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BuRFoRD COAL FOR BLAcKsM1THs.-W. 9.
PILCHER, No. 20 south sth street, has Ia his yard
fresh supply of this excellent coal, which was
about the last lot received prior to the food. Com.
petent judges say that 1t is the best Virginia ooae
for smiths use. AS no more wall DO mined for
sometime, nil in want had better purchase al
once sc & B +" lump coal for CRATES.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-04

/ ,F1ReINIA MILITARY, INsrIgUTr,-Ne ae.
knowledge with thanks an Invitation from
The Society of Cadets 70 attend their flliffY.
first anniversary celebration, November
l1th, at che Military Institute, In Lexine-
ton. The orator for the occaaoais gM. a.
Wilson, of South Carolina. The debaters,
John .Tutwiler, Va; r. b. Pearson. Ala
bama X. B. Mathews, Louisiana, and II.
T. HT1ck Texas $50 10 9Szssf ~ =
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ILLUSTRATED PAPERs.-We have received
from Ellyson & Taylor, next to Dispatch
office, Frank Leslie, Hdrpsrs Weekly, and
Eoe1y Saturday, for this week. Our friends
from the country will find all the latest and
best periodicals at this popular neTsdepofss
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-04

LAYING oFA CoRNER-sToN corner
stone of the new Masonic building now in
course of erection ut Prince George Court
house was laid yesterday morning in the
presence of numerous company OF Masons
and Others. The ceremonies, which were
Of an impressive character, were conducted
by District Deputy Grand Master. W. +.
Spotswood.--Petersburg Iade1 OF yester-
HG2l
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-04

CosssasRlYArrAE MASS MEETING AT THs
Cry HALL, To-N1GHT. = Colonel Alder.
Ofdway, onr candidate for Congress, anu
other distinguished gentlemen Wnl pc pre-;
sent and address the meeting e ,baps bsna he Ss
an entpouring Of the whole people, \
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-04

tr1osa LEAD lsR4sT Foysp. Deputy Coroner,
aas ens n;,s was called at late hour on Wednes-
ynislasa, s n,gns Ia 20 view the body Of still
the pavement on; CLAY, between III a,i.l ~
streets. Dilgent inquiry failing To Owe i've ,.,.v,
cue as TO the means by which IL came 10 sbs
left IN the street, no inquest was deernsS
necessary, and the body was sent ~ rfhc =
city alms-house to be inferred. = - 80
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-04

A. GOOD CHEw.-Do yop ssns eeoa caeu.sfs as,,.s
Take our advice and 60 70 B9ssIsoa = 49,. o..
80, ue has some three years o'd--a pefiscs u
.,ssn.v sndcan,t be besi, we know. 'SSsS ~. ?
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-04

ARMY OF NORTHERN .Y1aan1A.-An ofl-
GERS and soldiers Of the Army Of Northern
Virginia who desire to unite In forming an
association of that army are requested TO
meet at the Richmond Theatre to-day at IL
A NJ - -
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AyENEMY IN YOUR MoUTH.-Do not put an
enemy In your mouth 10 steal away your rteetp'o
Beware OF destructive tooth washea and tooth
powders, many Of which are base limitations q
Sozodont. Insure u llfe-lease or sound tee'b and
fragrant breath by adopting the fragrant soxo-.
don't. 4.rs rN.l - -.
"spALDINC's GLUE" handy about the house;
mcuds everything ,-.f al
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-04

Don't leave the city before calling on 3Eib.i
SPENCE & Son. They have all you want IN IDS
way of clothing and gen!lemen's wearing sppasrrl
generally Their stock is large aud they sre selts
Ing ut n1ices us low as the lowest. 49,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-04

BOILER sKATIsG AT ST. ALRAN's HAIL..
CORNER Third AND MAIN EETs,-so Yts,ios'
TO Richmond should return home without Il
ing thJs novel ana fascinating Amusement .-t4,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-04

GREAT RUNE. B. SPENCE 6 soN have hat'ga !;
great run on their establishment for the last fe1
days but they still have few more otthoss cheap
and beautiful suits left. II you want aooo aiu
cheap Clothing call ut 1900 Main streez-l
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-04

CHAsTE, ELEGANT, AND BEAUTIFUL are the
photographs taken at THE LEE" GALLERY
This popular Gallery has won worldwide rspu-Z
tation for fine Pictures and fair prices.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-04

THE FAIR DAUGHTERS OF the South are seen 2
in all their beauty In the elegant pictures taken Ut
THE LEE" GALLERY. The pr.ces charged at
this establishment are just andreasonable.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-04

oar country merchants aud friends VIII and
,se,r tuterest {, cab as MeSsrs W. u. BLAZE % :,
Co IS cor,er OF s.h and Main, and exam me Weir
Increased stock Of ane whisksys, tsas ana iamiy ~
ss4.a. -.r y -
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ROCKS AND STATIONERY ON the host ternsas
1ais Main street. Book bindiag Ia any stHs.s Z
ri .nk books made to order. -,
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LIST OF UNAVAILABLE LETTHRs Rem AIMING
IN THE RICHMOND PosT- oFFIoE No yEaBER
al. Rose, Miss Lucy V. Lee, Ric hmopd !;
Dir. 81. Jones, williamsburg. = rye :.
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ELIysox & TAYLOR. News Dealers, nis Main =
str.e, receive sussoripioos for all the iesdins
pnbhc atoms OF this countrY and Europe NeW issts
Ilie time 70 subscrioe. slaasaSs ~
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No lH-J am strrVT. NnH
uc II Curnrr OF 5th and Broad strrct'.
GARY & CARLTON. No. SO.

FARY Il CARLTON, No. S29G
Y Broad street, cund door frum 9Th, have n GZsp
On ana one OF the finest and best selected S-A-
t'rck- If BOOTS, SRUrS, TRt :, &C.. 10 be
FUND n III" city, consisting Of Ladies, CENTS
N.s-r>', Goys', Aud CGildrrn's BOOTS. SHOES,
sad GATHERS; al.o, i con Dlrie assortment OF
i&i %h-. NNil~hS, ~ ttHrLS, Sc.
hIiluis 10 Iii" state "atr VIII Il well To give ITS
.t.. hcL":C Purchasing elsewhere.
+. VI. CARY,
.nl V. :. CAELrOE.
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scsiooL LGsscuLARs.AH kinds o. senoo, elssa
lars reports &C.. executed a. me sss s'''sS
"a eSean as the cheapest. 5sss.ss4 issas.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-04

,r-.rrocs,s EDITION OF RichaFdsnnss Almsnscs e
,s,' ,r,o,esale aud retail, as ELaysoS ~ Taxssf
.roa,s. llis Main street ~ 3isas,
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WE HAVE REDUCED THEE.

" pGAftS o. i.C! BOOT, SliO- Ws2~
ntlNf.> %Alt'liELS. &c.. 10 enable all ~~s-
=, want "a good M iclla lie EoC : Ia get heir sup
.l,I 4. oar Rraa .-stret store. corner ot 5th, be
.rr, prr.!culer aud call at III" CpHNEk, as some
So. SO l. passing himself II for us To- the lrJury
.l n"r,ryr> Hld The huycrl The arrest and best
...r.t. -f"cE IN IL" city--lnade - ace aud but
's FiCart kid Ii!uI' j. al, Turk N.orncc1,
~. .,3 Goat. ,n.h .,ilrrrco. r. <!l>d Lasting.
81. So In All 9TH, and s.z. s, enab,rg is at all
;iIr- - CIV" easy anS vel sitting goods.
MARCUS HARhi~ & H'.ltlrEH.
No 1873 ain street. and
4 II II mud Rrpyl
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LOCAL MATTERS.
For other Locals, see Third Page.
MEDICAL SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA
s r G. Nd y AY.
MORNING SESSION.

MORNING SESSION.
The society met at 10 o'clock pursuant to
adjournment. President Payne in the
chair. Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Minnige-
rode. The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The committee on the resolution of DIR.
Blackford, in relation to the tender of ben-
eficiary scholarships, &C., reported that
they had been unable to agree. and refer
red the matter again to the consideration of
the society. A motion to lay on the table
was lost. Several substitutes to the reso-
luton were offered, and finally with the
original proposition withdrawn, whereup-
on DR.. Houston offered the following:
Resoiued, That the members of the Medi-
cal Society of Virginia will sustain the medi-
cal schools of this State in every laudable
effort to raise themselves above the level of
the low fee and elemosynary system Of edu-
cation at present in vogue in some Of the
medical schools Of the country. Adopted.
On motion Of DR.. Fauntleroy, commit
tee was appointed to memorialize the Le-
gislatlre upon the subject of establishment
of a Board Of Medical Examiners; and on
motion of DR.. Gillespie, the same commit
tee was instructed to petition the General
Assembly to pass law authorizing liens on
property to secure medical fees, az in the
ease Of laborerS and manufacturers.
On motion ofDr. Fauntleroy, it was
Rpsolred, That three committees he ap-
pointed to report on the epidemics of their
respective divisions of the State-one for
the tide-water district. another for the coun-
try lying east ofthe Blue Ridge, and a third
for the Valley.
Resolved, That the society will at each
annual meeting appoint two fellows to read
essays Mt the subsequent one upon subjects
to be chosen by themselves.
Resolved, That there shall be annually
chosen subject for discussion at the ne1t
meeting.
BY DR.. Horner:
Resolved, That the thanks Of the Virginia
Medical Society are hereby rendered to the
Faculty and members Of the medical pro-
tcsSon of Richmond, Va, for their kind
reception and hospitality to the members of
the society on the occasion of the late meet
ing. Unanimously adopted.
DR.. l.. D. Edwards moved that when the
society adjourn it adjourn to meet in the
city of Lvnchburg ut the call Of the EXecu-
tive Committee. Agreed to.
On motion, the society adjourned till
o'clock, to meet at the Hall, and proceed in
body to partake of the hospitaItieS ten.
dered by the College Faculty.
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TIE DAVIS MANSION will be offered for
sale ct afction this afternoon at a o'clock, !
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Meeting Of the Agricultural Society


In pursuance of adjournment, the Agri..
cultural Society met in the lecture room OF
the First Baptist Church last evening.
A motion to allow parents to sign proxies
for minor children was carried, after some
discussion. III: r., s
The election Of officers was then entered
into. Lewis E. Haryle, ESD, and Gen.
W. Il. f. Lee were nominated for the posi-
tion of President. After considerable dis,
cussion as to their respective claims and
merits, the vote resulted: Harvie, lto !;
Lee, 131. Mr.. Harvie was declared elected.
The following-named additional officers
were then elected
rce-PresidentS.-Gen w. Fl. F.. Lee,
Major Sutherlin, F. G.. Ruifin, K. Barton
Haxall, Edmund Kuttin, j. I. Cowan, D.
Marshall McCue. :
Secretary and 1rensurer.-E. G.Leigh'
Erec,sue Conn,sttee.-Wm. Z. knlght,
R. III. Dulaney, X. w. n. NoIand;, F.:a.
Hutchinson, 4. H. Drewfy, Dr.. W. y.
Stables. Richard E. Haskins, Frankiin
Stearns. DR.. VIM. 7. Walker, Rich,d !rby;
In consideration of his services, Colonel
C. Q. Tompklns was elected an honorary
member of the society. y ~ j. Il;
A vote of thanks was unanimously ten:
dered to Maj. Sutherlin Tor faithful and
efficient services as President. A vote was
also rendered the assistant marshals and
the officers of the society, Adjourned.
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a a,rxrprrsr LOT or ALBuMs jcst received az :
rIrysoa d 9Ay4o1ss, nexs TO Dtsgatck of.sss 'ss
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1,TOLFN-From in front Of my door. On
- .,>i suuiay nj. HI, = TUNEElL CAN'T, icariy
,... ~ ouC giving ANY information 5" can
.t!s. viii !,c literally rewarded.
NJ. ". FRANK IN.
21th md Marshall streets,
Or +. W GATES
-. .-cr- 18Th anG Main streets.
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DuRE NEATSFOOT OIL, for greasing
l. tdtrness. WOOD IL SONS,
ho2 9th and Main streets.
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,-,Irp -Thn-o tends on os,ooks IN

&~NTICF.-Thcre stands on tn" 's'ook> in
..rn e:ice or,hc second Auditor OF the Stat" =
-.-r,1. .vtrATF rF Rltt STIRRED STOCK FOR
...'' I'D I.ruarv IN iS.s. ii the fasnc nf Pow
sam her ,'o'nm'<SlonCT IN he Cfrcuit t"'rl
.Hr ffv a. Richmond IN ~" snif ot Hre'l tS
,,.af.2 ujhrY- issued rajigr act Of ?td Ma CT
t. "a . t0S This ccrtiiicat" EaS been iosI. As
- .,,rrc-,rs! In the matter shall apply inr It's
.,ag EFEENCt BSETF.
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NEW >TOKE.-LADlts' ROOT AND

y N~FfF tNs'tFNIINt,
~. III broad street, between ath and 5th
| haSr nn" un hard and am recei 'ipg daily new
hnGtt";,~ Ia my !as.c ,,rk IF
II, SHOES. and G-i!EkE
comprising ~" H"rr i4@t assortment Of i...d:ct',
Mir'C-' aHd hldtcn's
20 q t. = - SIt,ES
IN 'A> city, c@i .S-"gri She lao, ylco and 10
an "lhhs a1ds'Ies, ,oadc cApre ~ "J ne by the
te-l manufacturers IN tie count. ! Iii oI which
VII y. a. ii ithe LIVES. prices.
h'isi, ..iDrr, tIis s III only #.;.e.' Bot aud
sir'e mloi 4Uin III tLts c!ty which 4, expressly
ad1 pt-4 irr ltG!es o. ~ 4 H. ,IEi;,ir
OC .I-!ln rs Nrmah direct be. " -. ~ Il nd lin.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-01-14

HARBIsBURG, Jan. CONTRARY to ex-
pectation the nomination Of Mr. Maekey for
State Treasurer, By fifty Republican mem
bers, does not appear to have ended the con
test, aud bolt from the caucus nomina-
tion ia talked of among the friends Of Mr..
Irwin There are seventy eight Repubh
eans-of whom fifty voted for Mr.. Mackey.
the remainder either did not attend or did
not vote for HIM The election takes place
on the 18th inst, and it is possible that the
contest will be renewed next week.
The proceedings in the State Senate this
morning are believed 20 have bearing up
on the subject Senator Lowry who intro
dueed O resolution to inquire whether any
Illegal use has been made of the moneys in
the Treasury is bitterly opposed to the re
election of Mackey. As an offset to this at
tack, an effort was made to implicate the
Pennsylvania Railroad as friend Of Irwin,
ID to punish il by inquiring whether it has
eonuptly influenced the election Of Legisla
tive officers. This is positively denied By
officers Of the road, who court an investiga
ton. The Committee 20 inquire into illegal
uses of the State funds have power to send
for persons and papers, and 10 place the
State Treasurer under oath.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-01-14

Postmaster General Creswell has closed
his contracts for the transportation Of
foreign mails The combination between
the Cunard, Inman, and North German
Lloyd Lines was completely circumvented
These monopolists assuming that they con
trolled our ocean mail service, attempted tC
dictate terms TIE Cunarders had received
three. quarters of a million year as subsidy
from England, and earned half as much
more from the United States, and the
Inman Line was mainly built by money
earned from mail contracts, yet they Joined
with the Bremen and North German Lloyd
to compel the department to accept their
own terms. TIE latter, however, withdrew
from the combination, and the Hamburg
line also backed out. The arrangements
now completed are to carry our French
mails by the Hamburgers to Cherbourg
every Tuesday; our German mails every
Saturday by the Bremen, which latter will
also carry our English mails, at the same
time stopping at Southampton. en- route 20
Bremen. The Great Western line viii also
carry mails to Queenstown for general dis
Tibution throughout Europe Tie Cana
dian lines will continue, as heretofore, TO
carry mails from Portland in winter, and
Quebec in summer. 1t viii be discovered
from this statement that the service will be
as frequent and nearly as expeditions as
under last year contracts. Mr. Cresw9li 5
course has been approved by the Hon John
Lynch, chairman of the special House com
niittee on protection Of American commerce
and it VIII be made prominent feature OF
his report on that subject
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-01-14

ted States, snd makes the specification bat
be vas fraudulently naturalzed. The names
Of the committee TO try the case are alelsrs.
Adaire, Bum, Josephs, Hong, Creitz, Nc
Ateer, Skinner, Milliken and Tyler our
Republicans and Eve Democrats.
In the Senate there win be two contests
A. J. Diamond, Democrat, contests the est
of w. w Watt, of the First Distric Of
Philadelphia, and Hiram Findlay, Demo
crat, will contest the scat Of Edward Snll,
Republican, from the Somerset, BEDFORD
and Fulton District. In the former ,ase
the committee is composed Of Seniors
Lowry, Miller, Brooke, Graham, Kerr,
Warfel and Randall-fve Republicans and
two Democrats. The committee in the
other case has not yet been drawn.
THE STATE TREASURER.
The most important, as well as the most
exciting, evento Of the session Of the Legis-
lature thus far has been the struggle for
the Office Of State Treasurer The two
prominent candidates are R. W Mackey,
of Allegheny, and w w. Irwin, Of Beaver,
his predecessor. Up to wednesday evening
the friends of each candidate slemed san
guine of the success of their favorite, and
the excitement about the hotels and Legis-
lative halls was intense The supporters of
Irwin claimed that be was badly treated last
year in being slaughtered during the Sena-
torial controversy instead of having aecor-
ded to him the usual courtesy Of re-elee.
ton. The hackers Of Mackey set up the
plea that the two-term rule was equally
good in his case, and alleged further that
the present Treasurer s management of the
finances Of the State has been most salts
factory. The question seemed finally to
settle down to contest between the Penn
sylyania railroad interests on the one band,
and the Cameron influence on the other,
each fanked by heavy capitalists. On
Wednesday, it is reported, Cameron an
nounced that the Pennsylvania railroad
must cease its opposition to the renomina
ton of Mackey OF be would block all
National legislation in aid of the western
extension Of that road The demand was
peremptory, and left no alternative The
result was that in the joint Republican
caucus held on Thursday, Mackey received
fifty votes to Irwin eight Some twenty
Republican members were absent, but
Mackey claims he has sufficient number
Of those pledged to secure his reelection on
Wednesday next.
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Mississippi and Texas to q vote Of the peo-
pie, and authorizing the election Of State
officers provided By such constitutions. The
joint resolution, therefore, declares that the
State of Virginia is entitled 70 representa-
ton in Congress
The previous question was seconded and
the main question ordered-6S TO 58.
Mr. Paine moved to lay the resolution on
the table, but subsequently withdrew the
motion aud demanded the yeas and nays on
its passage.
Mr. Benjamin moved to reconsider the
vote ordering the main question aud called
fer the yeas and nays.
The vote resulted ayes 76, nays T6,
The Speaker gave the casting vote in the
negative and the motion to consider was neg
leeied
Mr.. Kelsey, from the Committee on ap-
preparation, reported the pension applica-
ton bill which was made the special order
for Wednesday next
Mr. Beck, from the same committee re-
ported the Military Academy Appropriation
Bill which was made the special order for
Thursday next
Mr. Wells presented the memorial Of
Oliver Garrison and others for the reduction
of the tariff on pig iron.
Mr.. Orth presented several petlt0ns from
citizens of Indiana for the abolition Of the
franking privilege, aud to require pre-
payment Of postage on newspapers.
Mr.. Stevenson presented the petition of
the Cincinnati Chamber Of Commerce that
Cincinnati be made a port Of entry with
every proper facility for direct importation
Of foreign products
Mr. Benjamin, on the suspension Of the
rules, called up the bill to define the duties
ofpensiOn agents and to prescribe the meth
cd Of paying pensioners.
After a long discussion Mr. Lawrence
moved to recommend the bill to the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions, with instructions
to amend it so as to provide for the payment
of pensions in every county free Of expense
to pensioners.
Pending the vote on that motion the
House, at four o clock, adjourned
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-01-14

and under the present economy of human
affairs cannot be otherwise. When God
took the frst-born OF all Egypt, think you
that the blow fell equally on every family
When we, in the stress of our peril, enacted
a general consumption law, did lit bear evenly
on all? When one father lost a good son,
industrious, energetic, loving, was bis loss
greater or less than that Of the man who
gave up proAigate, disobedient, worthless
boy, already bringing parents gray hairs to
the grave2 And when from some country
village the conseriplion took halfdozen Of
temperate, we'll educated, and ambitious
young men, such as are the hope and
promise of the country, was it an equal draft
against a half dozen Of the scum and refuse
of New York, the graduates Of the gutter
and police court, already burden on the
community Was that tex even on the gen
eral public?
Taxes are not in their nature apportion-
able IN strict equity or equality. An acre
of land to the poor man is worth more than
one Of his magnificent plantations to the
millionaire. The solitary watch of the rail
road conductor the mill engineer, or the
boss workman, can far less easily bear tax
alton than the plate, and diamonds, and
carriages of his employer; but all must bear
alike proportionate impost.
The income tax, u fairly collected, ought
to give full as little vexation as any other.
Over and above its annoyance and IN
pleasant features it possesses many of the
best qualities Of tax:
Itreaehes certain kinds of property that
otherwise would not be taxed at all,
It falls on only one eighteenth part of
the whole population, and they presump-
lively the better off. But one-haIf million
out Of forty millions of people pay it.
1t ezempts always absolute indigence.
It's collection is not. necessarily expensive.
Reduced three or two per cent, the ex
emptions, perhaps, revised, and the tax
itself impartially enforced, so that all who
ought shall pay, there is no levy of the
Government that can so easily be borne,
or that it would he so iniudicious to dis
pense with, Its to be observed that nine
out of every ten men who talk SO loudly
about the iuquisitorial nature Of this tax
its prying into private affairs, its revealing
Of investment, &c.-are men who do not
pay any tax at all Where a man has a
sound reliable income he viii be abund
antly willing to pay ten per cent on the
balance over the liberal exemptions to have
I that lart known The Press.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-01-14
THE FRAMING PRIVILEGE


The movement for the abolition Of this
abuse is fast assuming shape and seems
likely to result in complete success during
the present session of Congress. Senator
Stewart introduced the following bill en-
Monday last in the Senate.
Be Il enacted, dc, That the franking
privilege Is hereby abolished and the Post
master General IS authorized. after adyertis
ing as IN other cases, to contract with the
lowest responsible bidders for the construc-
ton of telegraph lines over the pripcipal
mail routes Of the United States, and to
establish pVstal telegraph system IN con
nectlon with the Post Ofiee Department.
and ne shall regulate the charges upon teIe
graphing so that the revenues Of the system
shall, as nearly as possible, equal the cur.
rent expenses for operating the same, and
the construction account shall, in no year.
exceed the charge upon the department Of
the franklng privilege for the fiscal year en-
ding June 80, 1869 "
We sincerely hope the bill will pass IS It
Is, without change. Senator Stewart could
not desire more creditable record that Of
having at one blow, abolished the greatest
abuse and the greatest monopoly in the
country. The Telegraph Monopoly has
come to be an intolerable tyranny and
deserves to be abolished along with the
ranking abuse and it is highly appropriate
that the saving by the abolition of the one
should be made to work our delivery from
the tyranny of the other.