Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-06
Important Regulations Issued
Concerning the New
Pension Act.
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ous News.
CAPITOL NOTES.

TREASURER GILFILLAN RESlGNb.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-Jsmea
Gilfillan, treasurer Of the United
States, to-day rendered his resignation
to the president through the secretary
of the treasury to take effect the first
proximo. Gllfillan has accepted the
position of treasurer and manager OF
the Mutual Trust company of New
York.
THE EFFECT OF THE REDUCTION.
In reply to an inquiry the commits
sioner of internal revenue said the
{ fl sct Of the law reducing internal
revenue taxation would be as follows:
That the taxes upon capital and de-
posits of banks and bankers and
national banking associations is re-
pealed from this date, except such
taxes as are now due and payable;
that the reduction of the tax upon
checks, drafts, ETC., and upon
matches, perfumery, medical prepara-
tions and other articles imposed by
schedule A, following section 3437 OF
the revised statutes takes effect July
/, 1888; that after May l, 1883, the
the tax on manufactured tobacco and
snuff will be 8 cents per pound; on
cigars, 90 per thousand; cigarettes, 90
cents per thousand; that there will
be rebate on tobacco, snuff, cigars
and cigarettes of the difference in
taxes recently imposed and the taxei
az now provided for, where claiml
amount to $40. These claims may bs
presented within sixty days from Aay
Lat. The regulations upon this matt6I
will be Immediately isAued and blanks
will be furnished upon which claiml
can be made. The law provides for 9
large reduction in special taxes upon
dealers, commencing May 1, 1883.
The commissioner also stated imme
diate arrangements will be made fol
changing the form of special tai
stamps and stamps for payment o
taxes for tobacco, snuff, cigars, 60
so as to supply collectors with thes;
stamps In time to meet the require
ments of the trade prior to May l
1883
| BENEFICIAL To BANKERS.
The act to reduce internal revenu
taxation, which has just become la "
provides for the repeal Of the tax upol
capital and deposits of all bank
and bankers except such taxes as ar
now due and payable. The tax OF
capital and deposits therefore ceases
March Sd. Comptroller Knox say
the passage of this act relieves nations
and state banks and private banker
from a tax on an, average of abou
81, 600, 600 month. The amount G
tax collected from national banks OF
capital and deposits the last fiscal yea
was Sc. .959,702, Of whi,h $437 "
only was upon capital, tho remainde
being upon deposits.
The tax upon state banks and prl
vate bankers was So, l49, 172, of whic
little moro than one fifth was upo
; capital. The total tax collected upo
deposits and capital upon all classes {
banks during the last fiscal year wa
, $l1, ,208,87 The amount annual
, collected from the two.cent chec
stamp is about $2, 500, 900, and the az
repeating the use OF these stamps TAXI
effect July lst next. The law impo
ing tax upon bank cspitaland deposit
. required all state banks and privat
r bankers In the country to make asm
1 annual returns to the commissioner
: interval revenue. From thel
Q returns the comptroller h,
Q for series of years complied the on
q complete statements ever given
Q reference to capital, deposits and Il
q amount of United States bonds he
by all classes of banks and banke
}. In the country. The repeal of tn
s law will after this date prevent IL
It compilation of these tables and Il
!. only source from which these return
s can hereafter be obtained will
d from reports of banks as compiled
officers of the different states.
many statea, particularly in the sou
and west, do not require such return
to be made, the aggregate will
L L necessity be much less complete tn
II heretofore.
y REGULATIONS FOR PENSIONERS.
The folio wing circular has been
,. sued by the commissioner af pension
" approved By the secretary of the
= terror:
"The following regulations are pl
scribed for the purpose Of carryi
into effect as speedily as possible
provisions of congress approved Mar
IN 3, 1883, increasing to $50 per NOR
o. the pensions of those who lost leg
1t or about the knee, or an arm at
or above the elbow; and of those W
d. have been 30 disabled as to be incap
itsted for the performance Of a