Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-12-15
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

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, Attorney-Ueneral Oiney mas renderet
tne op'nion tnat certain notes issued D.
corporations during the recent currenc.
famine are not taxapie ~ per cen
uhuer the DanK circuiatloa law. INT
opinion was addressed 10 secretary Gar
} iisle.
The Postmaster General recommend
that ten OF the largest postoffices, in
cluding San Francisco, which yield one
third Of the total postage revenue, be
put "a class Dy themselves ana ap-
pVP'ohs p,.. .i' uiaue .. lor .neh py Iohgress
Msnoui ene n.,erVen.ion oi the ruieh
"ppA'ao'e W o'her Pos'oihCes'
President Cleveland has appointed
FIRST Lieutenant James E. Sawyer OF
the ruth Artillery Captain and Assist
ant tluaftermaster. This appointment
was made under probably the most
strenuous pressure ever brought to bear
upon the PRESIDENT. Nearly every First
Lieutenant IN the army WAS candidate
ior promotion.
Silver will assert its right TO a hearing
in connection with the tariff. 1t will
come in the shape OF a proposition to
put duty on silver importations. In
i the Senate, If the plans of those who
have the matter in hand do not miscarrv,
an effort to secure this innovation will
be made in connection with the metal
schedule, and 1t will be coupled with tho
| item concerning lead and silyer-l lead ores.
The purpose OF this movement is two.
fold. II may prepare the way for the
ifee coinage oi the American product OF
silver, anu IL ~ expected to prevent
countefieitlng the American dollar in
other countries and the sending OF coun-
terieit CONS 10 the United States.
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 lust issued regulations
The supposition il that the Chinese will
comply With the law, hut no one can say
definitely until the experiment il tried
Officials themselves are as much in the
dark AZ any one. II they should again
refuse, the situation would be awkward.
IL is said the intelligent Cinnamon GEN
orally did not object to registration and
really looked upon IL as a means Of ner.
sonal protection, but the bulk of them
would be controlled by their employers
now AZ formerly. They do not as a race
take kindly to having their photographs
taken ior the purpose, but there is no
reason to suppose that this objection will
long stand In the way oil compliance with
the law II the Six Companies and their
attorneys be not obdurate.
The annual report of the Secretary of
War gives the usual review Of the condi. |
ton and operations of the army. and in |
addition much space il devoted especiaIIv |
TO the progress OF work on the a.coast |
deienses. Now that Indian warfare il |
practically at An end. the Gradual con
centraton Of the army ON the sea coas,
and frontiers should follow. The work |
OF fortifyiny thirteen of the larger sea. |
ports renders manifestly necessary the |
conversion OF portion of the iniantrv
to the artillery arm. The total strength
OF the army il 2.I44 officers and 25 T7s
enlisted men. The Secretary RECON-.
mends the repeal of the law fixing ten
years as the maximum period of enlist
ment and reduction OF the period of
first enlistment to three wears TIE
adoption OF the new magazine rifle il the
most important step since the close of
the civil war. lhe entire infantry force
will be equipped with tho new arm be-
lore the close Of the coming new year.
II has been definitely determined that
the income-tax system To be renorted hv
tho Ways and Means COMMITTEES will be
confined TO a tax ON the net ;nconas ni
all corporations and on successions and
legacics. BRYAN, McMillin. WHITING and
others made n strnnv fioht fnr a Mar
broad enough to include all incomes Of
individuals in excess of AZ. 600. but have
been forced to acouicsce to the will of
the majority and to abandon n graduated
income tax in favor of one applyiny only
to corporations and SUGGESTIONS II can
be ontidently announced that tbe tax
system will be narrowed down IN these
specific limits, unless the recommenda~
tions of the committee are upact in tha
House. The tax on SUGGESTIONS and loo.
,cies applies only TO personaltv and
moneys. The Democrats of the commit ,
zee have also decided 10 increase the ,
.ates radically ON cigarettes and 10 i'm
bose tax on PLAYING cards. Roth of ,
hese points have been definitely decided =
The Internal revenue tax on whisky is ,
till an open question. Tho committee :
S maintaining studious reticence on
his subject for fear of the manipulations q
II spectators on the stock exchange.
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