The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-07
WASHINGTON.


tnav ~ Will pc more than SlZ,UUU,UUU. Senator
Aldrch, however, of the fuance committee,
says the reductions will not exceed $4 600, 600.
Treasurer Gilhllans Resignation.
United States Treasurer Gilfillan, who re-
signed yesterday, has accepted the position of
treasurer aud manager of the Mutual Trust
company Of New York, at a higher salary.
Mr M Giihllan is one of the most efficient Off
clais OF the government, and has worked his
way up frem $1,000 cerkship to be cashier
assistant treasurer, and for six years treasurer
a a Q mas steadily refused to remove efficient
clerks to provide places for outsiders, and has
never been time-server. 1t is believed that
ms resignation was not altogether voluntary.
Ane PRESIDENT has accepted the resignation
oi W Games Gilhllan as treasurer of the United
states. Assistant Treasurer Wyman is men
ment.
The Alabama Claims.
IL the Court Of Commissioners OF Alabama
claims Yesterday. No. 223, Nathan A. FarwelI
y tns United States; No. 224, VIM. ii. Luce v.
tns IN united States; No 240. Rebscca S. Luce Y.
the United States, were argued by W. l.. Put
nam for claimants and Gen. Creswell for the
United States. No. Ala, Abram P Clifford "
the mites States, Was argued by w. u, Put
nam for Claimant and Walker Blaine fer the.
government. The following judgments were
announced: No. "a, Jabez b. Minott v the
United States, judgment for claimant for
S2042, with interest from Dec. 3, 1861 No.
23S, Mary d. Nichols, Administrative of Cyrus
d. Nichols deceased, judgment for claimant
for $5l4, with interest from Dec 5. 1861.
The cese Of Edward Hall, against v. United
States which is a case of premiums paid for
war risks was argued and submitted.
The clerk OF the court of commissioners of
Alabama claims has made partial estimate of
the amounts involved in claims now pendino
before that court. Twenty-Five hundred cases
out OF the 51O0 filed aggregate nearly fourteen
millions of dollars without interest If iudg-
ments were awarded for amounts claimed in
these cases interest would probably run in the
aggregate up to more than twenty millions. 1t
VIII thus be seen the court will have no diff
culty in disposiDg of the undistributed re-
mainder OF the Geneva award. The court has
now.under consideration two questions of CON
siderable interest to the claimants namely: lat.
Whether in certain cases awards shall be made
upon gold or currency basis, having reference
to war premium on gold and second, what
within the meaning of the act creating the
cour1 is a Confederate cruiser and does
privateer without letters of marque from the
confederate government come within the
meaning of the act.
When the Internal Revenue Changes
Take Effect.
In reply to inquiries made, the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue said that the effect of the
law reducing internal revenue taxation will
be as follows: That the taxes upon the capital
and deposits of banks and bankers and national
banking associations is repealed from this date,
except such taxes as are now due and payable:
that the reduction of the tax upon checks
drafts, &c, and upon matches, perfumery,
medicinal preparations, and other articles i'm
posed by shedule A, following section 3437,
Revised Statutes, takes effect July /, 1888; that
after May, 1858, the tax on manufactured to-
bacco and snuff will be cents per pound, on
Ngars $3 per thousand and on cigarettes so
cents per thousand; that there will be a rebate
fAhA0p0. and ofrf raffo ~ -,
difference in The taxes recently imposed, and
the taxes, as now provided for, where claims
amount TO $40. These claims must be pre-
sented within 60 days from May /; regulations
upon this matter will be Immediately issued
and blanks will be furnished upon which claims
can be made. That the law provides for large
reduction in the special taxes upon dealers
commencing May l, 1883.
The Commissioner also stated that immediate
arrangements would be made for changing the
form OF the special tax stamps and the stamps
for the payment of taxes upon tobacco, snuff,
clsars, &c, so as to supply Collectors with
these stamps in time 60 meet the requirements
Of the trade prior to May /, 1888.
Reed Gets Nothing for His Defence Of
Guiteau.
Among the items of appropriations stricken
ee+f tie sund dry civil bill IN, conference t,ltI1-
mittee was an item giving Charles Reed $4,000
for conducting the defense of Gniteau. Reed
therefore fails to get his fee.
Errors in the Tariff Bill.
Mr.. MCPHERSON, clerk of the House of Rep
resentatlVes says there are many typographical
and clerical errors in the tariff bill
as it appeared in the Congressional record
The tax on tobacco is printed 80 cents instead
OF cents and in the iron schedule there is a
clause which WAS not printed in the Record at
all. He is Of the opinion that when the bill
shall be accurately printed in full, it will be
found more satisfactory than it now seems
to representatives of the iron interest.
Judge Thoman's Acceptance.
judge Tnoman, of the civil service commits
sion, called upon the President to-day in COM
pany with Sena tor Pendleton and formally
notified the President of his acceptance Of the
Office
The New Five Cent Piece.
Secretary Foger has given instructions that
pieces in order to meet the requirements of
the law
The New Pension Law.
The following circular has been issued by the
Commissioner of Pensions and approved by
the Secretary of the Interior:
'sTbe following regulations are prescribed for
the purpose of carrying into effect as speedily
as possible the provisions of the act of Con-
gress, approved March g. 1885, increasing TO
$50 per month the pensions of those who have
lost leg at or above the knee or an arm at or
above the elbow, and of those who have been
so disabled as to be incapacitated for per-
forming any manual labor, but not so much so
as 10 require personal aid and attendance who
are now receiving pension at the rate of S24
per month and to S24 per month the pension
of those who have lost one hand or one foot or
been totally or permanently disabled in the
same or otherwise SO disabled as to render their
incapacity to perform manual labor equivalent
to the loss OF a hand or foot and now receiy-
ing SIS month. Inasmnch as the said act
has immediate effect upon such admitted cases
6..xrk haaT oAi al. COZ
and SIS per month, respectively, no formal ap.
plication by the beneficiary is necessary to be
made other than to forward to the Commits
sioner Of Pensions the pension certificate, ac-
companied by letter stating, in the handwrit-
ing of the penSioner, his present post Office adj
dress. AS soon as possible after the receipt of
the pension certificate aforesaid the commits
sioner will reissue to him new certificate for
the new rate, and will forward the same to the
proper pension agent to inscribe the name of
such pensioner on the roll at the increased rate
and to make to the pensoner the proper paw
ment. In the case of amputation the certif-
cate will be reissued without any further medi-
cal examination. The intervention OF an
agent or attorney in such admitted cases as are
affected by this act, being unnecessary, will
not be recognized"
Japanese Presented to the President.
The Japanese envoys to Hawaii, now on a
short visit to Washington, were formally pre-
sented to the President to-day by the Secretary
of State.
Miscellaneous.
Judge Edmunds, president pro tenn OF the
Senate, this morning appointed George W.
Seaver Of Vermont, his private secretary.
Henry A. p Carter, the newly appointed
Hawaiian minister, was presented to the
President to-day by the Secretary of State
The Malsgassy ambassadors arrived here
from New York city this afternoon and BRO
ceeded at once to Arlington Hotel. They were
accompanied BY Colonel Wsckham Hoffman
minister TO Denmark, and Mr.. Robinson,
United States consul at Tamatave, Madagas-
car While in the city they will be the guests OF
the government. They will probably bs pre-
sented TO the President tomorrow, Their mis-
sion is TO cement relations of friendship and
amity between the United States and Madagas-
car
Speaker Keifer Accused OF Falsehood.
WAsHINGT on March 6.-Gen. Boynton
chairman of the committee sof correspondents
having charge of the newspaper galleries Of
the Two Houses of Congress- publishes state
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