The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-19
CAPITOL
COMMENT
The Registers Correspond
ent Writes a
Letter on Matters of Current
Interest at the National
Capitol
INTERNAL REVENUE KEEP UP
Change in War Tax Does not
Affect Receipts
Iowa in Earnest About Gov
ernOr Shaw as Presiden-
tial Candidate
From our Regular Correspondent }

FrOm our Regular Correspondent
Washington, July 10, 1901. Secre-
tary Gage and other Treasury officials
have been surprised by the receipt
from internal revenue for the first half
of this month. 1t was naturally ex-
pected that the reductions which went
into effect the first of the month would
make the receipts considerably smaller
than for the corresponding period last
year, but instead of that. they have
been little larger every day and for
the half month in round figures, 81,
600, 600 greater than for the first half
of July last year. Some think that
this may be accounted for by the fact
of classes of revenue stamps, and that
| large users allowed their supply to
entirely run out by the first of the
month, and have, consequently, pur-
chased large quantities since then.
| Whatever the cause, the receipts have
been larger when they were expected
to be smaller.
Secretary Hitchcock takes no stock
in the numerous stories of the intend
ed crooked use of the names of soldiers
and sailors by land spectators in
entering claims for homesteads in the
Oklahoma Indian Reservation. He is
confident that the regulations will
make it impossible for such crooked
ness to be carried on to sufficient eX-
tent to make it pay, and his advices
from Oklahoma indicate that the stor-
les are largely imaginary.
Representative Hepburn, who is in
Washington on business. says that
Senator Allison was in dead earnest
when he started that Presidential boon
for Governor Shaw, of Iowa; that the
Republicans OF Iowa are solidly be
hind Governor Shaw and will present
his name to the National Convention
although they fully recognize thu
handicap that the big and certain Re
publican majority always given b!
the state will be to him, owing to tn,
natural tendency OF conventions t
give greater consideration to clos
and doubtful states in choosing a can
diaate.
1t was highly complimentary to Con
sui General Stowe, who recently ten
dered his resignation because of hi
inabilityto live at Cape Town, SoutI
, Africa, on the salary of the Office
| SO, 000-for the large merchants of tina
city to unite in a petition to the De
, partment OF State, asking that Mr.
Stoves; resignation be not accepted
, and pledging themselves to pay hir
; enough, in addition to his official sal
/ airy, to enable him to liveas he should
5 but Secretary Hay promptly informe
| the signers of the petition that thi
government could not allow u consula
officer to be paid from private sources
Congress fixes the consular salaries
$ 1t may be remarked in this connectio
4 that the German Consul General q
5 Cape Town receives $1,000 year nor
, salary than Mr.. Stowe, for precisel
the same class of work.
Representative Cannon, of His. VIII
. is hustling in Washington for his cor
{ stituents, says he hasn't made up hi
i mind whether to become the fourt
r candidate for the Senate in his stat,
Senator Mason, Comptroller Dave
and MIR. r.. II. Madden, are alread
= in the field. Asked what he though
g of the Presidential outlook, Mr.. Cal
l. non said: at is too early to tai
e with any certainty. The only thin
that seems to be certain is that it wi
5 be an old-fashioned sort of convel
{ ton, with the result uncertain unit
after the delegates have assemble
and some ballots have been takel
l, No manila present, appears to be
J. popular idol, and do not think an
thing is likely to occur which will gil
- any one person commanding positiC
i in the race. There are any number
men willing to say Here | am, {
Lord, take me, but which of them W
be chosen l shall not undertake
{, predict" Mr.. Cannon disposed
- the cock and bull story alleging t
existence of conspiracy among II
n publican members of the House,
prevent the reelection of Speak
Henderson, by saying, SAN such ia
is absolute rot"
2nd take Washington letter.
~ The appointment of Mr.. A. B. Ki
e. redge by the Governor of South q
kota to I'll the vacancy made by