New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-23

Memorial Asking Government Charge o
she Levees-AdmiraI and Vice AdInira
Credentials of Ray and Nc
tiilien- War slOOps Bill Passed
Franking Privilege AbOlished-Dis
cussing CGlOradO-LOuIsiana Election
InvestigariOn-NO New Legislation fol
Negotiation of BGnds-s'ust Ouse
Value of the sOyereIsn-R efnnding the
Cotton yaxs
WASHINGTON, January 22-Senate - A
memorial from The merchants of New Or
leans, asking the government to take
charge st tho Mississippi leveeR, was pre-
sented.
The Senate discussed Indian affairs.
The bill abolishng the rank OF Admiral
and Vice Admiral of the navy pas ed and
goes to the President for signature.
Mr.. West presented the credentials OF
General McMilen and john Ray, contest.
ants for William Pitt Kellogg's vacancy.
Referred to the Committee on Elections
and Privileges.
The bill for wax sioops passed with
amendments BY vote of thirty-nine to
.ighr.
The hil' atolisiing the iriAnking privilege,
commencing July nsx'. passed. Ad-
iourn.6
Mr.. smcs, from Che Committee on 81
aance, reported an original bill esta blishing
cur dollars sighty-six cents and six and a
half mills rs the custOmhouse value of the
sovereign. OF pound sterling, OF Great Brj
tain, and the par OF exchange.
The bill also provides that ali contracts
made after she firss day Of Januray, 1S7 4,
based on an assumed par of exchange with
Great Britsia .l tifty-tOur pence to the dol
lar. or s. UT dollars forty four and foug-
ninths cents to Che pound sterling, shah be
uuil and void; and it j. also provided gene
.aily that the value of all foreign son. as
expressed in the money account OF che
United satese shay be that of the pure
metal of such coin Q? standard s&luee and
the, value OF tOreiga standard coins III cir
cnia'ion in this country shall 3e estimated
annually by the Director 1T che Miut, and
promulgated on the first day of january
by the Secretary of the Treasury.
UOnse.-A JOINT resolution of the Hegsiss
ture o: West Virginia scdng certain fran
chises to the United States, was presented.
The House discuss i che admission q!
Colorado.
The Committee on Privileges and Eleco
tions "il! commence the Louisiana investi-
CATION at ten o'clock Tomorrow probably
with "gen doors. Large numbers GS 's.to
Gtsses have arrived
\. action on the Colorado bil'o
The bill for commissioners Of sonIIDesse.
was tabled by Sote of III to -.
The Committee ot Ways and Means IN
form Secretary Boutwell, thar they do not
propose any new legislation sog negotiation
OF United States bonds.
The Ways and Means Committee eoGay
discussed at length the question OF SefUna-
!ng the cottonsaXs
Mr.. Kerr, of the sornmitce. 0a full ex-
animation. and & prepared argument, held
that tho TAX was nU' unconstitutional and
void f1f want Of uniformity unde. the con
stitutIOn. because the requirement. of uni
torinty relates 90 the rate of taxation. and
not to ;ha tuiugs 20 be taxed. 1t is both
and commercially impossible
thai the subjects OF taxation can ever be
anfOrn throughout th. United States. Hu.
'he rate "t taxation can. lie ais. held that
IN. Hax was Not % direct TAX unde. til. con-
s:ituton, amt was therefore 30. "Icoast!.
tutiona. taxed or assessed.
There are II. direct taxes s.c.pe the .,O''
tax am: the ia. directly on land. OF thriy
permanent improvements. d! tax ON any
'nine NOT land or actually taxable or per
attached 20 tin" Land i. not direct.
anI i. lawful. and 8, ed not 10 assessed
ur0S ;ii sh. States according 20 popu'a-
zion. !le else sold- that III. cotton tax.
lss sH far rs 10 w1s in fac. paid on cotton
shat was exported, was an export Tax. ana
was ths ref0re unconstitutional and grossly
wrong. and % ttat extent ought 90 be
repaid. Sprg near .ixty five per
cent - she crops Of the tax years
1866. 1857 and 1868 Was exported, But
no tax should be refunded, except to
the actual pr2ducer, because he alone had
suffered by the tax, and 30 him only upon
actual proof that the identical cotton pro
luced by him was in fact exported. Such
proof is practically impossible. No planter
ean follow his cotton after such lapse Of
time from his fields to the port Of CXDDTta-