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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
.LAWSFOR HAWAII
SHARP CoNt:>T WILL OCCIRIN THE
HoIE OVER \ BILL.
M CANNOT AGREE
STRONG NINsITN REPORT WILL he
RESENTED.
1t VIII Rredmcnd That th" system
OF Gn,rrrlcnt in Present Ter
COMMUTE CANNOT AGREE
Ii VIII Kccamcnd That the system
OF Gu,crpcnt iii Present Ter
riiorfcsic Closely Followed
-ProTi, Qualifications
Pr.c>ict Against.

ASgr%rTN Dec 1l-N sE.r,, CON
tasf vilr ri ,aa house over III, -.
| I,ti0r fr, .,a-ov.rru,r Of Hawaii as
fine rriorf-,. I'd minority OF m. commit
| Too On -.-~,.,,S do nor a-~..- rs 4, the
| form cr IN N,irN.~ fo,- IN. ~ f,rtv
| agree wiki rh,repcrr OF the sen4.. com
rf.ts. 90, f,rGu relations although m.
l,rT.rgr,,.. -ra,ot sfI.n- as T., cause ar.lr
,rfieuf-- r. ,af,riry r.r,r- os tHa r,r-r
mmft rhages the bill introduced by
Mr.. Hit only lightly. with the exception
at Tho og.Hfc,iors tor senator's and rep
| resentatiyeS. he property qualifications
are stricken OIL and any citizen Who is
voter and hgsoceu n resident OF Hawaii
| for three vearss eligible. Those who were
citizens of fIIrIi on August =. I>eS. ara
made citizens T the United States. one
house VIII 20, he allowed To constitute
tine IeciSIature,u ease the other adjouras.
nor viii il be IcessarN 10 have the sane
ton of three nmhe-~ to introduce a hill
in the Iegi>latur. Thu delegate 10 couGreS
shall possess th same qualifications as a
voter.
Bonds issued II the credit q the pubic
domain shall + payable IL not less than
five nor more than fifteen years. one
years resiGenceM'St he proved TO Obtain
q divorce.
The minority report was prepared by
My. Fl r. Ferguson. delegate from New
Mexico, who i : II the SuH-c"m-
mitte". Mr.. Hgry. OF Texas. Is also q
minority mombe' but l. now absent.
Inc report STs the minority Is Niiah4e
10 agree to sOInepromlueut features OF the
bill as Introduced and as apuroVeI hV the
mn in-it,- If , uuitr.s. AND rnr-
-.
III IS important 10 emphasize the fact
that new territOy. as acquired, should he
governed - o-bsr territories nf Tho United
g. -, -, .ro, -, t,,,4a.;o, 4,
"'c "'e] N"t 4
the government. with the view TO ultimate
we hayf.,-s tb,+ uav.,H should ha of,-aD
r., -,
ol''4d''S ties''"' 1"''! - SVNti"i''''
as other territories OF the United States,
and the importance of this view is in
crsos.5 r,-L,r ,bsr dsriri-bad nv tho i'm
-
tAlhsHi fhl!lppme t"es'I'H. IcrT't'tS
which We feel is untitled. either from the
character of its population. or because of
is 5;.tarr. fr,r orr ebor.s for statehood
III the iiIoh, ought 10 ne ieiI alohe en-
tiTely.
we. therefore. object ia the provision
80 -. IN ...L;.r ~ .,.-r.r. .o,,r ~
% '"' "'' h''ht4s '"'
the territory OF HAWAII Judges OF the mem
bership OF the house of the territorial leg
isIa+ura NJ Fraw W.. hcli.ya that each
'a - = :" g. - .ha
mus S"'"'4 "e ''e mo- '|"- VI '
qualifications Of lis members. Inc ihhp-
Walton not only fails TO preserve the con-
stftutjonaI fr~Is,snda,ca of rho tire. great
- nrunrrn,ar, avs.,trrs H.
hIanchcs OF SovsF"'Hs.'' tNr'.t'(S'
.fldu'E lHt JutieHat, guy lci,,ir T. -
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
POPULIST "ECONOMY."
nil Tor SiS.3Sf to PA, for
I" Piece OF Buucombe
in 1897.

TOPEKA. Dec. @e-,Sparf,l1 rno IN,
decided upon AT the deticisnc,. can,.a aIl-
OF state officers "Wednesday wa ir-rot,noa
II. the senate this morning by senator
n"HApNeH' IN the absence of Senator For
tey' VINO was induced to attach his n,ma
Nv M document; II provides that the an
tirt,.nc rL..onS shaI! be mad" 10 pay the de-
IN tics m salaries 10 clerks and emnIoy.s
Il s"t various state Offices ana irstiru-
I'M N sMe STAT" for tn years ending
NJ NJ o. is.H. and Jun ~. 1919. ~
o. Pi"c.d on first reading wirbG,, c'nIt
Cr r. 1"ntfof Hassin. whom Horace
presen{{ ?Urafet wanted muzzled. was not
nerS OF the body observed a stric, ~, MN IN
bron Sl.tnce when tho document was
"TPSS ss sn nsiors the upper house.
bin foot 'nEiatlons provided for in the
denar i. nty are assigned 10 the various
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
BARRED FROM THE JOURNAL
"'' hessin Fails in His Enor, IN
Get Republican Protest ON
Record

IOFtkA. Dec. ~a4-lSnari,rl
HeSsin's resolution for core, ;or. '.I'','f
senate journal. so rs to incorno.,,a -
iuiI o." the records the Republican me-.
against tie organization of the leriSia,rra
IN special session. Vas reported adrarr.In
J. ne Judiciary committee this nGSrrf"5S
I.tInb Heestn ana Coleman prrs"r:aT =, -
Inf.lE report, which was. of .oI,ren a.
So; IAf majority being adopted. ~
senator Lamb said in addressing the CO..
a,r From the start the membsrss ~. ~
tInJnri'y party IN this body have hen M ~
T. M ne gag law to the minority parfv
! "%EI me peopI" OF Kansas to know; yrFo
Is reSp9niSh." for this waste Of rime and
W no II Is mat insists on an carly ad4orIrrr-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
WILL THEY STAY B
Arrangements Made With !
slash Express and 7
graph Rates.

TOPEKA. Dec. 2a.-tSpecial.
byiStS handling the interests
press. telegraph and telephoa
announced Tonight that SAT-
engagements had been made v
leaders in the legislature. and.
affecting these corporations wi
our only danger lies in Y
staying bought" said Ora Of /
They may not vote as they ";
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
That Noodle Report Ca

TOPEKA. Dec. @9-tSpeciaI,-
tie reminder that the public r
gotten the Doodle record Of Ii
!ature two years ago. Rspy-r-
Carthy. Of jefferson. to-day a
resolution in the house orderis-
iatIEe Doodle Investigating 10
submit Il report of its procaeJe.
Tn" resolution went over.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
TIME HE WAS J.
pr" S'hHe Wants Wnce,rked n
Quarter of IA CentOr
In

jackson lessee, an old-ttave. flied
sun yesterday in the circuit 1T Inda-
pehdence. against G. l.. plett for
" "4s-s due him since 1873. amount is
S''Si@'9', Jesse claims 10 years Ct
age; and shortly after the continued
=" I'VE near Levasy. H 5 that he
oTienctnt Offered him so ontn. and
per month.
do lessee is Very brief in rtition and
TO Tei nSi reGl'e why he all his wages
a aSfa so long 4 time without aemcnt. nut
an NJ from ms petition he as ignorance
w w9rk by his brother in ord collect his
came TO III" Trip!ett farm applied Tor
rI9tb. ask,ns in return board and
a mis- and h a he has reed with the
Inn. .ia ever since. bur noy was said
5bn9Ht wages. Attorney j. V. RadmoT
VIII [ne case In charge fossee. and it
circuit court. '"s
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30

20 De located in the county seat and is 10
~ m patrohS. when complete. not more
TSt ~ per cent Of the original cost of the
and len, added TO the expense OF repair
>, = t1fi'Gdi!y IN" same conditions are TO
~ III ne Management of the systems
~ 'tLlrS. When a county or city adonfs
+ II ron, irrot?Sitions II Will he authorized
/. - ~ proper tax leving officials to
' dfpofton ana collect 4 tax on an
,SN4nas PROPERTY a. a part Of the -.nerni
J." i" aGht, not 10 exceed mills on tn, dollar
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
Missouri Lawyer. organize.

JOPLIN NO. Dec. 2a.~.Spec!alb The
members Of the bar Of the Fifteenth con
sr.ssioHal district met here Today. Effected
a TEMPORARY organization and then eF-
%iourre1 until tomorrow The uur9Gss= Of
the orssniza'i1n ara 70 secure Legislation IN
regard to legal procedure 20 lessen the
q criminal court for Joplin and 10 Grs.,niza
county bar associations.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30

TOPEKA. Dee. @g.-lSpociai.,
assist tn" loca! representative
newspapers 10 make an ''hO""
representative Smith. of Shesr
introduced a bill in the house .
governor to sign death warm
prisoners VOW under sentence -
fenced IN the future to hang.
prepared by these newspaper
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
RESTS WITH A:RICA.
II Ii Wants Gold. s5o.O.Ooo Can Be
brought Here rom
EUrOue

NEW YORK, Dec. 29-Tre!En bankers
said today that sterling xeaanGe rar-s
We're sufficiently low to pen!t of the i'm
p~ortation of gold, and that was not TN
likely that some more woul come in Jan
uaTE, ta-t imports really dpaadai uow on
me rates Tor money here If there were
E@gt 10y the SoiG here. sI.e would va
iPnpt-a+F "9n1"- Il wCul he easy. the
bankers S4id, to bring in S~o.r9.n" of gold
Il any such sum Were n.afd.
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4 Fair sample of PopuIi.m

TOPEKA, Dec. -1.-J:pacial.t A bill WIS
i~ltroGG2ed IN the house today giving tho
insurance superintendent the AUTHORITY 70
ItEyNe tns license Of any Insurance com
P".y mat transfers a suit fled against II
III me state courts to the federal c0urt.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
DIR. Crov,u Honorcd.

OMAHA. Dee. 2a-Dr. II. g. Croweli. Of
Kansas CITY was elected president Of he
Western Surgeons Association beS
Moines was selected as the place of next
meeting.
Dr.. Milo =. Ward. Of Kansas CITY. this
morning discussed the Mutual Relations
of ObSretriciauS and Gyu"colOEistS.'
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30

morrou 90 decide upon a plan Of action IT,
consideration Tor" the Boyle bill comes up for
scnat The Harris biIi. which a Try 10 Sub p.
years fought for and voted for ,U a.,
viii org @so' If they fail in this. then ,h "U
strrng,I several amendments EVAN -,
,''"sthen the Bowie hi, -" 'ei'-hs 10
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
Police Bonrd for Kansas.

TOPEKA, Dec. 29-tSpacfl hin
creatinS = board of fire aucom-
mllSsinherS for Kansas city ; IL
et"ql.Etd IN the house to-day hild.
OF hlhsman, by request.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
old Rates TO Hawaii still stand.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2g.-The postmaster
at san Francisco has called attention to
the large amount OF mail matter aCcUmI~
lating there, under the mistaken notion
that domestic postage applies to Hawaii.
Letters for residents of Hawaii still re-
quira the International postage of > cents
per half ounce.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30

The groom is a prominent 81,
the bride is the eldest Gaught
and Mrs. Mcclure. of this city
Tor Florida. where they Will
honeymoon.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
.:t::..-.
49,.
II 8
nn E:RlTS

OF the Nose Pianos r sub
stant:al and created upon I'M
DERIVING principles of sound,
experienced Judgment. There
are some pianos whose ap-
pearance recommends them
at first glance, and the Eose
very certainly belongs to
this class. Graceful and IN
wiling in design, the pleas
ure caused to the onIooker
Is enhanced and perfectly
emphas zed when the fingers
come into contact with the
keys. The scales are mar
vels of patient and ingenious
work, as is attested by their
absolute smoothness of reg
Ister. The "S dice of the
Nose" Is exquisite in every
particular. and perfectly sat
lsfying 20 the most highly
cultivated listener. This
popular piano is sold in the
Southwest by us exclusively,
and on monthly payments
of SO.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30

TOPEKA. Dee. 29-tSpeciagwis
OF RaWhnS. wants county rnctcG
ny n direct vote of the peomtro-
duced Il bin to that effect I'M to-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
State Charities II.

TOPEKA. Dec. 29.-tSpecnatar
H9HSeholder this afternoon d hia
PHI q the placing OF the st.tablo
lNstltutons under civil SerNi
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30

lpLA ks. Dec. 2a.-CSpeciaIl ?
I+S-ltat!Ee ctis l. ThiscIer. o. Gamma
Nj. and Miss Frances Mcclure W..
'''' 'o-hiSnt a the home OF the bride.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30

me World then refers recent
PeecA at Macon. Ga. of General
lanes H.. Wilson. Of Delau which
mat gentleman expressed pc that
ne would see the day WI starry
nag snail float everywhere IL frozen
N"rth TO the sunny cline Of l Amer
We believe" the World IS. that
these words Of Mr.. WiIsnr how too
Vel the opinion of a grenher of
Americans when once their = for OK
ptnSion Is aroused in the "A of the
Norm. and if once they CATO their
iieaiN mat they only have Ia, enough
III tfelr great game Of bIufh seems
10 he their best and their ST. card in
r1iaon!acy, VIII force Canally-nilly.
IN conclusion the paper s"We are
bearer TO absorption fhau We were.
10 realize IL -"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
Brooke BIisters the Pops.

representative Brooke. of Shawnee j.,
casting his vote against the bill said.
you fopu!ists have howled ever since
your party came into existence in favor az
the initiative and referendum. Your hood
mig record of is9. was referred 10 the
people. They voted by an Overwhelming
majority FOR you to vacate your seats
now you come up here again. in yioIa.i,n
OF the instructions of the people. and or
your W principles, to do some more
poodling. You have passed a bin Tha.
every Pop lawyer OF your side knows al
soIuteIy IS unconstitutional. You have hoo,
used as a means for others to extracr
poodle. Some OF You old farmers will Iaarn
pelore long how you We're duped. l am
opposed 10 this bill for that reason"
Brown. Of Cowlry. who acted with tho |
Iopulists TWO years ago. could not take |
me dose this time. and. in voting against |
the bli. gave six different reasons why he |
ieiieVeS the bill is unconstitutional He
'heh said that the people had lust spoken
IN reference to the record of the last leo
stature and that he was willing TO abfJa
the decision and permit the representa-
ives erected fresh from the people TO enact
ANS
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
canada ON THE :"
World Warusiians
That Their Goyernp
in Danger.

TORONTO. ONT, Dec. %, routo
World. which opposes the udbcral
government at Ottawa. has ag eJi-
loritI to-day under the hea!anada
on the Brink" i'll which it We peo-
pi" OF this country that timritIcdI.
so lar as the maintenance "a as 4
u: independent and integion of
Notth America is concerned
Mess Canadians" decIaIWorl
are lulIy alive to the situai speak
ia III no uncertain way. IL ind
movement in the Unita,I sting for
us end the domination of III ont
rent. and 4 great party in d, pre-
pared to make almost any :; to the
Ihited States in consitieratIone kind
VI support of England in e with
SuSSla. France and other IN DOW
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30

hurkholder, of Marion. declared tt.ra
was no extraordinary occasion for an extr,
session; that Governor Leedy did an mn
constitutional act when he issued tho ,,u
ana mat the state supreme court in bis
judgment, would 30 decide: that Tho r.orIa
"onli condemn such outrageous conduct
on the part OF the Populists.
i"aflmer. OF Shawnee. probably made ,,o
most sensational talk OF all. He d.cI. rod
mai IL" only reason that q special session
was called was on account of an i,obir.
pam. lie said the Populists had convir,nG
themselves before the Doodle irvas,iaa,t.H
committee Of being the worst SO, ~
BOOMERS that ever came into power: thar
ny "et" mere now TO sustain that reputa-
ion ana that. in due time. the whole story
VI me corruption al this session wouj1
ONE out lust as It did after the last sss-
.4oh' lie SAID those running the ,na,b;ra
A"." mat their acts We're Unconstitutional
al" mat they We're deludiug the old f,rr- |
rs Tor a money consideration.
"'atoh. OF Atchison. denounced the vboIa
'o,"edinS as a sta chamber session and
,''-i,'eu mat the action of rfa PopuliSr.
you'd b" declared unconstitutional
0Hou'"' OF t~hautauqsa. declared that tbi.
'tlnu"o repentance of the Popu!ists would
90 Them any good. The psopie Wa
utit. "'u Do"uI!hS
""snSo'. q Harvey. McKeever. Grimes
W ''5sSitr all made strong spsacras d..
he action Of the PopuIistS N
ing pubic opinion and meeting here in
'''iht session to pass laws thar tho no.
.e did not want. '' '"s peo-
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sections. through the committee of Tho

St' NUS ~ COMMITTEE of the
M.
!" - In u, a. was adopted, Bark
Fyi % I'm p"lieu rom ms vest pocket
- mp 4 P"fei 'ont'ihihe a motion which
me caucus had prepared last night that
L u IohilI.eee 40 no" rise and report the
pm PACK 10 inc house. with the recon-
MehuaOoh mat II DO pass
First Vote on III. Bill.
Tie Republicans demanded
Barkiey motion carried by a vote &c 10
40 30. II was, N detail. as follows:
~" 'It "lt-hdrkItN. HaSeall. Bean
hio"n VI Fr4l'' arr CaSsin. Clark. Con-
ger Da!'oH' DAVIS, biagus, Doyle, Enua~-
Soi; rms f%!rGiiId' Farrell, Feighner
! T"''Th' Gillespie, GooGno.
~ nm. 80, ~ ii'rhau@h. Har-
I,brsar az cha|a 'IhIeSoh. %JaquiHs.
Tonos L-sr.on Johnson Of Labette,
I nonis ,fgIr' ~ L''"son. Lewis.
lT,1""f 4,tI,'' m"ihS, Marty, McGruth.
Merrill, M'tzier. Mott, Montgomery Nh
pa.rm =. 'I.oaI'' f'"nenScraft. Richards.
So iIss'ii, 'tutiedse. Simmons. |
80 r., ~ ." 'iohei' lapscott. Tdy-
" ~ ~ t""s'' Wallace. Ward. |
"'"ep, "r&At' Street-GS.
urar'r S ,.r ~ ,hA'oi' Barker. Brooke.
I,,.I.Lo p, down OF Greeley. Buell..
RI - DE''S, btNit. Filson, !
wood H.,.i,-.r u.,,r Hay
-. ii''itE. IRWIN, jackson of
- a., Nv '"'hSVh OF Harvey. Johnson of
~, 'L ,,in hohstey. McCarthy.
So : IL moore: Poison. Seaton.
r.. M OF Brown. Stuart,
H''H,SIHS. "Hiialns-"I.
rraDsF+ armstrong. Botktn. Bradley.
49, n"'OI5om, lniey. Fitzgerald,
par,,. ~ - ',ei'neak' Middle. keefer,
tar,n : U- - rcd SutcIIhe. Smith of
r"ps Afr"id I" Adjourn.
II was noon by this time, bur The Don
We're afraid to let their member. I
eading at once. va 'Hio =,
The oasis., 1898-02-12
S25O REWARD.

Colin Cameron will give s250 reward for in- formation that will lead to the conviction of any person or persons unlawfully handling his stock.
The oasis., 1898-02-12
Across srHBBORDEF


 located wlthi it's hounds.
 Several towns in the state or la- maulipas charge 50 cents mohuh io' license to carry such arms as are allowed by law.
 The Chihuahua Enterprise s1a'es that in the past six months wages :"
 that state have increased rum twenty-five to fifty per cent, ano 'S still scarcity of laborers
 Thursday of last week MT. Y. H.
 Cheney of New Hampshire, was ap,
 pointed by the presidentof the UniVeu States consul at La Paz, Mexlco-
 presumably La Paz in Lower Oa'' foi mia.
 Chihuahua papers complain that the forest around the railway stations in that state are being unnecessarily ue-
 stroyed, and ask that the laws prohio- iting the destruction of young trees
 be enforced.
 Monterey Globe: Lie. Javier Osor- no. chief of the international oouhu- ary commission in locating the hlo
 Grande boundary line, recently re- turned to Mexico on account or the death of his brother, Judge Francisco A. Osorno. Lie. Osorno had some
 thing important to communicate to President Diaz, and awaited ms arrival from Tampico.
 At Zacatecas a workman in fire
 works factory was pounding on an old bomb. The bomb exploded igniting an adjoining keg of gun powder. The concusion produced by the explosion 1.-the powder brought down the brick
 .~=ssaal Of q neighboring house. The wall fell on woman and a girl, killing the latter aud crushing the woman 50 that shc Will die. The bomb pounder was also fatally injured
 Two Republics: MT. Gustave Kul- lock, the Berlin agent of the Inter- national Land and Colonization com pany of this city, is late arrival in |this republic, and is now visiting lands in the states of Veracruz and Oaxaca with view to selecting that which is suitable for European col |0nists; and expects shortly to bring a Large number of German and Polish men and women from their father lands and open up big tract 'of laDd in the two states.
 San Antonio Express: George Cheeseman, formerly of the we'll known firm of Pacheco & Cheeseman, |who were proprietors of the Piedra Blanca ranch of Coahuila, Mex, is back again after several years absence land will engage in ranching on his property of l40,OoO acres adjoining his |old Piedra Blanca ranch. He bought |foi shipment to his ranch, at the |kehoe stables, three Hereford and |"*" Dui hdtH uulic, dll OuOlOuS Cu registered at $40 each, and of MT. Nicholson eight registered Durham bulls at $40 each.
 A recent press telegram from New York says: The order from the Mex lean government to the Mexican Ma [ional railroad and the Mexican Gen. [ral railroad company, that they must |iiscontinue handling commercial and Pther telegraphic messages between |he United States and Mexico, grows but of the fact that nearly year ago fhe Mexican Central and Mexican National companies entered into an with the Postal Tele- Eraph company, whereby the latter |ompany extended it's lines to El Paso (nd began building to Laredo, to Ffiect an exchange of business at the
The oasis., 1898-02-12

so nervous l could not lie in bed; my arms and limbs twitched and my system seemed completely exhausted. l began using Dr. Miles Nervine and the fourth bottle restored me to health. Mrs.
The sun., 1898-10-11
WAR REVENUE CHANGES.
Deputy Collector Leitch Asked for
Suggestions Under "a
RpyisiOn

Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue
Letich has received letter from Reve-
nue. Commissioner Scott requesting sug.
gestions as to notifications to the reve-
nue. act which have appeared to him as
being practical and good at this time.
The matter of revising the law will
probably be considered at the next ses-
sion of Congress While, as a whole the
law, in the judgment OF revenue officials,
has worked very well, considering the
necessary haste with which it was pre-
pared and passed, its practical operation
has fully demonstrated that some
changes should be made if it is to remain
in force.
If the work of revision is taken up by
Congress much attention will be given to
schedule B, the enforcement of which
has caused the Revenue Department and
officials more trouble than has any other
section of the War Revenue bill. This is
especially true OF that part of the
schedule which levies a tax upon pro-
prctary medicinal articles. 1t is said by
collectors that either with intent, or
through negligence and misunderstand-
ing of the law, there has been widespread
evasion of stamp taxes as provided in
schedule B. The schedule has also
caused considerable friction between re-
tailers, jobbers, and manufacturers of
medicinal preparations over the question
as to who is to bear the burden of the
stamp taxes. There is nothing like uni
formity in the matter among the three
classes mentioned The trouble is largely
due to the difficulty, often experienced
by retailers, OF getting consumers to pay
a few cents more for an article which
previously I'D at lower price or which
can be bought cheaper at some cut-rate
store. 1t is alleged that many stores have
advanced the price of certain taxable
articles more than the cost of the re-
quired stamp or stamps. Some manu-
facturers, on the other hand, are paying
as much as 500 day just for revenue
stamps to put on their goods before
shipping.
Now that the war is practically over,
some proprietors favor the repeal Of
schedule B, if not the entire law. In
stead of wiping out the schedule entire
lv, it is suggested by others that the
taxes therein imposed should be reduced
Just one.half, on the ground that such
rates would be more equitable and that
the government would actually receive
more revenue from this source than
under the present schedule. Another
argument advanced in favor of retaining
the law is that firms manufacturing pro-
prietary articles can each have private
die for stamping their goods. This is
done at present to certain extent, and
serves much the same purpose as trade
mark or copyright; in fact, some firms
prefer the stamp system. 1t would be
more generally used, it is claimed, if the
tax were reduced one half
The sun., 1898-10-11

The following was furnished by the
Wilmington correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Inquirer:
One of the best Republican campaign
documents which has ever been given to
the public will be the official count Of
the vote cast at the last general election
in Kent county, which will be tabulated
under an order OF the court on Tuesday
of next week. This is the end of the
famous mandamus case which was
fought so hard two years ago. Until