Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-06-02
WORK V OF CONGRESS

Washington, May 24.-For five hours
Yesterday tile senate had the war rev.
enue measure under discussion. The
entire time was occupied by Mr.. Chill
ton OF Iexas, Mr.. Lodge of Massachu-
sets and Mr.. Turley of Tennessee.
While Mr.. Lodge confined himself to n
discussion of the proposed tax on cor
porations and bank deposits. strongly
urging that such tax should not be
Imposed, Mr.. Chiffon and Mr.. Turley
covered pretty fully the general fea-
lures of the bill. Their speeches dealt
comprehensively with the theories of
taxation and were, therefore, in the
very nature Of things legal and techni-
cal dissertations upon the subject. No
action of any kind was taken upon the
bill.
Washington, May 25.-The feature of
tne war revenue measure placing Il tax
OF one-quarter Of / per cent on the
gross receipts of corporations was I'M
der discussion in the senate throughout
tie days session. Incidentally the pro-
posed tax on bank deposits was adj
verified to. The principa. speeches were
delivered by Mr.. Plat OF Connecticut
and Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky, both of
whom vigorously attacked the corpora
ton tax. The weight of the formers
argument was thrown against the tax
was on the ground that it was uncon-
stitutional because the tax was not
levied alike upon all persons engaged
in particular line of business. He
maintained that an occupation tax
could be levied, provided the conditions
We're fair and equitable, but that the
business of a corporation could not be
taxed simply because it was conducted
by corporation. To be equitable
The Facts Must BE Laid
upon the business whether it was con-
Quoted by corporation, partnership,
a firm or an individual. Mr.. Lindsay
vigorously antagonized the proposed
issue of legal tender notes, declaring
that it accentuated the existing menace
to the gold reserve of the treasury,
and was, besides, the dearest money
ever devised. He held that such an
issue would be blow to the nations
financial credit. He, too, presented an
argument against the proposed corpor-
alton tax, maintaining that if enacted
into law would bring about lawsuits
instead Of providing what the govern
ment needed-ready money with which
to conduct the war operations. To-day
the senate will resume the discussion
of the pending measure an hour earlier
than usual, the session beginning at II
o'clock.
In the House.
The session of the house was brief.
several bills were passed, notably those
for the organization of naval hospital
corps; to facilitate military trials for
small offenses, and to authorize the ap-
pOintment Of a commission to allot GER
tain lands t and secure the cessation Of
the Uintah Indians in tleir reservation
in Utah.
day afternoon Mr.. Allison or Iowa, in
charge of the war revenue bill in the
senate endeavored to secure unanimous
consent that a final vote on the meas
ure be taken on Saturday next before
adjournment. Mr.. Teller of Colorado
objected. Mr.. Daniel of Virginia, in re-
iterating Mr.. Teller's objection, sound
ed the first note of delay against the
measure that has been heard since the
debate upon it. began. He declared
that there was no emergency which re-
Quired the immediate passage of the
bill, and announced that if certain pro-
visions Of the bill proposed by the Dem
ocrats on the finance committee were
not agreed to by the senate, he would
offer some amendments to the measure
that would probably precipitate de-
bate. He strongly intimated, too, that
if the war should not be prolonged, it
might not be necessary to provide as
much revenue as the pending bill
would raise, and he indicated a desire
to await developments that in all likli-
hood, were close at hand, before pass
ing upon bill that meant so much to
the PEOPLE as this one. Speeches on
the general features Of the pending
bill were delivered by Mr.. Stewart, Mr..
Allen and Mr.. Caffery. Before the rev.
enue bill was taken up in the morning
the pension deficiency appropriation
bill was passed. 1t carried nearly 3d.
100000.
In the House.
After the passage of bill granting
certain public lands to the territory of
New Mexico the session of the house
was devoted to eulogies upon the late
Senator George of Mississippi.
Washington, May Pho substantial
progress was made by the senate to-
ward the disposition of the war reve-
nue. measure, although it was under
consideration for three hours. Speeches
were delivered on the bill by Mr..
White Of California and MI. Teller of
Colorado. The former opposed the is
sue of bonds and strongly advocated
the coinage of silver seignorage and
the tax upon corporations. In his dis
cussion Of the last feature Mr.. White
drew out the fact that an amendment
was to be offered to the bill by Mr..
German placing tax of one-half of l
per cent on certain large corporations.
Mr.. Teller dwelt largely upon the
proposition to levy an income tax. He
had not concluded his argument when
the bill was laid aside in order that
eulogies might be pronounced upon the
late Senator Walthall of Mississippi.
In the House.