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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-05

The Ways and Means Committee has reported in
favor of abolishng all the taxes with the exception
of the one item of the tax bank capital. The at
tempt to repeal that tax was voted down. This
makes the total amount of reduction proposed
little more than $1O. 900. The proposed repeal
of the tax upon patent medicines savings banks de-
posits and matches met with comparatively httle
opposition in the committee, The principal struggle
was over the taxes on bank deposits and bank
checks.
This action of the Ways and Means Committee to-
day may have some relation TO the FINDING bill as
reported from the Sena1e Finance Committee as
the theory has been maintained in the House by
some even who have opposed the three and "A half
per cent rate that three per cent bond possibly
might be flOacd. provided some OF the taxation
upou banks could be removed. The committee
proposes to remove over two and a half millions,
retaining. however the tax upon circulation and
upon bank capital The bill Will prOhaly fix some
time in the future. possibly three months, when 1t
shall take effect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-05
TIE CANAL AND THE SHIP RAILWAY.

WASHINGTON Feb 1.-The House Committee on
Foreign Affairs met to-day to receive the report of
the subcommittee. who have had under considcra-
ton the Grape" joint resolution. declaring the
policy of the United States in reference to all inter
oceanic canal. The Subcommittee presented long
report recommending amendments to the resolution
and its adoption was recommended The report was
read and discussed and ordered to be printed, but
no other action was taken upon It,
A letter has been received by Captain Eads from
Major Sutcr United States Engineers, in charge OF
the improvement of the Missouri River, and 4 MEM
Der OF the Mississippi River Commission, in which
the latter says:
Your project has great and obvious advantages to
rccOmmcui it, and, from an engineering point Of viCw
IN my opinion It is perfectly practicable Tie various
oneratt0ns contemplated constantly being performed,
on small scale least at all the great scaporir Of the
world and any difficulties which might attend their cH-
tension 10 scale that you propose could, think, he
readily met by suitable mechanical devices. The COM
strucon and operation OF The railroad aTe
Guito within tho resources OF our profession.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-05
WHAT SENATOR LnGAN SAID.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCH.I

WAsnINGrON, Feb. 4.--Scnator Logan, in
the course OF his remarks read an extract from the
Washington correspondence OF THE NEw-YoRK TRBrNE
of recent date. stating Mr. Logan had distinguished
bnself a. the enemy Of reform In the Pension Ohce
and vceabe friend and representative oftc
Washington Claim Agents Ring. lie said that such
assul,s upon lin by correspondents OF THE TRIBUNE
had OF late years ana thnt aa ne coulu
mi in the Senate Chamber itly Charnctcrize this lst
attack he would content himself with saying that inc
author of the low, base fasehood was wanting Ill a
n"w made an enduring record for the benefit OF
bnt nerson that he might have 10 Tor reference here
afier As he has seen the correspondent the foor
during the session he tMr. Logan desred TO call the
feniion OF the Senator upon whose card mat ndlVda
Ga been admitted the statement which he now made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-05
COST OF THE ARREARS OF PENSIONS ACT.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Notwthstanding the
declaration of Mr. Cox. chairman of the Census
Committee, that the Apporlonmcnt bill must he
concluded this week in the House III order to give
the Senate the necessary time to consider IT, If II Is
proposed to pass it at this session. the House de-
clined to consider it to-day and instead spent its
time in consideration of private bills. In discuss
iug one Of tho private pension bills upon
the calendar Chairman Atkins. OF tho Approplla-
tions Committee, SAID that seventy millions of dol
lars would have TO be appropriated this year for
pensions ia addition 10 those winch Congress might
pass, and that it was quite time to call halt. lie
would rather liquidatc the war debt of the United
States than the debt imposed by onr pension laws.
He estimated the necessary cost of the arrears of pen
slons hill would not be less than ven hundred mil
lions of dollars and lie feared that it might reach
y Thousand millions. The latter sum certainly
would he reached if the estimates should Increasc
nc they have within the last year.
Mr. Briggs of New-Iampshrc, Mr.. Cpdcgraf Of
Ohio and others Thought that. while the sum pad
"a nrualoncrs WAS vast, It not more vast than
thc services rendered by the soldiers, without whose
o,d there would have been neither country nor a
Cnnurese and Mr.. Briggs III reply to MI Atkins
said that If any one should intimate that the soldiers
should not he paid he would stand III the House
alone until full and complete justice had been Gone
them. =, ,..
Uoubtlcss Mr. Atkin>'s estimate of the ultimate
cost of the ArrcarIgcs law is eNravIgani but IT -
f,cl that the estimates Of the Commissioner "f
Pensions and the Treasury Department at the tim"
that law was under consideration, have turned out
TO he very much too low.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-05
CABINET OFFICERS IN CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON. Feb. L. Senator Pendleton, from
tbe select committee, to which was referred the
bill to provide that the principal officers oil
each of the executive departments may occupy
seats on tho floor of tho Senate ana
House of to-day reported oack WIN
an amendment the bill committed to the cemmIttee'
Tho hill "a amended provides that these officers
sbal he entitled to occupy seats. with the right to
norticinats in debate on matters relating to tie
business of their respective departments under
such rules as may be prescribed by the Senate ana
tbe House. The bill also provides that the Secre-
taries of the several departments. the Attorney
Coutluued on Fifth PAGE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-05
purposely left open that the absence of any law
might be taken advantage of by the Democratic
majority in the coming electoral count.
REDUCTION OF TAXATION.

FIVE ITEMS RELIEVED FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE
TAX BY THE COMMITTEE on WAYS AND MEANS.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The Committee on Ways
and Means agreed this morning to report favorably
a bill to repeal certain internal revenue taxes The
recommendation Of the Treasury Department
included the repeal of taxation six items yield
ing altogether yearly revenue in 1880 of
0990, ,606 divided as follows:
Bank checks .27OA2l
Friction matches 3,5Gl 300
cosmetics etc .......................:. ,e36G73
Bank deposits. 2.347.56S
Savings banks deposits. 6.163,207
Bank capital ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Sl1,436
Total. $40 99O,6O5
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-05
SENATOR LOGAN AND TIE PENSIONS BILL.
Ms UBJF, TIONs TO COMMENTS tT"N Ills CUiR~E.
IBl 1ILLGRAPH rO TIL iRtBINt.I

SENATOR LOGAN AND TIE PENSIONS BILL.
ut. UBJF, TIoNS TO COMMENTS UToN Ills COtE~E.
1877 1LILGRArH ro TIL iRiBuNi.l
WAsmXGrnN. Frb. i.-Scnator Logan continued
his pcech to-day upon the Sixty surgeon bill. He
did not resume his attack upon the Commissioner
uf Pensions but did aSsaIl the correspondent Oi
TIE TRIBrNr, calling Him by name. He quoted
the first sentence of di,p2tch printed on last
"Wednesday expressed his opinion Of the writer IN
uncomplImcntary terms, AID urged that certain
privileges ne was supposed to enjoy he curtalled.
Senator Logan appears tp t"lhk the privileges
afforded To pOmdcns arc the purchase price of
tb.ir iudcpcndcnco. Senator Logan has not thu,
far touched npon the real merits of the sixty
surgeon bill, but has confined himself To
fine dcnuncialion Of some VI lts mere incidents
H., dcrlarcs in effect, that it is IN outrage
to entertain suspicious that frauds may be
ncrpcrrated unless the actual perpctratOr bc knOwn
forgetting apparently that the whole system oi tlic
odIdlcation Of claims III the executive departments
and especially in Congress. Is based upon sus-
,icion of every avrrncnt made by claimants so
that thr most absolute and unquestlOnahlc proofs
are rruuircd. Senator Logan has observed once
or twice i'm reply to other Senators. that II was not
inst 10 say that ne was Influenced IN his course ny
the claim agents. II was IN tbls direction
Tur 1EIBCNE correspondent offended. What
ever NAV be the honorable Senator's motives, ms
arguments are almost IN terms those advanced by
the claim agents III their clrculnIs. and their elect
If succcsSlul Will be to advance the Interests oil th'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-05

The Parncll Land League IN this city sent
the following cable di,pac Mr. rarnch last evening:
.. The Paraen Land League II Hrw-l"rk t'hi"r tlr'r
ynuahy to Dlvitt. and assHr: i"h ana Your lledgrS
Of irc earnest support IL your hror Stu-@,' "t,,i,t
thr L q, ton OF the mai ,rly the British House of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-05

Continued on Fifth PaEe.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-10-13
News Summary.


GsyaeId's mother ID 4 melee Of the celebrated
UnIversaiest clergyman. Hosea Ballon.
President Arthur 4. a wldower, having To-" hi'
wife about year sg,. He has two children, boz
and q girl.
The coinage at tho variou. mnis Tor the mo nth
Of September was u s47. 800. Of which ea.aooO oo
were standard dollars.
Nelson W. AIdrIch ha, been elected United States
Senator by the Legislature 81 Rhode Island. to MI
the vacancy caused by the death Of Gen. Burnside
Fred Grant has resigned his place as an ornsmsn'
tai army officer.
The Grand Jury Of the District Of Columbia.
found true bill Of In ilcmsnt against Charles J.
Gu itesu for the murder Of Jamea A. Garfield, Presi
dent ofthe United states A trial At an early day
will be had.
The city council, Of Austin, have at last granted
the right ofwsy through the city. 10 the Houston
Texas Central road, and a fine Union Depot Ia ex
pec,sd soon 10 be erected BY that road aud the in
terna tlonAl.
Al, the counties but seventee have sort IN their
election returns, and the last OF this month they
will DO opened, when will be made known where
the University Is to be located.
The special session Of the U. 2. Senate met on
Monday. Senator Bayerd was elected president pr'
tenn.
The U. 8. Supreme Court convened on the 9th
Stanl ey Matthews made hts first appearance.
The Express reports another srnash-up on the
international twenty five miles beyond San Antonio
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-10-13
From BaStrOp.

EDITOR FREE Press - Since my last 1
have received letters of inquiry about Texas,
from Austria, Silesia, Bohemia, Bavaria and
Prussia also letter from Genoa. Italy, from
the firm of Barbiere & Co., Colononial In
dustrial office-Emigration- Colonization,
Commercial, Agricultural business and indus
try.
All this is due to my advertisements in
prominent German newspapers, at my aex-
pense.
The last named firm has branch Offices at
Marseilles, Trieste and Zurich, and their
London Agt. is P. S. Minich Esq, CIV. T..
Harvard Il Co. } 9 East India Avenue, Lead
entail street, E. C.
You see am indefatigable in my efforts to
advance the interest of Texas
Plenty rain now to get q fine grass range
and to SOW turnips and small grains.
DR.. Allen of Red Rock, Bastrop Co., it is
claimed was killed by an accidental shot of
pistol in the hands of a Mr.. Watkins.
These accidental shots and insanity claims
deserve closer and stricter investigation BY
our jurors.
The past week two houses have been
closed here, one confectionery shop, and
one of general merchandise-a thing that
has not happened here for several years.
c. EKHAso.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-10-13

LAWRENCE, Kan. Jan. IL 'sl.-Having
tried your KKEss FEvER Tonic for the Ague,
with which have been afflicted for over a
We ar, can cordially recommend it as I
know now what i is to be free from chills
srt-29-lm PLISr L. SoPER
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-10-13
Bogus Certificates.

1t is no vile drugged stuff. pretending to
be made of wonderful foreign roots. banks.
&c., and pulled up by long. bogus certif-
Gates of pretended miraculous cures. but a
simple. pure, effective medicine, made OF
well known valuable remedies, that furnish
fer to Hop Biiters. the purest and best Of
medicines -Exchange See another column.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-10-13

DRlNCEs, whose cumbrous pride was all their
l. worth,
Shall vensl lays their pompous exit hsiit
And thou, sweet eScelIencel forsake the earth.
And not Muse in honest grief bewailt
Burns.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-11-03
Encourage the Children.

In the autobiography of George
COmbe occurs the following: with
a nature highly afFectiOnate never
received a caress with an ardent de-
sire 10 be approved of, and to be dis
tinguished for being good and clever,
l never received an encOmium, nor
knew what il was to be praised for
any action, exertion or sacrifice, how
ever great; and humble as was the
figure / made at school, / did my
best, and often dragged my weary
bones there when, with feeDler sense
of duty, l should have gone TO bed"
IL is unspeakably sad for man TO
carry about with him bitter memory
like that of George COmbe g, and
though his may be an exceptionally
hitter one. many thousands could
sneak. if they would, in q similar
strain. Nav, have not we ourselves
the remembrA nee Of time, when
having striven with all the might OF
our cbild-nature to overcome a defect
or to do some good deed, we hunger
ed for a word of cOmmendation, ana
announcement, but we hungered in
vain. We possibly can even now re-
| call the pang which almost rent cur
/ hearts asunder when, instead of the
| clad recognition of our striving, We
/ were rated on the manifestation OF
another and different fault. Let US
/ not then forget, child-nature is the
same to-day as 1t was ''when we were
! young"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-11-03

THE primary objects of civil govern
ment consist i'll the protection OF man
in his rights of personal security, per-
sonal liberty and private property,
And when these three great purposes
are fully and completely attained, the
essential functions of government
have been accomplished. But when
the government departs from these OBJ
jects, and embarks in or attemps to
aid i'll private enterprises, it usually
picks the pockets of one part of the
people to fill the pockets of the other
| part.
The protection Of man In his rights
of private property is as essential to
his pursuit of happiness, as protection
to personal security, or personal lib
erty; and equally as sacred a funda-
mental object of government. In the
great charter of human liberty the
rights of private property are held sa-
| cred and inViolate. And the commun-
st or the tramp, who proposes to
ken or destroy the tenure of prop
we va distribution into a common
9rty b. feV0lutionists and enemies
-und' ar "iVilized society. The in
ot modern gal, and enterprising
llstrlouS' lrL 'annot be compelled
should not and 4, 1oleat profligate.
to support the i'm Up disregard Of
and worthless in the ~.
moral duty and obligatio.- ,nust ho
But while the capitalist >r,., bo
protected in his rights of prop, go
should not have special advan. :.
and privileges from the governme.
over the poor and the unfortunate /
and any attempt to obtain the same
by means of currupting and controll-
ing the elections by the use of money
tends inevitably to weaken the tenure
of property, and ultimately to revOlu-
ton. The capitalist should be con-
tented with complete protection in his
rights; but when he seeks to control
the government, or to influence and
corrupt the elections by the use of
money, he disturbs ana pollutes the
fountain-head of authority, and weak
ems and endangers his own rights.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-11-03

a WASHINGTON special says tho re-
ceptiOn given by Secretary Blaine to
the French and German guests on
Monday night was most brilliant.
Of the four hundred invitations ex-
tended, full three hundred were ac-
cepted, including members of the cab
met, excepting Secretary Window
and Secretary MacVeagh, full repre-
sentation of the Diplomatic Corps,
Judges of the Supreme Court, many
United States Senators, and Army and
Navy officers, and also a number of
prominent citizens. Secretary Blaine
received the guests at $50 o'clock and
introduced them to the visitors, and
at IL O'Clock all were treated to a cold
collation.. This reception closes the
formal attentions here to the distin-
guished foreign visitors. In the morn
ing the German guests, accompanied
by Walker Blaine, Third-Assistant-
Secretary of State, will leave for Bal
timOre thence 90 to the West. The
French officers will remain in WASH
ingtOn until Thursday when they will
depart for Boston.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-11-03
FOREIGN.

The locusts are devouring all vegetation
in Venezuela
A French newspaper in Egypt has been
suppressed for saying that MohAmmed was
false prophet,
The steamer Calcutta, bound from Mel
bourne to Sidney, Australia, foundered in a
gale, and all on board, twenty-two persons,
perished,
The Postmaster General OF Ireland has
given notice to all subordinates that they
will be discharged If found connected with
the Land League,
Two CiroassiAns who robbed and NAL
treated Mr., Pierce, an American missiona-
ry in Turkey, have been sentenced to FIVE
years penal servitude.
The condition of the French troops in Af-
RIGA is reported worse than ever The
| number OF sick is Increasing, FRESH troops
are continually needed TO ell vacancies
The hospitals in Algeria are Over-tilled.
Jince the commemorative of the Tunisian
expedition the FrenoA stroolss, varying IN
number from $4,000 /, ,, 81, 800, nave had from
$4,000 to $4,000 Oh the sick list. Deaths
from disease, 800, typhoid fever being the
cause of teighty-fye per cent. of the NOR
talitys
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-11-03
Read This, Boys.

os,.tIa, uan advertised for a boy to
oe.; &c I5.,, II his office, and nearly
FG,, snnFcsn, presented themselves
to IirI Oar n, the whole Rumber he
i, . sbort time selected one and dis
missed the rest. -, ;, .o;d .
friend, son what gre una you selec1e'' ,noon'I
ethat boy, who had nO4 Sinsie i'0o"'-
.mend;1tion ~ .;5 .1,o NON.
s|Yoa are mistaken. said the gen
.tleman'; "he had great many nd -
wiped his feet when he CA "o ohn,n;,o -, 49,
closed the door after him, Snom ~ I.i5 5
that heswas careful. He gave up Hl'
seat instantly to that lame old i%if nnd
showing that he was kind -,
thoughtful. He took Off his cap IA. =
he came in, and answered my que.
tiOns promptly, showing that he was
polite and gentIemanly. He picked
up the book which 1 had purpOsely
laid upon the floor, and replaced ii
! upon the table, while all the rest step
| ped over it or sh owed it aside, and he
/ waited quietly for his turn, instead
/ of pushing and erOwding, showing
! that he was honorable and orderly.
! When I talked with him, Oticed
1 his clothes were carefully brushed,
! his hair in nice order. and when he
wrote his name, / noticed his Fl niger
4 nails were clean, instead of b elnS
tipped with jet, like that Handsome
| little fellow in that blue jacket. Can't
you call those things letters of recO N
mendatiOn? / do, and 1 would q VC
more for what l can tell about boy
/ by using nay eyes ten minutes taan Dy
all the letters he can bring me"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-11-03
A Pointed Inquiry.

rr.o St. Louis Republican. in a very
III; R - npered review of Col. Inger-
SeS,,- cent article in the North
sOlI sl,s,.;aa, ReUieD, makes a very per-
'iiJ5,I i'1,,. ii af,er all, perhaps the most eff
e.oti,Co' Hus' snsWer nav to Ingersoll is a short
md nnd simple @ oL estion: Do he and
anu d, sIIii li,P f,oI;e,y as he believes and
I'M tliGs az ha taIIs. really desire to sue
ceed in the effort they a.e -d-A--i IiiaAlH
His His crusade against religion may do
we'll enough as a means OF earning
s500 = NIGHT. but doc he, III truth,
Want 10 see Christianity oYertho~n
would he abolish religion from t!e
world If he could Cha istiahity Is
fine foundation Of what We can CIVIL
zatiop. and religion of SOHO kild the
foundation of all forms Of Wha& we
ali society. 1t is so interEo ven Wlth
ri,e state, the family, the ISOiltlc:ali
Teal and social systems II is =, IN
Brsded in all our institutions ana IN
ryssporated in all our organizations
tTFssf Il is impossible to conceive ~
.gTsiety without it. To eliminate 4
reusld leave mankind without rec
,uwized authority, without starting
r7Sa,t for law, and, therefore, wlthon
I zdonal law; without the ideas {, o
ugtice, right, truth, reverence, obeol
nee. virtue, and WiJh2ut the sense o
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-11-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Summary of the Most important Events.
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC
At Louisville, an old man aimed kick
at his wife, lost his balance, fell, and was
fatally injured.
At Boston, Simon Long, while playing
with the cat in his hallway, made misstep
and fell against the wall and broke his
neck
At Baltimore, man whe was being
shaved heard a runaway, and, thinking it
was his team, jumped up and nearly had
his nose cut OF.
At Dublin, Ga, chimney swallow filled
the muzzle of William 5ugg's gun with
clay and when he discharged it the weapon
blew of his hand
At Dovercourt, England, boy named
Boast swallowed the sting OF a wasp while
eating so1ae preserves, and died while rum
ming to t4S @acfor's.
&tSaasleeke, Pa, John Lafsehush broke
a k9gtle Of whisky in his pock ct, saturating
rs clothes; when he subsequently lit a
match they toOok fire, and 'ae was fatally
burned.
At NeOdesha, Mimi, Albert Grant was
playing with a Newfor mdlond dog and
dragging him by the tail, when it jumped
into pond, pulling him in, and he was
drO Wned.
At st. Louis, Thomas j. Wharton, Jr
took up large oyster, and said: ''This i:
| the kind of oyster Walt sr Brooks choked tC
death on,' tried TO sw ALLOW it, and wa
choked to death.
At Pittsburg, Mike 2IsHOafey entered
core oven in foundry TO warnl himselt
and auOtL or Tvork-, nan ,.Laoas =, cOra M
the truck, ran it in closed the door ant
| roasted him alive.
At EastpOrt, Me-, a sail0r, wanting
drink of water and finding the ccask Puml
frozen, poured hot wcter into 1T, and wlril
attempting to suck Il drink from it inanl e.
| the steam and was scalded to daath.