Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-10

month of one cent for every days war ser
vice.
Ii further provides he pension for all per.
sons who are sixty-two years of age, or who
may hereafter become 90 years of age dur
ing their natural lives.
Section three was amended so as TO pro
vide that when the widow of any person
who served in the war and had been honor
ably discharged, is in condition of depend
ence or suffering from any disability recog
nized by general pension laws. or is 8:
years of age, she shall be placed upon tht
pension roll at rate per month of one cent
per month for every days service of hel
husband.
The element of dependency placed in the
Grand Army bill. by the Senate was elimi
mated so that all soldiers areato be pensioned
for their services, equally without regard to
their financial condition and according to the
per diem idea.
The amendments were adopted by strict
party vote, the republicans favoring the
provisions of the Senate bill, so that the
amended bill may be regarded as embodying
the democratic policy in the matter of pen
sion legislation.
/ Representative Oates, of Alabama, one of
the leaders in the fight against the direct tax
bill, makes a statement. the reasons of which
influences the opposition 10 the. bill He says
the action of the committee on rules in pre-
/ senting to the House resolutions assigning
1 days for the consideration of bills reported
| from committees, in which it required that
the direct tax bill should be disposed of be-
fore any other measure reported by the
judiciary committee should receive consider
alton, was unprecedented. The bill is of
republican origin and 1t is believed will be
the pioneer OF many others, constituting a
scheme to revive the old war claims, and
thereby deplete The treasury IN surplus and
diminish the force OF other wise and unan-
sweraole arguments winch that surplus pre-
sents IN favor of the reduction
OF tariff duties and other war taxes.
Second, we deny Congress has any power to
appropriate money from the treasury for dis
tribution among the States and territories.
The only time 1t was ever attempted was Ill
1856, when 1t was abandoned as unconstltu-
ton. Third. the passage of this bill would
be tatamount to the legislative declaration
That Congress has no power to appropriate
public money for such distribution. 1T
would De usurpatlon and would tend to sap
the foundation OF the republic and violate
the principles OF tha democratic party. IL
Congress had the right which the advocates
VI shS piii assCit, II diNo mas tht llSut W lay
and collect taxes in either of the
forms afforded by the constitution
for the purpose of raising money with which
to make such reimbursement or repayment.
The doctrine of both is absurd and danger
Gus. Fifth, the bill is neither equitable nor
just to those who actually paid out taxes. .e-
cause it provides for the distribution of
money TO States and territories equal to the
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The Supreme Court on Monday, rendered
an opinion i'll the case of William l.. Powell,
plaintiff iii error VS.. the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, known as the oleomargarine
case; in error and the Supreme Court of
Pennsy lvania. This case brings up for re-
view the judgment of the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania sustaining the invalidity of the
statute of that commonwealth making it un-
lawful for any person to manufacture, sell
or offer for sale any butter or cheese or
article designed to take the place of those
articles produced from any compound other
than unauthorized milk or cream. The
plaintiff was convicted of violation of this
statute, and took appeal, basng it on the
ground that the statute was in violation of
the 18th amendment to the constitution, and
that the article sold was new invention not
deleterlous to the public health. Judgment
of lower court affirmed
The Senate Committee on Judiciary have
made an adverse report on the bill to extend
twelve months the time for filing spoliaton
claims. The bill was placed on the calen lar,
endeayor to have it passed early, notwith-
A post-ofiice was established at West
Lubec, Washington count Monday ana