The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-10

to be banker end must pay a revenue tax
On the amount OF capital 80 loaned. Not
the average amount loaned within the year
r. 10 be considered but rhe entire amount
OF surplus o.. hand GU; o. which loans may
be made during she preceding fiscal year.
As 10 the hasdf.ty Of @oaps under the
stamp tax. the ruling Is a. follows.
@Hoaps are ordinarily laundry or toilet
articles. They may. however. ard do De-
come medicinal or cosmetic articles wnen-
eyer the manufacturer Or vendor holds
them out and recommends them 20 the
public for their curative or healing virtues
or properties. or FOR the sofsening and
identifying effects produced BY their nse
upon the hair. mouth, skin. or compile < ION.
In other words, whenever she wanufac-
t1rer or vendor takes them OFT or the
category OF laundry or toilet soaps and
places them In the category Of medicinal
or cosTrette articles he must stamp them
according 70 the provisions OF schedule 3
Warehouse receipts for whisky In bond
are subieci to tax.
Checks drawn Dy postnassers on taesr
banks OF deposit for payment OF salaries
Of employees require the 2-cert stamp.
Certificates OF deposit bearing interest
are subject to a tax OF 2 cents when for a
sum not exceeding 500, and also TO the
same tax for every additional 800 or frae-
ton thereof. In reckoning the amount OF
special tax required TO be paid by banks,
the surplus is taken as including the IN
divided profits
A discount OF J. per cent. In allowed on
every purchase Of 800 worth OF revenue
stamps.
Persons representing cigar nanufac.ur-
era VINO are furnished with samples and
send orders to factories, receiving COM
Mission for furnishing orders. are liable
as commercial brokers' Custom house
mi a Nal IN IN
city where they do business.
A large revenue is expected to be derived
from the special tax OF cents on every
dollars worth OF chewing gum. yetan
price.
Many letters are received from Alaska
by Washington members written by prom
iEent citizens OF the state who have taken
up their residence In the far northern ter
ritory. They urge prompt passage OF the
pending bill providing a code of laws for
the territory andedeciare that the condi-
ton OF the people. as regards their legal
rights, is at present depiorable. Several
OF the towns and settlements with large
and growing business interests are prac-
tfcaily without law. Great property in
terests-the main volume of businessman
the centers OF population, are on the
mainland from rs TO 300 miles distant
from where the district judge resides. As
one correspondent puts IL
IF one is asgrieved at his next-door
mining ditch in his front-door yard ne
must needs charter a boat and go TO Sitka
TO assert his rights and procure an In
Junction BEFORE ne gets any remedy.
United States commissioners have only
the Jurisdiction OF an Oregon justice Of
the peace. Several lawyers have made the
statement that there should be at least
five district judges in the territory OF Alas
ka. and II may be said that most of these
gentlemen would be quite willing to accep,
one Of the judgesnips when created.
Hon. o. r. Hoicomb. state commissioner
OF arid lands. favors the passage OF the
Newlands bill. or similar legislation pro-
vidlng for an arid land and irrigation COM
mission, to be composed of men ha wing
some knowledge OF irrigation plans and
empowered to make a thorough study OF
the requirements TO reclaim the arid lands
OF the Western states. In letter which
has been placed before the arid lands COM
mittee OF the house Mr.. Holcomb states
that this would be a much better plan, In
his opinion, than that of donating to the
states outright 4 million acres proposed to
be given to each state.
In many of the states" he says. "and
certainly In the state Of Washington. Il
may I've necessary to encroach upon anoth
or state in carrying out Irrigation plans.
For example TO take water from the
Idaho lakes would be impracticable with
OUT cooperation with Idaho. Again. he
says. "the expense OF retaining such
vast area OF the state. il the million acres
were donated Internationally, is 80 great
that a new. young state like Washington
would not be able 10 do the work in Less
than fifty years"
He considers that Washington state has
a problem, the greatest OF any OF the
states for arid or desert lands To bring
water from the mountain lakes of Idaho
would necess.tate hundreds OF miles OF ex-
tenslve Guming and piping. while 10 raise
water out of the Middle Columbia would
require In addition many vast pumping
plants.
Schuyler Duryee, now a resident or Ever
EFT. Wash is endeavoring to secure the
passage OF q bill appropriatng 10 him
81, $50 Is. which he claims should have been
paid him by the government when he was
chief clerk In the patent office. The amount
Is the difference between the annual salary
of SEQ which he received as chief clerk
from May s. Iss1 10 July ls 1887. and from
May g. 1889, TO November 80 1891. and the
annual salary OF s.. 500 which was pre-
seribed for that office by The United States
statutes. II appears that congress appro-
priated the full amount Or s. 500 year for
the chief clerk Of the patent office until
priation bill 10 s2.2so. In iSai-sa s.. 51l was
appropriated. bat through an error In en-
crossing the bin the former amount re-
manned IN.
The war department has been exceeding
'y kind Ia the various transportation com
panles which have asled for the privilege
~ occupying landing places on the military
reservation AZ 81 Michael, Nearly every
application hy responsible parties that has
been made hae heen grau.eA. The natural
water front a. ST. Michael Is exceedingly
limited and the applica lions granted have
beer far in excess ~ the availabllties az
The island The commanding officer AZ :;
Michael had been instructed 10 provide
suitable locations for the landing az steam
ers and accommodate as many companies
as possible, hut he yuis Of ''flg~t come, FRS,
served was aPpcnded - that tAose arriv-
INK hate Sha0,s nor he disappointed IL the1.
ind every des.ratis las,&tiun already avn
pied.