New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-24

ss'' -. WITH ABSURD AMENDMENTS
,,,1,1D OK THE rABLE-PAssAGE
~, TIE MEASURE DoUBTFUL.
-, rcpApu TO THE TRlDuNEI
n Nav 23.-The futility Of attempt
Vasni"9 .,,,. LEGISLATION to increase the reve-
~ the Government during '"e '-' "a '','S
'@oss which has been apparent Io'
'asos aqajn emphasized to-day IN '"e 'o'."
- ,;valv skirmishinG over 'he So-'""
choese bill This measure "hIoh i'''po'
49, TAX on the makers OF ana cef'e'S J."
'VeN'' ,.as ~eported favorably by the
~ committee about a month aFo ana SEN
s,..,,or has from time - time peeh ''H'"s
'' '"N .orsiaore1 n the Senate To-day our
,,,orri,g hour he got II taken up I'M
~e .ho Administration Democrats VINO
's'a'", .,,,,i,c about the desiraoility or nav
ave U~ee" u ..,,-,-rar,iyan" revenue legislation
y 49,. esssion. seized the cheese bill as
'sss' 80 rsvonue amendments, and demon
| 's'e'' ,rs,ocoritv Of their attitude by try
f'aeu 49, ,ordinr measure down with taxes
rs 10 '0a1 ,,,o manufacture Of iron and steel
'n Tea ''''' ~ legislative absurdities.
sna '"''o''. ,,,,.r,s were laid on the table IN
,...ssior. nut the deterninau'n oi 0"'' ''"0 80
y. ca,ott 70 adhere to its own '"'o'' VI '">
-" 20 refuse all concessions "'''S9"iH -
". ..,,,,,rornise scheme of non-pa''Fa" revenue
'"-,.,o.,1, Uas 50 plain as 70 make Iur' nei '''N
.ol,af Of the Treasury AT this ses-
o. Ns'S' ,hsrrd The Democratic leaders In
s'0" -. o.;u of course. support no measure oi
''e ,..,sto,ion which they cannot dictate.
:. d,ubtf,Il even whether majority OF
~"O -u,ooratic Senators could be brought 10 ac-
VI" h,u 70 increase taxation. whether part-
op' or.,srtlsan Mr sherman has apparent
''H '. oiori,v in the Senate behind him In MS
,n,o,c, ~ the Filled Cheese bill but whether
80 10 nushed 70 a vote In the next week or
:, sAers rather doubtful.
-. onandments reported from the Finance
.-r,,,ea fixing the license Of manufacturers OF
r.i cheese at $40 year instead OF s+oV' anu
;, vbo,esae dealers in filed cheese al >-oo III
.s.s o. $3.50. were agreed to.
~ sherman sad that he did not desire to ad-
..... the Senate. but he sent 10 the clerks desk
- had read resolutions Cf the New-Iork Prod
r.. Exchange in favor Of the bill. He explained
,,rsver the process OF making filled cheese from
49,, ,,s,sad Of from cream. and eaid that that
r,lpabe fraud had caused large falling OH IN
the exportation of cheese
", Hill Dem. ~ " asked Mr.. Sherman
xbs,bsr the bill was revenue measure.
", sherman said that II was. but that its prln-
eDal object was to prevent fraud.
", sherman was unable to say how much the
estimated revenue was TO be derived from II. and
", yul desired 70 know why the tax or license
,.cut down. Mr.. Sherman replied that the OBJ
,,-h
,ectna from fraud.
MTsller Rep Col) inquired OF Mr. sherman
.hs,.gihis bill would not be a good one TO Whlch
% rsch some provisions Of a non-partlsan
t.irrer that would not bring up the question OF
raxsc.ion"-the quotation being from MT Sher-
ns.s recent remarks. Senators had oeen as
uged. ne ea'd, as derelict In duty and un-
;a,rlotic and all that and he thought that
s5ne amendments TO the bill might be devised
TIA, would secure all the revenue necessary for
he Treasury.
Mr. Mills Dem. Tex said that he appreciated
Nr Teller's remarks and he proposed TO aid Mr..
shermaa's patriotic non-partIsan" efforts 70
,sise revenue by Offering this amendment 70 the
BIZ, 10 come In as an additional section: That
IN internal revenue tax Of per cent IS hereby
imposed on the value OF all articles in excess of
10000 per annum. manufactured by any per
Ton or corporation IN the United states from iron.
'sel copper nickel lead zinc. cotton. wool hemp.
Six or fax: and the revenue from the same shall
he applied 10 the purchase and extinguishnent
.. the interest-bearing debt Of the United States.
NJ. Sherman expressed the hope that Mr. Mills
would not interpos- that amendment T. a bill
which was demanded by the farmers Of the coun-
ry. AS Mr Mills did not withdraw the amend
nsnt Mr.. Sherman moved TO lay It on the table.
and this was done by vote Of a. to j..
Mr. Allen Pop NebD moved an amendment
Increasing the tax on beer. ale and porter by 81
a barrel That was also laid on the table by
VIE Of 81 70 - as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison. Brown. Burrows. Cafery'
Chandler. C.ark C0ck.ou Cuom. Davis, Elkins'
we Gainger. German. Hawley. HA Lodge. Nc
aamsr. Pasco. Perkins. Pe,,igrew. platt. Prtchard.
Nrman. SnJup, Smith. Turpie, Villas. We'h0fe'
sn,e and wilson,
,Says-Mes-rs Alien. Bacon Bate. Berry Black
.,'n, Butler Garter. Chiffon. Dubois. George Gray.
ia,ansbrough, Harris. Jones (ArkD. Kyle. Lindsay,
~Ais' Peffer Roach, Squire. Teller and Nest--z
Mr.. Gray Oem. Dei) then moved an amend
ment placing an import duty of 10 cents a pound
On tea This was also laid on the table by
'o'e OF 81 70 49, as follows:
,oxs oSxssasppMsssrs p1isrs Allen Allison. Bacon, Baker Bur
Duho,s FS Garter, Clark Cockrell, Cullom Days'
NcRr'Si. Nsi E,sns a Frye Gallnger, Hill Kyle, Lodge
WorrrI vM1cNilan. Mitchell (Ore.). Mitchell CNis),
Pt Pat pTs,cS5 pHsScn Palmer PETER Perkins Pettigrew
Warren VWrcnard, Sherman Shoup. Turpe, Villas.
chtoS ch-Nessrs Gea1s Bate, Berry Blackburn canery.
rs To,es Seorfs German Gray Hansbrough. Har-
sn,,b So4eS Ta lATkD Lindsay. Mills Pasco. Roach,
'a''n Teller. Vest and Whi,e-l9
"r sherman asked Unanimous consent to have
~ iHied Cheese bin made a special order for
r%aDay, but objection was made by Mr.. Harris
-' Ienn). and the bin went 10 the calendar.
THE PRESIDENTS HANDS