Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-02
The License Law and Commercial
AUenfS.

The following memorial has been sent to thu
Senate and House Of Representatives:
The undersigned. merchants and traders doing
business in the District of Columbia, respectfully
represent that petition IS now before your hon
orable bodies asking the repeal, a reduction
amounting practically 10 a repeal. OF all laws re-
guiT1nc leense 10 be paid by commercial agents
OF indiyuis, firms or corporations doing business
In this District.
purpose OF opening up this city to the traders OF
neighbOrng states tn do business free from the i'm
position OF any material tax. Whereas in some OF
the aforementioned states they themselves i'm
pose tax which they seek to repeal or modify
here.
Now. we respectfully submit that the presen,
law is merely an etuijzdtiOH OF taxes as between
residents and nOT-reSidentS, with the advan tage
largely in favor o. the latter Hundreds Of thou
tT1ct by firms or corporations contributing but s2Ot
per annum to its revenues, and in q large number
OF cases but fractional part OF that sum.
The rights of manufacturers to sell their own
goods withOUt.licenSe is conceded and encouraged
by the authorities. But We respectfully protest
tnat while we are compelled 10 pay heavy real
estate and personal tax to the District coInpeti-
ton with those who practically pay nothing would
not Only prove ruinous TO us. but deprive the mu-
TPts1,'f7 from licenses.
Lansburgh Bro, II. Hollander, L. HeiIbrun Geo.
F; Trims Co, Charles Baum, Geo. Ryneal, 1r.,
NJ. Gusdorf. s. Fishman & Sons r. Harris & Co,
Milford Fishman, BENZ. Solomon, I. L. Blout, A.
Eberly & Sons, s. Hirsh, Mrs; H. Rosenbaum
burger. J. f. Young. John r. Major, Young &
stern. o. Dammann. r. Goldschmid. H. King, IT.,
VIM; Hahn, b. J. Behrend, T. S. Gartrell A. God
Meyer, saInl. ker, Davis q Dickinson, Guinnip,
Day Co, H. L. Strasburgcr b. Silyerberg, Geo.
Watts, Carl Petersen, Francis Profit, VIM BALKAN
tyne son, A. Herman, G. NJ. Taylor. W. w.
BGrdette & Co., Lewis, "the Halter" Herman
Gasch, John bowling, S. Katzenstein, Likes,
BIa.rwanger d Co. W. IL. Narrower. Wash B.
Henry Hen Frame Chr. Chr RUPERT, n IT, Metzger
ToPaam Ghas- k1 n sidney T. Nimno, a:
Marx, Eiseman Bros. W. b. T. Davis, Great
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., George Spransy.
Compton Co, Luchs * Bro, c. A. Prentiss, VIM.
Friederi:h, ii. Reizenste!n, John j. Peabody. L. X.
Trcmbly. Geo c. Henning, JAS. S. Harvey d Bro,
J. ID. Milans, John {. Parker Chas. Fischer, J. v.
James Below, {. kattiemaD, A.. Michaelis, Louis
Kurtz L. Behrend, +. Germuiller, Jno r. Moling,
{. Aueroach, ". H. veerhofr, j. W. Howard. MIS-
Max Weyl Geo. s HUFF Shmedtie Bros. J. Brad
ley Adams, j. Bradley Adams, A. Young & Bro,
NJ X. Goddard. James ID. Goddard. Marcy &
Payne, ". Noriiinger CO.. W. F. Gibbons,
Herr, w. ii. feany Sous, Buckley & Marbury,
VI. }. Adler. Brown & Lewis, Craig Jackson,
BENZ. Miller & Son, Mrs T. Enrich, Seaton Perry.
Clark, Singleton HOeke, +. G.. Davis, George j..
Johnson, ID. f. W. Carter, Wilmarth & Edmcnston,
Amnon Bahrend, Emmons, Smith q Co, W. IL.
Rich. John W. Drew. W. II. Dalton, W.llett &
RUO1, NJ. William, g. Robinson Il Co., J. w. Boteler
& Son. W. G. Metzerott Il Co, John r. Mitchell,
lfIn uui1s' VII, .: Ier SahCts MILF ~ W
man, Douglass & Bro, f. Rupert, JAS II. Nermilya,
Mrs Z. V. Smith. .. II. Hoover, VIM r. Riley j.
Bradley Adams. S. Oppenheimer, George Ill., jr.,
j. W. Duyall. Thos Jarvis, c. c. PurseiS T. Eilery
q Co. j. A. Rose. Mrs. Jane p. Palmer Barbour Il
Hamilton, Beall Baker, j. c. Ersood & Co., Hill &
Duyall, j. b. Bryan Bro. Jno. II. SemmeS q Co.,
W. III. ii. CiSSell, Browning 4 Middleton. f. f.
White. \. n. Shea. II. o. Eamonston, Peter +.
Bacon, Frank Hume, Beavans & Shaw, ". NJ. Gait
& Co. s. Cicpiey'> sons, K d. q a. b. Cropley,
A. NJ. Brooke & Co., N A. Poole & Co.,
Ryon & Earnshaw, BrodeiS & Swaine, B. Charlton,
II. G keyworth, \. Gaegler, Geo. w. Cochran 4
Co. Peter FegaD. Thomas Russell, q. G.. Cornwell,
Daniel LOughran, VIM. A. Henderson. Jackson <
Co, Weller & Repeti, f. p. May & Co., G. NJ.
TowSon, Robert Cohen Isaac Hamburger & Sons,
James Y. Davis Sons, Auerbach & Bro, Noah
Walker i Co., Mrs. H. ID. Gilman, by Jos. d. Fran
Z0ni, j. k1Fr, H. Z. stevens, Schiller il Stevens
Morris Price, LutZ & Bro, Robert Beall, Stott &
Cromwell. c. n. Bell, John f.. Prigg, John AcDer-
mott q Bros, Aug. BurgdOrf, Wn. A. Young q