Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-21


The caucus OF republican Representatives last
night reached, with substantial unanimity, an
agreement to support the internal revenue bill as
reported b. the ways and means committee with
sosise notifications. Very Large majority opposed
the repeal OF the tax on banl, capital, and an
overwhelming majority opposed reduction of
the Ia on recttiefS. wholesale and retail liquor
dealers, brewerS and malt liquor dealers. A large
majority favored the abolition OF the taxes bank
deposits, the stamp tax on bank checks, matches,
proprietary medicines, etc; a reduction OF the
special taxes On tobacco manufacturers, dealers
and pedleTs, and reduction OF the tax On cigars
and cigarettes from Sc to $ per thousand.
On the basis OF the revenues OF 1881 the total re-
duction will amount to little less than S19OOC COO
instead OF more than ss3 10000, as recommended
by the coInTnittee on ways and means. There was
a general understanding that the republicans
should stand s0iidly by the bill thus modified,
aitfough few or the members Present declared
that they would not do So,amOng them Mr. Errett.
OF Pennsylvania, a member or the ways and
means committee, who said that he could not vote
OF the BIZ, unless all the recommend ltiol S of
the committee were adopted. Messrs- Young,
OF oaio, White, OF Kentucky, and one or two
action OF the caucus Mr. Page, OF California.
signifies his determination to vote against any bill
to reduce taxation. Chairman Kelley, of the
ways and means committee. was net present,
having announced beforehand his determine ton
not to be bound by caucus action In regard to the
bin, bat TO press it's consideration in the House.
1t Is thought by the more conservative and in
fuenttai members OF the party that the opposition
OF the recalcitrants will not prove very damaging
lean representative gave 1t as his opinion that
the Dill will hnally pass in form to reduce taxa
House would Indicate proposition that Con
gress shall adjourn on July was brought up and
slightly discussed but TO action was taken upon
IL Some earnest words were also spoken in
favor OF taking up and diS9oSlng OF the remainder
OF the contested election cases before adjourn
meEt
A NEW SMUGGLING scnExE-Adjutant General
Drum has received telegram from Major Gen.
a0th, as follows: "Following received from COM
handing general, department OF Arizona: Lieut.
Hanna, with his company. struck trail OF Is per-
Sons and % animals south OF Camp Price, near
San Bernardino, and suppOsng them to be Indians
followed them to within two miles OF Charleston.
when he found them to be Mexican smugglers
They acknowledged to him that they had been
playing Indians 10 avoid custom house officials"
OPEN BARs ON SUHDAY.-A wholesale raid was
made last Sunday by Policemen Shanks and
hotel keepers who mad their bars open in Violation
OF the Law. The raid resulted in seventeen persons
being charged with keeping their bars open on
Avenue and the east side OF 9TH street, and in
cfuded four hotel keepers On the Avenue. The
business OF the Police Court was considerably In
creased to-day on account OF these cases. Six OF
the defendants, Henry j. Weber, 2f3 New Jersey
s sve1s northwest; Mary A. Lynn, 4s6 Pennsyl-
Mades' Hotel, and Henry Nickel, 7s5 It'll street,
Ernest M
nue.; Bernard Bryan, 12l Pennsylvania avenue;
9nO. Torrens. 81 Pennsylvania avenue; G. A.
bartholme, 22l Pennsylvania avenue; VIM. Davis,
corner eth street and the Avenue, were fined $40
each and noted appeals. The charges against the
others were continued The defence made by
counsel Tor the defence In great many cases was
that the eating and drinking bars were in the same
room, and persons wanting meals had to go into
this room to get them. The court said that It is
not necessary to prove that liquor was sold but
the blTroon Is found open they are liable and per-
sons keeping eating and drinking bars Will have to
take this risk.
THE CoLCHBIA BANK NOTE COMPANY to-day sold
out the entire stock TO Mr.. Charles 7. JONES' for
meriy vice president OF the company, for s., 400
TIE stock, together with the building, which
was sold Tor s2S.COo, formerly represented the
capital OF the c0mpany-s310,000. At one time
the stock OF this company brought $3.50 per share.
THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
TEefCilowing are the opening and closing prices
q the New York Stock Market to-day, as reported
by special wire to II. IL Dodge, $50 18th street