The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-15
FROM WASHINGTON CITy.

Representative Holman iavors an in
come tax as a just and equitable mode
Of raising revenue.
Secretary Herbert has appointed as
chief clerk OF the Navy Department
his son-in-law, Benjamin Micon Of An
niston, Ala.
Secretary Herbert in his forthcoming
message will ask Congress to appropri-
ate money for one more battle ship and
four torpedo boats OF Ericsson type.
Attorney-General 0lney has rendered
the opinion that certain notes issued by
corporations during the recent currency
famine are not taxable 10 per cent
under the bank circulation law. The
opinion was addressed to Secretary Car
llisle.
The Treasury Department is some
what concerned over the prospect OF
Chinese registration under the new law
passed upon the eve Of adjournment Of
the extra session and under which the
department has just issued regulations.
The supposition is that the Chinese will
comply with the law, but no one can say
1enniteiy until the experiment Is srieu.
ofhciais themselves are as mucn IN the
dark az any one: III they snoui1 again
refuse, the situation would be awkward
1t is said the intelligent Cinnamon gen.
orally did not object to registration and
really looked upon it as means OF per
sonai protectioh, put tiie ouik oI tneln
would De controlled py tneir empowers
now az formerly. Ihey 40 NOT as . race
taxe Kihaiy 70 naVihg sneir photogiaphs
taken ior tne purpose put snele ls no I'
reason 70 suppose tnat snis op|ecllon VIII WI
.ha Ins s.I an, ~ @ S;r % SSwnsy;as ~ sU anJ tha;r
s.t..navs "a ~ - ha ~ ~. nhdnra,a
"'1w, III oni ~ ~ .an.t as tha caoro,sr 81
~ s;'.aa . .S % ,,s,,aI .o,,;ar @ - .hs .ag.d;- IL
~: - IN SsIo ,,,sas..;ons ~ 800 - M arn,r and IL
aSd;t;nn o,J s amch - snac. l. ;s davotad ssnsc;alIv
~ tha r,oarass II srort on tba sa-coast
J.tansds A. any p Noe y thst 1nd;.n W., wa ar rsare y
uea,.;oaI,,, = 80 u ar and ,ha .rodrai con. y
apant,at;ap p~t &c .ha amy % ON tbs sac coast
eeniaH eI ,asSs;o.a - ~, ahonid ,ojiom Tha ,nori
e aI ta..;t,,;u,. n .h;r,aan - t6a ,.raor ssa-
~ .,', ~ .cnde.s s -" aar;tas,lr III ~ nacassarv tha
~. = ls ~ = ma..;on ~ tho ;nfantrv
~ ohesI ~ oS.;iIor,' ~ orn, The total stranatb
70 ~ ti,e sho a.u , 9laI M ot,;ners @ go and Ok 7Ts
- o.,;ataJ ~; - n;on Tho sscretory recon-
oaeo nnSe az .o -ano.i =, tbs l.m AIN, tan
naarS nsrs' as sI ,ha pe~;,onm m nsr;od of enlist
!s @ ID @ raJ,c.;n, u tha nar;oJ of
.os enoa a,,i;s.r,ant sia ~ thrae voars TLa
,MS, adart;on ~ ,ha raw ~ maaas;na r;ae ia ths
'""I, nuun ;U,nortant =, @ ston s;pcs tba close oi
~ oao c;n;l i, war ~ fhe G ont,ra % infantry forca
III, MI H. IL ao,,;nnod ,r;th tbo naw avn ha-
mna AZ ~ du.pstS LIZ - az aona;na I nv" nav vaar
'o.o .ne s''e - W. e ~
IL mas Deen uenIiteiy useerIhllieu siiae
tne ineome-tax SYSTEM 70 De Ieporuu ~
the ways ana means Oommittee WIN De
connned 10 . TAX on the net incomes ol
al corporations ana On 9,, suecessions 1,ss any
iegacies' bryan, McMilhn, " hltihs anu
others made s.rong ngl. ior pian
Droad enough 10 lnclude aiI ~ incomes OF
inuiVlduais N excess ol fo,uVV, Dus M .ave y
neeh ioieeu " aequiesce " sne miii y,
.he hiaIorlty anu W apailuoil gIaeiuA1tu
INCOME taA IN iavo, ol one applyilg Only
IL a. ...- ..--..1 kLA a. -
DO cohhdentiy announced shA' ehe .aA
system VIII pe naIrowed uown 70 tiisse s
speclnc iiniits, uilless tne reconllneii.ia- .a
LIONS oi Ime eohmittee are upset y W, .lle
house. Inc TAX on SUGGESTIONS anu w
acies appnes only 70 peIsonaity anu
MONEYS lhe DemGcls's .l,S u an .he colnni., nv
zee nave a,so ueciaeu 70 inclsase i ~ ", .lie
rates fauicaily on clgarestes anu p.t y I'M, i.
pose q tax on playing eaias; :I9 po!a u
1Mese polil1s nave peell uelili1ely deei.leu,
lne in.ernal-reyenue VaM *, On whlsky ~ u
sum an open ques1ion, ihe s;ili eoliilnl'1ee e
II II nialhIalning il!ig s'uui1us le'iceiice on
lilis sunlecV Ior .eal VI .lie lilal
oi III specuiaeoIs oil slle stock Sy eAciiailge.
Inc annual report oi oommissloner ol
Naylgatlon =. ~: =. y brien, IN wnlch proves proves
y pe ~ saIeuic.ory, @ AL y !uil u iiias.gis Y. M
u Pubic lnteiest. u:1 Inc !onllage VI M 1le
eouMs eAnoiseu Ion an oal ahcrease c, iooa ,fo
1 T,IoO,sol III iooA ~ 4,ozo,val IN iooo'
Ihere was uecreRse Id SAILING tonnage,