Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-06
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONFLICT OF OPINION ON TAX
REDUCTION.


q Dy Republican orators in the final debate
o on the tariff bill that by it there would
! be reduction of at least 81. 600 OoO an
! nually in internal revenue taxatiop end
a IN customs duties. The officers of the
: treasury Department have taken diff.
; ferent view of this, as they have examined
the bill carefully. They say at the in
ternal revenue bureau that there viii not
be a reduction of taxes greater than
SS5, 200, 900 annually, If that, and il is said
at the customs division that the reduction
VIII not be more than S2OOO0,OO0 or
20OOO,0OO annually in customs taxes.
The reduction in internal revenue this
year which will be caused by the bin win
be about S6,000,000. OF that, ,$40O. 900 comes
from the tobacco tax, $1,5OO,OOO from the
tax ON special stamps, and about $500. 900
from the tax on other stamps.
The new rules and regulations for the
customs and internal revenue officers
which the bill just passed make necessa
~, are now being prepared by the Treasu-
ry Department.
The post office authorities are gettino
up design for new two-cent stamp for
letter postage, which goes into effect on
the first day of October next The Dres-
ent three-cent stamp will be abandoned
altogether; In addition to the new stamp.
there viii be change in the whole series
oil postal stamps. New designs in differ
ent colors Will be adopted, and the whole
| collection made more artistic and Dano-
ramic.
GILFILLAN RESIGNED
James Giltllan, Treasurer of the United
| states, to-day rendered his resignation. 10
take effect on the first proximo. GilfIIan
mas accepted the position of Treasurer
ana Manager Of the Mutual Trust Com
pahY oil New York at higher salary.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAW.
In reply to inquiries to-day the Com
! missioner OF Internal Revenue said thar
the effect of the law reducing internal
revenue taxation would be as follows
Ihat taxes on capital and deDosits or
banks and bankers and national BANKING
associations is repealed from this date
except such taxes as are now
| duction of the tax on checks, drafts
etc.. and upon matches, perfumely,
medicinal preparations and other articles
imposed by schedule "A :" following sec
tlOn 543I OF the revised statutes. takes
eflect July lst 1888; that after May Isl.
Ioo5' the tax on manufactured tobacco
! ana snuH VIII be cents per pound
| on cigars $3 per thousand and
/ on cigarettes 30 cents per Thousand.
| that there will be a rebate oD
| tobacco, snuff, cigars and cigarettes Of
the dinerence Ill the taxes recently i'm
| pOseu ana taxes as now Dro
| vlded for, where the claims amount ia
| $40. These claims must be presented
within sixty days from Nav -1st. The
| regulations upon this matter will
| be Immediately issued and blanks
VIII be furnished upon which claims can
be made. The law provides for large
reduction in special taxes upon dealers
commencing May l, 1888. The Commiss
sioner also stated that an immediate ar
rangement would be make for ehaDgino
the form of the special tax stamne and
stamps for the payment of taxes on tobao-
co, shuI, cigars, etc., so as to supply Col
lectOrs with these stamps i'm time To moot
the requirements of trade prior 10 Nav
l, 1888.
NOMINATIONS THAT WERE NOT GOV
FIRMED.
Among the Presidential nominations
during the session just closed which
failed determination by the Senate aretbe
1olloWslng: Thomas b. keOgh as United
States Marshal of the Western Districtof
States Marshal for the Southern and Mia.
die districts Of Alabama, and William
1oungDl0od as Collector of Internal Reve-
nue. for the Second District of Alabama
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
a decision was rendered i'm the Su ora,,,o
Court OF the United States to-day in tho
important State bond cases, Nos. 500 and
529-JOhnl Elliott ct al. against the Gov
ernor, Auditor and Treasurer of onis
lana. These were suits to compeI the
state officers OF the latter State TO appIv
to the payment Of interest and DrincipaI
OF the consolidated bonds of the State OF
1874 all the money derived from
the tax OF five and one-half mills
IeVIeu 10 pay such bonds,
levy and collect said tax and make such
application OF it until such bonds shaIIbe
tully extinguished and discharged. This
court holds
First. That the State constitution or
LOUISIANA Of 1879 took away the power OF
the executive officers of the State to lew
act of 1874, - '"0
Second, That the executive officers ove
duUy 10 the State alone, and have no
contract relations with the bondhofders
ihey can only act as the State directs.
tneln 10 act, and hold as the State allows
them to hold. '''i'"S
Ihlrd. That the court cannot assume
an executive power of the State so far as
II relates TO the enforcement of this lac
ana 70 supervise the conduct of all nor,
sons charged with any official duty m re-
sl'ect 10 Ine ieFy, collection and dfsburse-
Hleht Oh the tax in question until the honds
principal and interest, are maid ~
iull, ana that, toe, in Droceedino To
Whlch the State as a State was moi ana
could hoI be made party, that poIiticaJ
power cannot be thus Ousted of lis iuris-
aiGIloh G1 ana the Judiciary sit in its place.
Inc DEGREES and Judgment of the court
DeloW denying the relief and the writ of
maS!IndalDds prayed for are affirmed.
Justice Waite =! Nhleh
40 "A decision &c was also rendered by the
court Today in the cases of the States Of
feW tho hampshire and New York against
! t1s a state ol Louisiana and her exacutive
9hlcers. These were suits On renudiated
! louisiana bonds, which the individual
DOndholders of New Hampshire and New
I ork transferred to their resnectiye
states ~ order that the States miebf
" " ~ oFlgln2i suits in this court against
the otate OF Louisiana to compel the lar
Ter TO fulfill its obligations.
Ihls court holds that the suits AFRO In
euect not the suits of the States OF New
hampshire and New York, but the suifs
ol individual citizens of those Stafes
another State; that the States OF
aNe" hampshire and New York
are merely endeavoring 10 act as
collectors of the amounts for the;,
citlZens. and that this cannot be allowed
Inc judicial power of the United Statas
1oes not extend TO suits commenced stsfI
prosecuted, as these, in effect by indi~
~SS'tHob oHc CttlIe OF the flDiOn.
il' ne actions cannot be sustained, and the
bills are dismissed. '''o
Inc opinion was delivered by CHIEF
Justice Waite, -
A decision was also rendered TODAY IN tba
case Of Andrew AntOni against SaYanaI ~
6Ieenhow, Treasurer of the cisy of Rich.
nond, Va, brought here hy appeal from
Ihe supreme Court Of Appeals of Yir0inia
Ihls was a suit to test the coustifut9onaI
Ity OF the act OF the General AssembIv ~
' lrglnla 9f January 14th. 1859 anti
ted san act to prevent frardsi, n'
ETC., popular.y known a.
= liidq1IeDerseF io 1e BILL" which for
Dade Tax Collectors to receive in no ,,,,,e,i+
y .aAes any coupons,of the State bonds
u io'l ana 1879 until the genuineness of
,uch coupons should have been estab-
Ished by judicial proceedings. This
'ourt noids that the Obligation Of the cons
ract a between the State and its bond
iolders has not been impaired hv
me law IN controversy. which doaS
Aothlng more than make a change in fhe.
lature OF the remedy for its Enforcement
The Judgment Of the Supreme Court az
Appeals of Virginia is affirmed
The opinion was delivered bv CHIEF In
ice Waite. Si ."
FRENCH AMERICAN CLAIMS.
The French and American cIaip,s o..
mission to-day made the following ,,,.',la IN
against i9sn the United States: +. B. MameI
int IL