The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-01-28
" MoNROF LOUISIANA SATURDAY.. JANUARY 28, 1888


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THE DIRECT TAX.
--
Leuislana.s share ts6S, ,S75 II.
as o risin and who Beneats BY Its
Re,ur..
IN. o. City Item.l
Tue Senate ON "Wednesday passed the
b,l, entitled an act 10 credit and pay TO
the several Ssates aud Territoeles and
the District OF Columbia all moueysl
collected under the direct tax levied By
the act Of Congress approved August D
1861. pnis acs ~ o..O. s"..s., -. :.
oeusu .,' 49, .uH 80 e.ss.,,ss s ~ m. Trass.
urv. hui iaIied 10 pass the House. AZ
II is not q marty question, and the MAJ
iorlty iu the Senate was iarge--46 yeas
10 lG nnys. Il Is likely to pass the House
at this .ession, the early action ~ the
senate havinn removed the oasensible
reason for Its prior failure-want Of
lime The act is more properly .
measure to relieve the Treasury De-
nor,ment of embarrsssments aflsing
rom tho unpaid portion Of the direct
lax of 1861, amounting 10 2,6A6, ,3l4 43.
This deficiency stands upon the books |
of the Secretary of the Treasury ~ . |
debt TO those States wherein the tax
was not fully collected, aud it was Gus |
tomary with the accounting officers 10
credi. the accounts Of such States with
aoy money coming to them from the
Treasury Of the United States, instead
of paying the cash, 1ntil the recent de-
clsion OF the Supreme Court fn the case
of the Uoited States W. Louisiana re-
versed this ruling Of the Treasury De.
partment and decided that the unpaid
balances we're not debts against the
states ut all, but
,, ,, ,,,n,y,n,,AI. pnoprRry
AeA AiNs
oWNh6s
upon Whose real estate II had Deen a.
sessed. The primary Intention OF the
movers of the act was to remit 20 tne
several States the amount due ana un>
pal0, anu t"uS Cso. W.
books OF an oucoA'ectea uo1'I
so.e VI .ue - 80 :. -. I.ocoed in.
pa.u .,so ,. e.s - .s,";t - sha dsiinnuenta
} e~lu.tao.e ~ - ~ ,na ..ns ,irra ex,endinc
.,,." wNnous ~ ~. h.r.at. - thoaa staics
co!!espoe .,,S ,o.o ~ ,ese n
Whicn nsu M. ..o...c, that tho
! .no snMS ,,, s,ssa. s" : I.w 81. .wak ened
8 on. WI .o.e.. :, ,,s .cona ana nurnort
PuD'lc .a's. S'' :. Iii, .fSsct the nennle
l a.T 1a..,.,.ns as
Lous,a "nc, D:..,a., h:,ro In need q
Au .oo ,,S = i;rect ,sx of S2O. 900. 90,
= nonoS, ,a.I a as,s'a nronsrtv NJ the Unit
|, on @ .ne 700 90 .c,,ecr,re hiv IN the con
r .:Ie eu o.:.es' " .anortior.d the amouu
a s..u. noum -. ssvarai state. accordiue I,
d ,s,;an anos Tho sct wa. limited 1,
a popu.a" . 800 ,,osrs IT nrovIlel
n uut"ou S.,.e ,,,.St ae.oma the nav
le thsN WY 49, whoIe a amonnt Allotted /
et ,neuI 1 =, ~. VIZ 8. ,n+C ths treasurv iess fil
~, "uu Fy ~. tor advaneinv the none
tee.' pe' ". S s aesS.otIno eic A.
Is a"u ~. .,,o .o .,s.,or ~ of r.nsvment woul
in tnese' ."e = a"o,,ch- -reyeIv nav In
Mt oe snro ,.o;. ,..cec,sve Governor,
n, uoy - :. ~, ,he st.,a 4reasuris, I,
ty an" lei !" ~ wv" '''>' '
w tue
ry HEShFiT "' ''-
ng But in sixteen STATES '"e'e
IN suci, sumDfiOn of payment, and tn
=" sucn asSe. e....e. asooaaGod through 4
- o., co1loof "a snnrh 1
oWu A"S'v ~. ..a,.,a.,
much as 1t coulO lrOm t"o Aoo.
Drooartv owners. The cOnpllC0tl(
Abo AZ 03Cnl Of PenAV1T
he aEiseS ho'A w. s rA. -.
=. this part Ot ITO Iuonoy. Au0 sSs
are erect '"aaes ."o 10, ;.n n,,se. n
lie for the Taxpayers, suu .n