St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-01
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Mr.. montgomery came forward with
substitute. which was practically
restoration OF the provisions of the bill,
with some slight verbal changes. The
chair sustained point OF order against
the substitute to the effect that it was
not substitute but an amendment.
MIR. McCreary followed Mr.. Mont
gomery with another substitute, which
restored the provisions of the bill, ex-
cept that the bonded period was ex-
tended only to five instead OF eight
years.
Mr.. Cultivate made the point of order
that the committee had just adopted an
amendment limiting the bonded period
10 three years.
After a heated parliamentary discus
sion, participated in by Messrs. Nc
Crsary, Outhwaite, Enloe, Reed. Bynum
and Dingley, the chair sustained the
point of order.
Mi. Montgomery then offered the new
provisions of his proposed substitute as
an amendn ut. and the chair held this
was in order. The amendment struck
out the provision to have the extension
of the bonded period 90 into effect a
month after the passing of the bill and
made it
GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
1t also provided that if in bond more
than three years the owner of the
whisky should pay into the treasury the
estimated cost of expectation and re-
importation.
This amendment" said Mr.. Mont
gomery. meets all honest objections to
the extension Of the bonded period, UNI
less the house be actuated by a spirit
and desire to punish the people who
pay a tax OF 80 per cent on their
product"
In reply, Mr.. Cultivate declared that
there was no disposition to punish any
industry; neither ought there to be any
attempt to favor any. This was prop
osition to give the whisky men special
privilege, for which the government got
no equivalent. A better amendment
than that of the gentleman from Ken
lucky would be to prevent the eXporta
ton of whisky entirely.
"And cut our threats Immediately"
interjected Mr.. Montgomery.
''Oh, you are mistaken" replied Mr..
Cultivate. "The people are not inter
ested in the over-production of whisky
so that it can be speculated in. There
is enough whisky now manufactured
TO LAST THREE YEARS.
Mr.. Caruth challenged the statement,
and dialogue between the Kentuckian
and Mr.. Cultivate grew so exciting
that Chairman Richardson, in attempt
ing to quiet them, broke his gavel.
An amendment was then agreed to
without objection, perfecting the text of
the bill so as to leave no doubt as to the
fact that all whisky in bond was to be
subjected TO the increased tax.
Mr.. Walker (Rep., Mass.) then offered
an amendment to increase the tax on
distilled spirits to $3.50 gallon ana col
lect 1t wherever found, which was lost
without a division.
Mr.. Gear (Rep.l offered an amendment
to raise the tax on retail liquor dealers
from S25 TO $50, and on Wholesale deal
ers from 500 to $500, which was lost-61
to IS. The Tate amendment was then
| lost, 20 to 40, the Republicans refusing
| to vote.
The only amendment which carried
was that of Mr.. Dlngley. The text of
| the bill as amended increases the tax
| on distilled spirits to 81, and leaves the
bonded period at three years. An
amendment offered by Mr.. Tucker
| (Dem., Va.) to exempt the incomes of
educational and charitable institutions
from the actions of income tax was
| agreed to without division.
Mr.. Whiting (Mich.), one of the Demo-
| cratic members of the ways and means.
offered an amendment designed to give
THE WINE PRODUCERS
of the East an opportunity to fortify
their wine with grape spirits of the
California stock. The act of 1890 lin
tied the amount of beet or cane sugar
that could be added to wine to 4 per
cent. His amendment was to increase
| this TO 10 per cent.
Mr.. Breckenridge (Dem., Ky) offered
an amendment providing that all alco-
hol or distilled spirits manufactured at
any place or for any purpose be required
to pay taxes as fixed in section 90. The
| amendment was withdrawn after some
discussion, and the Whiting amendment
| was agreed to.
Mr.. Pence Pop, COLI offered an
anne ndment to the income tax sections
providing for graduated tax. 1t pro-
posed per cent tax on incomes over
| $500 and up to $4,000, 2 per cent on
sums over $4,000 and under $4,000.
| per cent on sums over 900 and under
| 100000, per cent on sums over S60, 900
| and under 100000, and per cent on
| sums over 100000.
| Mr.. SIbley (Dem., Pa offered sub
| Stltute, making the income tax rates 2
| per cent on incomes from $4,000 to
| $50, 600, 3 per cent from $4,000 TO $780,
900, > per cent between 100000 and
5000, ZOO, and 10 per cent on sums over
| 500, 900.
After some further debate between
Mr.. Grosvenor and Mr.. Money.
MIR. REED GOT THE FLOOR
and read petition adopted by a con-
| ventlon OF WOODEN manufacturers in
| New York city, Jan. 10, protesting
against the passing of the Wilson bill.
| That meeting, Mr.. Reed said, was at
| tended by men who represented $780,
| 000,0 900, but they were men who, by the
| operation of portion of the Wilson
| bill, would be exempt from the opera
ton of the portion under consideration
| (the income tax.
Mr.. Enloe (Dem., Tenn.) followed
| with some very sarcastic comments
upon Mr.. Cockran's speech of yester-
DAY, and upon the New York Democ-
racy generally.
| Mr.. Sibley's amendment was lost
without division. The vote then re-
Cured upon Mr.. Fences graduated in
| come tax amendment. A great many
| of the Republicans. including Messrs.
Cannon OLD, Doolittle (Wash.), Writ
CO., and Tawney (Minn. ),voted in favor
of it, but 1t was lost, 66 to liz.
Mr.. Kilgore tDem., TeX.) then offered
an amendment to strike out the pro-
| vision of the income tax exemption CT
| incomes derived from United States
| bonds.
MIR. Culberson said the proposition of
| Mr. Kilgore would be unconstitutional.
1t was defeated.
! MIR. Springer proposed an amendment
to Include within the option of the in
| come tax 1.-THE amount of money and the
value of any and all property. real and
| personal. received by gift or Inherit
aDce." The Bynum substitute
WAS AGREED TO
without division. 1t is estimated that