The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-12-07

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q he ss",e.s !. ssee%e.:i.,s ses s s%
platnts, haHius sNOrc or lUeu foNnti "a, OF
s me. s"a
q Anssicaa vesssls and ce.asrcs. II e
dissvSwsS' SAD o1srsd s:psrasicee i cr ssy
aes: s an sS. s:sss;
brought 70 issi atssaaaea. NsSetehelsss
snoh OCCURRENCES cannot bot ssSd 60 ex.
tween ne sespseiivs saSj sets and eis i.sSs
% u ,vnNRxuMI \ aAwARDa.i 81 iahu0
.,,iss Ssisx e Spse :ss
occurred % SSsSp&cs % ne 9lsSsi sutsss q
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app!icebls TO ne tetSe sGe1Al .slsh Sslesi
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sioss prssenssa s q 70 a.ssss S he Snds
!; 81 sc.
9i a sons Hsthod & fs-sl saiaasioas q
F01NrGAl, - nd. SOUTH AADRlCAN RnPuD.
Oari relat1ose Miea che 'Raputelss ;of
Rise Of aFasii. have oessisasd 1isaoas g.
itous exchange larehsfl thee ths temporaEy
viss ISsaestsie,, asi d sisS oSsssSsSS.,
Amtahlo rAl1AAonO have alSeaAy neoA tally
doSSssI ii ssnssas q nisas s Der ,s IS s
With 0leeoAAlA Wlll soon bo removed.
FROM Al these eouasriea there are I1Avora.i
Of. theae 00vernmonta 70 HoCapr0oAto our
efTorta In tho dkreosion Of Increased cOm.
mercisl interooAaf0e.ffoD va w. Htf.. UJ ,.- 500
rA. s: 4 .h ,:1 ssss:a leland.
sscrssesy q s.sts 70 ,ssissP s sas ae y n:
sSe1 ss
g; :::ls. !. sssn AZ ss:it ssss.s tovssa :sE:
in6s bissnss Of y tsSSs IsiSnde hsSs made
ccnciders6le progrcss Il ctv.!lxat!on nd
lui Of their' aoiiity Is msiutain psaos ssd
indspsndence Without the AID of como
Ths a.
Se csrefaiiy oo s d.' '0""o''' WI"
INcREAsE OF FoREI0N TRADE. - %
The long commercial depression Of the
subject OF the increase OF our foreign trade,
and methods for its developmsnt. not only
with Europe, but with other countries. and
especially with the States and soverei9ntles
Of the Western Hemisphere. Instructions
from tho Department Of State. wero issued
70 various diplomatic and consular Offices Of
tentiop to the methods by which trade be-
tween tho respective countries Of their on
cisl reaidsnee and the United States could
to these Instructions, examinations and re-
ports ON tho subject have besn made BY
many ma, 2! Of these ofhcss. and 70 the DePaEtment.
ton OF Congress.
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE sECRErARr
OF TINE TREASURY
questions TOR the action OF Congress. on
Tome Of which have already remark cd.
49, Isl w were sso0.ooo. $50 g; The total ii
expenditures tor the same period were
Ts. e: sSsS9S :up
piled the rsquiremsnts Of the .sinklnG FUND
tS S. .o. TT ;.:: /. IA
tho esttmated expenditures are 32aS.
40. e4a.7e II these estimates prove cor.
SIS .Ues, s5s.2s, and amount TO nearly sui.
asient for the sinking fund for that year:
as ::9: .s ; e..
Re 'n q t5s come as
Ts sss sh
sum of SIS, ,4o7.6A, and was mainly In
s % p ~ sa
S'e ns ..
hi: e I'll. R IN sss %as
Of the rsve19e, e has .bsen acoompsnied-
Win y very 18r&O I0CE0SoO 0IoxQ0ft0ttO0os
The total ex ports during the last q -oal
year, including corn, have bsen sSS8, 6y7 ,l67
and the imports have been $z92 oct 90,
leaving balance Of trado In
TO- SEC ,bSs, DIT, the beneficial ELECTS Of
which extend to all branchss OF business.
be increased, .naendmants might be made
to the revenue laws that would, with out
dImfnfshiug che revenue, relieve the peo-
pie from unnecessary burdens: A tax on
tea and coffee 10 shown by the experienc0
not only OF our own country but Of other
countries, TO be easily collected, without
loss, by under.valuation, of fraud, and
largely borne in the country Of PRODUCE
ton. A TIE OF ten oents Q pound ON tea,
and OF two cents Q pound ON co0so, would
produco . revenue Of exceeding $I2, 0OO, OO0,
and this would enable Congress to rsposi
multitude OF annoying taxes, yielding .
revenue not exceeding that sum.
TIE INTERNAL REv1NUB SYsr8A
grew out OF the necessities OF the war, and
most OF the legislation imposing taxes ON
domestic products under thlo system
should be repealed. By the substitution |
OF . tax on tea and coffee, all forms OF In. |
ternal taxation may be repealed except |
that ON whisky, spirits, tobacco and beer. |
Attention 10 called to the necessity Of |
enaoting more vigorous laws for tho |
protection OF revenues. and for the punish |
ment III frauds and smuggttngs. All
revenue laws should be simple In their |
provisions and easily understood. so Tar !
~ practicable the rate OF taxation should |
be IN the form OF appetite duties and mot |
ad yalorem, requiring the Judgment OF ex- |
lam pAAH nAas On ..HA NrnA