The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-11-30
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
EVENTS IN W,1SIIINGTON.

~ xLV Il - 4AV " ItOxzAN " Il OAVs
The following plan has been lately dis
cussed by prominent officers of the the rev.
enue and will be submitted to congress;
First, reduce the tax on whiskey to so cents,
| cutting off $50, OO0,O ono; second. reducing the
tax on tobacco to cents, and on cigars to
| SO which will Cause reduction Of $22, 900.
600; third, reduction of the beer tax to SO
cents would amount to $7,000.O0O; fourth,
reduce special taxes to the lowest amount
necessary to secure proper supervision OF
| the government over dealers, say 81 900 900;
| fifth, abolish the tax on matches, bank
checks and all other articles, $42, DOC, 900,
making total reduction ofS78, 900, 900 with
out aboishiug the internal revenue system
and leavinga considerable income from this
source.
According to some private letters received
in Washington from members Of the Mis-
sissippi river commission, it IS quite evident
that majority of the commission will not
be disposed to recommend that any further
appropriations be granted for the improve
nlents of the river under the present system,
and they think the engineer and officers in
charge have been unnecessarily extrav giant
in the system of improvements 1t is certain
from this private information that there will
NC Il4lCC TIC aull
probably that the minority report will be
signed only by Ellis OF Louisiana and
Thomas Of Illinois.
Commissioner Price reads u lecture to the
Mile Laos Chippewas which they would do
we'll to heed. He tells them that they will
not be forced from their homes against their
will, but that their reservation, to which
they have no title may be reduced in area.
Then he tells them that if they would secure
a tenure of home on the reservation they
should set to work and support themselves
by their industry, and not depend for their
sustenance on the state. They will regM
this heap talk and no meat.
Commissioner Raum is reported to be i
recent convert to revenue reduction and it
is claimed that the cabinet held to the theory
that the time has come when the internal
revenue system should be revised. Secretary
Folger is credited with taking stronger
grounds this year than last on the same
subject.
Gen. Hazen is charged with having vlO-
lated the postal laws by using official cnvel-
opes for correspondence cocenrning the
Garfield fair and is liable to fine of $500
for each letter so sent. He had no notice
of the storm which threatens to break over
his head
Secretary Folger has declined the offer 0
bankers to sell their and n per cents on
the ground that he doesn't see his way clear
to go into the open market and thereby de-
crease the debt of the government by paying
premium on principal.
The department of inland revenues, Can
ada has decided that leaf tobacco be placed
under lock and key in the custody of an Of
ffier Of the department who will issue it as
it may be required for manufacturing pur-
poses.
The postmaster general has decided that q
fourth class postmaster cannot hold that
office while member Of a state legislature,
because he would not be able to give proper
attention to the postotfice.
The Fitz-John Porter restoration bill is
set for consideration by the senate on the
first Wednesday in December. Logan is
loaded with three days speech in OPPOSE
ton to the bill.