The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-04-06
WASHINGTON WAITS.
Some Interesting Gleanings from
the National Capital
Instructions to Income Tax Collectors
Treasury Onicials disappointed at
the Receipts and Expenditures
Other Capital Items.
The Income Tax.

The Income Tax.
WASHINGTON, April ALL collectors
of internal revenue throughout the
country have been instructed to urge
upon the persons living in their dis
tricts the importance of getting in
their returns early. These appeals are
having more effect throughout the
west and south than in the north. In
being against the coustitutionality Of
the law, as has been reported, it would
embarrass the treasury somewhat by
reducing the receipts far below the es-
timates-the loss for the present fiscal
year being probably In the neighbor-
hood of $40, 10000
Opinions differ among treasury Of
ficials as to whether such q contin-
gency would make an extra session Of
congress necessary. There Is plenty
of available cash In the treasury to
tide over until December, when the
regular session will meet, but 1t Ia gen
orally believed that decision adverse
to the law would so unsettle treasury
matters as to make drain on the gold
reserve proba BILE. thus bringing about
another bond issue. 1t Is doubted
whether the administration would care
to make another issue of bonds with
out giving the new congress an oppor-
tunity to frame some sort of relief leg
islation, and for that reason the presi-
dent might call an extra session.
Treasury Receipts.
WAsuISeroS, April 1.-Contrary to
the expectations of the officials. the
treasury receipts for the month OF
March will again fall below the ex.
penditures The excess of expendi'
lures over receipts for the nine months
of the present fiscal year is over
$50, 500, 900, and this amount will
almost certainly be increased by 81, ,OOO,'
900 or more during April, which will
have deficit of about ei2, 600. 900 on
May !. During May and June, how
ever, great things are expected from
the income tax. but the most conserva.
tive estimates now place the deficit foi
the fiscal year SIS, 900, 900 or $50, OOO. 00t
greater than Mr.. Carlisle's estimate
sent to congress with his last annual
| report.
| Mall Orders Issaed.
| WASHINGTON, April 3.-Postmaster
General Bissell has issued an order re
stricting second-class matter to actua
subscribers for journals entitled to the
pound rate. lie directs that hereafter
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tions offered for mailing have legiti
mate list of subscribers made up, no
of persons whose names were furnished
by advertisers or by others interested
in the circulation Of the publication
but of those who voluntarily seek i
and pay for It with their own money
although this rule is not intended I,
interfere with any genuine case wher'
one person subscribes for a limited
number Of copies for another"
MskiaIsy Calls on Cleveland.
wAsHINsToN, April 2.-Gov. McKin
ley called at the White house about
o'clock. He was unaccompanied an'
remained with the president only abou
nve minutes. He paid his respects T.
the chief magistrate and short socia
conversation followed. There was n,
for,nslity about the visit
den. 0osding Iasans.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-Gen. Olive
p. Gooding, formerly noted Missour
politician, but = familiar figure 4
Washington for several months. wa
to-day declared to be insane in di.
trict court.