Milford chronicle., 1901-08-02
TON NEWS.


Aumiral Schley's
conduct during the war with Spain,
has been all one way--highly lau-
datory. Secretary Long has also
been commended for instructing
the court to render an opinion and
make recommendations on the facts
brought out by the inquiry, This
promises a final settlement of the
controversy which has been deeply /
regretted, as it is quite certain that
whatever opinion may be rendered /
or recommendations made by a
court composed of Admiral Dewey
and Rear Admirals Kimberly and
Benham, will be accepted and ell
dorsed by the American people.
The choice of Capt. Lemly, who has
been Judge Advocate General of
the Navy for more than nine years,
for Judge Advocate of the Court,
was quite as happy as that of the
members of the court proper. He
is eminently we'll qualified for the
position, not only by his expert
knowledge, but by record of fair
ness toward everybody Nothing
but evidence will cut any figure be-
fore that court, which is as it
should be. All honor to Secretary
Long for having so chosen the
court as to shut out prejudice and
open the way for the unbiased
truth. Secretary Long is particu-
1ar1y anxious that the inquiry shall
cover not only everything done by
Admiral Schley in the campaign
against the Spanish fleet, but alsC
everything done by any other Off
Ger that has been the subject o
ublic controversy. In a conyer
sation, after saying that it was un
necessary to mention i'll detail
everything in the precept issue,
for the guidance of the court, h
added: Should there be any ad
ditional matter which Admire
Schley desired inquired into til
court will comply with his wisl
The purpose is to have complet
investigation" Another popula
thing that Secretary Long ha
done was issuing the order forbiC
ding Naval officers to publicly di
cuss the Sampson-Schley contr,
versy.
Porto Ricans do not have to pa
internal revenue taxes on the
products consumed at home, b
causeit~will require an act of Co
gress to extend the internal re
enue laws to the island. 1t was
first thought that it would be diff
cult, now that Porto Rico enjO
free trade with us, to collect t
internal revenue taxes upon SUI
taxable Porto RiCan products
NAV be sent to the United Stat,
but Commissioner Yerkes, has
sued regulations which it is
lieved will make the collection
the tax easy. These regulatic
provide that upon the arrival
these goods in the United Stat
the master of the vessel bringi
them shall deliver to the collec
of customs a sworn manifest in
form required by customs regu
tiOns, and thereupon the colleC
shall issue a notice to the COlleC
Of internal revenue for the dist,
in which the goods are landed, Z
the goods are to be delivered
bonded warehouses and held Ii
the takes are paid. The reg1
tons are elaborate and so frar
that evasion or fraud is well Il
impossible.
The receipts from internal
enue taxation for the last fl
year, as shown by the annual
port of the Commissioner of II
nal Revenue, broke all records,
total amount being S3o6,87I,
an increase of $II.555,56I
the previous year. The report
shows that the cost of collec
was less, the percentage being
against I.5S for the previous J
The ordnance bureau of the
Department has awarded cont
for 100000 pounds of smok
powder for the army at 70 Ger
pound. The contracts were div
among the big powder ma
concerns of the country.
Not a few shrewd observers
becoming convinced that on
the important subjects that
have to be taken up by Con-
at the coming session is tn;
tariff retaliation. As the NJ
now stands, except in the cas-
two or three specified articles
under specified circumstances
government has no authorit
resent the most fragrant discern
ton against American Conn
though tariffs imposed by TO
countries. Germany has a
tariffs, and according to the c