The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-30
NEW TARIFF RECEIPTS.
REYENUE DERIVED FROM THELAW
IN -FOUR MONTHS.
The Duty on eugsr and the Incoms Tas
Not Yet Fairly Tsstsd-Rcstrict,eps
ON Pension Clerks.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.-The FIRST six
months of the current fiscal year -four
months of which have come under tho
operation OF the new tariff law) gives more
indications of what may be reasonably
expected I'm the months TO come, after
the new tariff law has become efrective
in all it's multitudinous details. The re-
eeipts for the six months have aggre-
gated $l5e,0oOo, and the expenditures in
the same tme have been slsSoo0.oco. an
excess OF expenditure over receipts or
S2S,5oo,OCc. For the corresponding period OF
the last fisca, year the excess OF expendl-
lures over receipts was $Ss,ooo.0oo
TnE RECEIPTS FROM THE SUGAR DUTY.
Less than $4,000 have been received
from the newly imposed duty on sugar.
Which nrst appears in any appreciabe
amount in this months receipts. Nothing
of course, has been received from the IN
come tax. which does not 20 into effect
until January /, 1896. An annual revenue
or S1o,wo'W0 or more, II is anticipated,
VIII eventually be derived from these two
sources, which will bring the receipts
for the balance OF the fiscal year up to
the Secretary's estimate. Decembers re-
celpts snow an increase over November
oI S9OO,OVV, and November showed a sllgnt
increase over October, indicating that
business Is adjusting Itself TO the settled
tarlif rates. or the receipts for December
slhZJVVD come from custom duties, The
expenditures for December were $1,000.
W1 less than Tor November.
Against this gratifying exhibit Is 10 h.
ser ser OH the fact that the gold reserve con-
ness to-day it stood at Sss 3is. .59S. tnplyip~
a loss OF 10000 for the day. and total
ioss since the gold reserve was recoupel
oy the last issue OF bonds Of nearly
$50 0oo,000 '''
ABOUT ninety employees OF the census
once were to-day given notice OF their
dismissal, 10 take effect the Sist instant
1his action was necessary on account OF
the completion of the work in the bureaus
"here they were employed
CANNOT P RACTIoE oUrslpr.
The Commissioner OF Pensions today
ISSUED an order that Will prevent CLERKS
III the Bureau who are physicians from
practiclng medicine after olhce hours. In
TINS branch OF the Government service.
as well as in othera, there are a humber
Oh graduated physicians, who attend pa
tients after Office hours. Tho order states
'''' ""S c"lPloH' WHO 3hal attend pa
tents after WORKING in the office shalI
be disciplined Moreover. a calling which
IS likely T. require clerks and employees
to be up at night and to demand thoir
prompt attention at all times. Ia regarded
as inconsistent via the proper dischargs
or their duties IN the Brreau. The issu-
ing OF the order Was caused by negro
doctor named lhnsun. rinploycl I'm the
Bureau, attending sCHi' d., case, lOF
which he was sasperioi
While no official uct'' atrs hae yet
been issued it Is a.lust rttn that a
similar order Wiii be- made nrluiing tho
entire Interior Department, not cnly ply
scians but those who engage in any out
side work Of any other character. This.
or course. w.!l no, apply 10 employees
pursuing stud-s ut night.