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... cent of the amounts appropriated should come from revenues of the District of Columbia . They were influenced to take this action by the knowledge that at the last session of Congress both Houses had acted upon a proposed changed in the ...
... cent of the amounts appropriated should come from revenues of the District of Columbia . They were influenced to take this action by the knowledge that at the last session of Congress both Houses had acted upon a proposed changed in the ...
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... cent ; but from three- fourths to four - fifths of the statutory employees of the District have had their pay increased . The school - teachers are receiving with those increases the full bonus . The police and fire departments are ...
... cent ; but from three- fourths to four - fifths of the statutory employees of the District have had their pay increased . The school - teachers are receiving with those increases the full bonus . The police and fire departments are ...
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... cent of that , it will require an increase in the rate of taxation . Mr. DAVIS . How much of an increase ? Col. KUTZ . I can not give it to you in rate , but the amount in dol- lars would be about $ 3,000,000 in excess of the amount ...
... cent of that , it will require an increase in the rate of taxation . Mr. DAVIS . How much of an increase ? Col. KUTZ . I can not give it to you in rate , but the amount in dol- lars would be about $ 3,000,000 in excess of the amount ...
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... cent , and did not of necessity have to expend that matched number of dollars out of the Federal Treas- urv . So that that contention in my judgment can not be settled in this committee , nor am I , as a member of the committee ...
... cent , and did not of necessity have to expend that matched number of dollars out of the Federal Treas- urv . So that that contention in my judgment can not be settled in this committee , nor am I , as a member of the committee ...
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... cent of the total amount . Mr. CRAMTON . Less the amount raised from other sources . Col. KUTZ . Yes ; I am assuming that the other rates will remain unchanged . Mr. HENDRICK . Mr. Chairman , on the question of intangible tax , I have ...
... cent of the total amount . Mr. CRAMTON . Less the amount raised from other sources . Col. KUTZ . Yes ; I am assuming that the other rates will remain unchanged . Mr. HENDRICK . Mr. Chairman , on the question of intangible tax , I have ...
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Page 77 - ... into the Treasury, one-half to the credit of the United States and one-half to the credit of the District of Columbia...
Page 7 - An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved September 7, 1916, as amended, shall extend to persons given employment under the provisions of this Act.
Page 25 - ... every such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the sum therein expressed to have been expended.
Page 28 - An Act for preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded, or poisonous, or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, and for regulating traffic therein, and for other purposes...
Page 127 - In 1875 her energies were enlisted in work for poor colored children, and she became a member of the National Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children, with which she has been connected ever since, being its efficient 25-
Page 34 - For groceries, provisions, light, fuel, soap, oil, lamps, candles, clothing, shoes, forage, horseshoeing, medicines, medical attendance, hack hire, transportation, labor, sewing machines, fixtures, books, stationery, horses, vehicles, harness, cows, pigs, fowls, sheds, fences, repairs, typewriting, stenography, and other necessary items, including compensation not exceeding $500 for additional labor or...
Page 3 - Indian health care, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House...
Page 5 - Company in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, and requiring said company to depress and elevate its tracks, and to enable it to relocate parts of its railroad therein, and for other purposes...
Page 12 - Contained in the District of Columbia appropriation act for the fiscal year 1914 which authorize tho commissioners to open, extend or widen any street, avenue, road or highway to conform with the plan of the permanent system of highways...
Page 13 - ... shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the United States and the District of Columbia in equal parts.