The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-08

lust before the faIl OF Richmond, thai
the State had paid FOR too much paper
by the worth of many thousand dollars
had paid for paper which had, been ap
piled to other than State uses? Has til
great fire extinguished the proof Of tbi.
transaction? Is Major Pendleton dead.
And is the public paper like the public
specie, 10 i,e allowed ito slider" Docs
the Enquirer father this affair, and Ia,
claim to it AZ n title to removed opportu
mites of speculation"
lard, the editor Of the ENQUIRER says:
1.-THE fJllowing statements appeared
in the editorafof yesterdays Eromi-
ner.: s IL B.
"Jhere Is but one man in the State of
| Virginia who knows how to certify u
public printers account to The Audi
tor IN such manner sss to obtain an al
lowance of ten dollars for work wortl
one dollar, and that gifted individual,
has been recently employed by Tie Ln
| qpirer IN anticipation Of its proprietor't
election as State printer Also that the
proprietors of the Enquirer have not
the office, and rely upon the credit OF
the public printing to bring the means
of procuring that after election.' slis
I'VE call upoi the Examiner to name
the gifted individual IL refers to, or
stand convicted OF, deliberate false
hood. We are now receiving from New
York the office to do the public printing
should We be elected to that office, and
the type, presses, ETC., can now be seen
by any one who may desire to inspect
them. So much for that statement"
The E,rdn,iaer Of Saturday. saws
tt Is not t. our taste to gLtrude our per
sonal quairels upon the public, and W
therefore refrain from any account OF Tho
difficulty which took place Yesterday
between the editor Of this paper aud Mr.
Tyler, of the Enquirer, until the officia
investigation of the affair, now pending,
shall have been closed"
The Enquirer of Saturday says !: "In
regard 20 the difficulty that occurred o.,
yesterday ut the Capitol, the editors Of
the Enquirer, being in the custody of
the officers OF the House of Delegates.
refrain any remarks, while the matter IL
undergoing Judicial investigation"
THE PosrpoSEMENT on THE COLLECTION oy
DIRECT TAXES.
Gov. Peirpoint who was for some days
past in Washington to confer with the
Secretary Of the Treasury, on the sub
1 ject OF the postponement OF tho collec.
ton Of direct taxes in Virginia, returned
to Richmond OH Thursday evening. On
Friday, Senator Gilmer, addressed note
to the Governor, on the subject, and re-
ceivcd the snbjoined reply. The CORES
pondence is as follows: 3.
| SENATE Ca,xDxn Jan. 4, 1866
| Hf ErceIScJ n. III IffrD0ink of
| DEAR SIk:-knowing that you have
been to Washington for the patriotic
purpose Ofarranging, as far as you could
for the postponemento Of the collection Of
4 the Federal tax on lands in Virginia for
1862, respectfully desire to know how
far, and to what extent, your efforts
were successful. Any expression Of
opinion from you on this subject, will
allay public nneasiness on this import
ant subject.
Feeling assured that your efforts in
this behalf will greatly contribute to the
advantage and relief Of the people. / am
sure you will appreciate, the object OF
this note, and will agree to the publica
ton of your reply.
With distinguished consideration,
Iam, your obt serv't, aRl
JOHN II. GiLMER.
GOVERNOR PEIRP0fNTs REPLY. tfileri
| m COMMONWEALTH or yiRdisi.,1
/ EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, ;
| ftrrHAoSD, Jan. 9Th, 1900.
John II. Gitner, Esq: Cl1.l
Sir Your note Of to-day is before me-,
nsking what arrangements could be
lmade in regard to the present postpone
ment of the collection of direct taxes In
this State.
have the honor to reply that had
last week, an interview with the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury mt Washington on
the subject of the postponement of the
collection of the direct taxes now die
from the state. The Secretary of the
Treasury has directed that no sales be
| made by the commissioners of tax for
non.paymeDt He has no authority 10
| stop the commissioners from collecting.
| II the Legislature will pass an act ~
| suming to pay the amount due on, say,
| three years by instalnents doubtless il
| will be acceptable to tile Government OF
of the Unised States. The Secretary OF
| the Treasury is anxious for tile State to
assume the payment due. - l3l1a-
| have no doubt but the Legislature
will, at an early day, pass an act asslim.
ing the payment of the amount due the
Government of the United States. This
| will be acceptable at Washington. I
lave no authority to say that there will
be no additional amount charged by the
| United States II the tax is not paid by
| the day now fixed t,y the tax commits.
sioners. But ] have no hesiianry in
saying that, if the tax is not paid at pre-
sent. there will I've no additional amount
charged by the Government for nom
payment. Yours, etc, 3
n IT DCyppctHrn
M NATiosAL BANKS 4a.tlef
In the Virginia Senate on FRIDAY. Mr..
Gilmer read the following letter:
Hon >. IT. GiIaer. Saa,e OF TrgTaia - > - )
SIR:-I notice in the proceedings of
the Senate Yesterday thai you are re-
ported to have said that the National
Banks did not come here TO help the
needy and deserving people; that Vol,
had heard that their capital was being
ioned out on the street at s tol0 per cent
month: that the farmers OF Virginia
need not expect one cent OF loans from
these people; they came here to make
money--not to aid our people.
The capital stock of the bank paid UP
is only Sl59,000. Although it only COM
menced business about six months ago
loans have been made TO. the merchants.
farmers aud others, ~ is shown by the
books of the banks, TO The extent OF one
million nine hundred and ffLg ono thou.
sand four hundred dndH dollars and