The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-02
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WAaHJSoroa, February 1, 1877.
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The Committee on Privileges and Powers
OF the House was in session to-day. Mad
dox, witness who had asked time SO as to
allow Governor Wells time to make full
statement, but the latter not having done so,
was willing to answer. He, testified:
The night before Wells wrote. q letter to
witness. witness had. communlcated.Watn
Wells. Wells requested that witness
should 60 to Washington aud explain the
situation. The letter was addressed TO
Senator West, but not delivered. Coy
ernor Wells said his life was in danger:
as he had very difficult job on hand and did
not know how he could get through with 1t.
wells said he would like to serve his party
in making return, but he would not work
unless paid for It. Wells said the majority
was very large, too much for him to handle,
and he did not know where to commence
throwing out; said the probability was he
would have to throw out the vote OF New
Orleans, witness thought Of necessity.
Wells asked witness to 60 to Washington
to secure the protection OF influential men for
him, and whether or not to get the required
money to satisfy him (Wellsl and said he
ought to have million dollars. Witness
showed to the President and Secretary Of War
two letters addressed to witness by Wells,
and told the Secretary that Wells wanted
money, but the Secretary declined to have
ANYTHING to do with the matter, and the
programme was that the vacancy should be
filed and Governor Wells should in anger
resign on that account. 1t was under
stood between witness and Wells that II
representations failed to bring money, wit
ness should open negotiations elsewhere.
The word "hold" in Il dispatch to Wells
from witness meant that he should hold the
returns 80 as to make them available ut will.
II the first negotiations tailed Wells stated
TO witness that he wanted for himself
at least S250,000 and smaller sums for the
darkies on the board. After his return to
New Orleans witness received dispatch
from Colonel Pickett that negotiations had
failed, when Governor Wells suggested that
witness should endcavor to make some ar
rangements with the Democrats. Witness
made an effsrt in that direction, but failed.
The idea OF witness was that from what
Governor Wells said he would throw out
votes to the best advantage. in order to pro-
duce certain results, which would depend
on circumstances. Weiss letter to West,
which was not delivered and yet sealed,
witness promised to deliver Tomorrow
morning. .......
Witness did not deliver the letter to West
because it contained delicate informa ton,
and witness was not disposed to hurt West.
THE COLORADO MEMBER.
Dir. Beford, the Colorado congressman,
has been admitted to his seat in the House.
WASHINGTON, January 81, 1877.
TAXATION OF BANKS.
Representatives OF the Bankers Associa-
ton had an interview with the Commits
sioner OF Internal Revenue to-day with re-
gard to the question OF the taxation OF banks.
These gentlemen represent very large
number OF banking institutions who are
endeavoring to induce Congress to take
steps towards removing the tax on banks
and bankers. They wished particularly to
ascertain the views of the Commissioner
with regard to the question Of taxing banks
and bank capital, rs expressed recently to
the Committee OF Ways and Means, and
were assured that the published statements
already made in the general press reports
explained substantially his remarks on that
occasion. The Commissioner also gave q
statement compiled from the returns OF the
Internal Revenue Office, showing the ave-
rage taxable capital and average non-taXa-
BILE capital and the average taxable de-
posts and the average non-taNable de-
posts returned by persons, firms, asso-
Citations, and corporations other than
national banks, engaged in the business Of
banking, during the tax-year ending May
81, 1915, and exhibiting the following:
not AT Tssasle. 4 AmSSns Total
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