The New York herald., 1870-02-11

sent law would involve serious loss, ana Ia MANI
tnA'ances, ruin 10 owners. Tho delegation N xet
that Tho time for withdrawal be made threo year !
instead OF ono year. Tho arguments OF gho dce.
gatlon seemed 70 impress the committee favora5ly.
Soldier Of tho Revolution tho Floor Of
tho Honsc-A Hero or Two Wars Pctition-
ing for n Pension.
John Kits q veteran who served In tho var or
tho Revolution. calod Mt the Executive Mansion to-
day 10 pay his respects TO tho President lIo was
received with much cordially by the President, who
questioned him concerning his history and invited
MN 10 remain for lunch. The old gentleman declined.
oecauss he sad, he was xious to see Congress In
session. The President ordered Mr. II. L. Fox, one
VI tue messengers at the White House. to pro-
ceea with MIR. Kits to the Capitol and to remain
WIN MN Whlo he stad there. Upon reaching
the capitol ne was taken on the moor OF the House,
General Banks stating who he was and asking that
the privilege OF the moor be granted him. He occu
Pied horace Maynards seat, Immediately In front OF
the speaEer's desk, and received the congratula-
lions OF the members. who nocked around him In
large numbers and questioned him about his age and
the leading events OF MS life. Mr. Kits was born in
BEDFORD county Pa, In 1862 and Is therefore In his
loSth year. lie served IN the American army during
the Revolutionary war; ana was present at the snr-
render OF Lord Cornwais at Yorktown In the
batte preceding the surrender Mr.. kits was struck
III the pack OF the head Win q spent musker ball
ana inc indenaton which It made Is still
visioe. ihe old man points to this scar with
considerable pride, and Is quite garrulous about the
circumstances under which he received the wound
When the war OF 1912 broke out he was considered
too old TO enter the service soldier but he went
In as messenger TO carry the mails. He relates
many interesting stories Of tho narrow escapes he
had from being taken prisoner by the encmy,s
nNttta nVA
horses ana take to the woods so closely was he pur
sued. He was the bearer OF important dispatches
which he succeeded In carrying safely through ON
being asked II he could read Mr.. Kits replied thar
he could not. When he was boy, he said
there was very little reading donc and even
II he had learned TO read IL would be OF no use to
him now. He had never found time to read until his
cyesght failed him. Although entitled to Y pension
both as soldier Of the Revolution ana OF 1912. he
has never applied to Congress for it. He says until
ABOUT seven years ago he had no occasion to seek
aid from The government, because he was able 10
take care OF himself He thought tue government had
enough soldiers who fought In the rebellion to pen
sion without giving anything to the "boysn who
fought under Washington now. The old man Is
unable TO do anything. ana he asks pension.
He said he didn't expect to remain long upon the
rolls, and all no would draw out or the treasury
Wouu uot W muCus Ic uaS utlbUcT CuIluren nor
grandchildren living, and when asked ir nc had any
relatives he replied, NO; l am the last OF the
stock" General Banks and Mr.. Ingersoll or Illinois,
started an impromptu subscription for the old man
among the members OF the House. The entire
amount realized was eighty dollars, twenty OF which
General Banks gave himself This Is rather small
contribution among so many men, but some allow
ance must be made for tho economic ns under
which tho House Is Just now lab0ring. General
Banks win look after the old mans petition for
pension, aud there is reason to believe he viii get IT,
Tax ON Sales by Commisson-ImDortant
Revenue Decision.
The following letter has been addressed by Com
missioner Delano TO Supervisor Williams a. La
fayette, Ind.:-
OFFICE or INTERNAL REvnNuE3
wAsnNoTos, Feb. 8, ls7o
lion Of the act o. July @ 1858 relating 10 dealers leaf TO-
sy ." ss sssSo s worth of Sf@ to-
both and being to pay the special ssa a.
dealers in leaf tobacco, whether both aud B would
Il. i' 'A' q two dollars thousand on
sin:s @ Ss'"
s 70 this SPECIAL tax q dollars The two
thousand 70 tar imposed upon the amount Of business dc.
snn s On s Il. sas. sss !. q s
n paragraph number two Of hs :sysn,y section Of
The al amount % o sails SAILS. for siSs'' purposes ..S
section any by through another wholesale
dealer commission shall not be again estimated
eded sold BY tho party for whom the sale made
The evident intent and or this limit
liability to q single assessment when only sale
effected and that sale made by another person
of the goods
The act OF July 20 1885, does not repeal the provo 70
nine OF The Of 80
1854 before quoted neither that proviso
the provisions OF section nifty OF the act of July
sage OF the last named act assessed Wholesale Dealers
In estimating the OF their sales required
include the sales made for them commission. While,
therefore, hold that who engaged 10 hs business
OF buying and selling leaf tobacco. though his all
made through agent factor or commission merchant
ao 70 she special TAX q collars DO not re-
$4,000 when such AGENT factor commission
merchant has made return Of the and paid the
Weekly Customs Receipts.
The customs receipts for the week ending Febru.
airy are as f0lows:-
At Boston Observation-Disclosures. $3l6 TAO
At New York. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2,27l 900
Al Philadelphia. Observation-Disclosures. 86311
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