The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-05-12
WAR REVENUE MEASURE.
Provision foT an Inhe itance Tax
Adopted-BiII Practically Com
p!eted By Senate Committee.
EQUIPMENT FOR TROOPS IN THE FIELD.
Tad Judgment shown by some Volunteers
In Thc MAtter-Ordsr- to Postal Em-
pioyes and Employees or the Navy De
partment To Keep Quiet Concerning
War characterization OF Bank.

! WASHINGTON. May iA-Wheu the
I senate finance committee al jolrued
1 last "a Eht the consideration OF the war
revenue bill had been a most entirely /
completed. although there were some /
pulling problems >t.L unso-yed, one 1
OF which was the manner OF dealing /
with proprietary medicinal articles /
There VIII probably be a uniform tax /
on al OF them The committee decided /
10 place . license upon banks (
~ the rate of 500 wear
and upon brokers A. the rate
Of 50, but has not vet determined
whether the professions shall be IL
ccnSed or not. On life insurance COM
panies the rate has been increased FIVE
fold. being made ten cents on every
Slo9 and IL - estimated that this in
crease VIII add about 81 .OJ1. 600 in rev
enue- The provision for an inheritance
tax and for 4 tax on bills OF ladiug
were both adopted. a were the
provisions for taxing all dealings
IN futures, including bucket-shop oper-
atoms The bill. as IL will be reported, |
viii contain provision requiring that /
a memorandum be made OF all deals
OF this character. however small. and |
that two-cent stamp be placed upon L
this memorandum The democratic q
were taken up to-day and
Senator Jones. OF Nevada. Indicated /,
his purpose Of standing with the dem F
ocrats on all the principal changes Z
they suggest. 2
rIhe Equipment for Troops.
NAsHINGTOS. May I0.-The war de o
partment has learned with some dis
may from the reports Of its officers
engaged in mastering and recruiting :,
the volunteers in the different states ! d
that very few of the national guard fe
officers have ideas as to the equip =
nent required for troops in the field -
hat conform in any measure to the b.
standard which hard practice and ex- bl
1erience have established for the
nited States army. 1t has been -
found that IN some cases q battalion !
vas laying Up enough equipment TO
Dad an entire freight train, while, on -
he other hand, some of the more en- i,
husiastic and hardened volunteer
rooPs proposed TO 20 10 the front eF
hitting from their equipment many i,
+ the things that are absolutely nee ii,
>sary, no. only to comfor in camp. e
Mt 10 health and life itself There
)re, cen. Miles has caused 10 be pre- -
AIRED By the department experts a
able showing In concise form exactly ~
hat i necessary in the way of eauir,-
ent OF every organization in the scrv-
e from a company to an army corps. Col
Order to Postal EmpIoye-.
WAsHlNGToy. May IO.-Postmaster a.,
eneral Emory Smith to-day issued the
blowing order: '.All officers and en-
Dyes OF the post Office department
e hereby forbidden to furnish infor- Lar
alton pertaining 10 or in any way
.arlng upon the conduct OF the war Rib
any person or persons not connected
It'll the department, or 10 any news =
per or other publication unless au-
or!zed TO 90 50 by the head Of the a
partment" This order was made for ye
c purpose Of preventing postnasters liar
pm giving information in regard to 0ts
spIclous letters passing through ~
err Offices Such information. II i 49,
ought may in some instances be in lom
rect and in Others prejuIicial to the ; 50
-erests Of the government ~
rider Issued by the Navy Department 70
WASHINGTON, May 10.-On account @r !.
the accuracy with which the news So
oers have been outlining the naval nom
ms of campaign the department whit
5 issued this Official order: I'm ac- -
dance with the recommendation of sam,
. naval war board. ali officers and | a3si
plOyes of the navy departr,e,,, a., | 1oni
civ forbf9dar . -. - zomi
as 20 matters pertaining TO or No
ring upon the conduct Of the war Ia
any person or persons not connect week
with the department or 10 any t .aL.,
son or persons not connected with rba1|
department or 10 any neuspap per 3 s9t
other publication, unless author GOO
10 do so by the department 80
all for Condition of National Banks
AsHINGToS, May 10 The comptroI- KA
Of the currencv- baS ;-gr,4 -, sep1r
the c(r5=,:o., - .. - Sd-4 try =
- A1Iloha- banks at lie;