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Show TELEGRAPHIC The (hi ties1 "!nst v. : Sun Frabcieco, 11 A Vict ri-' dispatch eaye pirii uiu'iit Ims pasaul tht Cliiupse tax biil. The disciie-inn whs acrimiooiis. linth eidrs fitlmii the neceeeity of the tax but difler a to the mode of collecting it, antl tho amount. Government prorosrd f'0 per annum, but being stn.nely oppossed, bave roduci'd the mtft to $40. The CUnist. nnli Cidn ? p:ipor, deelnrca the bill will make the: province a laughing stock tbrouehriut ChriBtendom, because or its absurd provisions, and charges Hint it w.ip drawn by heavy eniplnyers ol Chi nose labor to inmire its diflallowance at Ottawa. Tho CoHnist attacks the government for insincerity and bad faith. |