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uember vel that tnls @DoIe suc.ect vas plac;i-
cAll{ flken for the s1roe ram the 11rtsd!clt0a Of
he H. ssaa,e snto caucus o. tae hepaol!s.3 past.
tcR ntasrEss # lecun*eructton wers referred
had tnh honor Of being = lnemoer OF tn4s commit
NJ 1r,rnd fsou Michigan tMr. Ho1aru}. Tne
Senator rrpn 0nio {af- Sherman, MAS orr Char.
Eao. In .ast COMMITTEE 1n:s issons:1ns:.on oll
word fot word: and then aod thefe In that CON-
uHtee nosed t.as We should rcGnise 'he f1rsaSe
OF all pefBuns, Aii1o1t dlutnc ion OF celof In the
osean,7a'ton OF rev goreraments and in all the
constitutions TO be mads. -.
in rak,rE Ibis proposition a: that t,re onty
shs seo has
upon TIE pe1pe in an el2borA'e address At pott.
cal contention n nassscnusstts; which had
III 1ph Cnaznp<r. aud which frotn the beginning I
had teyer icat ifn1 TT nlnd ar heart It Wa4
n1s sas
| nccus1ortd oeftr1cttatie Ees roted dorn-
Tee cosir1 N oor erred m7 dlsco.tsnt and sa!dt
sos stat.e : tass 5ad ben so;sd doVc ID commit.
tee, but ihat appe aled NON The coa,t:=e to the
e, "aq s astoss .s rses nc
uM pa,dan ns 1or la2i,sg. ous Eh.sa va
en@,.es I vii nlR Issvs siss, ans..oa o,en 70 de-
oa1e On every square Ellie oi sac south. Vie n1als
eloee taas question M" Aaother Senator. who IS
G1aix B1uVD, c1.ea ons, tnost earnestly, PUSH II
! to Tots; W vii ttand b. Jcu." / needed nc
| ucn eIcoursgsuart, to7 my determination Waa
! n1eo. There al tue Senator troq 1Hiaon, sule7
10 h!s accustomed opposttion. pushed It to I
vote, a1d II vas c4u1sd n1 oaIy tEo: majority
terst6r1 rising to be so1nttd. ny colleague. Il
his JOY on tss cccAAors cried out, Tals u Tx
greatest yotu 1nat has been taken on this coon
next" He fsis, 1slt, We Al! felt sha. Tho 4oes
t,on OF tae sp1ya9a Was then and there secured
| HF lha yo3e, the committee was directed to make
I il psIt Of trconstFucnou- TntE 6aA d3ue, ant
| sbe treasure, has amended, WAS reported oJ tns
Strs1os Ironl Ohio - Chairman u tnt committee
lam compelled 10 3h1 sttttEHot By th3s 1ssal
tf The Se.a:o<. 1f1d 10 d1spcktson 10 Eafe It.
do ras cls1m aoytairB Tor m1selI ia Eotn1r1
but ny duty. Hsd done lesa should have beer
| Ikllaleya: 6hor!d have pcea Mhere tha Senate
IrtC Iii. ols p 2ced ntEse!l
Tbe Senator, ~hi'e de1e1ncir2 my apos:acY q
| Naf occaFor, e1clnImed- Is Ii po5uhe tuu fac
| couid BE- col fefsed vttea1k tho 8erator7 Oh
Its. an Of is'la con- Rqoente, Long ayo Al
flytd at tho caIc!o6'on thst ii thtt world no oa
d an IL rtce st1t. ST, you a:o naJ dlkar.ea
non tnis tce-r, rut otreT1 will promptly a u ou
p,. ct9 VINO will fu'tl ihs datei which No have lei
a,pe.fosneo. Haa rsusd to prsss tho meAsar
some o,hsr gcoa Ser a,or Eouto nsve oo1e 10.
ratd IN nj plsce. Ny colleague would Los n3T
aflaEt tn2f great cause 10 20 bF default ~
| 3.a,x Rr,v = 10 10 10 longer among ~. xoa!
lot t2Ye allowed to 10 By de.Auh- Boss g
cours~ world have Eucouttere1 tne StrasE ~
1AiEcG, Arsinst than Instead Of ue *9u y
, opp.k1il9. have bean tEf.cdt The re3sRfe "oal
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euch a. tpay BE- dtffanchi.ed fo1 participation in
the rebellion or for ie5o1J NJ common Law: and
elective tfanchhe shall be entoled By = sneh
persunR a. have tce qualifications hernto Stated
ie5 q as.gs'; s1a w1sa sisa n ssIs
sors sotttG ou Lbs quealon OF -ailn .assou wao
a1 qla1iosu b electors for delegates, hca waen
such corkffruton shall have b-ea so,Cts:ed TO
Cor R1ess for c1hm1tasson and approval. and Goa.
eress shsl have Approv.d the sane, AID n o1n aid
state By vote OF lts LeRIhtsture, elecxd Under
next 10 the Co? st.ius1ou OF the Uuited States
prc posed By the TEtrtJ. ninth Congress- R5d
kuoE1 article fourteen; s1d ~ xesn sad a!.l:s s3
the Cttled StAree. said 5sa1e a5all be declared
e. tltltd 10 representation u Cpugtess. AID
uf:ted 1he1efrom On ,belr ,akl-9 The oxth pre-
ecftbed By lAr, srd then aud thereafter tas pro
csd:. cslons Of this scs shall ba imperative u
iYcm lie rr:Eu.4es Of holding otlce hT sad pro
posed ymrtd:ert 70 the Coostsouon of the
Gti'ed stA'ss shat b. flis'bc 10 elecnoa ~
fcr sly OF tsd 1etel Srares. ncs soa1l any such
pe.scn vote tor Ee.2ecrs ct srcu couse1t,nr-"
ItaEe II ad tnas for The parpose Of $40 slrR thos
Of annraEe nocn tae co.o<ea people Of tho 3ousu
tnM - tse 1rtt great mea'urc Of Congress se.
curing Etaac 70 the Soored people ~ tae ate
which The seua Of i colleaznt {air Wtlso.1 spoka
Of ttis &c: At the tlne Of rs passage. Thai odl
~ nsn St St Vssa aaS
| Chairman, and contained The MIN seestor,
Nhnh 1 kx1e read. coDle11trg, - you maI
See ~ reference 70 II It, tue right OF suffrage
non Ill EAie cistzena Of aatd Sts;e 81 Jeats Old
snd up1aro, Of whaleVer tlce, color CT preVloa!
oorol lon" That ~ reported n An auacndnenl
10 u ptndtpc bill irosu lae Hoase o. lne l6.h o
Ftn1uarJ, 1js1. have that report be{oTe no
| AID Oh tho saue d.y vote xAs Laken upon adopS
itE I, Aon4ltute fos iho HLase hill tneu anAea
Consideration, 8ud tnta r5ta SECTION u tho suoSu
to,e coLtslred the right CT Suffrage o. The co1ofef
| CIRCLE Tie qusbuon TICS taken upou adopting
lbfs ARa1dmeot to the pending bil1. and I'll
n I'd tie ~ a OF those Eho rotea Tor tho amend
! l. ent eor fe1T1nz Suffrage upon an nal, at,zen
! Wrnout regard ~ 12ce At Color. Tho YEAS we-e:
| "4atss* Anthony. Bto~p. Cst'ell, Cnaudier
Gosaets, Cfse'n. c1e1ael'. Fo4g,. Froinghnysen
| klfk.o7d, Late, Nor sao, Morrill,. Pattefton, Po
| hnct faE eInJ. RsGses, Ro.s, Sherman, Stewart
T,omeul, v2n N.atle, Wade, MI,eI, Wt!1lau1
Nj. Pret1dect, Do son miss ths ra1a OF an
| serttcr from that HIT cl 5eas1 Would you be
| !ere possible th2: without The asSlat1nce Of ID
| Stn1scr iron MASSACHUSETTS Ne cariftre1 Ina rtza
OF tu1!sEe o. the Le1roes Of thh South Tao
IVES tEe sn;e - enlca tnat amsLdEeut VI
Nj. srax1R- Read the nsy1.
| M. 1KEABC1L. Tae ua>s Aere ~ fo,laW1.
"4erlL Hocks1nr, Davis, aud . anls, uIJ."
Ard tne ''aeseur" Were, am1n4 other., = u
su1 eer;r a1o have paper b+Ee 0ntsa a4y
stst lii. s1npe1 Il lever aosea:. Tbs Other d
enen . eontrpstny ero.e In This cnAubeR An
l. TIE question sts s&ked ~ the 9tEatcE tSpaa IL
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freeman fouEd, Al the station house, IN TO.
ledo. to days sgr, h,s Old mastes, VITA his lie
And Two daugaterA, who were begging their way
from virginia to chicsgc, whittier friends hAd
gone tefere them.
In the F1tss LITERAL Revenue District Of OHIO
eEbrtc1ng Dart Of Cuciurat., there arc seventy
bnk'nets Erms whose sales laa. Jear eKcee led
$4,000. The following are those whose salea
welo IN e1ceas Ct e. 100000 each: r ". Bishop
i Co, tz,e95. us; caambers. S;evcra L Co, IT,
71o.ss1: a. Glenn 4 Sons, 1t,s1Aeos; Horuatntr
Bros, t1,Ics. rs; Miik johnson Co, 81 ,9qi 2ss
s, ". Murphy / Co 3, 5s1. .9eo: Proctor & Gau.
biz, ST. oes: teuce, Toll i uolson, aL1s6.6eo; ;
Stall Meyer, tl,1zl. .7<%; John satlllto Co. &s,-
sal, ,ea7; chules Il Weln L Co, 81. .ss3oos.
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Ara tnt "ahsenr' - wer-, amor1 o,hef,, Mr..
su1eer;" aao ha1e i paper b+re Rh1:a a4yt
1st Ill., S1n nne1 IA lever apsen:. Tbs other d1v
euen . eontIuseTsy a]O*e Ia this cnAube< and
J. TIE Queastoo SIS s&ked ny the 9tEatrE Epa he
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THE PROCTOR CASE.
The Latest PartIculnrs-9 600 and Proctor
Both Disappeared-How the Thing was
srnA

The Latest PartIculnrs-e5O,O00a and Proctor
Both Disappeared-Hew the Thing was
visit to the premises No 900 Chestnut street this
morning revealed but little change In affairs. Since
Yesterday it has been discovered that the absentee
OF October Subsequent to that date no payments
that could be avoided have been made, notes have
been suffered to go to protest, bills have been dis
honored, and even the rental unsettIed-in fact the
gross receipts were all pocketed and reserved Ior
personal use with but the dlminuton OF about $500
actual store expenses Mr. Proctor left the store for
the last time on the night of the lth inst, taking
with him the keys OF the safe, very unusual pro-
ceeding, as previous to that they had always been
left in charge Of the confidential book-keeper, Mr..
Mr. Wallace the next morning called on Mrs. Proc
tor, and informed her that Nj. Proctor had taken
hurriedy said she would at once telegraph Mr..
Proctor at New York, whittier he had stated he was
one of his coat pockets. For some time past Mr.
Proctor has been losing heavily in business and 1t s
supposed that he determined TO at least take care OF
No. /. 1t Ia now understood that he took at least
$50 900 in clear cash with him. being careful at the
same time to destroy all traces OF the amount The
present stock which will be disposed OF at regular
sale, and we might say at bargains, is valued at
about s25O0O This, it Is supposed is the sum total
OF assets.
Fortunately the parties upon whom the loss falls
are all able to stand the brunt; and whilst 1t will
hereafter cause them to guard against all such Gus
TONER'S IL will not nure their business in any mate
rial way. The $4,000 obtained from Mr. Henry
Ashley of the firm Of Henry Ashley Co., is entirely
q personal loss, none Ol Lie uOuey having D0ou
drawn from the firms account
The only real sufferers by this disastrous failure
are the statesmen employed by Mr. Proctor. Whilst
not dependent upon The bounty OF their employer,
they are not entirely Independent Like the majority
of mortals, ourselves included, they are forced TO
pursue some avocation for livelihood, and upon
It they in great measure depend
Mr.. Proctor, in his selections employed none
other but rst-class competent hands, and had this
affair occurred one month ago, none OF them would
have bothered their brains one moment about 1t,
but now, with two mouths at least OF dull times
staring them In the face their positions are not to
be envied.
one-half the hands are to be discharged tonight
and the others, perhaps, will soon follow suit
although the store will not be allowed to lie idle
and as it will most probably be devoted to the same
line it appears to us that the successor, whoever
he may be, could do nothing better than retain the
old hands, who are well acquainted with the trade
and who of course, all interested in rebuilding
no
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FROM VIEW ENGLAND.

Defaication In the Boston City Treasurer's
Office.
BOSTON, Jan. 15.-The Boston Post says there
has been clerical error or defalcation of some
$4,000 discovered in the City Treasurer's office,
and that an employe of the Office is held under
arrest until restitution is made. No names are
mentioned.
Death of the Mother of Parepn-Rosa.
A cable despatch was received by Madame
Parepa-Rosa last night announcing the death of
her mother in London, and in consequence
another opera was substituted for the one in
which she was to appear.
Compensation Demanded.
John Hayes and John Long, who were dis
charged from the State prison on the discovery
of their innocence after four years imprison-
ment, have applied to the Legislature for COM
pensation.
Obituary.
LOWELL, Jan. 15.-The Rev. DR.. Amos Blan
chard, of the Hick Street Congregational Church.,
and settled clergyman in this place Tor forty
years, died last evening of heart disease, at the
age of sixty-three,
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INTERESTING DECIsIoE-THE TAXATION OF RAIL
ROAD BoNDS.-The following interesting decision
has been received from Commissioners Delano by
John b. Kenney Assessor OF the First district, in
reply 70 letter OF inquiry upon the subject
Treasury Department Office of Internal Revenue,
Washington, JAN r. 1s70-sr:-A firm in Phlade-
pha, Pa, write under date OF the 6th inst, inquring
under what authority the cent tax is withheld
in the payment OF interest on their bonds by the
various railroad compahies, as they hold that the
1869.
They have been referred TO you for Information,
and you are therefore advised that under the pro-
visions OF section 119 OF the compilation 1t is held
that the law has not expired and the tax is still with
held under the provisions OF section 1872
Very respectfully,
G. DELANo, Commissioner.
John =. Kenney, Esq,, Assessor First district,
Philadelphia.
Section l9 And be IL further enacted That the taxes
incomes herein imposed shall be levied the LIST day
Of March Andbe due prynbe before the v0h day
April in each year. until and including the eighteen
hundred and seventy, and no longer"
SEE THOMAS A Sons advertisements OF residences
stores, small dwellings, large lots stocks, loans etc.
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PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
Reported by De Haven Bro, No. 40 3. Third Street

"A Virginia negro. who stole valuable horse
and killed him for his hide, has been sent to
prison for eighteen years.
Hon. Theophilus Parsons Is to deliver his
farewell address before the students in the Har-
ward Law School to-day.
Boston sent its City Treasurer to Europe,
but at latest dates he had not succeeded in plant
ing any of her scrip.
The profits of the Cooperative Foundry
Association of Troy last year were over $4,000,
on capital of $4,000.
A bill is before the Maryland Legislature
making ten hours a legal days work in all cot
ton factories in the State.
Ohio has nineteen Republican dailies to fur
nish political information for the Democrats who
cannot obtain it from the four Democratic dailies
published in the State,
The Springfield Repa6lican thinks Amherst
will be the first of the Massachusetts colleges to
admit women as Students and that their names
may appear in the next years catalogue
General Robert K. Lee and some of the trus-
tees of Washington College will attend the fune-
raj of Mr.. Peabody, by invitation of the commit
tee of arrangements, in Peabody, Mass.
-Pittsburg is annoyed because the milkmen
persist in ringing their bells after 0 o'clock on
Sunday morning, and thus disturb the worship
pers. The police have been instructed to put
stop to the practice.
There Is man in New Hampshire who
persuaded dealer to let him have a barrel of
flour for 1915 for a poor blind man, and then
compelled the poor blind man to pay him $0'25
for it besides 81 for taking it to his house.
The monument to the patriotic General
Steuben is to be erected over his grave In Steu-
benville, Oneida county New York. on the 1st
of June. Hon. Horatio Seymour and General
Sigel will deliver addresses on the occasion.
There is couple in New Hampshire, Mr..
and Mrs. Archibald Ford, seventy-four years
old, who have lived on the same farm forty-fve
years, and for the last eighteen years have not
deemed it necessary to employ either servant or
doctor.
Three weeks ago three elderly sisters In
Swanzey, Massachusetts, were apparently we'll.
One died on Christmas. Another was taken sick
on that day and died on Monday, Sd inst. The
third was taken sick on that day and died on
Saturday 9Th inst.
Bishop Chase, of New Hampshire, although
feeble from illness, attended the Episcopal
church In Claremont on Christmas, and stated
that 1t was the sixtieth Christmas consecutively
on which he had been present at service.
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THE MORTALITY OF THE CITY.-The number of
a ss M a Sen @ iU1 % os m az 'O
last year. OF these, 179 were adults; IA
minors; 229 born in the United States; 63
were foreign; II were unknown; II were people OF
color; and II from the country. OF the number, Q
died Of congestion OF the lungs OF Inflammation OF
the BRAIN Of marasmus; ID OF old age OF typhoid
fever; IS of commissions; 80 OF consumption OF the
lungs; IL OF disease of the Reart % OF debility 23
Of scarlet fever; and 2S OF Inflammation OF the lungs
The deaths were divided as follows among the
different wards
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The Foreign Insurance Companies.

The Foreign Insufanco COHlpHhIess
But the revenue derived from the agencies OF the
foreign insurance companies which have branch
ofces In the State is larger amounting in the
entire state to s266 2261 in licenses and tax pre-
miums Below we give the amounts received from
such OF the foreign companies as pay an excess OF
enc thousand dollars as tax on premiums the greater
number OF their principal branch oices in this State
being located IN philadelphia. 10 the amount named
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The corresponding totals for 1865 showed tax OF
s7bO2es on the Pennsylvania Central, and $3.50, 19s
on the Philadelphia and Reading. Bond No. IL OF
the Pennsylvania Central Company, given in part
payment OF the purchase of the main line of the
public improvements also fell due July 81, 1869, and
was redeemed by the company, swelling its quota
during the last year to sS72,114
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CITY 1NTELL1GENO q X.
The Revenue Derived from Philadel-
phia by the State Its Amount
and Source-Soms Items of
City Expenditure.

From the annual report OF Major-General John F.
Hartranft, Auditor General Of Pennsylvania, on the
anancea Of the Commonwealth for the year ending
November 30. 1869, we compile important items
which, in one way and another, have special bear
ing upon the city OF Philadelphia,
the Amount and Source of the Revenue
Derived by the state from the CITY.
t. IA impossible to ascertain the precise amount OF
revenue derived by the State government from the
city and county OF Philadelphia but in the following
statement are given the receipts during the year
ending November s0 1869, from the sources most
easily dstinguishable, in comparison Win tne re-
ceipts of the previous year,
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ALLEGED RoBBERy.-Henry Canoe was arreste
last evening on the alleged charge OF robbng a ma
OF $50 in spafrord street Alderman Carpent'
bound him over for further hearing.
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IMPORTANT TO EUROPEAN AND CUBAN
1TOURISTS.-Pa Passports, prepared in conformity
with the new requirements OF the Stat Department,
can be procured in twenty-four hours on applca-
ton made, either In person by letter. onlyat the
Ofllcial Passport Bureau, No. 1856 s. SEVENTH
Street, Philadelphia, ROBERT s. LEAGUE IL co.
Also, oficial lists OF all Ministers, Diplomatic
Agents. Consuls and Consular Agents OF tn
United states VINO tney are wasSe tney are from
to applicants 73O
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Prevented GOING OvKRBoARD-PocemanR Ro-
binsen, SHORTLY after midnight found an old man
trudging down wharf on the Delaware near Mar
ket street. The old gentleman did not know where
he was going and expressed his thanks to the po-
licemAp.
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THOMAS NJ ARTIN,
OLIVER s. w E EK ).
MICHAEL DUNN.

LICENSES FOR PLACES OF AMUsRMENT.-Th appli-
cations for the Mayors licenses being but slowly
made this year by the propretors OF places OF amuse
ments AT this time, In former years, the number
has averaged 75 while during the present year but
Q have been granted. The Walnut Street Theatre
received Its license Yesterday
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IMPORTANT TO ALL INTERESTED. ED.-THE

IMPORTANT TO ALL INTERESTED. THE
l. arrears of Pensions must be applied for within
five years after the death discharge of a soldier
sailor, or marine. Those who fail to apply lose 500
per year. There are thousands in our midst, widows,
dependent fathers and mothers, and orphan children,
who are entitled, but who have not yet applied for
q pension. All who think they entitled should at
once call on Messrs. ROBERT s. LEAGUE "a co.
No. 1876 South SEVENTH Street who will promptly
obtain their pensions, cheerfully give any infor-
nation, free OF charge. Remember that the five
years. limit allowed by law Is fast drawing to
close. 78O
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DRIZE MONEY FOR NEW ORLEANS
Il All interested In the capture Of New Orleans by
Farragut's feet, as officers, seamen, or Marines
will hear of something greatly to their advantage by
calling upon In person addressing the General
Collection Agency, ROBERT S. LEAGUE Il CO.,
No. 1856 South SEVENTH Street, Philadelphia. AL
information given free OF charge and correspondence
promptly answered. 73O
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RUN OVER BY AN EXPRESS WAGoN.--About s
O'Clock yesterday morning, Ellsworth Turner, aged
eight years, was run over by an express wagon at
The driver Albert Chester, was taken into custody,
and held for further hearing by Alderman Eggle-
ton.
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THE PRINoIPAL DEPor
FOR run sALn oy
R Kv NuB st AMP s
No. eOs CHESTNUT STREET.
CENTRAL orFIcE No. 100 s. FIFTH STREET
(Two doors below Chesnut streep
EsTAB LIsHED 1909.
The sale of Revenue stamps is stIl continued at
the Old-Established Agencies
The stock comprises every denomination printed
by the Government, and having at all times large
supply we are enabled to I'LL and forward Coy Mail or
Express), all orders Immediately upon receipt
matter of great importance.
United States Notes, National Bank Notes, Drafts
Philadelphia, and Post ONCE Orders received in
payment
Any information regarding the decisions OF the
| Commissioner of Internal Revenue cheerfuly and
| gratuitously furnished.
Revenue Stamps printed upon Drafts, Checks,
| Receipts, etc.
| The following rates Of commission are allowed on
! Stamps and Stamped Paper
On s2b and upwards. s....................9 per cent
| 100 .......................8
| /" 800 4" .......................4 &"
Address all orders, etc, to
STAMP AGENCY,
No. sO4 CHESNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA.
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RRv. JOHN HALL, ID. D., OF New York, will preach
the sermon at the installation OF Rev. j. r. Miller as
pastor, at Bethany Presbyterian Church, Twenty
second and Shppen Streets on Monday evening,
January IL.
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THIRTEENTH WARD UNION LEAGUE.-At a stated
meeting of the Union League of the Thirteenth
ward, held on Monday night last, the following reso
lutlons were offered and unanimously adopted
Resolued That in favor of taxing all real estate
within the city exempted from taxation, except such
owned by the city and State and the United States
Rtsoipei That respectfully upon the members
of the Select and Common Councils of the Thirteenth
all the influence at their command their
respective bodies to have prepared and presented to the
Legislature of the State for enactment at the
sion bill providing for,
First repeal of all laws exempting real within
the city of Philadelphia from taxation except such is
owned by the city and State and by the United States
Secondly For empowering the Board of Revision of said
city of Philadelphia to supervise the books of the Re-
ceiver of Taxes and imposing said board the duty of
correcting irregular and incorrect heretofore
made and Of preparing annually correct list OF all delin
quent to be reported to the Select and Com
Councils and furnished to the Solicitor of the city
for suit thereon.
And, thirdly. For empowering the City Solicitor to
collect by summary process after giving three months
notice by publication In the newspapers all reported
to him by said board being unpaid at the close of each
and every year.
eoI0ed That members of the State Legislature re.
presenting this Senatorial and Representative district
respectfully urged the enactment of such
will eectuate the reforms the above preamble
and esolptons suggested.
Resolped That Secretary be requested to
above preamble and resolutions printed and
forwarded each of the members of the General
bly, at Harrisburg ard to each of the members of