The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-03-11

the tax that it yielded s1,3OO,OO0 in three
months, and that It was wrong to strike it our.
The motion was agreed to- and tax remains
The House after considerable discussion
passed bill which provides that every person
who in the line of duty in military or naval ser
vice of the United States shall have lost a limb
or sustained bodily injuries depriving him of
the use of any of his limbs shall receive once
every five years an artificial limb or an appli-
ance to support and strengthen his disabled
limb, under such regulations as the surgeon
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 five years shall bo held
to commence with the fling of the first appli-
cation after the 7th day Of June in the year
1870, and that every person entitled under the
laws of the United States to q pension on ac-
count Of leg or arm which is wholly disabled
and cannot be rendered serviceable by any
mechanical appliance shall be entitled to re-
celve the same pension as il said leg or arm
had been amputated at or above the knee or
elbow. 1t also provides that all laws prohibit
ing the payment of pensions to the soldiers of
the revolutionary war and the war of 1912, and
to their widows, on account of their dsloyalty,
be and the same are hereby repealed.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Army Appropriation bill, which
calls for S27, 701 500.
On motion of Mr.. Randall, OF Pennsylvania,
ment for any patent for the preservation of
cloth from moths or mildew.
The bill was then passed.
On motion of Mr. Myers, Of Pennsylvania, a
bill was passed which makes it the duty of
United States Consuls at Chinese and Japanese
ports to ascertain whether immigrants have
entered into agreements for service in this
country for lewd or improper purposes and in
such cases to refuse the requisite permit or
certificate.
The River and Harbor Appropriation bill
was passed. 1t calls for S6,000,000.
Ike Senate bill providing for commission
TO OBTAIN statistics on the alcoholic trade, with
amendments extending the term to two years.
providing that all the commissioners shall not
be advocates of prohibitory legislation or total
abstinence, and that no salary or expenses
shall be allowed, was rejected. During the dis
cusslon 1t transpired that the temperance peo-
pie were anxious to have something done by
authority, and were willing to pay all the ex-
penses themselves
On motion of MIR. Albright, of Pennsylvania,
bill was passed reorganizing the Quarter
masters department.
lie department is to consist of one Quarter
master-General, with the rank, pay and emou-
ments of brigadier-general four assistant
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS with the rank pay,
and emoltllnents of colonel of caval,y; eight
deputy quartermastcrs-ge erals, with the rank.
pay and emoluments of lieutenant-colonel of
N"NoAis iDultecu WIFI RANK,
pay ana emolumcnts of maj jor of cavalry, aud
thirteen assistant quartermasters, with rank,
pay, aud emoluments of captain of cavalry. Ii
also abohshes the grade of military storekccper
as soon as the present incumbents cease to oc-
cupy that position.
The House i'll Committee Of the Whole
having the Tariff bill under consideration,
adopted numerous amendments, the most i'm
portant OF which was one assessing tax on
incomes at the Tateof three per cent on all
incomes between $1,000 and $4,000, and five
per cent. on those over $4,000.
After the committee had reported the bill
and amendments TO the House, Mr.. Dawes adj
dressed the Chair, and after stating that it
was necessary to provide for the deficit in the
Treasury, spoke of the imposslbility of framing
bill which would satisfy all sections and in
terests and as he did not think this bill could
be passed. he offered a substitute which pro-
Vide5 for taxing whisky hereafter made ninety
cents per gallon, and restoring the ten pei
cent on manufactured goods.
The bill was passed by vote Of 1913 to 113.
Section one of the bill provides that tax OF
ninety cents per gallon shall be collected OIL
all distilled spirits hereafter produced.
| Section two raises the tax on tobacco from
twenty to twenty-four cents per pound, in
creases the tax on cigars from five to six dol
lars per thousand, and on cigarettes from
! S2.GO to ?2.75. But does not increase the ia,
on those already paid for under the previous
| law.
| Section three increases the duty on all i'm
| ported molasses and sugar twenty-five pc
cent. and of the drawback allowed on refined
sugars exported, only one per cent. of til,
amount so allowed shall be retained by th
| United States.
Section four repeals the abatement of tel
per cent. heretofore allowed on manufactured
| good.
Section five provides that the increase Of dut
shall not affect any goods actually on ship
board on or before February 10th. 1878, nor il
warehouses or public stores at the passage o
| this act.
Section Fix states that boiling cloths are t
be admitted free, and does away with the use o
stamps on receipts il tie passbooks of saving
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