The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-26
THE BANK TAX.
The Bankers at the worst ThreateR ia
Refuse Rcp0sits.
Especial to Cincinnati Enquirer

got to u point where a vote is promised in the
Committee on Ways and Means to. morrow. The
bankers urging the repeal have submitted sew
eral printed volumes OF statistics and arguments,
which have been well digested by the Sub. Com
mittee. The main points Of complaints are that
the bank tax was originally suggested for the
suppo' Of the Bureau of the Comptroller Of the
Currency. The tax is one per cent in alone
half on deposit, one-fourth en- circulation, and
one-fourth on capital. 1t is credited to special
fund, and has amounted to $25 000, 900 more than
the expectations of the trainers Of the law. of
which amount there is over $4,000, 600 in the
Treasury. The banks claim that one-eighth of
one per cent was all they ever should have paid,
and many Of them threaten to refuse deposits
unleas the tax is taken eff. The committee will
gwen By Rorrson hs hs
cannot afford at this time to spare any tax on
anything"
SOUTHERN SENATOR'S.
A Number OF those voting Against
ssouthefn improvements.
Especial to the Courier-Journall
WASHINGTON, Feb. Strangely enough, a
number of Southern Senators are found voting
yesterday against subsidy to line OF steamers
from New Orleans to Rio do Janeiro. Had the
terminus OF the line been Charleston or Norfolk,
the result would have been similar. The two
Virginia Senate q, Johnston and Witbers, deserve
credit for sustaining the appropriations. Quite
a large percentage OF Southern Republican Sena-
tors Ia Congress think that their only mission
here is to get their five thousand dollars year,
and are actually hostile to appropriations and
public measures designed to benefit the South.
They would vote tomorrow against rebuilding
the Mississippi levees or the Texas Pacific rail
way, on some wretched quibble, while their peo-
pie are starving. .....
Crooked Joe Bradley.
Especial to Courier Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb. % About three weeks ago
a prominent Western Democratic politician met
an agent Of the Balock printing press in this
city, who he found was here fer the purpose of
selling press ordered by the National Reputti-
can. he came at once to the conclusion that the
proprietors OF the press in question knew what
the decision was to be, and were making this ar
rangement accordingly. MY intorma ton is that
Judge Bradley at this very time was expressing
himself in sense very favorable to Tilden.
Telegraph Fight.
Especial to Chicago Times1
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 22-Early in November last
the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company con-
structed line OF telegraph from Cincinnati to
Louisville, about one hundred and twenty miles,
in seventeen hours, occupying the poles OF the
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company part of
the distance. The Western Union company
claimed tho exclusive right to occupy the road,
destroyed the insulation. The matter has since
| occupied the attention OF the Indiana courts in
iDjunctions and counter-injunctions, and the At
| lantic and Pacific Company finally, worried of the
tion OF railway, constructed new line, and COM
pleted their Louisville section on February 81.
SOUTHERN IMPROVEMENTS.
Relief that the Hayes Administra tiom
VIII Favor Them.
Especial to N. Y. Herald
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.--An important part of
the new administration policy will, it ia believed,
be the granting of appropriations by Congress
for levee and other internal improvements in the
Southern States, and it may be thought advisable
by the party leaders to show their good DISPOSE
| tion toward the South in these way as early as
| possible. In this case the new Congress would
| be called together at an earlier day. The next
| House OF Representatives will have 80 small
Democratic majority that some Republicans
| think it would be useful to make the attempt at
| once in the Sew Congress, to make break in the
Southern Democratic ranks, by introducing in
ternal improvement bills, which would, undoubt-
edly receive the support of Louisiana, Arkansas
| and even some Mississippi Democrats, as well as
Of members with Wing sntecedents or ce nstituen-
cies in Tennessee, North Carolina and other
States. Unless this consideration produces an
early call for an extra session it is likely to be
delay ed, because . new President usually finds
himself more comfortable and better able to
frame his policy without the help of Congress.
BEMoCRATIC SUPERIORITY.
Barren Hsn0rs Carried or by the Demo-
cratic orators.
| listened to all the speeches made in the de-
| bate, each speaker being limited to ten minu es
| except Watterson and Cox, who had respectively
three and seven minutes. The speeches of the
Democrats, as q whole, were very superior to
those Of the Republicans. The best speeches
were made by seelye, Independent; and by FL
| lis, of Louisiana; Mcmahon, of Ohio; Watterson,
of Kentucky, and Cox. of New York. These were
| all on the Democratic side except Seelye's, who
is in the middle. The best speech that was made
on the Republican side was not as good as any
one of the four Democratic efforts mentioned.
| There may be Republican orators in Congress-
but they did not show themselves to-day. The
Democrats carried off the honors.
THE INEVITABLE.
The excitement decreases, and all hands are
preparing to face the inevitable four years more
OF Republican rule. And there are abundant
opinions afost that this is the last gasp of the
Republican party-that the end is near. But
these are chiefly inspired by the Democrats, and
way. Among the Republicans there is great
cheerfulness, and no disposition to admit that
the party is its last legs. Quite the contrary,
they think that it is to start on . new career OF
usefulness, and win several more presidential
elections, without even the aid of Returning
Boards, National or State.
| LEEERTT's TREMENDOUS ARM.
Preparing tke Pedestal for One section
of Rartheltti's statue.
| IN. Y. World
| The arm of Bartholdi's statue eff Liberty, which
| is about to be placed on temporary pedestal in
| Madison Square, fronting on Fifth avenue. will,
with the thirteenfoot pedestal measure 45 feet in
height. The pedestal is 81 be of solid masonry.
covered with wood painted to represent cut
stone. the base 13 feet square and Is feet inches