, 1870-09-21
WASHINGTON,
Srx-4a1 Dr4pasth 10 The Chicago Tribune.
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Spcefal Dcspasth 10 The Chicago 'fbone.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
WASHINGTON. Sept st.-Thn decision of Judge
Strong. Of the Supreme Court Of the United
Statcst sitting III the Cifcn!s Court OF PhIadsl-
phtr aFaiuet the validity Of the law.by which the
tax On the a4ytden.s nf tho Reading Raalraad
since Isnuass I, 1917. has hc~n lcvrd, cxrites
great Interest at .hc Du,,au nt Internal Revenue,
mud tho case viii be as once appealed to The Sd
rretnc Court, The decision involves the vn1ldttS
at al income taxes except personal Incomes; IN
other words, all taxes collected since january
IN Dividends OF railroads, banks. trust compa-
les, SAVING Institutions, Insurance companies,
anals, turpp,Ees, s1acl-watcs navigation compa-
leg, and Interest paid on the bord9 o1
acsc companies and taxes fo1a1neo
rom the salaries OF gnvetnrneRt oMcers
would have to he refunded. Congress, nj It's
last &c sson, instead OF reeuocttuH these laWs,
Inserted sccunn in the lax bill declaring that
the prorer construction Of the previous law con.
tinued them. Judge Strong insists. ia sharp
| toue that 1t is n1r the business of Congress 10
exercise judiciary powers. HIS decision virtually
| wines nut the tax named from January l to Au-
gust. the date to which Congress attempted 10
| continue them. An estimate upon the amount
which will he subject to reclamation, ia ease the
decision is sus,aInc3. was prepared at the Inter
| nal Revenue Bureau. to-day, WHICH tuaAss oue
the amount SAG, ,0Fn, 600. ..
I nEG@s1RAT.oS IN MARfi.ASp.
The registration OF votes under the Fifteenth
! Amendment tonK plnce throughout Marf1aud yes
I Iet.Iay, There was SOME apprehension that an
attempt might be made on tttc part Of disorderly
characters to interfere win the registration ofl-
GERS in the proper discharge of their duties, md
| thnt colorcd citizens would be 1ntiml1ated, hua
the attendance Of the Insrcctors appointed by
| Judge Bond, Of the Circuit Court Of the United
! Hottr f1f
sesentlng both parties, assisted ny detail Of po-
! ice efncers, Kept orrier mud quiet. One Of The
registers acted rather unfairly, 1t is a.
legged, In ono or tHo ulstaEces
others are charged with asking unnecessary
questions, and delaying tho business they were
appointed to perform. Bus, SO tar as reports from
| the counties have been received, the coored PEG
,Ir were only interfered with at Annapolis.
PATENT EXTENSION DENIED.
Commissioner Fishct today refused the appll
catiou for an extension OF the Sutslrt patent fa1
! the pneumatic process OF manufacturing Iron anl
steel by which the Bessemcr steel fH produced
I and nlter tomorrow this process W1n he open Il
thc public. The Commissioner decided adyersel!
to the application On the ground that the orietna
patent lapscd In England in 1s3s ami, by our laws
| alter foreign patent has expired patent on thl
same article In this country cannot he extended.
EIECT10SEERISG ASSESSMENTS.
The Pennsylvania Association met TO sit II
Judgment on Secretary Cox, last night, for trfus
| lug sts Finance CoMm1tree permission to aoSc8
Pennsylvania clerks IN his department. A le!te
was read from the Secretary giving leave to 2sl
voluntary contributions, under pledge not t
assenpi, in any manner. to visit any penalty O
| hostility on those who mag fsel unable to con
tribute, or who desire to use their funds throug
) another channel. He Gays he refuses in the 1t
te1ezt of the Republican party, aud add
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