Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-13
more Abeat bic Tnx.Lnw.
Everybody is hitting the proposed Tax-Law
a lick. Among others, the San Francisco
Argus has its say, which is as follows:

Everybody is hitting the proposed Tax-Law
a lick. Among others, the San Francisco
Argus has its say, which is as follows:
The widest speculations. the most unbounded
/ eStravagance, prevailed. The rich were richer
4 and the poor, poorer than ever In the midst of
I luxury, and apparent prosperity, the government
/ paper was constantly depreeiating tH value, 1t
became evident to our Legislators that something
must be done; that painful to the loyal man as
the admission might be- the National Currency
| was not held in such estimation Us it should be !;
that expansion had reached its limits and that it
would be only increasing the difficulty, 10 allow
! the issue OF more paper; and that in short, the
only thing to be done, was TO increase the taxes.
| SO they set themselves to the work but how I
| BY taxmg the gross proceeds of the mines The
most extraordinary part of the affair is the up
| parent fact that there was not one man among
| them who was at all eouYersant with mining
matterS This is evident; for it seems impossible,
that any such man, however lacking in oratorical
| powers he might be- could fail TO show the alb
surdity Of the proceeding at once. Mr.. Hgbys
euort, even II II had been successful, would have
done but little good. Only the man whose ope-
| rations were confined to those with pan, or q
rocker, would be beuehtted by the limiting the
application Of the tax, as Mr.. Highly proposed to
| those the yield of whose claims was six hundred
dollars or under; and the collection of the thirty
dollars OF revenue gained, would cost at least
hundred. The limitation however. might per-
! haps, have furnished an opportunity for evading
| the law, by subdividng the large claims in such
| u manner that the value Of the portion held in
any single name might be less than $780, and the
evil be thereby somewhat lessened.
| We trust, however, that the Senate will repud-
ate the proposed amendment to the tax bill; and
| thar il will not become law 1t stands, never
theess, on the Journal; and will, no doubt, DO
known hereafter, as the House Folly"
Meanwhile, however, harm will have been
| IL A. btrr t,Naa ftTaN
will in some measure, have been diverted to other
quarters As i'll luck would have it, the steamer
| from Mazatan brings up large lot of rich silver
ore from the mines in Northern Mexico-where
already many California capitalists are interested
offering tempting inducements for further in
! vestment.
| We learn moreover that Louis Napoleon has
! just appointed Scientific Commission for the
| exploration of Mexico; and that this exploration
is 20 be of the most thorough description, occupy
| ing several years in its labors. Now everybody
| knows that the willy Emperor is the prime mover
| in all that concerns Mexico; that he is the one
| thar pulls the string that makes to jump the jump
! ing jack that's coming over to till the throne
! that's Just set up in the new Empire" that Nap
| built; that Maxamian of Austria, though he may
be by birth, education, and taste" every inch
| king is only puppet of his and that come what
may, he, with his French troops will dictate, whist
| shall not be done, throughout the length ano
breadth Of the Mexican territory, so long as he is
not directly interfered with, by any other gov
ernment that may become alarmed at his aggrcs.
| siona H.... ... 1895.
Now suppose he should offer superior induce
nents" to capitalists to invest In the silver mines
of Mexico; should by proposing the most liberal
immunites, attract the capital of those who would
| otherwise operate in California or in Nevada !;
who could resist it 1t is by such considerations
that capital is controlled all the world over 10y
atty and patriotism have but little 10 do with ii.
Louis Napoleon is not the man to relnqush a
project once conceived and elaborated in his
| Scheming brain. His Mexican plan has seemed a
wild One but be always plays deep game.
| Who knows but that this very thing may be a
| part of i'll Who knows what undetermined in.
| huence may have been ut work to bring about,
! just at this nick of time, the proposal Of this
measure? Certain ii is, that nothing that the en
| emies of the Government could have hit upon.
would have caused such a tuttering among the
capitalis,s-the real powers that be"-as this has
| done.
1t is difficult to conceive, that such move could
be made in innocent ignorance. 1t has most
| suspicious look. So far Us regards its wording it
makes reference to gold and silver only but,
Come now, tell me true"
hasn't it q sort of copPery smell