The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-28

WAsmNG1ov, D. c.. Jan. Special j.
/ Representative Tucker to-day introduced a
/ bill providing that al laws and parts Of laws
imposing any internal-reyenue tax upon snuff.
smoking tobacco. manufactured tobacco Of
every description and upon cigars. cigarettes
or cheroots in all forms made Of tobacco or
any substitute thereof whether named eT-
plicitly or included by implication IN
any law of the United States. shall be re-
pealed and cease % be in force from
and after October ]. 1892. IL also provides
that Oh unbroken packages hedat the time Of
repeal lull rebate O. the amount Oh the tax
imposed shai. be.p4id provided the amount
claimed is not less than sl0 and that tue
claim is made within thirty days
Nh. Tucker has also prepared for intr0duc-
tiOn bill 90 confer upon chiefs o.. bureaus ol
state agricultural colleges authority TO
iranA document, issued by these colleges or
public information and send them free
through the mails. Where experuenta. sta
ti0ns are connected with State agricultural
colleges the chiefs OF such stations are vested
with the irankug privilege, and 1lr. Tucker
thinks the state officials OF these colleges
should have the same privilege
10 PROHIBIT DEALING rS FUTURES.
The House Committee on agriculture has
arranged 20 begin an inquiry into the sub
iect of dealing in future options DC. and the
importance Ollegislat0n % prohibit IT, On
Wednesday. ] ebruary sd. all who desire 70
be heard Ou the subject viii be granted
hearing and the inquiry VIII continue from
day to day until completed. Representative
Alexander of North Carolina, is receiving let
ters from different sections OF tle country
expressing approval oil his bin 10 pr Ihlbt
dealing in futures. To-day lie received sew
eral letters to that effect from Chicago.
Senator Daniel to-day introduced bill 20
appropriate $4,000 IOr .he erection OF uuD-
Tie building 10 ortress Monroe t0r tie post
Office anG which shall also provide accomno-
dations for the customs officer nd tne nlted
States commissioner
The 4upervisinr architect Of the Treasury
made "a favorable re- aort To the last Congress
on tine same bin which Bit. Daniel to-day in-
u0duccd. lie showed that for the fiscal year
1889 the gross postal receipts at Fortress Mon
roe were s. i4g.gn and Che t1ta. expenditures,
including clerk hire, were shJoL.i-
TIE SILVER PRODUCED.
J.. O. eech. director of the mint, was be-
fore House Go mlttee on Coinage. Weights
and Me sures to-day. Ar. lrecn submitted
number OF tables he had prepared. sAOwng
the amount Of silver produced ard coined
during "a number Of years past, together with
statement in the shipment of silver T. 'ndia
and China. showing for the past year % redu0-
tlOu of nearly three million pounds sterling.
Mr. Leech said n1tW thatarding .arg0
purchase of silver viii had been mad0
tie lmted tates during this period 10 ac-
cOrlance with SILVER Legislation. America has
been o. frequent seller Of silver 20 urOpe.
Net export for Che year were more than
4.O0D.OJJ pounds sterling. Our exports O.
Spain anl Portugal were shown % rave been
about three and ralt million sterling n
NIH
cess 0l more than o quarter oi million.
THE uroducl o. silver ln tho United
States he said, was greatly increased during
the asst year. in reply to llr.ll- Dy Ai
Bartin Alr. leech said that the reduction
iu Che Shipment 0l silver 90 nina and india
was caused by the large sale of consular bills
bY india They had sold about $1,000. .Oi0
O' these bills aud this stopped that amount
0f silver. As 90 The reduction iu the price
of silver De said DC MAS lis opinion
that 10 Wa- caused by the greater production
and the large amount OF Australian silver
placed upon the European market. blr
j. eeea was asked i the boarding o.. gold for
redemption purposes by the nitsd States
did not increase tie demand for lt
lie reUled that thc JniteI States was
not ioariing o0.d To had been in the
treasury since lte. 10 did not iu
crease tie pres nt demand for goH. ne
policy of the Secretary ol the Treasury. as le
understood 10 was % re cr,e gold o. pay any
obligation of tla n.tel States. As 10 the
efec. of silver upon tho Iuce OF commodities
H. ygas .-Iisft lie general range oi prices of
commof.rer f.r t.e year had been higher
while silver had luctuated from 81 cents O.
s. OO Ir. Leeeh gave 10 as bis plu.an tLa.
tif large cons umutIon 0t silver bV tAe Gov
cruuent bad steadiei the price %. the metal
EenNllg o. aQacslI0u as O. what the price ot
silver would be- based upon, assuming mat ai
ina bullion i'm the world was taken 00 the
market ana coined. he said That he thought It
would be- basel upon tle coinage value of
some country.
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