The morning times., 1896-05-14

schools, the District having no public land
grant TO help 1t like those enjoyed 10y many
of the States. The remaining million
would have to meet such expenses as main-
teuance of the Police, Fire and Health De-
partments, the construction and mainte-
nance of municipal public works, the sup
port and maintenance Of charitable and
reformatory institutions, the cleaning or
streets, and the general cost OF admins
trition, and how they would be met may
be imagined when it is remembered that
over So, 500 zoo are now expended upon
these objects, and that the present appro-
priations are inadequate in respect to
many of them.
The District has shared in every national
tax and undergone special national burdens
Since tile enactment OF the internal rev
enue la W in 1862, the District has paid to
the United States Government under such
law duties to the amount of ST 81 1880 80,
and OF customs duties during the last ten
years S567, ,T99.
Tie latter figures, it should be added,
represented only the actual amount received
from duties at the custom house in George
town, the port of entry OF the District OF
Columbia 1t is estimated that only about
per cent of the goods imported into the
District pass sthrough the GeOrgeto wn custom
house. the remaining 80 per cent coming
through other ports at which, or course,
the duties are levied.
DIVISION OF, TAXES.
The only national taxes that fall directly
and unniista kably aud in ascertainable
amounts upon Americans are the internal
revenue taxes The States and Territories
which have contributed in 1895, less IN
ternaI revenue collections to the national
Treasury than the District OF Columbia, are
Alabama, Arkansas, Delawar Idaho,
Maine, Mississippi. Montana, Nevada,
North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington,
and Wyoming-sixteen States-and Alaska,
Arizona, Indian Territory, New Mexico,
and Oklahoma-five Territories.
The pcr capita contribution of the Dis
trict of Columbia is greater than that OF
Alabama Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware,
Georgia, Idaho Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mon
tana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Dakota,
Oregon, South Dakota, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washing
ton and wyoming (twenty-two States), and
Alaska. Arizona, Indian Territory, New
Mexico and Oklahoma, Give Territories).
The District of Columbia contributed, In
1895 in internal revenue taxation for the
support of the national government con-
siderably more than the combined contribu--
tions of Maine Vermont, Mississippi, Idaho,
Nevada, North Dakota, wyoming, Arizona,
Indian Territory and Alaska.
1912 the citizens of the District paid
direct tax of $40, 900, in common with the
States-raised a voluntary fund OF 5000
| and gave it to the President to defend the
| Capital-fitted up building for Congress
whenthe Capitol was burned-and rendered
| a loan Of $500 900 to rebuild the public
buildings, which Congress authorized the
| President to accept.
ITS PART AS A STATE.
rbo raocrd Further shows that the Dis
! trict furnished its full share of volunteers
| for the Mexican war, and the gallant deeds
| of some of her sons rendered their names
| household words.
| In the late war the District paid $50 900
special tax, In common with the States,
| and while but seven of the loyal states
| even filled their quotas the District filled
hers, and 1S 12 per cent more, thus ex-
| ceiling every State of the Union but one,
| and had the Districts "home guard been
| included as it was there, we would have
| excelled even that one. The first volun-
| teers sworn into the United States service
| in the late war were citizens OF the Dis
| trict, and to this day they have not been
| Maid for their equipments, furnished at
/ their own cost. No bounty for volunteers
was ever paid here.
| Though sharing all the national burdens
/ the District has not adequately shared in
| the distribution OF national land and money
i among the states for educational and other
| purposes but supports its school system
6i,t OF the annual revenues.
+ While the general goverhmep ept has given
| to the States $26, 900 900 surplus cash
from the Treasury. and for public schools,
universities, agricultural colleges, railroads
and other internal Improvements $4,000,
600 acres of the public lands. Its fina ndal
aid to the District schools has been com