The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-10-07
POLITICAL.
Tilden and the Income Tax,

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-The Boston Evening
Journals Washington special says that the de-
cison of the income tax question in the case of
Roland Hazard has removed all doubts as to
the legality of the refusal of Mr. Tilden to make
his income return. The act of Congress July
1, 1862, sect. 6, provides among other things,
THAT it shall be the duty of any person or per-
sons, made liable to any duty, ON or before the
first day of August, 1862, and on or before the
first Monday of May in each year thereafter. to
make list or return to the Assistant Assessor
of the District where located, of the amount of
annual income charged with special dnty or
tax, for which such persons are liable to be as
sessed by and under this act'
The records OF the Internal Revenue Bureau
examined in accordance with the Hazard de-
cision, shows that Tilden is thus adjudged gull
ty of eight distinct violations of law, These
violations are as follows:
No return was obtained from Mr., TIden un-
til December "a, 1868. This was his first viola
ton.
For the year 1865 he failed to make returns,
for which he was finedI$437.5O.
For the year 1866 he failed to make returns,
for which he was fined $3.50.
For the year 1867 he failed to make returns,
for which he was fined $500.
For the year 1869 he failed to make returns,
for which he was fined 1925.
For the year 1870 he failed to make returns,
for which he was fined $3.50
For the year 1871 he failed to make returns,
for which he was fined $31250.
Southern Claims Amounting to 50, sos,
33,3S6,
The Washington special of the Boston Jour-
nal say that the Democrats have studiously en-
deavored to mislead the public as to the amount
of claims which were introduced into the House
last winter. Their speakers maintain that no
considerable number of claims weee passed.
This was an eeectioneering trick. These bills
were purposely and as avowedly withheld until
after the Presidential campaign. The official
books of the House have not been accessible to
the Republicans. From advanced sheets of the
Congressional Record of the session it is now
possible, however. definitely to fix the number
and the amount of these claims. The result is
more astounding than the Republican press and
speakers have indicated. The total sum pro-
posed to be appropriated is $500, 900 more than
our entire national debt, and amounts to ST.
SOB, 622,3 1856. This was done at the first session
of the present Congress in one House. The
classification of these claims is as follows:
Rebuilding levees on the Mississippi river
So 900; rebuilding bridges in West Virginia
200; refund of cotton tax $68, 072 600; sup
plies used or destroyed 81 ,2O5, 1863, 600; use and
occupation of property 1205, 1863, 900; return of
proceeds of captured property $4,000, 900; re-
fund and remission of direct tax So, SS6;
disloyal mail contractors $350,000; disloyal
claimants under repeal of section 1880 Revised
Statutes, 100000; private relief bills 477O,-
500; total $2,503, 622,3S6.
The Indiana Campaign.
A Washington special says that the Repub-
llcan campaign committee are very confident
that the retirement of Walcott as the green
back candidate for governor in Indiana will re-
suit in the transfer of very large greenback
vote to the Republican, ticket.
New York Politics.
NEW YORK, Oct Cool. Chas. s. Spencer
has withdrawn from the canvass for the Con.
gressional Republican nomination ia the 8th
district of New York.
The Colorado Election.
DENVER, COL, Oct 6.-Returns just received
from Ebert county give Republican majority
OF 223; and Grand county, (which gives a Re-
publican majority of 49, a Republican gain of
81. Deducting fromIthe total of the Republic
can majority, which the official figures assure
Democratic State Committee, leaves a net
Republican majority of 1900. The Legislature
will certainly be two-thirds Republican, prob
ably nearer .three-fourths.
This ought to clear up the doubts of the
Democratic candidate for Governor in that
state, who has recently telegraphed Tilden
Committee that he thought that he was elected. I
Indiana Greenbackers i'm n WrangIe.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 6.-Mr Ollemann, chair
man of the Independent Central Committee
authorizes the statement that the action of the
Independent Central Committee in nominating
Judge Darlington for Governor Uice Arson
Walcott, declined, was without official charac-
character and is void, no call for such meeting
having been made.
Republican Demonstration i'm Lawrence.
LAWRENCE, Mass, Oct. 6-The largest street
demonstration of the campaign was made to-
night by Hayes and Wheeler campaign COM
panies of this city-eleven companies in all,
numbering $50 men, with the Andover Brass
q 6r1n in, l;,n
Eight Hayes and Wheeler flags were raised in
different parts Of the city. A considerable
number Of men in the procession wore badges
inscribed 'B. f. Butler" A large transpar-
ency with portrait of Butler was inscribed
1.-THE man who wins" "Bolting is DEATH
Another representing a race track with Butler
first, Tarbox second and Hoar distanced was
inscribed "Third entry of no account" A
third represented the independent candida to
driven forth by "Widow Buffers broom. 9th
er carricatures had for their subject the Blaine
and Tarbox contest. The Examinations were
numerous