Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-07

Libby, etc, would have brought out the true
sentiments within him on the subject.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Ingalls, speech
Mr.. Blackburn spoke for few minutes, voic-
ing the democrats in their reply. IT will be
long time before there will be duplication
of the scene in the senate chamber to-day.
BENEDICT on HIS COMPETENCY.
The cross-examination OF Public Printer
Benedict was continued to-day. DIR. CALM
ger had little mercy and succeeded IN draw
ing strong doubts OF many Of the figures put
forth by Benedict in hfs former testimony.
He also showed conclusvely that Benedict
was not qualified under the law to hold his
position, and that he had resorted to question
able methods to make political capital out OF
his conduct of the office. The democratic
members did their best to protect and assist
Benedict, but DR.. Gallinger had much the best
of it all the way through. The cross-examin-
alton was not finished and will be continued
at the next meeting
AN APPROVED RESERVE AGENT.
The comptroller of the currency today ap-
proved the United States National bank Of
Omaha as reserve agent for the First Ma
tional bank of Madison, Neb.
COMING TO NEBRASKA.
AS stated in the BEE dispatches last week.
the members of the Interstate commerce
commission will leave the city next week for
the pupose of hearing cases at Omaha and
Lincoln. The cases to be heard are those
originating at Omaha, Lincoln an. Beatrice rice,
and Mankato, MINI. The commission will
be in Nebraska several days.
POSTAL CHANGES.
Changes have been ordered in time sched-
ules on Nebraska postal routes as follows:
OConnor to Enfield-Leave Enfield
Tuesdays and Saturdays at 0 a. m,
arrive at Cedar Rapids by l2 m; leave
Cedar Rapids Tuesdays and Saturdays at
1 p M, arrive at Enfield by 4p. m, kirk
wood to Newport-Leave kirkwood, Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays at | p. m,
arrive at Newport by p. IN; leave Newport
Tuesdays, Thurdays and Saturdays at Il. m.
arrive at Kirkwool by 12 IN. Valentine to
Kennedy-Leave Valentine Tuesdays and Sat
urdays at a. m, arrive at Kennedy by 8 p.
IN. Leave Kennedy, Mondays and Fridays
at a. M, arrive at Valentine by q p. IN.
PERRY S. HEATH.
The Democratic Bill for Free Tobacco.
WAsnINGroN, March 6-The democratic
members of the ways and means committee,
to-day, submitted to the full committee the
internal revenue bill. Section one provides
that on and after the first day of July, 1888,
all taxes on manufactured chewing tobacco,
smoking tobacco and snuff, all special
taxes upon manufacturers and dealers
in said articles and all taxes upon wholesale
and retail dealers in leaf tobacco, be and are
hereby repealed; provided that there shall be
allowed u draw back or rebate of full amount
of the tax on all original and unbroken fac
tory packages of smoking and manufactured
tobacco and snuff held by manufacturers or
dealers on the said first day of July.
Section provides that after the first day
of July, 1888, manufacturers of cigars shall
each pay special tax of $500 annually, and
dealers in tobacco shall each pay a special tax
of Sl.00 annually. Every person whose bus
mess it uis to sell or offer for sale,
cigars, cheroots or cigarettes, shall
after the first day of May, 1888,
be regarded as dealer in tobacco and the
payment of any other special tax shall not re-
lieve any person who sells cigars, cheroots
or cigarettes from payment of tax; provided,
that no manufacturer of cigars, cheroots or
cigarettes shall be required to pay special tax
as a dealer in tobacco as above defined for
selling his own products at the place Of man
ufacture.
Section provides that section 1861 of
the revenue laws and parts of laws which
impose restrictions upon the sale of leaf to-
bacco be, and are hereby repealed.
Section IL provides that section 1895 Of
the revised statutes be amended by striking
out of all after said number and substituting
the following: "And the commissioner of
internal revenue, with the approval of the
secretary of the treasury, may exempt dis
tillers Of brands made exclusively from
apples, peaches, grapes or other
fruits .,., from ao.; any a.. provision. OF OF
of spirits, except as to tax thereon, when in
his judgment it may be expedient to do So"
Provision is made in section IA that section
1886 Of the revised statutes be amended by
striking out all after said number and substi-
tuting the following: ''The secretary of the
which mash less than twenty-five
bushels of grain per day from
the operations of the provisions of this
title relating to the manufacture of spirits,
except as to the payment of tax, which said
tax shall then be levied and collected on the
capacity of said uistileries, and
said distlleries shall then be run and
operated without storekeepers or gaugers
Section 16 repeals all clauses of sec
| tion 3244 of the revised statutes, and all laws
amendatory thereto, and all other laws,
which impose any special taxes upon manu-
facturers of stills, retail dealers in liquors
| and retail dealers in malt liquors.
| Section II provides that this act
shall be in force from and after July l,
1883, and all laws and parts of laws in con-
fit herewith are hereby repealed.
1Ae total reduction in revenue made by
the bill is about $25 600 OOO of which $40, ,OOO,
GOO are on tobacco and 81, 600, 0OO on the vari-
| Gus special taxes removed.
| BY party vote the bill was added to the
Mills tariff BILL making one bill of both.
The presentation of the bill was the signal
bers upon their democratic colleagues. They
| roundly denounced the majority for their
| conduct in the preparation of this and the
| tariff bill, and their Indignation was height
ened when the proposition was put and car.
| ried, despite their objection to consolidate in
| one measure the tariff and bills. 1t was sug-
| gested by the republicans, in view of the ap
| parent determination of the majority to begin
] Immediately a formal consideration of the
| bill, that manufacturers and producers whose
| interest might be effected should be afforded
an opportunity to address the committee or
the subject. This proposition did not seer
| to meet with favor at the hands of the major
| ity, and after considerable discussion, the
| committee adjourned until tomorrow without
disposng of the question
Patents to Western Inventors.
WASHINGTON, March Especial Telegram
to the BEE. THE following patents were to
day granted to the following Nebraska ano
Iowa inventors: Henry c. Ballard, Red Oak
Ia, steam cooking apparatus: Archibald l.
Courtrght, Mount Hamil Ia, hay stacker
Cary A Manker, Louisville, Neb., holder fol
kegs, barrels, etc; Henry A. Liller, Ogal
lala, horn tip; Fred Fl. Otto, Galva, Ia.
truck; Charles II. ID. l.. Schlapp, Davenport
Ia. heating stove; Horato Thomas, Chicago
and L. c. Bostedo, assignors to Bostedt
| Package Cash Carrier company, Atlantic
Ia, cash and package carrier; JOSEPH
Vladyka and w. NJ. Mitchell, Newton, la.
apparatus for cremating filth and sewerage
| Nebraska and Iowa Pensions.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-[Special Telegram
to the BEE. THE following pensions fol
l. oly,r 20, ln, n,.;,r ,,,1