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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-19
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO DAY.

BOATS LEAVING TO DAY.
Ashport. 0sceola Belle. n m
Scanlan's Landing, Carl Sehurz....-.-~5 pm
- Louis. ~. 9fneyieve....~"-..~"".....5 pm
Eriars Point, Csahoma ON
Friar's Point, A. j. White. nm
Arkansas 'ity. Phil Allin ............. pm
New Orleans, Thompson Dean ...........5 pm
ARRIVALS.
Stesmer Glencoe, St. Louis.
Colorado, St. Louis.
Capital City, Vicksburg.
Ashland, Cincinnati.
Phil Allin, Arkansas City.
A. j. White, Friar's Point.
Coshoma, Frisr's Point.
Carl Schurz, Scanlan's Laud'g.
Ella, ST. Francis river.
Osceola, St. Frarcis river.
Ruth, White river.
st. GenevieVe, st. Louis.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Glencoe, New Orleans.
Belle Memphis, St. Louis.
Ashland, New Orleans.
Colorado, Vicksburg.
Ruth, White river.
Capitol City, St Louis.
Vint Shiakle, Cincinnati.
TX POET.
A. ]. White, Coahoma. Pail Allin,
Carl Scburz. 0sceola, Ella, Osceola
Belle, 81. Genevieve.
Condition OF the Rivers.
The river here declined one foot
in the past "a hours up to noon to-
day, and now stands 1G feet 0
inches above low water mark. At
Cairo the decline yesterday was one
foot, with 10 feet s inches on the
gauge. At st, Louis the river is
stationary, with 9 feet in the chan
mel out to Cairo. The Ohio is fall
ing at PittsbuFg, Cincinnati and
Louisville, with Z feet in the canal.
Cumberland and Tennessee rivers
arc reee ling steadily, Arkansas
river is filling, with 8 feet on the
gauge at Little Rock, and 4 feet on
the bars from Pine Bluff to the
mouth. White river is falling,
with 8 feet Of water on the bars
from Jacksonport to the mouth.
Miscellaneous.
The week opens out with a brisk
business doing on the landing.
The receipts of cotton by river
from Saturday noon up to to-day
noon foot up 1928 bales.
Tho Ashland passed down last
evening for New Orleans loaded
down to her guards, She put off
here a lot Of Pittsburg wares.
Mr.. Thomas Sherlock, of Cincin.
natl, is quite i'll, suffering from ma.
fever.
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or HONOR.

s~aa MMM
lzazz MSGNA
NAToMA TEMPLE OF II. ASDT. eH%%B
40, l-meets every Friday even hEMH
ing at s O'Clock al Temperance fRh
Hal, No. 1913 Second street.
u. o. Milton, W, G. T.; j ii. Thompson, w.
v. T.; G. A. S. Richardson, W. K; O., +.
Shepherd, ". A. R.; Earle CAN'T, WE. H.
Bun II. Price. W IT,; r. W. shelton, WI Z
o. Olsen, W. D. u; I. f. Callahan, W. e. ;
b. Dunn, W S D. c. McDougal, p. W. CT.
CHgLsEA TENPLg OF II. y 4. No. q meets
every Tuesday evening at 8 O'clockt at their
ill, Brick Church, Chelsea. ". M, Carr,
w. Q. T.; r. 7. White, W. v T.. Chas. il.
Lsrham. W. r.; g. r. Dawson. W. A.. r.;
L. g. Williams, W. Il. R; ~. Chandler,
W. T.; II. Wheadley, v. U.hR. J. Rawlings.
w. D. w.; G. K. Egnev, W. g.; /. Isaacs,
W. s.; r. X. Colby. p. W. G. T..
MONTGOMERY Council No ]. T. A. ANDS
y.-meets first and third Saturday in each
month, In Temperance Hail, at u O'Clock
pm. Horace II. Brisgs. 9. OF O.; q. A. B.
Richardson, r.
THALgs TEMPLE or H. AEp T. No. 4-meets
every Thursday evening at ~ o'clock az hall,
No. z9S Second st. v. A. Johnson. W. G. TT
W. II. Atkinson, W. V. T.; J j. Bourne,
w. R.; John d. Cox, IT,. W. A. r.; i. ".
Haile, W. +. Nj Chas. II. McDougal, W. T.;
L. J.. Davis. W. u; n. G.. Reahard, W. ID.
a.; Chas Stewart, W. G. VIM. Holman, W..
s.. jonathan Wood, P. W. @. I.
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6 O. Q, =.

osd Esrows. Hall. cOrnse Main and Ncr:h
court ssgoots,
NrEpHis LODeA, No. 6-meets aysry Tues
day. A. ]. Knapp, N. g.; II. Leake. -.
G.; l.. S. Burr, Secretary; w. S. Bfues'
oEIoxAsAw LoDez. No. s--meets every Mon
8sy Biyht. A. D. Gibson, N. e. L. J.
Hogan, v. g.; John A. Jolt. Treasurer;
= ,SETrI.se LoDsR. No. lO-meets e-orv We'd
nesday night. Ed Bohle, N. g.; j. j.. Tan
ner, " o.; Ohas. BorRer, FeoTetAfyi H.
Ottenheimcr, Treasurer.
84EsRr LaDRE, No. l4T-meets every Friday
night. W.K. French, N. G.i II. a; Carroll
". s.; N. Henry, r. snd K. 81 J.o. VII
31rFF Cry L0DeE. No. lST-meets ever
pbrrsday evening at Odd Fellows Hall. >,
p. Yeung, N. g.; Frank Lamont. v. g.; W.
IL. doysten, Secretary; 5. q. Toof, Treas.
HARMONY LODGE No. l99-meets every tues,
day night at Odd Fellow;, Hall, corner beal
and fernando streets. X. j. Walker; -
G.: D A. Mc0mber, V. g.; I. j. walker
Sec'y; q. W. Mi Ter, Treasurer.
DEeESE LoDeE,
MrppHrs DEGREE LoBGR No. a-Meets first
Saturday Of each month. b. bingham. U.
NJ. ID. A. Wardlaw, D. D. M; Thomas Ba-
con. A. b. NJ: /. S. Burr, I'd A. D. Nj;
T. 7. Holland, Seo'yi r.. ". enith' treas
a~HoANPHBETB.
aAYoso EHoAAPMEST. No. 3-meets on The
lst and "a Thursday nights Of each month.
W. X. French, c. PIP. @. Smith, H., I :
Henry Clements, 8. W.; Thos. Bacon scribe
John A. holt, Treasurer; Rave keahard
NEiPH1s E~EokNPMKKT, No. 39-meets ID and
an Thpreday nights Of each month. j. j.
Ross, o. p; S s. Garrett, a.. P.i John U.
Sick, S. W; j, Z. Leake, j. W.; Q. II Pms
ehke. cribe; John W. Waynesburg, Treas
GENERAL RELIEP COMMITTEE u, y; toIteI'
Chairman, 2eS Front street; Jehn W. Wayzes-
nurg. Memphis Oil Co., Secretary and Treas
nrer. Ii. Gronauer. j.. II. Shepherd, d. H.
pullen, D. q. Reahard.
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Trustees Sale.

TAKE NOTICE THAT IN PURSUANCE
il Of q decd Qf trust Il me Of date March /,
1870, By X. II. Brooke, which Is Of record in
Book ll8, page 225, Of the Registers Office of
Shelby. county, Tenn, [ will, at the request
Of the benefOiaries therein named. on
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MEMPHIS AND DURvILLE RAILROAD.
Ea Arrives. Leaves.
- -
Az. PIX. Ak. Pm.
Saturday, ...---- ,.....-- T.Ao lib
MAIL Irain.-------- SOD H.D 80.
Accommedn (ex.Sundayl AIS
Desct at head o. IaalD .stress.
Ticket 0foo. e.! NAin street. corner Of
Madison.
MEMPHIS AMI CAAKL ,sT0N R. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
@-- --
An. s.v,. AN Pm.
Mail train daily...~..... SEQ 1880
Express train daily.~-~. 4.50 lilo
tsS, sunday ~-..- $40 $50
jackson, Tenn, accom-
mediation Tex. S~undaylll.45 4.lO
Ticket Office us Main street.
WI. ROSS, Gen1 Sup't.
MISSISSIPPI AND TENEESsRK RI.
Arrives. Leaves.
~ ---
An. Nv. AN. nv.
Y q Mar tdsilyl..--.,.. 12.45l S.95
Sardis daily ex. Sundayl9.W HOO
r4eisn. kaalJ ca. Sunday $50 1880
.Jepet at foot Of Main street.
Ticket Once, 97 Main street, corner Of
MADISON.
81. BURKE. een1 Sup't.
EMPHIS AND LITTLE ROCK RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves.
AN. Pm. AN. Pm.
NJ al Train daily ..~.-... ll.l0 Duo
y eight and Accommoda-
ton daily lex. Sunday us 500
Sleepig cars on mail train. Ticket Offices,
Louisville Depot. 287 Main (eor. Madisonl
and 27S Main street.
W. L. SMITH. Act'g Gen1 sup't.
PADUcAH AND MEMPHIS RAILROAD,
Mail Train arrives-~.-4.-......... .....~.1O.M am
leaves ...-............. 4 90 pm
Freight Train arrlYes-....... ............... 800 pm
eaFeS......... ................ y " AL
The mail train leaves Cevington for Mem
rhis at am. and arrives at CoVington at
90 pm. The freight train leaves Oovipgton
for Memphis at 1.SO p m. and arrives at Gov
ington at 1900 am. Trains leaving Memphis
will start from the Underwriters' Warehouse.
J.W. WILBUR, Sup't.
II. II. GIVEN. Asst. Sup't.
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char ged, with but few transactions.
OOTrOH.

The market this morning is quiet and
nominal. Quotations revised as followe:
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iEMPHB AND L0V lRvILLR RAILROAD.
Eg Arrives. Leaves.
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MISSISSIPPI AND TENEEssEK R. R.
Arrives. Leavos.

'EMPHIS AND LITTLE ROCK RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves.
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coTros ExoaANGE QuoTArIoNs
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Dehot At head o. nalD stress.
Ticket 0hco. a.! Nain street. corner Of
Middletown transcript., 1877-02-10
Webster and fanny l.ina.

Jenny Lind gave a cencert at Wish
ington during the session of Congress,
and as a mark of her respect, and With
view to the eclQt, sent polite invita-
tions to the President, Mr.. Fillmore,
the members of the Cabinet, Mr.. Clay,
and many other distinguished members
of both Houses of Congress. 1t hap
pened on that day several members of
the Cabinet and Senate were dining
with Mr.. Bodiscr. the Russian Minis
ter. His good dinner and choice wines
had kept the party so late that the con-
cert was nearly over when Clay, Web
ster, Crittenden and others came in;
whether from the hurry in which they
came, or from the heat Of the room, their
faces were little flushed, and they all
looked somewhat furried After the
applause with which these gentlemen
were received had subsided, and silence
was restored, the second part of the
concert was opened BY Jenny Lind With
"Hail Celumbia." This took place
during the height of the debate and ex-
citement on the slavery question, and
the compromise resolutions of Mr.. Clay,
and this patriotic air, as a part of the
programme was considered peculiarly
appropriate for a concert, where the
head Of the government and a large
number of both branches of the legisla- |
tive department were present, At the |
close of the first verse Webster's pa
triotism boiled over be could sit no
longer, and rising like 0lympian Jove,
be added his deep sonorous bass voice
to the chorus, and / venture to say,
never in the whole course of her career,
did she ever hear or receive one-half of
the applause as that with which her
song and Webster's chorus was greeted.
Mrs. Webster, who sat Immediately be-
hind him, kept tugging at his coat-tail
TO make him sit down or stop singing,
but it was of no earthly use-and at the
close of each verse Webster Joined in,
md it was hard to say whether Jenny
Lind, Webster, or the audience were
most delighted. I have seen Rubini,
Lablache, and the two Girls, on the
'tage at one time, but such a happy
conjunction in the national air of Hail
Columbia" as Jenny Lind's tenor and
Daniel Webster's bass, we shall never
lear nor see again AT the close Of the
Iir, Mr.. Webster rose With his bat in
lis hand, and made such bow as Ches-
er6eld would have deemed a fortune
or his son, and which eclipsed Dor
ay's best Jenny Lind, blushing at
be distinguished honor, courtesied to
he floor the audience applauded to
be very echo. Webster, determined
ot to be outdone in politeness, bowed
gain-Miss Lind re-courtesied, the
ouse re-applauded. and this was re-
eated nine times.
Middletown transcript., 1877-02-10
The nmpsror and .hs preacher.

There are some preachers who are
ever striving for dramatic effect, and who
take much pains to prepare things be-
forehand for some unstudied burst Of
eloquence which they have carefully
committed to memory against the ap-
pointed time We remember one min
lister whe requested another one to oe-
cupy certain position on the rostruw
at public meeting. that be, while
speaking, might make an allusion to
to one Of his dead friends. The preacher
did not propose to take part in that kind
of "show business" and so the elo-
quent allusion perished on the parent
stock.
1t appears that the chief court
preacher Of the Emperor William, Of
Germany came to grief while ago 10
showing of some of these tactics In
stead of preaching Christ and him cru
Gifted, be undertook to preach Queen
Louise, and her glorifed, and gave an
elaborate and pathetic account of her
interview at Schwdt. after the disas-
trous defeat Of the Prussians BY Ma
poleon at Jena, October 18th, 1906,
with her two sons, the late king and
present emperor, whom she urged to
redeem their country from disaster, and
avenge the wrongs committed by France
Of course such sermon, viewed in
the light Of the recent war between
France and Germany, was deeply in
teresting, and moved all to tears and
applause, except the Emperor. He sat
stern and unmoved. After the Grafton
was ended, he waited patiently until the
preacher had laid aside his clerical
robes and stood at the chapel door ready
to 60 home, when he addressed him
thus -
mo such scene as you have elabor-
ately described ever took place. The
words attributed to her certainly ex-
pressed my mothers sentiments, but all
that she said to her son was, You see
me in tears. l weep for the sad fate
which has Overtaken US. The king has
been mistaken as to the efficiency Of his
army and its leaders therefore, we
have been defeated, and are obliged to
iy.'
The preacher, thus corrected, could
neither excuse or defend himself. The
emperor added, Let me advise you not
again to give a sermon of this sort
My family and myself 60 to church to
Worship God and to hear the Gospel
preached not to listen to fattering
notices Of our deceased ancestors"
From which it appears that. .emperors
IRE not always destitute of common
ense. though preachers are sometimes
VOefully lacking in that respect Com
non People
Middletown transcript., 1877-02-10
Aneedote OF Pope.

Most of our readers have doubtless
heard Of the sharp rejoinder once made
to Alexander Pope, whereby a pointed
hit was made at his diminutive and ILL
sbapen figure, but many may never
have heard the particulars Of the occa-
sion. They are as follows:
Pope was one evening at Burton's
Cofee-house, where himself, and Swift,
and Arbuthnot, with several other
scholars, we're poring over a manuscripts
copy of the Greek Aristophanss At
length they came across a sentence
which they could not comprehend, and
as, in their perplexity, they talked
rather loudly, they attracted the atten-
ton of young officer who CHANGED to
be in another part of the room, and who
approached, and begged leave to look
at the passage.
80, by all means, " said Pope. sar-
castically, "Let the young gentleman
look at it. We shall have light
directly"
The young officer took up the manu-
script volume. and after little study
and consideration his countenance
frightened.
at is but a slight omission on the
part of the SCRIBE" be said. ''Iy only
wants note of interrogation at this
point to make the whole ineligible" /"
Pope saw in an instant that the Off
Ger was right; but the thought of being
out-done in Greek translation by a mere
youth. and redcoat at that, piqued
him, and with sharp, bitter twang be
cried out,-
"Aud pray, young sir, what is a note
Of interrogation ?"
"A note of interrogation" answered
the officer, surveying the Wizsned,
hunch- backed poet, from head to foot
with contemptuous look, rs little
crooked thino that asks questions" "
Middletown transcript., 1877-02-10
TirOublou. New. from central America.

TroublOus News from Central America
A dispatch from Columbia, Central
America, states that Mr.. Edes, United
States consul at Palmyra, in Ganca,
arrived by the last steamer, and fully
confirms the terrible news Of the mas
sacre of conservatives at Cali, (the most
important town Of Canca, on the 24th
of December last, by a motley crowd Of
liberals. numbering 5000 or 1000,
headed by General David Pena. All
the conservatives they met were ruth
lessly killed. and many Liberals who
tried to arrest the barbarians in their
progress or to shield friends or relatives,
and persons suspected of sympathizing
with the conservatives or Of having no
decided opinion in politics. shared the
same fate. Neither age, nor sex, nor
infrmity constituted the least safeguard.
Most of the conservatives, thinking,
perhaps, too rashly and selishly, that
the persons of men alone were in dan.
ger, had abandoned their homes, leav-
ing in them only the women of their
households Others, when the risk
grew imminent, had endeavored to hide
themselves indoors. and were dragged
out to be slain under the very eyes Of
the terrified women. On the other
hand, the unfortunate wives and daugh-
ters of the conservatives were pitilessly
hunted from house to house, meeting
with the most shameless outrages at the
hands of their fendish pursuers. In
the centre alone of the town eighty
seven houses we're sacked, gutted and
turned into shambles, and the owners
rendered dependent on charity for their
immediate support. Nothing has been
held sacred, not even the churches,
since they also were robbed and their
very affairs stained with blood. But all
the horrors are as nothing compared
with the still more frightful excesses
perpetrated in the suburbs and on the
estates in the surrounding country
There murder, lust, robbery and incen-
1iarism continued unchecked for days
together. All the small shopkeepers
we're deprived of house and home, all
the estates ravaged, their cattle driven
away or shot. the hedges torn down,
The cane fields burned, and even the
destroyed SO as to render it
useless to its owner, The number of
persons killed was about three hundred.
Middletown transcript., 1877-02-10

passes the fiscal power Of the banks
Every merchant and capitalist know
that the business of banking is not al
profitable as formerly. and that it is em-
barrassed With a multitude of heavy
burdens These burdens are partly fs-
cal and partly general The former are
clearly set forth in the able report OIL
the Comptroller of the Currency, an
extract frem which we give elsewhere
1t is estimated that the banks are re-
quired to pay more than twenty-five
millions of dollars a year in taxation,
of which the National banks pay seven
teen millions, and the private and State
banks eight millions. OF these twenty
five millions, the National government
receives eleven millions, and the State
governments fifteen millions. Now, as
it has been admitted that nearly one
balf of this burden consists Of war-taxes
which must sooner or later be remitted,
and which ought to have been repealed
long ago, the equities of the case sug-
gest the repeating Of all the federal taxes
on the banks, except the tax on the cir
culation.
A second burden upon the banks is
due to the approach of specie resump-
tion. To this anticipation is in part
ascribed that accumulation in ell our
banks of idle deposits, which there is
not activity enough to employ in the
currents Of legitimate business There
is pressure in every part of the -fnan-
cial machinery which closes up or con-
tracts many Of those avenues Of com
merce and trade through which the
banks earn their profits Moreover,
much of the strain attending the restor-
alton Of specie payments. will, Of neces-
sity, concentrate its forces upon the
banking system. For these and other
reasons it is clear that the complaints Of
the banks are perfectly just and that
banking institutions have to contend
with peculiar embarrassments, which
render it eminently fit that their fiscal
burdens should be made as light as
possible.
If Congress should adopt the enlight-
sned course recommended. it will as
simulate our legislation to that of the
older countries Of Europe, in none of
which is any special tax paid by the
banks, except a light one upon their
circulating notes To illustrate the ex-
tent of the popular agitation in refer
snce to bank taxation. we might point
% the newspapers where the subject has
been frequently discussed in connection
With the suits which have been recently
decided in the various courts. Two Of
hese cases are reported in subsequent
pages Of this issue -Banker's Magazine
or December, 1876.
Middletown transcript., 1877-02-10

was a member Of the Senate in 1857
To 1868 he was elected to Congress, anC
has since been regularly elected unit
last summer. when be retired. being
elected few days ago to succeed Mr.
Boutwell, for the term ending 1888 Mr.
Hoar has always been one Of the most
prominent members on the republican
side Of the House. though not an ex-
IRENE partisan. He was one Of the
managers in the Belknap impeachment
ease and a member of the conference
committee.
Eppa Hunton was born in Fauquier
county, Va. September %. 1928, and i,
though bis early education was limited,
studied and practiced law. and in 1919
became Commonwealth Attorney for
Prince William county, a post he held
until 1852. He sat in the first session
Of the Virginia State Convention, that
assembled in Richmond in 1861, then
resigned to enlist in the Confederate
service He was colonel Of the Eighth
Virginia Infantry, and promoted to the
rank of brigadier-general after Gettys-
burg At Sailors Creek. just before
Lees surrender, be was made prisoner
and confined for some months in Fort
Warren He was elected to Congress
in 1872, and reelected in 1874 and
1876, serving acceptably and earning
the reputation of capable and indus
trious member and a moderate though
staunch democrat Mr.. Hunton was
one of the conference committee, and
spoke for the bill
Henry B Payne was born in Hamil-
ton College, embracing the law as pro-
fession, and in 1884 settling to its prac-
tice in Cleveland, Ohio In 1S4S be
was one Of the Cass electors 10 Ohio,
and served in the State Senate during
the two succeeding years For several
years he sat in the Cleveland council,
and was closely identified with the rail-
road and manufacturing interests o.
Northern Ohio. In 1851 be was the
regular nominee for Senator in the pro-
tracted contest ending in Ben Wade's
election, and six years later ran for
Governor against Chase, being beaten
by less than 1, 500 votes. Mr.. Payne
was delegate to the Cincinnati con-
vention in 1854. to the Charleston con
Vention in 1860 aud to the Baltimore
in 1872 During the tidal
wave" excitement in 1874 be was elected
% Congress from the Cleveland district,
1ut was defeated last fall At the ST.
Louis convention be would have been
dominated for Vice President with Mr..
Filden bad Governor Hendricks not
consented to serve. He was one of the
conference committee and had charge Of
be bill in the House. Bait. Sun.
Middletown transcript., 1877-02-10
The Open Polar Sea.

Admiral Porter has written a letter
to Capt Howgate regarding his pro-
posed expedition. In it be says: "In
my opinion there is an open sea for 200
miles toward the pole t; that there are
high mountains, from which are pre-
cipitated the icebergs which lately
blocked up Robeson's channel, and that,
bad Markham's furtherest point been
exceeded by go miles, the pack would
have been passed and open water reach
ed again Every few years we must
expect just such a pack as Capt. Mares
encountered, which will probably last
for a year or two, and will then break
up. If, at the moment of breaking up
men and boats are in readiness to take
advantage of the opportunity, a great
advance could be made toward the pole"
The letter continues in substance
that the greatest difficulty will be found
in keeping up the spirits of the men
To do this the admiral suggests that
each member Of the crew selected shall
have knowledge of some useful me-
chanical trade, and that be be kept oc-
cupied at this when in winter quarters
"In the event of such an expedition as
you propose. the letter continues, II
see fine opportunity of utilizing the
electric telegraph Wires could be laid
along on the ground or ice without
much danger of their being carried off
by bears or foxes" In conclusion the
admiral states that he can see no obisc-
ton to the proposed expedition, and
hopes it may succeed.
Middletown transcript., 1877-02-10
Congress and Bank TaxatIOn.

One Of the NEST important reforms
which is to be urged in Congress rela-
tive to bank Legislation, is the repeal of
those taxes which are so mischievous in
their operation both upon the banks and
upon the financial interests of the coun-
try. The probability of the early sue
cess Of this project is the greater, as the
banks are united in the effort to obtain
it, and as their claims are obviously
reasonable and moderate Ever since
the war-tax system was organized
dozen years ago. the banks of this coun-
try-privats, State, and National, -
have been subject to double taxation.
They have been taxed as formerly by
the State governments, and they have
also been taxed by the National Govern
ment The National taxes, as we have
frequently shown, are specifically war
taxes and as most of the other war i'm
posts have been repealed, the banks
argue that their war taxes should also
be taken off Among the reasons which
they present in favor of this relief, we
find several which are worthy of special
remark.
There is for example, the fact that
the existing pressure of taxation sur