Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-17
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! V46HlNGI1J3V# MEMS NOTES.
Gen. Ruggles, who was formerly on Gen.
Terry S staff, and recently acting adjutaat
general of the army, said on the Is inst, in
the presence Of an ex-ofheer, who is author
ity for the statement, thathe had little hope
for Col. Ilges, at the hands of the president.
He had recently a conversation with the
president on the case, and the president
said in very positive language that he in
tended to put stop to the practice of du-
plicating pay accounts. s'Bnt, Mr.. Pre-. :
dent" said gentleman present, "none c.
Iiges's accounts were presented to the pay
master except those on which he was paid.
ut makes no difference" replied the pres-
ident. 1.-The ofense consists in assigning
accounts to outside persons end then draw
ing pay for the same periods. / intend to
put stop to the practice" The inference
is, that if the court recommends dismissal,
Col. Ilges cannot hope for executive clem-
ency.
The acting secretary has received tele-
gram from the collector at Tacoma, Wash,
stating that his officers, with the resistance
of the Revenue Collector Walcott, had cap
tured sloop engaged in running Chinese
across the line from British Colum bia.
Two smugglers were arrested: but nine
Chinese passengers escaped. The collector
also stated that nearly 100 Chinese had
landed at various points on the northern
frontier in boats and Indian canoes within
the past few days, and he is power)ess tt
prevent these landing unless his force is
largely increased.
The decrease in the receipts from the in.
ternal tax on tobacco for the fiscal yea
ended June 30tb last was $5-2S7, 739 as com
pared with the receipts for the previous
year. This was due mostly to the decreased
tax which went into effect on May list. The
tobacco tax in the aggregate yielded the
government. It is generally understood
that vigorous combined effo1S will b,
made at the next sc ,sionA of congress *
abolish all tax on tobacco.
Deputy Internal Revenue COMMISSIONS
Rogers says 1t is the duty of collectors tt
determine whether Hostetter's bitters should
be taxed, and any appeals from their decis'
ion had better be taken to the courts in or
der that uniformity of action might be had
that the internal revenue bureau would bs
bound by such settlement as the courts
might agree upon, and that they alone pos
sesseu Il remedy ZOE Tue SuDJeCC. 1t Is prop
able that test case will shortly be made
in the western district OF Pennsylvania,
where Hostetter's bitters are manufactured.
1t has leaked out in Washington that a
day or two before President Arthur left for his
trip to Yellowstone Park Marble of the Pat
ent office, sent in his resignation and reques-
ted that it be accepted the 10th of August
The president accepted the resignation with
the understanding that itwould gosinto effect
on the 1st of September.
President Arthur, Secretaries Folger,
Lincoln and Teller, and postmas ter general
Gresham, have accepted an Invitation to
visit Havemeyer's on Sept. 20. The ar
engagements were made by Secretary Lin
coin, and the object of the trip is to afford
President Arthur Jew days fishing on the
Great South Bav.