The age-herald., 1898-06-05
But in Only Three OF Four Instances
 Were the Efforts Successful.
HEAVY DUTY WAS PLACED ON TEA
Tax of Four Cents Barrel Was Placed on Aduterated Four-The Bond Feature Was Not Amended Final Vote
 Was 48 to 28.

Washington, June 4-Wth no evidence of excitement and without incident of spe- cial note, but with manifestations of deep interest, the war revenue measure was passed by the senate this evening at 7:04 o'clock. The bill was under consideration eight hours today. A score or more att tempts were made to amend 1t, but only in three or four instances were the attempts successful.
 Particular effort was made to amend the bond provision, but 1t was futile in every instance.
 The most notable amendment made to the measure today was that offered by Mr. Tfll- man placing a duty of 10 cents pound on all tea imported into the United States. The amendment created no debate and was passed by vote of 42 to 2s. It is calculated by the senate experts that the duty if 1t be finally enacted into law will raise at least $1O,OOOOO0 year, and probably more. A member offered by Mr. Chiffon of Texas, a member of the finance committee, provided for tax graduated according to price upon all articles sold under patent right, trademark or name not open to general use, and which are not otherwise taxed by the bill..
 Through another amendment offered by MT Lindsay the senate decided not to place a stamp upon bundles of newspapers wholly or partly printed which weigh less than one hundred pounds
 A tax of cents barrel was placed on adulterated flour and a stamp tax of 1 cent on every ticket entitling the holder to a seat in a palace or parlor car or berth in sleeping car, the company selling the seat or berth being required to affix the stamp
 On the passage of the measure every re- publican voted in the affirmative. By par ties, the vote in favor of the measure was as follows: Republicans, S9 democrats '; populist l. silver republican, l; total, 4S Against the bill the vote was: Democrats 20; populists, 2; silver republican, l; total, 28
 The democrats who voted for the bill were Messrs. Caffery, German, Lindsay, McEnery, Mitchellf Murphy and Turpie; the popuist was MT. Kyle and the silver republican was MT. Mantle.
 Morgan's Amendment
 MT. Morgan, (dem) of Alabama, offered the amendment, of which he gave notice yesterday, requiring the secretary or the treasury to proceed with the collection Of taxes under the provisions of the income tax law of 1894, not directly repealed by the Dingley bill. If the secretary of the treasury should refuse to levy the tax under the law the amendment provides that it shall be the duty of the attorney general to proceed against the secretary or the treasury to compel him to perform the duties; and if the Attorney general should refuse to take action any tax payer of the United States may bring the necessary ac- tion to compel the enforcement of the law. Mr. Morgan said that full opportunity was presented by his amendment to have the question which it involves settled by the supreme court, for, quite naturally, af- flrmative action taken by congress upon the subject would relegate the entire subject to the supreme court
 Congress could scarcely refuse, he thought, to provide for another test of the income tax question in View of the fact that 1t was forced to increase taxation and to borrow money in order to prosecute the present war.
 At the conclusion of his spe oh MT. Morgan asked for a yea and nay vote up- on his amendment. The amendment was rejected 35 to 3S
 Tax on Sleeping Car Berths
 The senate adopted an amendment to the war revenue bill providing for tax of cent on every berth in a sleeping car and seat in a palace car sold, as substi- ute for Whites amendment levying tax of one-fourth of one per cent. on gross re- ceipts of sleeping car companies.
 Mr. Hurley (dem. Tenn), offered an amendment levying an excise tax of one- fourth of one per cent upon the gross re- ceipts of the firms, companies or corpora tions doing an Interstate business or a business between a state and foreign coun- try. The amendment also placed the same excise tax upon tel graph tel phone companies sending messages from one state or territory to another.
 The amendment was rejected 24 to 3s.
 MT. Mills, of Texas, proposed ths amend ment: That on and after the 30th day of June, 1898, and until the 30th day of June, 1900, in lieu of the duties now imposed by law on the dutiable articles imported from