Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-14
DIRECT TAX BILL.
Summary of the Measure Recently
Passed by the House.
1T WOULD COST $4,000, 1000.
Uncle Sam win Have TO Open His Purse
IL 1t Finally Becomes Law-The
Presidents Friends Said to
he Expecting a Veto.

WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-THE vote in the
house on the direct tax bin stood lis to 90
in favor of its passage The Republicans
voted solidly for the bill, and among the
Democrats with them wete: Biggs. Felix and
Timothy ]. Campbell, of New York; Camp
bell, of Ohio; Compton, Dibble, Elliott, Ford
Gibson, Heard, Hemphill, Henderson, of
North Carolina; Holman, Hopkins, of Vir-
ginia; Hudd, Latham, Lee, Mahoney, Man
sur, Matson. McClammy, Merriman, Nichols,
OFerrall O'Neill, of Indiana; Ou hwaite
Perry, Rowland, Rusk, Sevey, Shaw, Sim
mons, Snyder, Sowden, Thompson, Tillman,
Townsend, Wilkins, Wilkenson and Yoder.
S. S. Cox and Amos j. Cummings voted
against the bill, both gentlemen believing it
to be unconstitutional rs we'll as involving
wrongful expenditure Of public money. The
following is a summary of the bill:
The secretary OF the treasury is to credit
each state and territory and the District of
Columbia a sum equal to all collections by
set off or otherwise rlade from said states
and territories and the District of Co umbia,
or from any of the citizens or inhabitants
thereof or other persons under the act of
congress, approved Aug. s. 1861, and RENTS
all moneys still due the United States on the
quota of the direct tax. 1t appropriates
each state, territory and the District of Co
lumbia for all money found due to them, and
the treasurer of the United States is directed
to pay the same to the governors of the
states and territories and to the commits
sioners of the District Of Columbia.
Provided that where the sums, or any part
thereof, credited to any state territory, or
the District of Columbia, have been collected
by the United States from the citizens or in
habitants thereof, or any other person, either
directly or by sale of property, such sums
shall be held in trust by such state, territory,
or the District of Columbia, for the benefit
of those persons or inhabitants or their legal
representatives; and provided, further, that
no part of the money collected from indi-
viduals and to be held by the United States
shall be set off against any Indebtedness al
legged to exist against the state, territory, or
District of Columbia, in which such tax was
collected; and provided, further, that no part
of the money hereby appropriated shall be
paid out by the governor of any
state or territory, or by any other
person, to any attorney or agent under
any contract for services now existing
or heretofore made between ths represen-
tative of any state or territory and any at
torney or agent. All claims under thu trust
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or territory, and the commissioners of the
District of Columbia, respectively, within six
years next after the passage of this act, and
ali claims not so filed shall be forever barred,
and the money attributable thereto shall be-
long to such state. territory or District OF
Columbia, respectively, as the case may be.
The amount which this measure, if it be-
came law, would take out of the United
States treasury, is So, ,000,00l The presi-
dents friends believe he has a veto ready
for it.