. This law thus far operates
advantageously, yielding in lf03 an
excess ol 150,100 over - the previous
year. But it is still imperfect, nnd
ought to be ajnendod. A Ux of three
milis on the principal of a six percent,
bond is the same rs a tax of five per
cent, on tho interest.
I recommend that Iho Jaw bo so
amended a to reqnCre -a tax of five
perotnt, te be be paid on the interest
accruing on all bonds. This will make
si five, six or seven per cent, bond
boar equal burden. The corporation
feliould he required to mako its return
to the Auditor General, instead of the
StaCe Treasurer, and with a severe
penalty for a non-compliance. This
tax, if properly regulated, will become
Ume of the most reliable sources of in-1
come to the State Treasury ,and should
receive tho early and carclurconsidera
tion of tho Legislature.
Some method should be adopted by
which the ofticcrsof the Statecan learn
tbe whereabouts of officers of foreign
corporations liable to taxation under
our laws. As the law is now enforced,
but a small projortioii of these iosti
tntions pay any tax into the treasury.
If all corporations,, both foreign and
domestic, wcro required ,to keep a
complete record of the natnoa of leir
officers, places of business, Ac., with
the Auditor General, it would greatly
facilitate tho collet-lioa of taxes duo
from iLeui to the State.
Our licence laws require amendment.
Nino-tenths of the theatres pay no li
cense at all, and in the city of Phila
delphia alone, nearly three thousand
persons, liable, under the laws, annu
ally fail to take out licenses as venders
of merchandise. This is from 110 fuult
of tho county officers, but arise from
the fact that these people are allowed
to appeal from tho decision of tho
mercantile appraiser to an alderman,
and from tbo judgement of tho alder
man to the county court. The result
is that tho yeiy for which they arcre-
quired to pay license generally expires
before the caso can bo reached. I sue
gestthat licenses bo collected in the
same manner as other taxes. The
law requiring corporations to pay a
bonus for their charters should be sO
amended ns to compej tho first pay
went to no-mado
. . . . - . . .
iiiiiii-uintu.-r r.i'i
the rgaaization of the company. Hd
this been tho law during tho past
vr, muoiaio uui(i navo receive
an income of $1 50,0(10 more than
she has derived from this sourco.most '
ot winch will now be lost.
ry the estimate, hereto annexed,
of our
recipts nnd expenditures f
,s j v..., ... mu wwtuu iiiai,
iva.viii3 iu i-.xjict'ifu to reacit itm
eir .lo o "'"""'w'w-pnyBrincurea by counties nnd towns to pay
$JG;o83.03. The Erie and Northeast, bounties for the war. Presuming that
. v.;,-t...,vuo, ana our exientii- consent, introduced a joint resolution bojr, "Jto ascertain tho opinion ofthe
Jll'r-A "me period, the sum in relation to Commander John C. ' people of Washington on the question
; .i y y'At",,n Cflrtt'r Pla,w hilu pon , the .active of negro suffrage." at which tho vote
per cent, on the cap.talof banks,nnd iitjt of Jho navy, which was referred C.02G, agregatcd us follows :-Against
he exercise ofpropertLligehce in col- t)0 .committoe on military affair., negro suffrage, 0.5'Jl ; for negro suf
lecting our taxes on corporations li- 'Also, a resolution instructing tho com- frago, 35 1 majority against negro suf
censos Ac,, tho receipts can readily miltee on commorco to inquire into frago 6,650.
be madO lO reach f 0,000,000 I Whilo tl.n nrnnri..tir r.r mnbin.r an imnpnoA. 1 . 'Fl.i. U. l. .-..l... .hUI. .
the expenditures, with tho least pasi.
worthy of serious inquiry whether
tho Unaw oi the State are not now
in a condition to d
dispense altogether mitteo on military affairs to inquire that its integrity may be properly ap
peal cstato, leaving how ttutaty officers arc employed in the 'proctated hy tho Senate, I give the
ly for county and Veteran Jlesei-re Corps, and whether Aggregate of tho vote cast at tho five
.Willi the lax Oil IT
it to bo taxed only
fmrnolnn nm-iinoou
i It should be tho endeavor of the
State, as far as possible, to collect Wer
rpvonne from smirros that cnnint
'reached by counties and towua., At
I 1 . . . . .
that the war is over.why should it not
. . '. .
t V fur thin ihKmi nra
ariaes from tJie hish local taxation
rendered neeess.nrv to limiidntn dobt.n
. " : - -. 1
, our receipts will
5,420,000
3,300,000
jiY expenses.
I " "
Thcro would be a talari of 2,120,000
From which deduct tax on real
cstato '1,000,000
Leaving a balance of $320,000
Will still leave a oalance in the treas
ury of $520,000, over and aWo nil
necessary expenditures. Ifwonddto
this a tax on banks, of $470,000, it
will give us $090,000, nearly a million
of dollars to bo appropriated to the
redemption of tho public debt. From
this btaternewt, it seems clear to mo
that we could getuJong witlwct levy
ing one dollar of tax on (lie real es
tate of the Commonwealth. We can,
at least, suspend its collection for a
year or two, until wo have tried tho
experiment.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted. W1M.1A.M li. Kembi.k,
State Treasurer.
THE XXXIX CONGRESS. .
Washimiton, January 5.
SENATE This body assembled at 12
o'clock. Twcnty-Bcven Senators were
present.
Mr. Sumner presented a petition of
tho delegates of tho negro pcoplo of
the State of Alabama, assembled in
convention at Mobile, representing
430,030 uegrwef tie United States.
The petition sets forth in detail the
condition of aff airs in that State, and
the grievances of colored people Mr.
Sumner also presented a petit 1011 which
ho ad reiuwenU! a majority of ono
hundred thousand people of the Stale
of Mississippi, asking for negro suf
frage Ho also presented a petition
of colored people of Colorado, protes
ting against a recognition of that State
on account of tho radical injnstico to
tho colored race in tho recently adop
ted constitution. All of thee peti
tions were referred.
Mr. Sumner offered n joint resolu
tion proposing an amendment to the
Constitntion of tho United State to
guaranteo the payment of tho nation
al debt, and to prevent tho paymont
of tl rell debt J'eferred.
Mr. Williams introduced a joint res
olution proposing the following article
as an amendment to the Constitution :
"No power shnll exist in Congress to
provide for the payment of any per
son or persons for or on account of tho
emancipation of any slaves in tho Uni
ted States, and no appropriation of
money shall ever bo mado by law of
Congress for tho purpose." JJeferred
to tho judiciary committee.
Mr. Trumbull introduced a bill of
which ho has given previous notice
enlarging tho powers of the Negro
Bureau and guaranteeing freedom to
tbe colored citizens of the States Jalo
ly in revolt
Mr. Sumner presented a resolution
calling upon die President for detailed
information respecting the appoint
ment of provisional irovernors. how
1 the' were paid, whclber they
tmr
jjj0 oath of allegiance, etc. Adopted.
un motion ot jit, Kamsey, the Sen
M. adjourned until Monday-
next.
House Tho Speaker laid before
tho liouso a communication from the
Secretary of War, transmitting, in .
rntniilianen vi!h a
House, a copy of tho record, including
tho testimony, in tho trial of B. G.
resolution 01 ine.ea
1 Harris, member elect from tho State
!r,f Mnrvhtiul mC.,,! in ii. n,r,,;-
tee on elections. Also, a Htairimnt
of the number of soldiers lurnishod by
w
4n,J, State, from Anril 1st. ISfil. Il.w'ed Tw.niiher lC.ih Kiu. .in tra. .if
ol the loyal Mates.
lr Kl'1itAi fif ltl lr nr niit,.Aiiii
meu J the hjrbor at Jrie, lo Teoa-
Mr. Hubbard, of Con-Hc;iu4, intro
duccd ft resolution, directing the com
a portion vi mem couw not 00 em-
)lo3'd in tW Frcedtncn's Bureau.
Agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Brnndngee. it was
2Lc(J.'d, That the President of tho
United ftaten ite requested tocommu-
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. i.v into Alllir-. u 1 1 1 r L, IMlMtlltUt-
':i 1. 1. .1 . ii' . . 1 .
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inio vwi.il nns iiuuiie interest, suut
documentary mtonration Telafivc to
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States latch' in
in liiu iiAjfiAULinn
111 iyi jivnovrniuiiil
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Carl Srf.urz nnd Hon. John Cm-o.br
' tocnther will, nil ,l,mnnp nvl.M.Wa
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Ulld r Oners HfOOIVinfim-imr Efi'ul mi.vta
ur fvierrcu 10 luerein
On motion of M. Ingersoll, it was
lieolved, That the committee on
jjudiciary are hereby instructed to in-
quiro wneihcr or not any lurther leg
islation is necessary for tho suppress
vjnof tbe abonri.oablo system of po
lygamy which is now rampant in the
Territory of Utah, and in caso the
committee find that the existing laws
are insufficient, then inquire what fur
ther legislation is necessary for the
speed enforcement of tho laws on
that subject, and that they report by
lull or otherwise.
Mr. Voorliees presented the creden
tials of D.C. Wickliffo, member elect
from the third district of louisiana.
which wcro referred to the committee1
on reconstruction.
Mj Tajlor introduced a bill allow
ing persons having lost ono foot and
ono hand in tho naval service of the.
United Stales, lhj kaioe petition now
allowed to persons having suffered
rL- J I -1 . .. "
w -Mime urns in tno military ervieo
Referred to the committee on invalid
pensions. ; 1
Mr. Shellabarger introduced a series
of resolution declaring in , effect that
it waa the desire of Congress to main
tain peace wiih nJJ nations, nnd remon
strating against any interference with
other governments on t'.iis- continent.
Mr. Stevens said ho had no objection
lo tho reference of the resolutions, al
though ho did not believe a vord ol
them. They were then referred.
On motiou of Mr. Stevens, thellouse
resolved Kaolf into a committee of the
whole on the state of the Union, (Mr
Washburno in tho chair.) The Presi
dent's message being under consider
ation, Mr. SpaJJJu, of Ohio, took the
floor and proceeded at some length to
elaborate sn argument that the United
Slates government, wm not a govern
ment of States, but u consolidated
one. lie quted from the proceedings
of the Constitutional convention to
show that such wns the intention of
tho trainers of the government.
Tho committee then rose and the
liouso ndjour.icd until Monday.
Wasiiivhtov, Jan. S.
Sknats A communication was re.
ceived from the Secretary of tho Treas
ury, inclosing a letter from J. Bowels,
assessor of internal revenue for the
third district of Georgia, concerning
tho test onth. 1 he letter stutes that
after great efforts lo rind men compe
tent tc nil the post ol assistants, ami
who could tako tho test oat h.ou.ly ou.e
could be procured out of twenty-three
of tho most 'populous OM.utic of
Georgia. The assessor l tes tLiit he
.1 1 . ... 1 I. . . .
orgumzcu nix oiuco ir allowing ins
assistants to iaL the oavi W allegiance
trusting that Congress would provide,
means fur their p.-iyinent. Tho men
have families dcpcndiyjf on t.hcm, and
if some provision is not nindo to meet
the case, will bo compelled to seek
other occupations, Theiiseesor rc
comnjend thai. (iLe aiiu bo modi-tied
so far ns it relate to officers of the
Internal Revenue nnd tho Post ofl'w
Department, and .soya that ho feels
sure such 1 nteaste -would do groat
good in tho South nnd bo regarded as
vivse and patriate Tbo . letter was
orderod Lo bo printed.
Iho following eomrounienOatJ from
....! .. .
tho mayor of Washington, wjiswoekv-
Washington City, D. C, Mayors
Office City 11, tU, January Oth, 1805
lion. L S Foster, President of the Seu-
ntn eA flm Trtilliwl fifntan Wit. . 1
tavo tlio honor, in compliance with an
net of the councils ui this citv. annrov.
i tuu riiLu:B xjuo result oi un v ecuon
ted States ljjo result of
.1. 1 . I .. -I. A
lw.1.1 r- Tl, tt n .. 4.a T rtf T ,M
exceptions ever polled ia this city.
conclusively shon-s tho unanimity of
sentiment of tho people of Washing-
ton in opposition to tho extension of
the right of suffrage to thatclnss; and
elections immediately preceding, for
mayor : In 1X05, 5,840; Ifc58,(,fil3 ;
1800, 0,975; 1802, 4,810; 1804; 5,720.
No others, in nddition to this minori
ty of thirtj'-fivc, arc"' 16 bo found in
this community who favor the exten
sion of the riht of suffrage to the
class, and in the manner proposed,ex
cepting those who have already mo
moralized the Senate in iU favor, and
who, but little association, less sym
pathy, nnd no community of interest
or affinity with the citizens of Wash
ington, receive here from tho general
govej'jvtncat temporary .employment,
nnd having nt tho national capital a
residence limited only to the duration
01 a presidential term, claim and in
variably exercise the elective franchise
elsewhere. Tho people of this city,
claicaJfcg an independence of thought,
and tho right lo express it, havo thus
given n grave and deliboiatc utterance
in un unexaggerntcd way to their
opinions and feelings on this subject.
This unparalleled unanimity of senti
ment which pervades all cLtAsea ot
this community in opposition to the
o-xloksien oftno right of suffrage to
that class, engenders an earnest hope
that Congress, in according to this ex
pression of their wishes the respect
and consideration that would, as indi
vidual members, yield sto,iho.e hom
they iwuiediatcly represent, would
abstain from t1i exercise of its abso
lute power, and so avert an impending
future apparently so objectionable to
thow jU'crwhotM, by the fundamental
law of tho land, tliey havo "exclusive
jurisdiction."
!J .....
"Willi much respect I am sir, your
own an 'the Senate's obedient serv
ant. . IllCHARD WAU.ACJI.
Mn)-or.
Sevea'al jwlitiona of soldiers in the
lato war, asking for nn equalization
of pay nnd boasiiies, were offered and
refcrcd. i
Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, present
ed tho credentials of Bandall Hunt,
Senator elect from Louisiana, which
were ordered to fie n tlie -la We.
Mr. Cresswell, of Maryland, offered
a resolution, which was ndopted,call
ing for taforicntion ns to why the
commission authorized to invcxtigoie
the claimsof loyal slave owners tocom-
pensation for colored voluntecrs,owing
aerv ice to them had not been appoint
ed. Tho Senate then ad jammed
HoL'sR Mr. IJieo, of Maine, intro
duced n bill for the disposition .ofthe
jiublie lands as homesteads for negroes
in tho Statesof Alabama, Mississippi,
Ijotiisiuna, Arkansas si.d Florkia,
which was referred totho Cotumittc
on Public Lands.
Mr. Lliot, of Mass. from the Com
mittee on Negro Affairs, reported a
bill to amend tho act to establish a
bureau fortho relief of negroes.
Mr. Baymond, of New York, intro
duced a bill toumend the several acts
of Congress relalivo to naturalization,
and for other purposes, which was ro-
ferred to tho Committee on tho Ju-
dici.iiy.
On naotion of Mr. Ancona, of Pa, it
V is resolved that im C oram :t tee cn
BankiHtfainl Currency be rcquertcd
to inquire into tho expediency of pro
viding by law for ;ho redemption of
mutilated, defaced nud worn out nnd
fracdonnl currency Oi t'nited
States InU'i nal I'evcnuo Colkntors or
.other financial agents of tho govern
ment iu the several collecliou districts
of the country.
Mr. Stevens intr vluccd n bill nu
tloiizing the building of n military
ixislnl -i iiilroad from ashington to
iv'ew Voile.
Mr. (Jarfield, of Ohio, also introduc
ed a bill to establish railway be
tween Washington and New York,
nnd to ooutdituttf tho s:unc a military
uighwny and post route.
15oth bills were referred to the se
loct committee on Ihnt subject.
Mr Francis Thomas, ofMd, Intro.
Uitceu a lull providing for ascertaining
and adjusting claims against the gov
eminent fur injury or destruction of
property by the military during the
Jato rebellion, which was referred to
the Committee on Claims.
Mr Walker, of Ohio, introduced a
bill to incorporate the National Union
tDvelopo and paper stamping compa
ny which was referred lo the Commit
tee on tho District of Columbia.
Mr O'Ncil, of Pa, introduced a bill,
which was referred, granting addition
al hount lo soldiers, seamen and
marines in tho war of 1801 or their
heirs, providing that those who enter
ed Iho torvice on or nfler tho 13th of
Apvil,l801,nnd before the Oth of April,
1805, to serve for one year or more,
plia.ll have a bounty of$30i, deducting
tho amount already received ) thoso
who entered previous to tho 13th of
April, 1801, and the Oth of April,18C5,
for less than one year, 100; thoso
who re-enlisted not to havo charge
against them the amount of their first
bounty; those who have been promo
ted from the ranks to be commission
ed officers to have tho bounty, nnd in
case of death of a soldier, sailor, or
mnrino, second, if no widow, to bis
children, if minors to their guardian;
third, if no widow or child, then to
the father or mothcr,thcn to the broth
ers or isters.
Mr Williams, Pennsylvania, intro
duced the follow resolution.
Haolx.h That in order to the main
tenance of the national authority, the
protection of Joy id citizens-of the se
ceded Stutes, it is the sense of tho
House that the national forces of tho ,
government should not bo withdrawn
from tJioso States until the two Houses
of Congress shall have ascertained and
declared that thcirfiirther presence is.
no kxigcr necessary. ,
The resolution was agreed to yeas
94, uas37.
Mr Jiollins, of N. H., offered tue fol
lowing which was agreed tc.
Vijercas, house rents are excessive-,
high, and the means of cdncntirg col
ored children limited ; therefore.
Jlemlced, That tho Committee on
tho District of Columbia bo inMructcJ
to fiipuro into the expediency of im
posing a special tax of 20 per cent or
all rental buildings which exeved COO
per annum, to be applied independent
ly to the local District authorities fer
tile education of negro children, and
to re jwt by bill or othcrwise--
Ihe Jlouso passed tho bill ftereuv
fore offered by Mr Ward, of X Y, de
nouncing polj'gamy, and deeluaruig
that, like its twin sister, slavery, in
should be swept from tho territwricsy
if it should require the wholo pencer
tho government to do so, and direct
ing inquiry into theconductof certain
government officials in Utah.
Tho House resolved itself int a
Committo of the Whole on the state-
f tho Union, . when Mr. Latham, of
ivest i a, treated tho liouso tc Isng;
Abolition harangue, fully cstat-fiehing;
in bis own mind, that nothing; was-aH
stake in reconstruction, but loyalty
and fhe nigger. After he conetnded,
the Committee arose and tho IToaso
adjourned.
Twe Bounty Bill. Among; mnny
bill introduced in the House ot" Rep
resentatives on Monday and rtfernedl
to tho committeo on invalid pcReibns
was one granting bounty and ndilition
al Louuty to soldiers, seamen nad'mm
rincs in tho war of 1801, or theirlieirsv
U Jrrides for thoso who enteiotP tho-ej-vie
on or nftcr the 13th ay of
AprjJ, 1801, and previous to the 9til
duy it' April, 1805, for nioro tlan ana
year, a bounty of three lundrl doli
lurs, deducting any amount tiny ntny
hai elim toforo received. Thco who
entered previous to the 13th day f
April, 1801, thrco hundred dblhirs
Those who entered between tiu- 13U
day of April, I8G1, nnd the Ota. day of
April, 105, for u period of Icjs- tttan
one year, a bounty of ono lundmidj
dollars. Thoso who ro-enlisUdi eiuJl
not hav deducted from tho kouiay
provided ior by this net nny liounky
received far a prior enlistment!.. TlSotie
who eakrod ns j'rivates or aoiveota
missioned oflicei-s, and wort uW
quently j-omotcd to bo eonuuiwd
otflcers, sliaJI bo entitled to kwunty aa
der this act.
Nkoiw Oi tbaok at Bi:a itot,N C.
The Bidrtgh Standard of Friday,
reports the following:
"We Jearu that the cob rcd truops
at Beaufort, in this State, I re recent
ly bo OB iruilU'of shock in" fkiit r!i'i in
tho neighlcrUood of that j.lacv. A
squad of tUi'm visited tl ic town of
l. r . j . . ..
ieauiort a uw days sine, violated
tho police law, were nri-CM .! Kv ATnv.
or Duiu-an. and sent to Fot-t M.kwh.
in charge fVome of tho t wn police.
ii uen tno ponce oincers r cached tho
fort they were threatened lv iln eol.
red troopc, disarmed, and thus allow-
a J 4 .... J , . m
i-u vu nmtii j tno IOWI I. MIllC OI
tho nctrro 'Jiiers. wo leai n. tbrentnn.
ed to turn tho cannon of tho fort on
the town of Beaufort. B nt this is nnt
half. A few davs sinco n smmd
these soldim went to th c liouso of a
white citizen not far fii m tlu fn
and whilotle man of tb.n lirn.i nnd'
his we jer.e held, they j -avished t heir
daughter, a rl ot fiftee) i years of age.
Another sound went to: moil
and atlenipt8l a rape on a child ten
year of age. Wo leai -n that foui4 of
these doj'ils will bo identified.
..1 4 m ,
A Motto Tim I
hH( TL Asinln ia im.vh i.A .... :....
Tho potter, n'.oltobo waro., Tho
type-eUer' mf ,tto lo composed.
Ladies wunr corsets from a feeling
of instiuct, Ut .ving & natural love for
being squew cd !