The age-herald., 1898-04-26
DEMOCRATS ENTER 2.
 AN OBJECTION
War Revenue Bill Does Not
 Suit Their Tastes. -
SUBSTITUTE FOR BOND ISSUE
Democrats Propose in Lieu to Coin Half Mhiion Silver Dollars and lnsti- ute an Income Tax of -
  3 Per Cent.

Washington, April 25.-The war revenue tariff bill was not reported to the house to- day. At the meeting of the ways and means committee this morning, when the p.H framed by the republicans was 1ormaiiy presented for consideration, the democrats protested earnestly against a programme that would prevent them from examining its provisions thoroughly before it was re- ported to the house. They also asked for an cpport1pity to offer amendments in the committee. After some discussion IL was decided that the bill should be gone over today the republicans explaining ts pio visions it's estimated revenue, etc., ana tba+ tomorrow the democrats should be all lowed to offer amendments. The bill Will be reported to the house tomorrow, put us consideration probably will not begin until "Wednesday.
 The republican members of the ways ana means committee had another conference this afternoon as result of which Chair man Dingley, at a late hour, re-1ntroduced his war revenue bill with a number or im- portant amendments, fromed to meet op- iections The amended bill Is likely 10 pc laid before the full committeee tomorrow.
 Two New Features
 There are two new features. one, which Is made section 25, gives authority Tor the taxed parties and concerns to meet .iie ti'- creased rates. follows:
 "That every person, firm or corporation who shall have made any contract prior .o the passing of this act and without other provision therein for the payment.oi no tsAes imposed by law, enacted subsequent tHere- +o unon articles to be delivered under such contract is hereby authorized and em- powered to add to the price thereon so much as will be equivalent to the tax imposed on said articles by this act, and not preVlously noid hv the 'vendee and shall be entitled bv virtue hereof to be paid to sue Tor ana to recover the same accordingly. Ana Ill all cases of articles manufactured or pro duced in whole or in part upon coihihissioh or where the material is furnished py ~one marty and manufactured by another 1T the ,nanyfa cturers shall be required to pay under this act the tax hereby lmposee sueh possession or possessions so paying the same shall be entitled to collect the amount thereof of the owner or owners ana shail have a lien for the amount thus paid on the produced or manufactured gooos: s..,...,
 Tax on Telephone Messages
 The amended bill imposes a tax on tele- phone messages as follows: For thirty miles or more where the charge does not exceed 25 cents, one cent; Yhere charge eX. ceds 25 cents andd oes noklaexceed $1, cents; from $1 to $5, cents.sS ofhcial mes sages of the government are exempt.
 The setting apart of $75O,000 for the ma rine hospitaI services from the receipts from tonnage duties Is limited to the fiscal year 1899.
 The exemption of bonds, debentures or certificates of indebtedness issued by the federal, state, county, town and municipal corporations from the stamp taxes 1m- posed by the bill is extended to include a.or other corporations exercising the tax ing power" s
 Punishment for failure to require an ad- hesive duty stamp on any dispatch of mes sage Is waived in the case of press news dispatches. Bank certificates cf deposit, not drawing interest are taxed cents and those drawing interest cents. There are many other minor changes.
 Substitute for Bond Issue
 The democratic members of the commit- tee have a substitute proposition for the bond issue which is briefly as follows:
 To coin 900 of the seignorage now in the treasury into standard silver dol lars. to issue 50 OO0 900 of certificates of in- debtedness at a low rate of interest and to institute an income tax of per cent on all incomes over $2 900. While this latter clause does not present any new feature by which conflict with the decision of the supreme court is averted, the members profess a belief that If the measure becomes law that the supreme court would be brought to reverse It's previous decision.