The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-24

30 certs; $3.50 and $1,000, 40 cents; $1,000 and
50 500 81; 81 500 and 5000 s1.5o. and for each
| $500 in excess of 5000, 81 Foreign bills
| of exchange, letters of credit, including eX-
| press money order, to pay the same rate as
! bills of exchange or promissory notes, ex-
| cept where drawn in sets of three or more,
! when for each bill of each set where the
| sum payable does not exceed $3.50, cents.
! Above that there is a graduated scale run
ming 81 for 81, 500 and 30 cents for each 81 500
| additional. Bills of lading receipts for
! goods merchandise, etc. for export, 10 cents
| each; express packages, l cent upon all such
| that pay not to exceed % cents; between 70
cents and 81, cents in excess of 81.
cents. Indemnifying bonds, SO cents, all 9TH
er bonds required in legal proceedings, 25
| cents; certificates of profits on each 500 of
| face value, 2 cents; certificates of damage
| or otherwise issued by a port warden, 70
cents; certificates of deposit of money in
bank or trust companies, cents for sums
! not exceeding $1C0, cents above that
| amount; certificates of other descriptions,
| 10 cents; charter contracts for ship, vessel
| or steamer which does not exceed 300 tons,
SO, or between 800 and 600 tons, $5; exceeding
| 600 tons. $40; memorandum of sale of goods,
stocks, bonds real estate or property of any
kind issued by brokers, 10 cents; convey
ances, when the consideration exceeds 500
and does not exceed $500, so cents: between
$500 and $1,000, 81; between $1,000 and $500,
So; between 5000 and $4,000, $40; between
$4,000 and $4,000, $50; for each additional
$4,000, $40.
/ TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGES.
| TeIegraphic messages except press news
| dispatches L cent on messages below the
charge of 20 cents and 8 cents where the
charge is above 20 cents. On the entry of
| goods of custom houses for consumption not
| exceeding $100 in value, 25 cents; between
800 and $500, 40 cents; exceeding $500, 81;
entry for withdrawal of goods from bond
ed warehouses, so cents; life insurance poll
| cies, not including accident policies, for each
| $1,000, 20 cents; marine and fire insurance,
25 cents; leases for a period not exceeding
three years, so cents; exceeding that period.
81; clearance papers for a cargo destined
for foreign port if the tonnage of the ship
, does not exceed 800 TONS 81; between 800 and
SOC, So; exceeding 600, SIS.
Mortgages not exceeding $500, 50 cents; be-
tween $500 and $1,000, 81; between $1,000 and
$3.50. $2 between So 500 ana $4,000, $5 be-
tween 5000 and $4,000, $1O between $4,000
| and $4,000, SIS; for each additional $4,000,
| $40. Passage ticket for a foreign port, If
less than $50. 81; exceeding $50, S. Power of
| attorney, 25 cents; power of attorney to
! convey real estate or rent or lease the same,
! 81. Probate of will or letters of administra-
| tion where the estate does not exceed 81. 500.
! so cents; between $500 and $1,000, 81 be-
tween 5000 and $50 900, 81; between $4,000
| and $4,000, $5; between $50, 600 and 100000,
$10 between 100000 and $15OOO0, $40, and for
each additional 1000, so. Protest against
any note, check. acceptance, etc., 25 cents.
| Warehouse receipts for goods in merchan-
disc, ETC., held in storage, % cents.
| The bill also imposes a system of tonnage
| taxes of s cents per ton not to exceed SO
cents per ton per year on all vessels for
foreign ports, and from the receipts of these
duties $75O,OOO is appropriated for the Marine
| Hospital Service.
THE LOAN PROVISIONS.
The loan provisions of the bill are as fol-
lows aThat the secretary of the treasury
is hereby authorized TO borrow on the cred
it of the United States the sum of $500, 900
O00 or so much thereof as may be necessary,
| and to prepare and issue therefor at not less
| than par coupon or registered bonds of the
| United States in such form as he may de-
| sire, and in denominations of $50 or some
multiple of that sum, redeemable in coin at
| the pleasure of the United States after ten
years after date of their issue and payable
| twenty years from such date and bearing
| interest, payable quarterly in coin, at the
rate of per cent. per annum; and the
bonds herein authorized shall be exempt
from all taxes or duties of the United States
| as we'll as from taxation in any form by or
under state, municipal or local authority;
| provided that the bords authorized by this
section shall be first offered a popular
loan under such regulations to be prescribed
by the secretary of the treasury as will give
Af f1,A tod
States to participate in the subscriptions
to such loans, and a sum not exceeding one
half of l per cent. of the amount of the
bonds herein authorized is hereby appro-
priated to pay the expense of preparing, ad-
vertising, issuing and dispcsing of the same.
..That the secretary of the treasury is
authorized to borrow from time to time at
the market rate of interest not exceeding
per cent per annum such sum or sums
as in his judgment, may be necessary to
meet public expenditures, and to issue there
for certificates of Indebtedness in such form
as he may prescribe and in denominations
of $50 or some multiple of that sum; and
each certificates so issued shall be payable
with the interest accrued thereon at such
time, not exceeding one year from the date
of its issue as the secretary of the treas
ury may prescribe
provided, that the amount of such cer-
tiicates outstanding shall at no time exceed
$780, O00, 600; and the provisions OF existing
law respecting counterfeiting and other
fraudulent practices are hereby extended to
the bonds and certificates of indebtedness
authorized by this act"
Senator Teller to-day expressed the opin-
ion that the House war revenue bill could
not pass the Senate with the bond PROPOSE
ton included. Il do not think the time has
come when we need TO authorize the issue
of bonds he said. 1T may be that il will
be necessary to grant such authority Later
II the war should be prolonged, but certain
~ with S22o. 0o0.oO0 in cash in the treasury
we do not want to increase the bonded in
debtedness until we absolutely know that
such a course is necessary If compelled 10
secure more funds 1t would be better at
this time to resort 10 some temporary ex
pedient such as to the issuance of green
backs or treasury notes. ] have not con-
ferred with other senator's" the senator said
In conclusion, but ! cannot believe thar h
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