The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-01
Ar THE CLOSE or THE HARyEsT
ACCRNOWLED3MENT FOLLOWS.
1t 10 Believed That no Tax VIII be Levied
on Private inromes-Other Capt.
tai News.
TmIs BUEEaU, RAPLEY BUfLprSo, /
WAgHINGTos. November 80. 1898. :

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given thanks for the innumerabie bless
ings Of the year Il 4 a beautiful custom
taat at the clc Of the harvest one day
! is reserved for ar acknowledgment to the
| Author Of every GOOD and perfect gift. As
| a nation we are free from all threatening
! alliances. and as a Commonwealth our
people are happy contented. and reasona-
| blv ur0gDcr8ue ana to-day in their
| churches and homes they sit about one
] table spread by Charity, and attended by
/ Love. children an Of one infinite Father.
| TO those who need, a liberal portion Of
/ our bounty is given, and to-day upon
| hundreds Of empty tables are laid the
sweet offerings that Nirginians love TO
make When even the swift hand OF charity
is withdrawn before the authorship IS
known To-day OF an the year is the
! dearest to our people. Christmas is nearer
/ 10 our Individual homes, but to-day alone
| there regns supreme that touch of pity
| that makes All mankind akin"
The day Is given over here 10 social and
! domestic enjoyment and behind this veil
OF happiness the newspaper man, without
home and with Oniy memories of pleasure
| long siuce dead, wCDld not attempt 20
pass. and from this department Of The
| Times there comes only a blessing for
u
multitude who have none.
No Tax on Pr.vate incomes.
The problem of 5roviding for the def
.'t hlch win De erected in the proposed
tariff bin is now engaging the attention
Of the majority members of the COM
mittee. Tue income tax, IL It is levied
will be made as UtQhlectionable as pos
siblc, and VIII certainly contain no tax
on r.lf
extent of the proposed income PROPOSE
tl0ns VIII only rea3h legacies, certain
corpora ion profits AID possibly rents.
The committee 4ie faced with the un-
certainty Of any Increase in revenue
frm added impfrl.. This additional
3nue is certaiL 10 come. but even
lts approximate fesgH S. a matter OF
speculation. as no Irecedents Of value
are available for sference. Secretary
Carlisle has stated thitt the present reve-
nue. under the Mckinley bill is amply
sufficient for the maintenance Of the
government. The problem Of the COM
mittee is then ia bring the revenues up
TO the present figure
The majority members are due 10
present their formal report TO the min
ority tomorrow. hrt the prospects are
that il will not b9 subjected 10 the
attack Of the Republican members until
the middle OF next week. The present
and proposed bills IN tren be placed
side 10y side ia NarlHel columns, ia
order that the changes may be more
readily discovered.
The dangers OF undervaluation are
very materially lcssened under the new
bill 1t is provided that II the value
finally determined by the appraisers eX-
ceeds the value entered by the importer
nal drrf
OF per cent. on the appraised value
in addition TO the corrected legal duty
is levied for every per cent that such
appraised value exceeds the value de-
clared In the entry.
Mr.. Charles S. Hamlin, Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Treasury. says that the danger
which threatens the business interests
Of the country is not from the reduction
I'm existing rates Of duty. but from con-
fusion which would result. provided such
rates were lowered or evaded by under
valuation. thus causing at one blow a
falling off in the revenue 10 honest i'm
porters.
After Postmaster Robinson.
CAPTAIN Robinson, the recently ap-
pointed Democratic incumbent Of the post
office at Charlotte y. c., seems, by some
of his official admirers to have incurred
mission. Captain Robinson. who is said
10 be a man Of excellent administrative
ability. and thoroughly capable OF dis
charging his duties as postmaster, ON
taking charge Of his Office evidently wished
TO surround himself with a corps of as
sistants whom he believed would faith
fully and efficiently discharge their Official
duties
In doing this he has been charged
Law and the commission ordered an in
vaqtiqation. Secretary Doyle was sent to
Charlotte who. after examining number
of witnesses in the case, has made
voluminous report. and recommending
that further Investigations be made.
Cantain Robinson. who has been here
for several DAYS. was seen thls morning
and does not seem disturbed at the
belligerent attitude Of the commission lie
saws that he has made no changes that
the public service did not actually re
ouire and is satisfied that his action VIII
be sustained. ,,.
Mr. O. " Whitehead. formerly editor
OF the Fayetteville IN. C3 Gazette. and
chairman of the Democratic Executive
Committee for the Third North 'aronna
Congressional district. has accepted the
position Of proof-reader on the Congress
sional Record. a
Virgiuians Wed in Washington.
washington still continues TO be the
Mecca TO which lovers gladly make tneir
pilgrimage. and pleasant little romances
are occasionally met with amid the harsh
political turmoil and strife tha' Is
always a marked feature OF the GOWN
town hotels. Yesterdays midday tFdh
from Richmond brought gay party OF
four. who Immediately on arrival were
conducted TO the handsome parlors OF the
National Hotel. where they were regis
tered as NIessrs. ]. +. and W. III.
Wood. and Misses l.. B. and Bertle
Bowers. The accommodating hotel clerk
was taken into their confidence, and the
important preliminaries that were 70
make a twain OF the party one flesh were
soon arranged. The license was pro-
currea the clergyman, In the conven-
tioral black was found, and after the
beautiful and impressive marriage ser
vice had been read, the party returned
TO the hotel. and one or me genueheh
stepped up to the register ana wrote
j. e. Wood and wife' hehHohu' VI"
y,s,,srs at tho Capital.
Hon. John f. Ryan, OF Loudoun' Is IN
the city. 49,. - u
Walker. Asheville, \. e; T. II. casue-
man, W. w. Hutchinson, ana II; o. Soen-
ran and wife. Virginia. are at the Metro
polltan. ,,,u,,.
and Nessrs Ernest Williams. Lynch |
burg Va. and ]. C. Hundley. Oxford N.
c.. are at the Howard.
Messrs n. F. Armentrout and {. w.
Voolfolk. of Orange. are In the city.
Postmaster for Virginia.