Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-01

ii: sn renders II ncxt to impossible to he
cure the passage vf any independent finaa-
cial or currency measure. They have,
therefore, quietly taken up this scheme of
securing legislation by adding he ecas-'
sary provision to one of the bills provid-
ing for the regular annual appropria-.
tons. {,
1t is understood that the Republican
Senators would not oppose an amend
ment which simply granted authority for
an issue of bonds. They say that If it
becomes absolutely necessary for tho
Government expenditures and for the
maintenance of the gold reserve, The
Democrats can provide it by agreeing to n
bond amendment without weighing it
down with other questions, and that a
majority of the Republicans will accept
it in this shape, but will not permit it to
80 through if coupled with either silver.
legislation or the repeal of the State bank
Tux. !.
Representative Mcmillan, Chairman of.
the Ways and Means Subcommittee,
to whom tho heer tax question has been
submitted, intends seeing Secretary Car
Isle to learn whether the Secretary con-.
siders an increase of the Governments
revenues necessary. Mr.. Mcmillan says
the action of tho subcommittee will de-
pend largely on the Secretary's views. In.
the meantime 1t appears to be accepted
among the tariff leaders of the House
that there Is no present necessity for al.
increased beer lax or un increase on any.
other internal revenue tax or customs
duty.
Favors an Arbitration Commission.
The amended bill for the settlement of
labor disputes by an arbitration commit.
tee has been reported favorably from the
Committee on Labor with a few minor
changes in verbiage.
1.-THE national and State legislative
bodies" says the report, "are not so con-
stituted as to be able to give proper time
to the examination Of the industrial mat
tiers presented in this bill, nor IRE they
made up equally of representative men,
such as Is proposed by this commission,
nor are they n%on-partisan. This commits
sion can hear, consider and recommend
in q shorter time and with less expense
for the best good of all than can be ac-
complished by a legislative body or in any
other way. Congress is the proper body
to authorize the appointment of such u
commission, a. it is composed of members
coming from all parts of every State"
Appended to the report were letters of
approval received by the committee from
Samuel Gompers, John w. Hayes, H. o.
Denning and j. 81. Sovereign.
The Secretary of the Interior has direct
ed the issuance of n patent on thirty acres
of land embraced in the town site of Enid,
Okla. and known as "McGuire's Addi-
ton to the Town of Enid" to l.. w. Nc
CURE. When the town site becomes or
on nS0n1 30 n IT,, -.- -.---
proof Is furnished to the department., a
patent will be issued to the town for the
rersaining ten acres, to be maintained
for public purposes.
The Interior Department has called for
bids to be opened February IS for fur
nishing q sheet metal ceiling and new
copper roof for the Pension Bureau
Building. The present appropriation is
$4,000, but Congress has been asked for
an additional appropriation.
Increase III Internal Revenue.
A statement prepared at the Internal
Revenue Bureau shows the aggregate re-
ceipts from all sources during the six
months ending December 81, 1894, were
$o1,S47.060, which is an increase over tho
receipts for the same period of last year
of $S.910,911. The receipts for the last
six months of 1894 and the increase OF
decrease in the several sources Of revenue
are given as follows: =,
Spirits, $4s, s36. 1876; increase, $685..
379.
Tobacco, s15,157,e4s: increase, s1,1ss,.
686.
Fermented liquors, s~1e,eoo,s77; de.
crease, $117,1G8.
oleomarsarine, se1o,eee; decrease,
$161,54S.
miscellaneous, ssss422 increase, $685..
639.
OF these last receipts -$2e1,79s were
from tax on playing cards.
The Secret Sarvico officials hovod ;so,w-