The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-09
Nearly ALI Differences Adjusted Ex-
cept Those Relating to Tobacco
and the Silver SeigniOragc.
PASSAGE OF THE CENSUS BILL
SEVERAL IMPORTANT CHANGES
MADE BY SENATOR'S YESTERDAY.
General GrosvenOr's Effort to Get the
Hawaiian Resolutions Be-
fore the House.

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carefully arranged plans fail of realization
the conferees of the two houses of Con-
gress on the war revenue bill will make
their report to the Senate tomorrow soon
after the beginning of the days session.
With the exception of brief intervals for
meals the conferees were in session for
more than twelve hours to-day, beginning at
10 in the forenoon, and the Republican rep
resentatives of the two houses continued
their conference considerably beyond the
hour OF the adjournment of the full COM
mittee. A meeting is to be held at II o'clock
tomorrow, and if the details still unsettled
are then arranged, as now seems probable.
there will be difficulty in completing the
work at tomorrow mornings meeting.
When to-days meeting came to a close
practically all the differences between the
two houses had been adjusted except those
on the tobacco schedule and the coinage
of the silver seigniorage, though there were
some points still to be settled with reference
to the proposed issue of bonds and certif-
Gates of Indebtedness The terms of the set
tlement of these controverted points may
make a difference in the agreement on other
items so far reached, but it is not believed
that many of these will be materially
changed.
The settlement so far obtained is a sub
stantial victory for the Senate. Practically
all of the Senate amendments in phrase
ology and penalties have been retained,
have also a large majority of the Senates
more material changes. Among the most
important of these which the report will
show have been agreed to by the con-
ferees are those providing for a tax Oh in
heritance for duty on tea and taxes on
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sugar refining, on mixed flour and on bank
ers, brokers' theaters, circuses. etc. All
these provisions, which were insert@l by
the Senate, are retained in practica.E the
language of the Senate amendments. There
was a strong contest over all these pro-
visions except tea, which, it is understood,
was quite unanimously accepted as proper
provision
The Senate bond provision has been modi.
fed so as to constitute a compromise with
the House The most material alteration
made in this amendment is one fixing the
amount of bonds at $780, 900 instead of
S5c9O90COO, as agreed upon by the Senate,
and co., as proposed by the House.
There has also been some change in the
general phraseoogy of this provision. The
provision in regard to time certificates also
will be amended. but the amount, which
was $1OO,OC0.,Vv in both Senate and House
bills, will remain at that figure. The changes
will be of character making the proposed
loan more Immediately available by doing
away with the requirements for advertis-
ing. IT will also be made clear that this
loan is intended for merely temporary pur-
poses.
Among the Senate amendments which
probably will go out are those providing for
a tax upon receipts above S. and for a tax
on insurance agents, well as the Chiffon
amendment extending the provisions of the
proprietary medicine schedule to all manu-
featured articles. The Republican members
Of the committee are generally opposed to
the Chiffon amendment, but its retention
was urged by Messrs. Jones and Bailey, the
Democratic members of the conference.
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the senate rates fixed upon proprietary
medicines.
The tobacco schedule is proving to be one
of the most difficult with which the commit
tee has to deal. Much of the time of to-
days meeting was upon this schedule. The
two points in dispute are the size of pack
ages of ma nlIfa ctlIred tobacco and the
House provision making the tax of II cents
per pound agreed upon by both houses apply
to stock in hand
When the conference adjourned tonight
1t looked as If the Senate would win in its
contention striking out the retroactive
the size of packages would be compromised
and medium size agreed upon The beer
tax will inaall probability remain as fixed
by the Senate, that is tax of 81 per barrel
with 712 per cent. rebate will be imposed.
This matter was among those left open for
a definite settlement Tomorrow but there
is no doubt that the result will be as stated.
Somewhat to the surprise of the Senate
members of the conference the House con-
fereeS manifested desire to have the ton
mage tax restored. and this is also one of
the points yet to be definitely determined.
The indications are, however, that the Sen
ate will not yield in it's determination to
do away with this tax because of the inter-
national question involved.
While Republican and Democratic men,
bers of the committee have worked unceas-
ingly on the minor details, the Democratic
members. Mr. Jones. of the Senate, and Mr.
Bailey, of the House, have on the more
important questions held out strenuously
for practically all the Senate provisions
They have been especially determined upon
the retention of the Senate amendments re-
lating to bonds and the silver coinage, but
in these matters the Republicans have as
serted the rights of a majority. AS to the
silver provision, 1t now looks as if some
would be inserted, but majority of the
committee are opposed to this provision
and if it is retained this will be done only
for the sake of securing the speedy adop-
ton of the report by the Senate.
The confereeS on the revenue bill
have agreed to substitute the Tawney pure
flour bill for the Mason amendment to the
revenue bill. The ways and means commit
tee of the House to-day unanimously agreed
on the Tawney bill. 1t defines mixed flour.
imposes q special tax of $12 per annum on
those engaged in the manufacture and sale
of mixed -four, defines the size of packages
in which sold, using the present one. one
half one-quarter and one-eighth- barrel
sizes, imposing a tax of cents on the manu-
facture and sale of each barrel of -four
using stamps therefor. regulates the ex-
portation of flour, requires 1T to be branded
with names of its ingredients and imposes
severe penalties for any violation.