Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-05

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all issues OF stock. whether when a COM
subsequently, enaarges its issue. The rate
suggested Is five cents per 500 OF stock.
Careful estimates made Friday indicate
II at the revenue from a tax on transfer
Of stock will aggregate about Sl3,WV WV
Of which $S000.O0O will be contributed By
the New York stock exchange alone. 1t
IS said that this tax Is open to the least
criticism OF ary suggested. lnasmuch as
i is paid by the wcslthiest classes, una
II Is but a fraction, being 2-100 of cent
on every dollar. The tax is now in opera
ten in Germany France and Russia S a.;
a year and France $l3, 0o0Oo0 year.
No estimate can be made for Germany
as the stamp tax there Is not differen-
tinted as to stocks atone. There seems
to be no question of the adoption of the
amendment, although 1t is said that a
lir,>e delegation from the New York
STOCK Exchange will be here today TO
p. olest against it. If, as Is estimated the
receipts from this source Will be $l3.0oo.-
Oo0 a year and If SIS 600 be added for
the increased tax of 81 pound on cigar
& ties which has boon decided upon, and
tinuance of the discount heretofore all
lowed to brewers, then the total of SlS,-
010.000 will offset the loss by abandoning
.f'e ir'creasol taxes on beer and tobacco
ard the duty on tea and will satisfactorily
solve the question of whether the bill will
provide sufficient revenue.
One of the busiest men at the capital
thcse hot days Is cX-Goy. Burieigh, the
lew member from the third Maine dis
ti'ict. He arrived here Wednesday noon
and was sworn in at Thursdays session.
Prior to coming here he had taken q four
days outing in the Aroostook woods aud
as a result was obliged to bring with him
several hundred letters that had accumu-
L ed during THAT time. Since his arrival
here his mail has been over one hundred
letters day, mostly In relation TO post
nfH Int ,pt,fS AS a rssEl nj
/ igh's time here has thus far been chiefly
C.svoted to answering his correspondents
for he makes ii a rule to give prompt
and courteous reply to every letter he re-
ceive.s.
In this work Mr.. Burleigh has been
. sisted by his wife and his son. Mr.. c.
p. Burleieh. who is here with him, for
this purpose. He has also had the SER
typewriter. AS he is a rapid dictator and
nakes lorg hours in his work he VIII
probably be up with his correspondence
by tonight
In reply to question relative to the
postoftice contests in his district. Mr..
urleigh said: Il have been so busily
engaged with other matters since my ar
rival here that have had no opportunity
to examine the papers in any of these
cases. hope to get my correspondence
cleared up to date by this evening and
shall give it no chance to accumulate
h reafter. by nc first of the week | hope
to he able to get down to an examination
of these casas and TO Il number of i'm
rortant and deserving persion cases.
which merit early considerations quite
ii number of the postoiiice appointments
in the third Maine district. were made
before Mr.. Mllikcn's death. but con-
siderable number still await disposal. In
many of them there is such unanimity of
ointment among the patrons of the
flee that they may be ctsily decided.
In few the contests are close and very
earnest with the community Sharply
divided ana each side claiming superior
merit and prepOnderance of influence.
IT is needless to say that such cases are
fun of embarrassment and whichever
way they may be decided are sure to &C.
casion more or less disappointment. In
considering them a congressman must
act on his best judgment after careful
consideration of all the circumstances
pertaining to each case. He must put
aside personal considerations and re-
memberfng the official character in which
he stands towards the people of his dis
trict. erdeavor to do what may seem to
he the right thing and for the best in
terests of the public service.
Even then he may make mistakes. We
are all human but he viii at least have
the consciousness of an honest purpose
resolu: ely carried out, and fair uAnded
men. even though they diner from his
judgments. will not fail to give him
credit for it. 50
Mr. Burleigh is pleasantly located at
the Arlington. and hRs room with it's accu-
mutations of papers. has very much the
appearance of an office and an exceed
ingly busy one at that.