The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-20
THE DIRECT TAX REFUND.
THE sESArn RESOLUTION ADOPTED
The Newport News Steamship Discrimipa-
tions-senator INNS Vote on the Ari-
zona Land Bin In the Senate.


WASHINGTON, d. c.. April 10 Special. J.
In the Senate to-day the joint resolution Of
Senator Faulkner TO direct the Secretary OF
the Treasury 20 pay West Virginia the sum
appropriated as that States share in the
direct-tax refund came up as a special order
without any debate or even q roll-call, 1t was
adopted with tho amendment proposed by
Senator Daniel.
The resolution as amended and passed IS as
follows
That the Secretary of tho Treasury be. and
ishereby. directed topay 20 the Governor of the
State OF West Virginia. under the provisions,
conditions and limitations of the act OF Con-
gress entitled An act to credit and pay TO
the several States and Territories and the Dis
trict of Columbia all moneys collected under
the direct tax levied by the act OF Congress
approved August fifth eighteen hundred and
sixty-one. which act was approved March
second eighteen hundred and ninety one, the
sum Of one hundred and elghty-one thousand
three hundred and six dollars and ninety three
cents. less the sum of twenty-seven thousand
three hundred and twenty eight dollars and
eighteen cents. which was paid to the COY
ernOr Of the State of W est Virginia on the
twenty-fifth day Of August. eighteen hundred
and nlnety-One, to be held In trust lot tue
citizens and inhabitants of said State. not
withstanding any claim by the Government
OF the nited States against the state OF VIZ
ginia -
Section 2. II is further provided that the
Secretary of the Treasury be. ana ne Is heIeDy,
requested and instructed IN respect to the
bonds Of Virginia held by the nited States,
60 make such settlement with the State OF
virginia as a majority of the bOndhOlders OF
that State have accepted or may accept
through the bondhOlders committee, and
uDcu the recent Of such securities of Viz
L. al and ad 10 la
received in lieu of the Virginia bonds held by
the United States shall deliver them to the
State OF Virginia"
Section 2 Is the amendment offered by Sem
ator Daniel. After the adoption of the reso-
luton The TINES correspondent saw Senator
Daniel He said that the adoption of his
amendment made the resolution entirely sat
istactOry 10 him. as 10 protected Virginia IN
the line and manner indicated by him
NanieO in an interview in THE TINS soon
after the Faulkner resolution was introduced.
THE NEWPORT NEws Determinations.
The records Of the foreign mail division of
the Posbofice Department show that the
United States and Brazil steamship line gets
10 subsidy There was some correspondence
on the subject when the department was
seeking D. make contracts, but no
sort of contract was made with the
United States and Brazil Company. The
specihcati0us OF the iostOffce Department
in calling for proposals required that the con-
tract for carrying the mails by the Brazil line
should be between Newport News and Brazil.
In other words, that Newport News should DO
q terminus Of the line The managers of the
Brazil Company held that they could not
make a contract under such conditions, as
their terminus IN this country must be New
York.
That line carries only such mail as the post
master at New York may deliver to 1t for
ocean transportation, and for this service It
old lAar old fta
allowed IS that the American line thus carry
ing ocean mail shall have an amount equal TO
all the postage on the mail 30 carried.
Senator Daniel has received protests in ad-
ditiOn 20 those already presented, but be Will
retain them until he can fully examine into
the matter 20 see if the United states has any
authority in the premises. The general
opinion Is that as the line Is not subsidized
the Government has no authority III the
matter.
HILLS VOTE IN THE SENATE.
There is a great deal of comment on the
vote of Senator Hill to-day on the Arizona
bond bill. IL was q measure authorizing tho
Territory of Arizona TO issue bonds, and IL
provided that the interest should be paid IN
gold Senator Stuart offered an amendment
T. substitute lawful money for gold, and 1t
was carried by a vote OF % to "a This was eX-
ultugly declared to be decided silver victory
bv the admirers Of the white metal. Senator
Hill voted lot the amendment, and now he is
proclaimed free coinage man by the
slyerites. Mr.. Hill may not agree 10 that
construction of his vote. but 1t IS generally
thus interpreted, as the amendment was pro-
posed and supported By the advocates OF free
coinage.
WASHINGTON MOTIFS.
In North Carolina the following postofiices
have been established: Lunsford. john
ston county Thomas T. Atkinson. post
master; Wrendale, Edgecombe county, Rich
ard H. Speight, postmaster.
Representative Lawson to-day introduced
a bill to appropriate 100000 for public
building at Portsmouth.
Among the patents and trade marks issned
for the past week were the following: Viz
einia-Kersten and Y. n. Rosenegk Henrico
county near Richmond. a trade mark for beer.
North Car0lina-John Nj. BrasngtOn. Mar
ven. for an electric railway signal: John c.
Hay. assienor to himself and s. Oettenger
kenston, Tor a lumber drier.