Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-01-23
7be Conq,esJ oftbo u. S.


7be Congress eftbo u. S.
from the 9Th 20 the 2th init. had 6nifh-
ed no very important buineis' ihe
PreGdent had informed the ttOute that
Inc ihosid atfo.d the reque,ted ,ntorma
tlon reipecung the uAntactIons al Dart
moor prison.-A bill tor lnitltutlng a
National Bank, was repor'ed.-Various
pe.lsions were read and referred, VIZ
from wooien cloths, cotton, and cork
manufacturers reipectipg new ,eies
graphs and improvements III the conitruc-
ton Ut Corn and other mills to make
rrovlncetown port OF e"try--&c. A
blli was brought forward TO educate
cadets at the public expenic, IN oroer to
tit them to BIZ the futurc officers Vt the
army The Commit &C OF Ways aud
Means made report Oh the iuo]ect OF
revenue I'VE have not room tor the &c
port at length. - AS IeiuIt OF theie
~-~-r'1PrruT oi d Pran or revenue cOn.
tanned III the report OF the Secretary OF
the ireaiury, with the exception OF tina,
part OF 1t winch propoies to continue the
additional duties upon poitage, and to
repeal the additional duties on liceLces
TO retailers OF wines, fpniiuous liquors
and foreign merchandlze imposed by the
act OF Dec. 1914, The communication
OF Indulgence between the different parts
OF the Country, 1t appears to the commit.
tee to be the jutt policy of our govern.
men1 to facilitate ana encourage and
although 1t might have been right to
exact revenue from. it, under circum
ltances which made it necefiary to apply !
every retource to the defence OF the State, |
the Preient htuation of the rreaiury NAV |
well allow OF its repeal. The duties on
licences to retailers admit in the opinion
u the Committee, of a modiucation.
WHICH, by ProPortioning the price Of the
icenie III Tome degree to the puliaeis of
ne retailer, fliall render them as produc.
I'VE as the new rates, and leis oppreifive
han the old ones. But as iuch .nodld
'At'ons could only Apply to licences Tor
1917, the COMMITTEES propoie to make it
me iuoJecs OF a future report. The Der.
nanent laws now in force may be expecs
CO. after The expiration OF temporary du.
hes, to produce \ nett annual revenue Of
D.2s 27s,84o If the recommendation
contained IN the report OF the oecretary,
with Inc modihca'lons propoted by the
committee, than be carried into effect,
here will be deducted from tins revenue
of D.2S,27S,84o the fun OF ! oo4,2ao
10 wit !: the nett amount OF duties o.. iur.
hiture and watches, on a. manufactures and
diit'lied 'piri's 3,So4,34 the poitakc
duty 3oo'o and from the nett pro.
duct OF land tax, go 900. But there |
VIII oe ADDED to the reve uue, BY the ad
d't'onal duty on fills. I,2oo, 900, the
duty on itamps, 100000 on refined fu.
gar, 10000 /; on fat 100000; erofs
amount, a,II5,coi. BY an addition to
nc cuitoms equal to the product Of an
average addition OF AZ per cent. to the
hates OF permanent duty. s.o4o,ooo
J $4,000 making the excels OF reve.
nue. added above that deduct, d, 10000
and the annual revenue, a5,33o, 400.
Congress is yet doing little. There has
'een much debate and wrangling abou. the
ocatlon OF new military academy. which |
$ to educate at the hnbhe ea7.enae six hun.
! ed hrs, rate young heroes 10 fight in wars
10 hGffen we kncw NOT yhen." M.bav.