The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-27
] The F|FTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
Tariff and Finance Discussed in
the Senate
THE FILLED CHEESE BILL
Nav Be Msde TO Include Tax on
Beer
rorore.smen Amend and Pess the Free
Alcohol BiIl-DoIIiver of Iowa Roasts
Ex-Governor Boies

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-Taflft anu
finance each came in for share OF con-
sideration in the senate today Eafiy
in the day Mr.. Sherman succeeded III
having the filed cheese bill taken up,
Whereupon Mr.. Dubois of Idaho offered
an amendment adding IS cents per par
rel to the tax on beer The senator
said his amendment was intended 10
test the sincerity of senators VINO ex-
pressed the patriotic desire TO aid the
treasury by raising more revenue. MT.
Sherman opposed the amendment as a
skillful mears to defeat the cheese bill.
His motion to table the Dubois amend
ment was defeated, 25 to 50. On the
question of adopting the amendment the
debate became general, Senator'S Mills
and Gray supporting and Nelson, AL
drich and Villas opposing it.
The bill and the pending beer amend
ment were displaced at o'clock by the
bond bill which was advocated by Mr..
Pritchard, Republican of North Caro-
lima, and opposed by Mr.. Lindsay, DEM
ocrat of Kentucky.
A bill was passed to pension at $40 per
month the widow of Gen. George Spen-
Ger. at one time United States senator
from Alabama.
s. Mr.. Thurston. in view of his departure
owing to sickness in his family, defined
his position on number of important
pending measures, viz: Favorable to
the election of senators by the people;
to the bill amending the law for pun
ishment for contempt of court; to the
filled cheese bill, and opposed to the bill
prohibiting. the issue of bonds. AS to
the last measure. Mr. Thurston ex-
plained that his opposition was not due
to the principle of the bill. which he
might approve at another time, but he
felt II was too late in the session TO with
of avoiding a monetary crisis.
AS soon as the filled cheese bin was
taken IN Mr. Duhois offered an amend
ment placing additional tax of rs cents
ner barrel on beer norter and ale.
This hin was a tran transparent and
unfair This beer amendment would
weld so5 OOO OOO additional revenue Mr.
Duho;s said and senators couId accent
th;s ~, olso ..o,,it nosiny befora the conn
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