St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-13
LET THE MONEY FLOW
The Lower House Of Congress
Fasses the Direct Tax
Bill.
It Knocks a Slice Of Several
Millions Off Of the Sur
plus.
Minnesota Won't Get Much,
But Is Thar kfuI fop Small
FaVors.
Gov. SWinefcpd Confirms the
Reports Of Gross Outrages
in Alaska.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 12.-The event in
the house to-day was the passage of the
direct tax bill, by vote of It's to So.
Mr.. Rogers. of Arkansas. from the COM
luton. which was adopted, calling on
the attorney general for information as
to whether any delay in the administra-
ton of law in the United States courts
will result from the clause i'll the bill
providing for the payment of marshalS,
restricting the sum which must be adj
vanced to them. Mr.. Blanchard, of
Louisiana. reported the river and har
Dor bill, and it was referred to the COM
mttee of the whole. On motion of Mr..
Hatch, OF Missouri, the senate amend
mentS to the department OF agricult-
ure bill were non-cOncurred, and a
conference ordered. Mr.. O'Neal, of
Indiana, submitted report of the COM
mittee on elections in the California
contested election case Of Sullivan
against FELTON,. The report, which de-
cideS in favor Of Sullivan, together with
the views of the minority confirming
Felton's title to the seat, was placed on
the calendar. The house then went
into the committee of the whole on the
direct tax bill. Several amendments
were offered and rejected. and the COM
mittee rose ana reported the bill TO the
house. 1t was passed, yeas 1?S, nays
96. Of the Minnesota members Lind,
Macdonald and Nelson voted for the
bill, and Wilson against it. Rice did not
vote.
CThe bill makes it the duty of the secretary
of the treasury to credit each state and terri
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sum equal TO all collections. by set-of or
otherwise, made from said states and terri
tories and the District of Columbia, Or from
any of the citizens or inhabitants thereof, or
other persons, under the act of congress ap-
proved Aug. ., 1861, and RENTS all moneys
still due the United States on the quota or
the direct tax. 1t appropriates such SUMS as
may be necessary to reimburse each state,
territory, and the District of Columbia.
for all money found due to them:
and the tr asurer of the United
States is directed to pay the same to
the governors of the states and territories,
and the commissioners of the District of Col
nmbia: provided that If the sumsO any part
thereof, credited to any STATE. territory or the
District OF Columbia. have been collected by
the United States from the citizens or inhab-
itants thereof, or any other person, either
directly or by sale OF property, such sums
shall be held in trust by such state, territory
or by the District Of Columbia, for the bene-
tit of these persons or inhabitants or their
legal representatives.; and provided further,
that 10 part of the money collected from in
dividuals and to be held in trust shall be
a''usd setoff against -''a any indebted
ness alleged 10 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 ap-
propriated shall lie paid out by the governor
of any state or territory, or any other person,
to any attorney or agent under any contract
for services now existing or heretofore made
between the representative of n state or
claims under the trust shall be filed with the
governor of such state Or territory and The
commissioners of the District of Columbia,
Respectively within six years next after the
passage of this act, and all claims not SO
filed shall forever be barred, and the money
attributable thereto shall belong 10 such
state, territory or the District Of Columbia,
reSnectiNelY as the case MAY be