Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-16
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
VIII Oner an Amendment to the Tariff
Bill-it WIN Make Provisions for au In
! heritance Tax of Two Per Cent


heritance Tax of Two Per Cent
NAsHINGToN, June 12.-The demo-
cratic members of the senate commit
tee on finance Friday agreed 20 offer
as an amendment to the tariff bill n
provision for an inheritance tax The
amendment was prepa red by Senator
Iurpie and was by him presented 70
the senate on behalf of the democratic
minority. The principal provision of
the amendment is as follows:
That on and after the first day OF
January, ls9s, and for FIVE years there
after, there shall be laid and levied
sum equal TO two per cent of the
value OF every decedcnt's estate as
an inheritance tax, whether il is
testate or intestate TO be paid by the
executors, ad ministra tors and trustees
thereof, or by the heirs, or
by the distributes, devisees or
legatees, when the value of such estate,
as an inhe ritance, is 81, 900 and up
wards, except where legacies or be-
quests are made 70 religious, charita-
bic, educational or other organizations,
which may, by the laws of the state,
territory or district in which the de-
cedent was residing at the time of his
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Other provisions OF the amendment
prescribe methods of asccrtaining the
value of estates ard OF collecting the
tax. These duties are imposed upon
internal revenue collectors who are
authorized to bring suit in the federal
courts 10 collect the tax in case such
proceeding is made necessary. The
secretary of the treasury is empower
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carrying the provision into effect.
nder the direction of Commissarv
General Sullivan. Capt Geo. Il. Davis.
commissary of subsistence. has been
ordered to proceed to FL Paso. Tex,
without delay, and with his clerk dis
tribute subsistence stores for the re-
lief of the destitute persons in the dis
trict overlooked by the Rio Grande in
that vicinity. Capt. Davis was one of
the most active OF the officers in relief
work along the Mississippi during the
recent floods.
WAsHINGroN, June - The internal
revenue bureau has prepared sched-
ule OF the balance Of unpaid claims for
bounty on sugar manufactured and
produced from August IS, 1894 to June
30, 1898, under the act approved March
=, 1895. Under this act $4,000, OOJ was
appropriated and disburscd. on a pro
rata basis, which left balance on APP
proved claims unpaid of ~. OSj. 1856 An
appropriation covering this amount
recently was made by congress.
For the first time in many years the
secretary of the navy has interp osed
his veto upon the application of a Jun
Tor officer to leave the naval service.
In the present case three of the ca
diets at Annapolis George Weber. of
Arkansas ii. L. Collins, of Pennsyl-
vania, and +. L. Pratt of Illinois.
sought TO resign They had com
pleted four years service at the
academy, the last year being devoted
TO the engineering branch and desired
TO leave to engage in private business
Secretary Long, however. found that
the engineer corps was sadly in need
OF officers, owing to the rapid depletion
of the ranks of the older engineers in
late years, and ne decided that as
these young men had been educated ut
tine expense of the government thev
should render service in return.
The cadets, upon admission 10
the academy are required to pledge
themselves TO serve the governments
not less than eight years. so these
young men now will be obliged TO take
the usual two years cruise. which
rounds out the Annapolis course. at
the end OF which time they will re-
ceive their commissions as assistant
engineers in the navy and regularly
assigned to duty.
WAsmNGToN, June r. Spain. il is
reported, will offset the Ruiz indem-
nifty claim 10y putting in a counter
claim on account of the smuggling of
arms to Cuba by the flibuster Daunt-
less.
NAsmNGToN. June l. The mem
bcrs of the committee on contingent
expenses OF the senate have agreed 10
report adversely the Tiliman rcsolu-
ton for an investigation of the ALLEGED
specuiations in sugar. 1t is not known
when the report will be made to the
senate. The report. it is understood.
w!ll go quite fully INTO the merits Of
the question. showing such investipa-
tons as that proposed to be generally
barren Of results.
WAsHNGToN, June IT, j Broker Eli
vcrton t. Chapman spent the final
night OF his term i'm the district fail
Thursday night His sentence expired
at midnight, but according 10 custom
Inc was allowed to- remain" till
Thursday morning.