Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-07

the 1St day OF Nav, 1893 that from and after the
pay sl2: dealers in manufactured tobacco shall
pay So 40; all manufacturers of tobacco shall pay
o 81 o1.eo sn Of eI sna sgRa ST.
taxes as follows: Peddlers OF the first class, as
now defined by law shall pay $50: peddlers of the
class and peaer of G the hee 5nlt
class shall pay $500 Refill dealers in tobacco
snail pay 81 So and 80 cent for each dollar on the
amo Unit o. their monthly sales in excess of the
rate OF $500; that on CIGARS which Shall be manu-
featured and sold, or removed for consumption or
after the ast day OF January 1888 there shall
be assessed and collected the following taxes, to
be paid 10y the manufacturer thereof: On cigars
o. ali descriptions, made of tobacco or any subst-
ute taerefors4 per thousand; on cigarettes weigh
nl5 not more than three pounds per thousand
seventy-fve cents per thousand; on cigarettes
Weighing more than three pounds per thousand,
81 p,r thousand.
CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE SENATE
Yesterday the Senate in executive session con-
fiTmed the following nominations: Oliver WOOD,
Indian agent at Neah Bay and Quinatelt agency.
Washington Territory; William Fl. Parkhurst, at
James e. rsh !a at spe
Samuel S. Lawson, at Mission Agency, Calirorni
William A. H. Lewelyn, at Mescalero and Jica-
tawatomie and Great Nehema Agency, Kansas
b. +. Hutchinson, receiver OF public moneys at Alb
erdeen, Oak, George B. Brooks, at East Saginaw,
Mich. P. II. McNulty, at Bonneville, Mo- Gustave
Relche, to be register OF land-ofiice at Boonev e.
Mo-
Army-LIeut Col G. A. DeRussey, Sd artillery.
20 De colonel OF 4th artillery; Capt. Merritt Barber.
10Th infantry, to be assistant adJutant general
BouIke- 81 cavalry, to be captain 10th cavalry;
Second Lieut. John Nj. Porter, 81 cavalry TO be ist
lieut.. 81 cavalry; First Lieut.. O. B. Boyd sth cav
airy, to be captain sth cavalry; Second Lieut.. O.
ON. Gilmore, to be 1St lieutenant Sth cavalry
Capt. Fred. X: Van Vliet. 81 cavalry, to be major
10Th cavalry; Capt. F. l.. Guenther, 5th artillery,
to be major 2d artillery, First Lieut.. j. A. Fessen-
der, to be captain 5th artillery Second Lieut. John
NJ Baldwin, to be 1st lieutenant 5th artillery;
(tlr1t t,t-i, .,
infantry; Lieut.. Col X. j. Dodge, 23i infantry, to
be colonel 11th infantry; First Lieut.. Frank d.
GarTetty, to be captain 18th infantry; Second
Lieut. james d. Nickerson, to be 1stlteutenant 18th
Infantry; Major II. NJ LdZelle, 1St infantry, to be
lieutenant .1t9I colonel "a infantry.
Navy-Capt. Jonathan Young, to be commodore:
Commander Robert Boyd, jr.. to be captain; Lieu
tenant Commander Charles Fl. Pendeton, to be
commander; Lieut.. Andrew J. Iverson to be lieu
tenant commander; Master GustavuS c. HanuS, to
be lleutenlnt; Ensign Francis c. Beatty, to be
master; Midshipman Richard NJ. Hughes, to be
to be commander; Lieut.. William B. Newman, to
be lieutenant commander; Master William NJ,
irwin, to be lieutenant; Ensign Henry H. Hosley,
TO De III tster; Miishipman Harry Mel. 7. Huse, to
be enSgn; John Walter Baker, Lloyd VALLEY Cur
tis a1d Henry Bird Fits. to be assistant surgeons;
A3ste: William P; Elliott to be lieutenant; En-
sign Charles Nj. McCarteneY, to be master; Mid
shlpman Charles n. Atwater, to be ensign.
;, also, number of postmasters, including Ii. r.
br0cker, OF Hampton, Va.
Contested ELECTION CASES.
OF the twenty-five contested election cases
which were pending when the present Congress
convened only six remain to be acted on by the
committee on elections, namely: Cook agt. Cults,
IRON the 9Th district OF Iowa; Anderson agt. Reed,
from the 1St district OF Maine; Blc hanan agt
Manning, from the 2l district OF Mississippi; Ses-
SingllllS agL Frost from the Sd district OF Mis-
souri,; Lee agt Richardson, from the St district of
South CdrOlina StOvall aCt Cabell from the 5th
district OF Virginia The eases now pending be-
fore the House are those OF Small agt. TtlIman.
from the 5th district OF South Carolina, and Smith
agt Shelley, from the 4th district of Alabama. In
the former case the committee on elections rec
omlnendS that the contestant be seated, and In the
latter case that the seat be declared vacant, the
contestant being dead
EXPENSES OF THE LATE PRESIDENTS ILLNESS
When the deficiency appropriation bill comes
into the House from the conference committee
there is the probability of lively debate on the
amendment adopted by the Senate providing for
the payment OF the expenses incident to the ILL
ness or eX-PreSident Garfield. The House orgi-
niilly had before 1t reported from the select COM
mlt1ee on the sub1ecD a bill covering. these ex-
penSeS. Action upon 1t has been delayed, and
meanwhile the Senate tackled on clause to the
the members Of the House will oppose the amend
ment solely On the ground that the Senate had no
right TO originate the appropriation, and the ques
tlon Will be opened up anew In the House.
NATIONAL BANK CHARTERS.
The House conference managers having charge
OF the bill to extend the charters OF national banks
Will submit the twelfth and thirteenth sections to
the House for a vote. These were added to the
bill and the provision for the issue of gold cert.
Gates