Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-17
IMMIGRATION BILL.
Those Who Oppose 1t Think II
VIII Probably Be Passed
The INTERNAL REVENUE REPORT.


WASHINGTON. Dec. 14-'rhe Lodg,
Immigration bill, as the unfinished
business. will have the right of WAY II
the senate each day after two o'clocl
until disposed OF and the friends OF thu
measure have announced their deter
mination no, to cease their labor"in it,
behalf until vote shall be secured
upon II. Those who oppose 1t concede
that tie bill will pass il 1t should
reach vote. After the immigration
bill comes that providing for
free honesteads on lands formerly
occupied by Indians as reservations.
The present homestead law does
not apply 10 these lands, and 1t Is
claimed that the fact that it does not
has cost many settlers their homestead
rights The question is Il vial one in
many portions Of the west and has been
particularly prominent in Oklahoma.
Senator Pettigrew is the especial cham.
pion OF the bill and he will show that
II was Endorsed by the national con-
ventions Of all the parties asst summer.
The bill will be vigorously opposed, as
1t Is claimed that It's enactment into
law would cost the government no less
than $25, 900, 600 The hill providing for
the election OF senators by the direct
vote OF the people is special order for
to-day, hut 1t may 20 over to a future
date. There is a possibility that con.
gress may, on Thursday or Friday, ad.
journ over until after the holidays
The Cuban question may furnish
topic for u sensation ut any time.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE REPORT.
WASHINGTON. Dec. l4.-'rhe annual
report Of the commissioner Of internal
revenue shows that in the Kansas City
district the aggregate collections were
B40O, All. For the state OF Kansas the
were S24S,729. The persons
who paid special taxes In Kansas mum.
bered 1855, and there was one rectifer, |
',Oss retailers 10 wholesale liquor |
lealers, two brewers, $40 retailers Of |
malt liquors, two manufacturers Of
,leomargerine, II retailers and one
Wholesale dealer In oleomsrperine. In
there were 100 rectiflers, 7,84l |
etail liquor dealers, 1850 wholesalers.
The Kansas City district gsuged oSs,.
"a gallons Of distilled spirits. October
last there were 228sls gallons Of
pirits In the Sixth district, while the
tate Of Kansas had only 1881. The
otal receipts Of Kansas from the
leomargerine tax were sl2s,569. while
or the Kansas City district the amount
vas sl7,19s. The Kansas City district
1852, O29 cigars The
otal receipts for the fiscal year ended
une 80, 1895, were sl46,sso,0la The
sceipts during the last fiscal year
rom the several sources OF revenue,
nd the increase or decrease In each us
ompared with the fiscal year 1895, are
iven as follows: Spirits, $50, $40, 070;
lcrease, 1907 443; tobacco, $780, 7ll,629;
lcrease, 81, 1905, 72l; fermented liquors,
10, 7s4, 1856; increase, Ss,l43.5l7; oleo-
argerine, Sl,2lo,48s; decrease, $780, Ia
IS; banks and bankers, sl34; increase, Ii
a; miscellaneous, s445,ll decrease,
1000 =
The cost Of collecting the internal :
venue during the last fiscal year
to $4,OSo,s 1902, and the esti-
ated cost Of collections for the next .
zeal year is "a, 1850, 900 The estimated
ceipts from all sources during the a
TRENT fiscal year are sl5o,o0O,0OO