The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-27
TIIlER DAY Lost N TALK.
AND TELLER DISCUSS THE
vak REVENUE BILL
she Time In DenounctnE the
..csed bond Issue, Demanding
xter Taxes ON Corporations
- Advocating Coinage OF silver

wssHINGTON. May 5.--So substantial
- was made ny the senate TO-DAY
~ ,bA DISPOSITION Of the war revenue
- although Il was under c1asidera-
Z. - ,hree hours. Speecaes were ceiiy-
- .be bll bv White. OF California.
=. rsglgr. Of Colorado. The former OPP
,pe issue Of bonds and strongly adj
- .ss eosrage Of ts4e silver ke.gn4or-
= "a the tex upon corporations
"a DISCUSSION o. the last feature Tel
=. .-s~ e,,t the faet tAat an amendment
10 altered 10 tae t.!.i by German. Of
ss.,Ssnd pacing a TAX OF oae-haf OF one
= esat. on certain large corporations.
80 dasit largely on the proposition TO
- AZ income tax. lie had not concluded
2. .~rnrnant when the bill was laid aside
: .rssr tina, eulogieE might be pronounced
- ne ate Senator Waitnail, OF Mis-
6pe.ppl -.
-. s.rexldsnt's gayel fell al IL O'Clock.
..s.nr 10 order today's ssssion and after
sessrr minutes delay In securing quorum,
:. ar revenue measure was laid before
= ekns,s-
rhiss. OF California. then began an ex-
40 speech covering pretty fully the
-rsr.s features Of the bill. especially
asvs relating to the tax on corporations
- a .nhsritances. The consideration Of
4. bSi. he said. had enlisted the attention
: a. country and many people were be-
srsae restless because a final vote had
- been reached. He thought. however.
- The delay was due 10 the popularity
= ~ pending measure. The revenue bill
~ which ths clvI war was conducted
= ! complicated instrument utterly In
suosscab.s to present conditions.
rhs object OF the bill challenged the at
ss,.en and support Of every member OF
NH braaches OF congress. All are united
3 uresen, q solid front TO the foreign foe
4 was no longer a question or doubt
=. III the money necessary for the pros
eyron OF the war would be supplied. II
vss simply the method or raising the
farls sha, was under debate here.
sssfsat az this nation is" said he
sr,sn,y as her resources. this country is
ts prepared TO PLACE before an opponent
b fun strength and all the material OF
var residing IN It's bosom Rut sn time land
,sady 20 put forth its full strength. and
nes this conflict will be decided speedily"
White maintained that the placing by
De house Of representatives OF one-ghird
4 the tax 20 be raised upon beer. one
sssd on tobacco and one-thifd on stamps
us most uniustiflahie. Beer and tobacco,
sas argued, said he, were Iuxuries which
seopia did not have 10 use unless they
tsase 10 do SO. He admitted and con-
ssndsd that tobacco and beer were legiti-
na;s articles Of taxation. but said there
eoaid be no doubt that the burden of the
az would fall upon the poor men Of the
fssn,ry.
White denounced the tax system as an
sseseus burden from which AL would he
1ias 70 escape. II was a nuisance and par
excellence a tax upon the plain people
r9Eeerning the Inheritance tax, White
ralaiainei that notwithstanding the OBJ
i~ilons urged against IL by reason OF Is
tsax az Invasion Of the prerogasives OF
- state ii Was perfectly 1ustifiab!e and he
oppressed the hope and belief that the