The age-herald., 1898-06-01
ANOTHER DAY OF
 FRUITLESS TALK Not the Slightest Progress Made on the
 Mar Revenue Measure. THREE SPEECHES DELIVERED Mason Advocated Placing a Tax on Flour
 AduItsrated With Clay. s7ss s6ci sszis -.N SENATOR SULLIVAN SWORN IN Elkins of West Virginia Opposed the Tax on Cor porations, Bank Deposits and the Stamp
 Tax, Contending That it Was
 Wrong in Principle.
SENATOR SULLIVAN SWORN IN


 been passed by the senate in frui.less dis cussion of the war revenue measure. Not
 the slightest material progress was made at today's session towards disposing of
 the bill. Speeches were made by MT. Ma
 son, of Illinois; MT. Lodge. of Massachp-
 setts, and MT. Elkins, of West Virginia, all
 republicans MT. Mason strongly ad-
 vocated an amendment to the bill placing a tax upon wheat flower adulterated either
 with clay or with corn flour, and presented
 a long statement by the national associa-
 ton of American millers in support of his
 contention.
 Mr. Lodge had intended to defend his
 action in offering the Hawaiian annexation
 resolution as an amendment to the pending
 bill, but refrained because he said secret session would be demanded if that dis cussion was started After commentil g somewhat severely upon the arrogance of the minority which prevented action upon a. question which the administration and majority of both branches of congress de- sire to dispose of, he began discussion of some of the questions arising out Of the present war. Believing this not proper subject for that discussion MT. Turpie, or Indiana forced a secret Legislative session.
 Tn the open session that followed Mr.
 Elxins discussed the general features or
 the pending bill opposing the corporation
 tay tax on hank deposits and issue of
 ereenbacks and strongly advocating the
 issue of bonds.
 Tribute to Gladstone
 Al inc opening of the senate's session the chaplain's invocation was a glowing trlo- ute to the life and character of MT. oiau- stone. .'the greatest of all commoners tle ..noblest person of our tires, great III ms gifts, greatsr--ip- tne use he maoe oA
 them , s,on.v ., ,,,ss,ss,nni presented the credentials of M B. Sullivan appointed senator from Mississippi by Governor MIC l Laurin td fill the vacancy caused py .ne | death of Senator Walthall. The oath was
 administered to the new senator py ,s,, 'no ,o 1 yice-president, MT. Money escorting him to I the desk. MT. Sullivan was the recipient l of some handsome floral pieces. Consideration of the war revenue bill was resumed Mir. Mason Qllinois) offered as | an amendment to the pending measure a bill favorably passed upon by the manu- facturers' committed It provides that | adulterated flour shall be properly anu | correctly labeled when offered for sale ana 1 that all adulterated Hours must pay tax l to the government. In addition to this MT l Mason said the tax would produce s6Oo,Ooo
 revenue year. In support of the proposed | amendment MT. Mason had read an ex- tended statement prepared by the National | Association of American Miliers. At the | conclusion of MT. Mason's speech MT. | Lodge took the floor to make his expected 1 statement concerning his motives In ofrer- l ing the Hawaiian annexation resolution l as an amendment to the war revenue plii | Tn beginning MT. Lodge sadd that he had | no special desire to speak behind closed | doors and he would not call up the amend
 ment which he had offered to the pending | bill.
 Proceeded to Argument
 sT had" said he, intended to use the | amendment as an illustration of my ar | erment. but will dispense with the illus | fration and proceed directly to the argu- | ment" He said it was a generally rec l ognized principle in this country that the majority ought to rule and that any Vioia- | tion of that principle was travesty on | justice He referred to the practical and l emphatic exposition of the principle in the | Fifty-first congress and declared that since 1 that time the explanation then made had been approved by the courts and Dy the fneopIe f A situation had now arisen, how | ever, in which it was beng,-demonstrate that the minority was still ruling and In this case 1t was minority originally se- lected by the majority. Mr. Lodge ma1n- tained that if a measure was proposed to congress which the American people de- sired should be enacted and which com manded the support of a majority of both branches of congress 1t ought in all Jus- 1 tice to be passed.
 Result of Dewey's Victory Turning to the victory of Admiral Dewey, MT. Lodge said that we were compelled to % back as far as Trafalgar to find vic- tory more complete and more sweeping Tn its results than that of Dewey. Now that Dewey has Manila and it's guns entirely at his mercy, it is all important, MT Lodge said. that we should support him. The American people would never forgive the
 administration if it should fail to give him that support. They would feel as did the people of England when Gordon was left to his fate at Khartoum. MT. Lodge had inst announced his belief that Admiral Dewey was in gerater need of relief than most people imagined when he was inter rupted by Mir. Turpie with a demand that the senate proceed to consideration or the subject under discussion in secret legisia- five session Under the rules the demand had to be acceded to and at 2:05 p. m. the | doors were closed. At 4:45 D. m the sen- | ate resumed consideration in open session | of the pending bill. MT. Elkins objected ! to the tax on corporations on bank de- | posits and to the stamp tax He main- 1 taned especially that the tax on bank deposits was wrong in principle and 1t was a tax on debts. Concerning the corpor- l ation tax he held that the tax on gross | receipts was manifestly unjust as it bore upon property which the corporations did not possess. The net earnings were proper subject of taxation He was strong ly in favor of just and equitable system of war taxation.
 Territorial Expansion
 Mr Eikins discussed territorial expansion The present war, cnly month old, had sent the country further on in the progress of the world than hundred before. It had wrought changes in the public mind, | brought on new conditions and problems, and we must look more and more to ex- | tending our markets for our own products, 1 and to that end must acquire more terri- ! tory than may come through fortunes of | war.
 .swe must have merchant marine ships on 1 the seas, control the shipping ana com 1 merce on the great oceans that wash our l shores. and a navy greater and more pow