The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-03

schedule B shall epply to all medicinal
articles compounded by any formula. pub
lished or unpublished, which are put up
In manner similar to that OF patent trade
mark or proprietary medicine in general
or which are advertised on the package
or others used as remedies or specifics for
any ailment or ms having any special claim
to merit or TO any peculiar advantage In
mode Of preparation, quality. use or ef-
feet"
The paragraph relating to the Industrial
or weekly payment plan was so amended
as to provide that the tax should be so
per cent OF the first weekly payment OF
premium.
The tax does not apply to the fpaternal
or lodge insurance company. The para
graph was further amended so as to include
in the insurance organization exempted
from taxation, employees. relief associations
or farmers and cooperative societies.
The committee amendment placing a
stamp tax upon all receipts for money
was adopted,
Schedule b. relating to taxes Oh proprie-
tary articles, was so amended as to make
It read Medicinal proprietary articles
An exception in favor of natural spring
waters was made in the place nj the tax
placed on mineral waters.
With regard to the change OF schedule
p. Mr.. Gallinger gave notice of an amend
ment reducing all taxes levied in this
| schedule one half from the committee
A., amendment. providing that all articles COW
| cred by schedule d, which are In the hands
Of manufacturers. wholesale or retail deal
| ers should be taxed.
Mr.. Faulkner proposed to strike out the
| clauses of the amendment which included
| the stocks OF proprietary articles In the
! hands OF wholesale or retail druggists.
| He said it would be an injustice to deal
ers who had purchased the goods and had
| them in stock.
! Mr.. Wolcott held that If the amendment
was adopted it would render the provision
| useless. Mr.. Fauikner's amendment was
| rejectod-26 to "A.
| Mr.. Allen proposed an amendment to the
| paragraph exempting all articles of retail
dealers. 1t was rejected.
| The committee amendment was then
agreed to. Il provides that upon all the
| articles and preparations at present In
(, the hands OF manufacturers or wholesale
| or retail dealers, the tax stamp shall be
| placed by the dealer when the articles are
sold at retail,
| Mr.. Gallinger then offered his amendment
| reducing by one-half the taxes levied on
| all medicinal proprietary articles prep
| arations. cosmetics perfumes etc. includ-
| ed In schedule b. He maintained the tax
was onerous and unnecessary. Rejected
| % to Al
| Mr.. Allison said as the bill was now
completed, so far as the committee was
| concerned lne DOHu proNlsioHS anu the
| substitutes for II would be in order and
/ he wished to arrange for vote. He be-
| lieved that the bill could be disposed OF
| tomorrow and hoped that II might, as
such contamination was particularly de-
sirable.
| Mr.. Jones Dem. Ark.) had no doubt
| that final vote on the bill would be
reached tomorrow. but objected to an
| agreement.
! Mr. White (Cal) offered All amendment
| Ievying tax OF one-quarter OF l per cent
| on the Erosf receipts OF every person, firm
or corporation operating sleeping cars on
| railroads,
| After agreeing to mest at II o'clock to-
| morrow tho senate. st $50 y. m. went
| intn executive session and shortly after
| wards adjourned.