The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-08

the tax that Il yielded sl,S0O, 900 In three
months, aud that Il was wrong to striko 1t ou'.
The motion was agreed to, and tai remains.
The House after considerable discussion
passed bill which provides that even person
/ who IN tho line Of hnty Ia military or naval ser
VICE Of the United States shall have lost Limb
or sustained bodily injuries depriying him Of
the usO Of any Of bis limbs shlll receive once
every five years an artificial limb or an Apph.
Ance to support and strengthen his disabled
/ limb, under such regulations as the surgeUn-
| general Of the army may prescribe that such
/ artificial limb or appliance shAll be furnished
| through the medical department Of the army {;
and that the period Of live years shall DO held
/ to commence with the filing Of the int appli.
cation after the It'll day Of Juno IN the year
I 1870, and that every psrsun entitled under the
/ laws Of the United States to y pension on &C.
count Of leg or arm which II wholly disabled
and cannot DO rendered sCryiccAbl0 by any
| mechanical appliance shall he entitled TO re-
ceiyo the same pension ~ II tAid leg or Arm
had been aInputRtcd at or above the knee OF
elbow. II also provides that oil laws prohibit
/ Ing the payment Of pensions to tue soldiers Of
/ the revolutionary war and the war Of 1872, and
10 their widows, on account Of their diulOyalty,
DO and the tHmo are hereby repealed.
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole on the Army Appropriation BILL which
calls for s27,f0l,501
On motion OF Slr. Randall OF Pennsylvania,
an amendment was inserted forbidlng pay
ment for any patent for tile preservation Of
cloth from moths or millew.
The bill was then passed.
On motion OF Alr. Myers, Of Pennsylvania, =
bill was passed which makes It the duty Of
United States Consuls Mt Chinese aud japanese
ports to ascertain whether immigrants have
entered into agreements for service In this
county for loHd or improper purposes and ia
such clses TO refuse tho requisite permit or
certificate.
Tue Riyer and IIarbor Approximation ill
was passed II calls for sG,O0OOOO.
Tie Senate bill providing for commission
to obtain statistics on the alcoholic trade, with
amendments extending the term to two years,
providing that all the COMMISSIONER sllll hot
be adyOcates Of pruhibitory legislation OF total
abstinence, and that no ralafy or expenses
shall 10 allowed, WA rejected. During tho dis
cdisivn Il TRANSFERRED that the temperance poo
po were ANXIOUS 10 have something done by
authority, and were willing to pay all the cI-
peilscs themselves.
On motion Of Nir. Albright OF Pennsylvania,
bill was passed recognizing tho Quarter
masters department.
The department IA TO consist OF one Quarter
WIN lHAht INNf AllL tllluAu-
ments Of q brigadief.gcncfsl four assistant
acknowledgement with tho rank, Pay,
and cnoluments Of AcplOnel Of cayAliy, eight
deputy quArtetmAsteR-gCn6ra with the rank,
pay, and OnOluments Of Northumberland 0f
cavalry; fourteen quAttcr1nastera, with rank,
pay, and cmoluments OF major Of cavalry, aud
thirteen assistant quartcrmAsteTs, with rank,
pay, and enolnmonts Of captain Of cavalry. II
also abOlishes tho grade VI military ntorCkccpor
hs room "a tho present incumbenta cease 10 oc-
cupy that position.
The l0uso IN Committee Of tho WhSIo
having tho Tariff I'LL under consideration,
adopted numerous amendments, the most i'm.
purlant Of which YVES one assessing tax on
Incomes at the rate OF three por cent. Oh NIL
Incomes between 5000 aud $4,000, and five
per cent, on tllOEe over $4,000.
After the committee had reported the bill
and amendments to the House, Sir. Dawes ad.
dressed the Chair, and after stating that il
was necessary to provide for tho deficit In tile
Treasury spoke Of the imposslbility OF framing
a bill which would satisfy all sections aud In
iorCsts aud as ho did not think this bill could
10 passed, ho offered substitute, which pro-
Iides for taxing whisky hereafter made ninety
cents per gallon, aud restoring tho ten per
cent on manufactured goods.
The bill was passed by vote Of 1913 to iiS.
Section one Of tho bill provides that lax Of
ninety cents per gallon shall DO collected on
all distilled spirits hereafter produced.
Section two raises tho tax on tobacco from
twenty to twenty.fOur cents per pound, In
cicases tho Tax on cigars from five to Fix dol
lhn per thousand and GU cigarettes from
S2G0 TO s9.75. But does not increase tie tax
on those already paid for under the previous
law.
Section three incroatcs tho duty on all i'm.
ported moaSsCs and sugar twenty-five por
cent. and Of tho drawback allowed on refined
sugars exported, only one per cent. Of the
amount 70 allowed shall be retained by tho
United States.
Section four reroals tho abatement Of ten
per cont. heretofore allowed on manufactured
good-.
Section tvOprovldes that tho increase Of duty
shall not affect any goods actually on ship
board on or before February 10th, 1915, nor IN
warehouses or public stores at the passage Of
this act.
Section Xix states that betting cloths arc to
be admitted irce, and does away with the iise OF
stamps gu receipts in the pass6ooks Of savings
banks.