The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-09-01
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

4 Wv Va
Mr.. Vests bill appropriatine $500, 600
ior site and building in Washington,
to hc known as the Hail Of Records, has
passed the Senate.
| The Attorney General has decided
that the Secretary Oi the Treasury has
no authority TO extend the time OF the
withdrawal OF domestic whisky from
bonded warehouses.
Consnl-6enerAl Mason at Frankfort
Germany, has made report 10 The State
Department, in which he saws that rn-
der the new tariff not only will GERMANY
cease 10 draw from Rnssis supplies Of
rye and petroleum, every wear amounts
ing 10 millions Of dollsrs; but, owing to
the drought. she will have serious de-
ticit this year in her own crop Of gram,
which will call for q very large importa-
tion OF hreadstufis from the United
States.
Senator Dolph will make an earnes,
effort TO have the limit Of cost Of Port
lands public building increased irom
$3.50, 600 TO sl,09O, 900. He started the
ball rolling by the introduction OF a bin
Tor that purpose the first day that bills
were introduced in the Senate. Il Is
possible that he mas be able TO work the
bill through both Houses, II Rnv are
passed Mt this session. There will be no
trouble in getting II through the Senate.
The stick wall come in irving TO have ii
pass the Honse. The Senator'S bin for
public building at Baker City provides
ior an appropriation Of sl00, 900. and the
same amount Is asked ior a bnildinp at
Salem.
The bill OF the Finance COMMITTEES Of
the Senate TO allow national banks to
issue currency TO the par valne Of the
bonds deposited by them in the Treas
ury ls sure 10 experience very stormy
weather. One of the obstacles IL Cock
rell's amendment directing the Secretary
Of the Treasury TO redeem the uutstand-
ing 2 per cent bonds by new issue OF
greenhacSs. Cockreli calculates that
more than s20, 600, ,000oi the So. .O00. 900
Of these bonds will be presented Tor re-
dempiion, and that TINS an issue of
more than 80. 600, 600 in greenhacks will
be put in circulation. Ii is understood
that ne has also in reserve several other
propositions that viii not be pleasing 10
the national banks nor their friends. In
the Senate the new Democratic Senator
from Nebraska ,Ailen) Is also urepared
to attack the bill with an amendment for
the suspension Of interest on bonds de-
posted by the national banks a. the
basis for increased circulation.
Commissioner Miller Of the bureau Of /
internal revenue, in response 10 an in /
quiry made recently, issues an official 4
statement az 10 the refusal Of collectors /
Of internal revenue TO receive checks In I
payment OF taxes. Mr.. Miller said /
The impression seems to be general I
throughout the country that the refusal
Of collectors Of internal revenue TO &C.
cept checks in payment Of internal
revenue taxes is 10 accordance wish in
strnctions which have been issued by
The Secretary OF the Treasury. No such
have been Issued. The
iact IL that until recently the collectors
have, at their own risk, accepted checks
in payment OF taxes, and the same have
been received by the depositories as 90
much cash. The condition OF things in
the country being sueh at this time tina,
the collectors cannot use these checks
1t the repositories in the payment OF
amounts dne from them on account OF
The internal revenue taxes, they are
compelled to exact payment in the
provided by section y47g r. 81. |
which is az follows: And all taxes
and oil other debts and demands, than
iuties on imports, aeguing or becoming
iue to the United States, shall be paid
n gold and silver coin, treasury notes,
United States notes or notes on national
lanks.' II the banks could paw cur
ency on the checks drawn upon them
y parties who have taxes 10 paw. the
iheeks would be received by the collect
'rs as heretofore and the existing diff
'ulty would be at an end"