The Rock Island Argus., 1882-06-27
WASHINGTON.
The Assessment Steal Ven
iilated.
1t is Voluntary
SO Republicans Claim, But
no One Believes them.
6uiteau Preparing for his end.
General News, Sporting
Other Items.
WASHINGTON. a

WASHINGTON. a.
WASHINGTON, June a6.-The house con
feremce report on the army appropriation
bill was agreed to-
Senate considered but did not dispose o
the nomination of Pay Inspector Smith t.
be Paymaster General of the navy .
Guiteaus death warrant was signed b,
Clerk Meigs, of the criminal court. thi
morning. the seal of the court attached
and the document forwarded to Wardel
Crecker of The Jail.
The Washington Star says DIR. Hicks, O.
the Tabernacle church, yesterday afte
asking the prayers of his people for Gui
teau entered solemn protest against the
blood thirsty and vindictive spirit that pos
sesses most of the people. 1t was murder
under protection of the law
In the star route case several letters
from Sub-Contractor Anthony Joseph te
Dorsey were read, asking increased service
with statements abont bad roads. Pedro
Jarmillo, Mexican sub-contractor testified
that some times he had been unable to
make schedule time between Ojo Calliente
to Parrot City, owing to heavy weight OF
mail, and he had been fined over $400 in
one quarter, and for one quarter he did not
get one cent He paid $500 to get released
from the contract.
Bliss explained that he desired to show
that these fines had been remitted by the
government and kept by Dorsey Discus
sion ensuing, the judge said the indict-
ment charged number of contractors in
the city, banded to secure the expedition
of routes which was Impossible, and when
secured sub-contractors were forced into
ruin, and these fines subsequently paid
back to the ring. He thought it was not
necessary to read many papers on the sub
ject, and subsequently he ruled them all
out and said the prosecution must show
that the expedition had been ordered by
Brady, knowing it to be impossible,
CAN'T GET IN
A CAronicles special says Warden Crock
er to-day refused admission to the Jail to
both John Guteau and Lawyer Reed He
gave them no reason for his action except
that it was decided to keep them away
from the assassin for the present at least.
TIL INTERNAL REVENUE BILL.
The following is the text of the internal
revenue tax bill as amended and likely to
pass:
Be ii enacted, That on and after the pas
sage of this act except as hereinafter pro
vided taxes herein specified imposed by
internal revenue laws now in force be and
the same are hereby repealed, namely, the
stamp tax on bank checks, drafts. orders
and vouchers tax on capital and deposits
of banks and bankers under section 340S
of revised statutes of the United States as
amended tax in capital, and deposits OF
national banks under section 5214, said re-
vised statutes not including taxes on cap
ital of deposits of said banks, bankers and
national banks for a six months period
ending in the case of national bank the
3Oth of June, 1882, and in case of other
banks and bankers on the 31st of May,
1882, tax on matches, perfumery, me
dicinal and preparations, also other arti-
cles imposed by schedule following section
3437 of said revised statutes.
Section g. That from and after May 1st,
1888, dealers in leaf tobacco shall pay
$12, dealers in manufactured tobacco
shall pay $240, all manufacturers OF to
bacco shall pay sc. manufacturers of cigars
shall pay So, peddlers of tobacco, snuff
and cigars shall pay special
tax as follows Peddlers, first class,
as now defined by law, shall pay $50.
peddlers. second class, shall pay $15; third
class shall pay $7.20 and peddlers of the
fourth class shall pay $500; retail dealers
in leaf tobacco shall pay $3.50 and 30 cents
for each dollar on the amount OF their
monthly sales in excess of a sale OF 5000
Sec. 3. That on cigars which shall be
manufactured and ssld or removed for
consumption or use, there shall be assessed
and collected the following taxes, to be
paid by manufacturers thereof: On cigars
of all descriptions made of tobacco or any
substitu therefor, so per LOO; on
cigarettes weighing not more than three
pounds per 1000, 70 cents per l,Ooo; on
cigarettes weighing more than three pounds
per ZOO. 80 per / 900; provided that upon
all original unbroken packages OF checks.
matches, cigars. cheroots and cigarettes
held by manufacturers or dealers on the
passage of this act on which tax has been
paid, there Shall be allowed rebate or
drawback 10 the full amount of the reduc-
ton. 1t shall bc the duty of the Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue, with ap-
proval of the Secretary of the Treasury, TO
adopt such rules and regulations and pre-
scribe and furnish such blanks and forms
as may be necessary TO carry this act into
effect
POOR FOOL
Guiteau said TO DIR. Hicks: Don't go to
the President anv more. LET him come co