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, 1875-04-13

Judge MoA111srEn feels called upon to cor
rect the general belief TINT he sent tho tclo-
gram ordering tho rcleaso Of A1r. Sronnx.
From his statement it would appear TINT
somebody was guilty of forgery in writing
and forwarding the dispatch, upon tho 70.
coipt Of which the Sheriff liberated the pris-
oner, who otherwise would have Ind to ro-
mnin in jail all night and until the assembly
of the Court in tho morning. Clearly hero
Is case Of constructive usurpation Of ju-
dicial functions, but Judge MoA111srEn
DOESN'T seem to havo worked up very high
state Of indignation about it.
, 1875-04-13

mindcd onf1 o}ort- eio,,to1 soctional nroiutlice.
waa tha nnrrorr,ot,er ~ N n(t, to con,nleto
th;a roor ,ha r,,,.ros creo1 tock onl t,nm.
wh;c1, willow t,n;si,e1 v;lt mid IL, miles of
frat-closs etcomloot navigation to tho Illinois
R;vcr Another Iii, of jmportancc whicl,
faile,l nn1or tl.o enecial opposition Of inter.
ostea pnrtics was Alr. BoauE's Bnnking bilt.
In this matter tia Legislature has openly dis
regarded tho plain requirement Of tho CON-
stjtutiou relative to State banks, as well o. tho
interests of tho public. On tho other hand,
there werc mnny measures introduced whose
failure IL boon to the people. The most
striking Of these was tho proposition to rc-
neal tho Registry oct, which, II It Ind suc-
, 1875-04-13
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THE MASSACHUSETTS TAX REPORT,

We are gad to see that tho NORTH Auserii-
can Reritso criticisos sharp1y tho disarpoint-
ing report Of tho Tax Commission Of Afassa-
chusctts,-n report which was looked for
eagerly, but for which wo have yet to hcar
one word Of commen1ation. It is nnlazing
that Prof.. 6EELYE could have nidcd in pre-
pairing such stuff, and it is perhaps charitable
to suppose that he was too busy in running
for Congress- and 1ccturing ut Amherst to Mt
tend to this n,attcr. Fills two colleagues,
TnoMAs Hills, q Boston functionary, and
JAMES N. BARRIER, Pittsae1l lnwyer and
politician, are unknown outside their State,-
dcseryeily, We should say, in view OF this
specimen Of their abilities. The good
part of tho report consists of papers
put into IN appendix, md not writ
ten by tho Commissioners. $50 much
Of the document" says tho North american,
"ns contains tho expression Of the Commits
sioners' own views may ba taken rs the en-
bodinens Of a1l TINT is mean, potty, md
ehort-sighted in tho administration of ta1-
laws They recommend tho continuance of
MI tho abuses for which they were directed
to find why's and means Of correction; they
suggest nothing new; they 1ay down no sen-
sibla principles Of taxation; and they ara re-
sponsible for bit Of special pleading which
looks like rnnk dishonesty. This last point
deserves word OF explanation. Tho Con-
stitution Of Massachusetts contains this pas-
snge:
And ehfle tho pubtc charges Of Government, or any
part thereof shall be sesssd polls and estates In
the that has hitherto been praciced in order
that sueh kaaesausnts may DO nnade with squA1lty,
there ahalt be valuation Of estates within the Com
nonvealth taken ans~ ones IN ovesy tan ,aass ut
le1At.
The Commissioners quoto tllia passage,
omitting everything from "whilo" to
"practccd," giving no sign of any omis-
sion, and thus making tha Constitution re-
quirs periodical valuation Of estates for Tux
alton. They then interpret ,"estatcs" to
mean both real md personal property, and
they then draw from strained Interpretation
of d 1nisquotod clause the '' monstrous deduc-
tion" that the Legislature OF Massachusetts
cannote1empt personal property yfrom ta1ation.
When the constitutional provision is quoted
in its entirety it means just ono thing, that
as long as tho present system Of taxation pre-
walls assessments ahall be mado In a certain
way, but tho system may be changed ut any
time. II the Commissioners deliberately sup-
pressed tho omitted claasc and werc aware Of
its meaning, they were dishonest. Il not,
they wero incompetent. In either ovcnt,
their work is without vnluo. Tho render in
search OF what taxation ought not to DO should
read the Commissioner sketch Of what it
ought to be. When he has waded through
n,att he will find in tho appendix several good
papers,-notably those by President Eliot
on taxing tho property Of religious, charit-
able, and educational institutions, and by
Prof. Prnnx on oxtrn-territorial taxation.
, 1875-04-13

The work Of providing 1a.foot channel
from Prescott to Montreal will, 1t seems, cost
Cauada moro than sho bargained for. The
original esumate was $40, 0o0,0O0. Contracts
wera let on this bnais. The Chief Engineer
OF Public Works for the Dominion haH latoly
made now calculation, based on the expense
Of the work already done. lie now figures
the cost at 3ll,7l0,347. The contractors,
who were obliged to guess, rather than reck-
OH, tue prices ut which 1t would be safe to
bid, are now asking for increased co,upensa-
ton. II they get 1t, the completion
Of the channel to Montreal il prom
ised by May, 1s7o,-fonr .yeara hence.
Tha Canadian Government will make
q mistake il it docs not haye this channel
dug to depth Of II feet, while the neces.
sary machinery, labor, etc., arc On the
ground. The cost Of the extra excavation
aow will be only fraction Of what must be
paid for 1t hereafter, as piece Of independ.
mt work. Then take feet more from tho bot,
tom Of the W=llaud Canal and the great in
Ant waterway Of the world will ba complete
va will tsko caro- Of the at. Clair Flats ani
uts 1ake harbozs. u unbalanced bids ~
rock excavation, psr eubia.yxd, 10 cents
, 1875-04-13

Tho London Times rclatcs curious cnse.
France, by laying prohibitory taxes on for
eigu sugnra for a Rorios Of years, succeeded
in giving an abnormal growth to tho manu-
facture Of bcet-root sugar within It's borders
An undue amount Of capital and labor were
diverted to this ono industry, and tho supply,
was soon far in excess Of the demnnd. 11av-
ing t1ono ono foolish thing, French fnaneiera
did another. They offered mn export bounty,
on sugarl THUS thoy hrst 1aid heavy taxes
on tic whole people III order to got Bugar
produced inside tho country. Then they
offered heavy bountics, 10 bo raised by taxn-
tion, In order to got tile surplus out of tho
country. This lattor piece Of folly still pre-
wills. If n Fronchn,au exports 500 worth.
Of refined sugar, he gets a present
of {sny) $40 from tho National Treas-
TRY. Ho can therefore afford to sell
Ills goods for $40. Tho result Of tlis
Is that tho French B,,gar-rehners are
undersolling tic English in the markets
Of England. The British ro!incrs lnre ap-
pcaled to their Government to levy m import
lax on those sugars cqual to tho Frenel, cx.
port bounty, SO TINT they may meet their
rivals on oqunl TERMS They appeal to polit-
ico.cconomists for support,-a proof, by the
way, of tho power that knowledge Of the
higher sort in beginning to oxert in politics.
The economists, however. givo not support
but opposition. It is plain that however
much the English reflners suffer from tho
French bounty,-and tl,eir caso is undeniably
u hard one,-the English people gain by 1t.
In fnct, French peasants are taxed in ordor
TINT English people may buy sugar cheaper
than the market prico. Tho exporter,
whom wo. just used us all illustration,
sends 500 worth Of sugar to England
and soils it for 800 because his Government
mndo up tho difference. So the $40 really
went to tho English buyer, or was saved to
him, which amounts to the samo thing. As
long Is France taxes lor people md hands
tho net yield OF this certain ta1 over to the
English pooplo, Englnndis not very apt to ro-
taliato in order to prevent it. .
The frightful picture painted by the Brit
ish sugar-rcfincrs Of tho evils Of getting
sugar too cheap docs not seem to appnll tho
average Rriton. In fact, lie rather likes it,,
This argument is on par with TINT Of. our
own Proteetionists. They shrink from the
thought of tho nwfu1 results Of our buying
goods for half Of what wo pay now. It fol-
lows, Of course, that II we got things for. nosl-
ing,-if other nations toiled and slavcd in
order that We havo our material wants
satisfied without. cost, labor, or trouble, aud
might devote ourselves to intellectual joys
and taslss,-thon universal misery mud bank
ruptoy would RESULT This 7tluctio al ab-
, 1875-04-13
NATIONAL SCHOOLS IN IRELAND,

Tho national schools Of Great Britain wero
established about forty years ago. The system
included Ireland rs well as England and Scot
land, md since 1887 the grants Of public
money for educational purposes have been
under tho administration Of. the National
Commissioners Of Ireland. The system has
not made as much progress in ireland as in
England, because tho Irish people have not
contributed to tho educational fund in the
samo proportion as tho people Of England.
While tho appropriation Of the General Gov
ernmcnt to tho support of tho national
schools in Iroland has boon larger in propor-
ton than that for England, the Irish people,
in consequence Of poverty, have done loss for
themselves. Tue result has been poor pay
for teachers, and correspondingly poor
teachers. Tho ayerage salaries OF toachors In
England ia. .E11d, in Scotland f1o3, and in
Ireland only E4D, which is less than s5 woek.
Notwithstanding this notab1e disadvantage,
and the attitude Of the Catholic clergy to
those schools, the system. hay had great iuau-
ance on popular education. The report OF
the Commissioners for 1878 shows that thoro
.waro then 1859 schools In operation, with
an enrolled attendance Of 1,01o, l4s pupils.
or these, SOL, ,22.., -. or foar-dftls, were Gath.
olics; about half Of these had exclusive
ly Catholic teachers, and the other half
,wero under teachers purity Catholic and
partly Protestant. These national schools
arc diHtinot and separate from tho parochial
schools, managed by the Christian Brothers,
so TINT four.hfths Of the number Of pupils
may be said to represent tho proportiouate
inoreaso in education and Intelligence in Ire.
land since the establishment Of the national
schools, Travellers In Ireland who have had
m opportunity To note comparative evil
dences Of popular intelligence at an interval
Of several years, also bear testimony to tho
increase and spread Of primary education,
and tho greater general interest In educa-
tional lnattors.
This educational growth il the direct result
Of the national system, anil hos been attained
in spite Of the opposition TINT system has OH.
couutered from the Catholic clergy. Had tho
system enjoyed the approval Of the clergy
md tho cooperation Of the people, the results
would have been infinitely more satisfactory,
and Dr.. LYos p1AyEA1a could not hayo made
the statement ho did In Parliament recently,
that from 10 to 40 per cont OF the population
Of tho Catholic counties cannot road and
write, that only IL per cent OF the children Of
school age are enrolled, md only oue.taird Of
this number in average attendance. In 1863
tho Catholic Bishops OF Ireland openly de-
clarod against the syasem, and began to un-
dcrn,ine 1t by torbiddlng tho local school.
committees to employ tho graduates OF tho
Normal Schools for teachers. AZ conse-
quence, but ANAL proportion Of tho
teachers are regularly trained, and a
largo proportion Of The schools, have
passed under the control Of seotarian teaohera,
| whoss qualifications ass more doQmatlo than
sduaatlooal. tbs clergy o2 1zslaad Ass, n
, 1875-04-13

Gov. TrIpxS has received fitting encourage
msnt and support In his attAck upon tho Cansl
Mng from tbs people Of Rochester. That city,
it Il wall known, Ia tbs headquarters Of tho
Hing. It ia tbs pIace ot publication Of the ouly
newspaper In tho Htats which dsfspda tbs Ring.
aud It is the native pl&ee Of Mr. JAavu Loup.
tho most conspicuous Alng.eonsEaetor. There.
II anywhere In the Stats, ~ should expect to
ind publo sympathy tor the ca0al.mau. Ths
A>t tha4 u u net ko h found thAxe u most sAAA@
, 1875-04-13

B&RxR or tunGcR1,77oS trarAntE n AnylxcE,.
ro.tnke I'rcrnIl at this Oftce.
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dunbls Aheet,.... W.Qol
Parts of ,ear 1t shs sahaa rats.
"Ax1En--tno active afant In Aaeh toun and vt1aSo
ErtoiAt iran ksmtnta mads with such.
Specimen coptts sent frce,
tn pre.cn deay and mistakes, bs and svs Port
Once address In full. including Stats and County.
Rtnanees MAY 10 made either bs draft, express Post-
ones efaer Or IN registered letter., At cur risk.
TFnN4 TO CTR sCnscn1rEns.
Dtts, dalvetsd. sunday e1ceped, 25 esnts per wse.
Daily. ds.t.srsd, sunday included. 80 cont. sr rssk
Address. THE TRIBUNE COMPANY,
Cstnss aiadsson and DoaItoEn.s.s., Chicago, Ill.
, 1875-04-13
TIE WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE,

The Illinois Legislature docs not formally
adjourn till Thursday Of this week, but it's
work il concluded. Many members aro
Roing away to their homes, and it is not
likely that my more bills Of importance will
bo passed. In looking back over what this
Legislature has done and failed to do, since
it assembled cnrly in january, NO find that it
might have done much moro and much hotter
work but, in contemplation Of tho narrow
escapes that hnvo been nsado from ill-timed
and pernicious legislation proposed, wo must
also conclude that matters might have
been considerably worse Ono branch of
tho Legislature has made itself conspicu-
oualy obnoxious by tho disgraceful squabbles
that haro characterized its" proceedings
since the opening, and it may be- fairly
charged with waste Of time and tho incl
dental waste of the peoples money. All this
is mainly duo to the election Of an undigni-
fed, tyrannical. md selfish man to the
Speakers chair, whose indifference to the
wants Of tho stato contributed even more to
the confusion which has prevailed than his
perversity in administering parliamentary
proceedings. The Twenty-ninth General AS
sensbly of thla State, aa regards tho House,
will always DO clted rs mob, whose conduct
is to bo avoided in the future; but, regarding
it in that character, whero CITY shoulder.
lljttcrs md brawny Graucers met, wa NAV
congratulate tho people that the consequences
arc not moro serions.
slost Of the bills that haye missed both
Houses are mcasnres of somo merit. thoupb
many Of them do not 60 as far as tho nnbljc
ncod demanded, This is particularly true Of
tho amendment to the Royenuo 1aw. tI,onph
tie oxomntions from capitn1-stoch ta.ntion
which, l,ayo bccn 1nadc will carry with them
other interests that were meant TO bc excluded
from thu benef,ta Of the hill. .Two ta1.hi11u
hava l,een r,oaso3-ona for c;t;ca and M, ~
the ccnerul levv-w,ich are cnlculotc,l tn foc;1-
itotc t1,o co11ect;or NJ f,,nro to-ea md nroysrt
rrofeas;ono1 tox.t3,,,,+ora from ova;,;,r t,,o;r
, 1875-04-13

t.1r!t,g and gratifying. A public mee1t1s WAS all
Saturday night to o1prosa confidence III On.
TlI1'EN. NJ I'll promise tiiui support Tho stton,.
anca Was large. and quito irrespective OF p,,.,
Rcaointlon roro adopted in aEtoeinopt with n.
hpirit of til call ctoslng ~ follows: "Wo tcn.
dor to Gov. TlLpEx tho 1lssry aud cordial th,nk,
Of ths mo- oting for tho important work 10 ba, ~
well hegu' ,, and pscdgc 10 him Our united nm.
port TIL tbs syhtcm Of asoa'iog, 20 Justly con,
damuad, ! "a broken up.
, 1875-04-13
TAXATION,
and liberty

hHu Apcltys
TAXATION.
CIirptnes from Fonits7wf<r.
f0HlnLEs pH sEcoxpAT, D,ron tie MoNTEsqu1Eu
e. f &c s xosa f .g II e se'e =,
terved storehoae 0! learning for the statesmen OF
every country; MY business % not to tnake peoplo
read, )" tho author aayst "but 10 uaka thrm think"
To make poope .biak, then quote iron, book XIII,
on Taxation. some suggestive passages. II will be
ta1atlon.]
!. The publio revenues aro I portion that encl
subject gives Of hts property. su order to secure.
or enjoy; the remainder. ,
To fix thoae revenues in d proper manner, re-
gard should: bo had both to tho uecesa,lles OF
tho State and to these OF the subject. The rea1
WANTS Of tie people ought never to give wsy to
tho imaginary wnnta OF tho State.
j. The public revenues should not bo measured
by the peoples abilhos to give, but By what they
ought to gsvo.
J Whom tlo inhabitants Of State arc nil frco
subjects. and each man enjoys bis property NTH
us much right aB the Prince his sovereignty,
taxes may then bo laid either on persons, on
land, on morchanuiae, On two Of these, or OF all
together.
In the taxing Of lands 1t Is customary to nuke
lists or registers, In which tho different CLASSES
OF estates arc ranged But 1t is yeEy. difficult
to know these differences, and still mora 40 to
find peopls that arc not, Interested in nstaking
them. Here, therefore, arc two Bogts Of lnjus-
tics, that OF the man aud that Of the thing.
II some SUBJECTS do not pay enough, tho mis-
chief is not 60 great tholr convanlonco and
eaae turn always to the public advantage; II
nomo private people pay too much, thcir ruin ro-
dounds to tho public dotrimont. II tho 9nvorn-
, 1875-04-13

4 better state of things Is reported from
tho scene of tho mining disturbances in
Pennsylvania. Tho State troops will remain
Oh the ground for tho present, and already
Gome 1000 minors haro returned to work,
with prospect that others will soon follow.
, 1875-04-13

earth excavation, s3"-nro promptly reject
ed and only honest contsacts aro LET, Earl
DurFEnrN'a scaro over The cost Of this nl-
soluscly necessary Improvement will prove
rtnfonn,taff
, 1875-04-13

AOAnEMr OF MUSIC fa..ed strtet, between Mad.
fson and Afsprps Engagement OF The NAllhc9 SBtata
Combination. - tftunio's Luck"
, 1875-04-13

TO THOSE WHOSE Gn1SDEns HAVE CEASED
broausq, t4sy ~ few: 10 TO Dr. McusiEsH EY's.
brst gum Tnc1h without pain. satataa-
ton Eivcn tnontY refunded.
, 1875-04-13

ATcCAnTSEY, the famous col,ntcrfeiter who
I from tho custody Of tho United
sl"ses Marsha1 in Texas, WIS recnptured yos-
terlnY.
, 1875-04-13

.1tv10KEn's THEATRE-stsdI,on :tres'. hstresn
Dearborn and stAis, management Of Lotta. " Ittls
Nsu and tbs Marcht1neas.h
, 1875-04-13

BnuNSw1EE's wANEpooMs-Nn n snd ~ State
sttast I1lasd Tournament. Afternoon aud cscning.
, 1875-04-13

ADELrflI ITf1EATnE-nta,hnr1 1treet, corner Mon.
Fas!sty entertainments "llossass Oh horseback
, 1875-04-13

ABtItAn LODGE. M sos A. F. 4. M.-Hegn'.t
communication this tFtrstay} 9rcnug In thFr hail. II
Munruct. At o'clock, fot hustutts and work. Tha
fraternity cordially intitod. U. II. UAANE. Sec
ATTENTION. SIR EStGlTT9.-SnocIal Concfn.o II
Apolto commn1dcryt NO. i \. =, this Er4csda,) s.en'
yl!t,ng, sn Knights courscGn;y nyt:ea; " order Of
lhe l.. q. u. u. ". LOCKE, Ascuta0F.
, 1875-04-13
Gb& Gbmauu Wribu1lt.

Tuesday Morning. April 10, 1875.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-04
RAILROAD EXTENSION.

From what we can CLEAN from the Los
Angeles and San Francisco papers. the
Los Angeles and Independence Railroad
is likely to be vigorously pushed. Two
reasons lead to the construction of the
line one as regards the real merits OF
the road and the other its availability as
standing menace against the Central
Pacific. 1t is, however, alleged that the
latter purpose would be effected by the
construction of forty or fifty miles of the
road. and that it will never proceed any
further. We are inclined to think that it
will The matter Of securing an outlet
to the Pacific ocean independently Of the
Central Pacific is becoming vital one
with the Union Pacific. In the division Of
through freights the Central Pacific takes
the lions share, though it has shorter
line, and its demands are always so i'm
perious and SO excessive that there are {
continual source Of loss and discomfor
to the Union Pacific men. The latte
have for sometime been casting about TO
some effectual mode of deliverance from
the domineering demands Of the Contra
Pacific and the proposed road afford
them the wished for opportunity. TIL
construction of the 400 miles necessar
to connect the Utah Southern with tn
Independence road, is matter G
very small consequence to a corporatio
welding the influence and resources {
the Union Pacific. More especially
this the case when it is recolected thu
the construction OF the proposed lin
would double in market value the lin
from Ogden to Omaha. That the Unto
Pacific men will avail themselves of th
opportunity we think there is litt
| 1opht
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-04
WHICH SHOULD PREVAIL.

The San Francisco Alta says that the
legislation regulating freights and fares
is q new method of robbery. Is it, in
deed? Is it robbery that a limit should
be placed on the exactions of remorse-
less corporation that has the actual and
practical monopoly of all the means of
transportation to and from the Pacific
Coast and the Atlantic States? 1t was
not robbery when that corporation con-
verted the security for the subsidy to o
worthless second mortgage. 1t is not
robbery when the same corporation fails
and refuses to pay the same annual in
terest upon its bonds, and leaves the
people to do SO. 1t is not robbery when
it refuses to pay taxes in the same ratio
as other taxpayers. 1t is not robbery
when it refuses to pay any taxes at all
upon its wild lands. 1t is not robbery
when, by coercing every other competing
transportation line into combination, il
can and does exact what fares and
freights it pleases These are not rob.
berries, because the railroad is the party
that receives the benefit OF them. But i
is robbery when the people endeavor tc
protect themselves against this giant in
cubus, which has corrupted courts ant
holds Legislatures as SO many salaried re
corders of the will of their employers
1t is robbery when a railroad. that wa
built and equipped by the people
money and did not cost those who con
troll it single, solitary cent, is to b
compelled to charge reasonable rates TO
the transportation of passengers an
freight. Such simple and naturr
measure of self-protection is denounce
by the railroad hirelings az robbery. Well
there is one comfort, they can call
what they please, but they will csrtainl
have to submit to it. During the pres
ent California campaign the issue i
mainly the people against the railroad
The latter want to exact what tribute
pleases, the former desires to place rea
sonable bounds to such exactions
Which ought to prevail?
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-04

The establishment of the old law
firm of Stewart and kirkpatrick sounds
like old times. when Ophir, Gould &
Curry and the Gold Hill mines were in
the first flush of their glory. The new
old firm has our best wishes for its
success
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-04

Decoration Day was worthily celebra-
ted at Eureka by appropriate ceremonies.
The orator of tho day, s. Hetzel, closed
his remarks by saying, "And let us with
our dead bury the bitternesses and ami
mosities of the past, and rising from our
heroes honored graves, with steadfast
purpose in our hearts, with malice to-
ward none, with charity toward all, do
ing the right as God gave us to see the
right let US set our faces in the line
of march of civilization and shoulder to
shoulder fight in the sacred cause of oul
whole country, OF human progress and
of individual liberty" To which W.
most sincerely say amen.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-04

The Manhattan Silver Mining Com
pany of Austin announces its intention
in future to pay its employees in silver
bars at par. In other words. to reduce
the wages of its employees to the extent
Of the discount on the amount Of silver
bullion necessary to pay them. As usual,
the laborer has to go to the wall. The
company's agent, Mr.. Curtis. assigns a
singular reason for the movement; being
because the discount on bullion is SC
great, evidently concluding that the
laborer, who tolls for his daily wages, is
wealthy corporation which employs
them.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-04

Secretary Bristow is causing the Of
ticers of the New Orleans and sub-Treas-
ury to be looked after. A carpet-bagger
is at the head of the concern, and Of
course there has been swindling. Those
fellows take to stealing as naturally as q
duck to water.