The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-05-10
WASHINGTON.
Nav a 1871

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Court, "that tho income Of State
officials r not taxable" that the
Salaries of the members of the Board
of Canal Commissioners of the State
OF New York were not exempt from
taxatiun on the ground that they are
mare business agents of the State ; al
so that officers who obtain remuuera
ton in the shape of fees paid directly
by the people, instead OF fixed salaries,
will be considered exempt. He deci-
ded that "income arising from State
bonds is taxable he also holds that
under the decision of Judge Strong in
the case of the Philadelphia and Read,
ing railroad against the United States,
the tax on dividends is in fact an in
come tax, and is subject to the same
construction as an individual income
tax; therefore a State that invests its
funds in corporation stocks is subject
to the same conditions as an individ-
ual.
The next Presidential fitting will
take place next week, and, like his
farm fit, it will combine business and
pleasure He goes TO Boston to par
ticipate in the pleasures of the re-un-
ion of the society of the Army of the
Potomac, and at the same time 10
electioneer for General Sheridan, who
is DESTROYS to be President of the So
ciety in place of the present occupant
General Meadc-who is not up to
the Grant idea in politics. while Sher.
idan is, and as it seems to be necessa-
ry, for some reason, to have all social
and semi-military organizations in the
Grant interest, this move is made.
Grant is so much in earneat about his
denomination that if he thought it
necessary, he would pay a visit to the
classic precincts of Murder Bay or
Swampoodle and drink with the boys
and dance with the girls, he has the
Presidential mania so very bad.
AS an evidence of the chance OF get
ting into the Departments here, 1 aG-
duce the following. A female clerk
in one of the Departments died q short
time ago and two days afterwards,
before she was buried, there were 80
women made application 10 fill the va
cancy.
AS soon as the Senate meets to
consider the labors of the Joint High
Commission, an effort will be made TO
have the rules amended or suspended
so as to permit the consideration of the
treaty to take place in open session.
This motion will not prevail as secre-
cy will do much the best, as a number
of Senators have opinions with regard
to the treaty which it would be as well
that the people should not hear, as it
would not be at all beneficial to Radi
calism or Grantism. The treaty will
most probably be made public so that
the people will be enabled to see how
the titled alf and alters jockied our
bogus statesmen. This commission
business will turn out to be another
load for Grant to carry, in addition
to tn e gold ring swindle, the San Do
mingo job, selling of Cabinet and 9TH
er positions, the Ku-Klux bill and
the packed jury in the recent decision
in the legal tender case.
The brilliant Boutwell, has made
another discovery, which eclipses his
''hole in the sky" He has discovered
that it would be a grand thing to
place a badge Of servitude on inspect
ors of customs by making them a
uniform. This luminous idea, no
doubt all his own, will mark his adj
ministration of the Treasury with
great distinctness, aud it at once re
lieves him from the imputation o fonly
having one idea-that of paying off
the debt. The uniformed Inspector
will be an excellent guide for those
who wish to defraud the Government.
AS o as Boutwell, returns he will
issue his sartorial ukase. What next
may we expect?
Radical journals outside New York
insist on considering Tammany Hall
as the representative of the National
Democracy. The New York World
complains of this, and the Grant Or
gan here, the Republican re~iterates this
oft t. Id Radical tale and falsehood,
and says that the withdrawal of the
name of Governor Hoffman for the
Democratic nomination in 1872 sis all
pure humbug intended to deceive the
Democratic masses" OF course all
this solicitude and anxious care OF the
Grant organ for the Democratic mas
ses arises from its love for them. OF
course there is no design of creating
jealousy of Tammany, or of kindling
discomfort in the minds of the above
mentioned dearly beloved Masses
This dodge will not work we are a
unit and step as n man in the path
of Democracy and don't discomfort
worth q darn and that's what troubles
our Radical neighbor. With regard
to Tammany Hall, the ability and
ekrewdness of the gentlemen compos.
ing it is conceded by all, and l opine