The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-27
MOTHER DAY LOST IN TALK.
Avn TELLER DISCUSS THE
wAH REsENtE BILL
the Time In Denouncing the
~n.<A Bond Issue, DE mandtnE
~,~r TAKE. on Corporations
..1 Advocating Coinage "f SILVER

r.SurSGTON. May 26.-No substantial
- wss made by the senate To-Day
go ,ne disposition of the war revenue
So although K was under considefa-
o. three hours. Speeches were dsl!V-
W. - the h.. BY White % California.
g .-asI., Of Colorado. The former OPP
- ,be issue Of bonds ard strongly adj
49, the eolrAge Of the silver se!gnlor-
- s,s the tax upon corporations.
= n,s dise.ss.oB Of .Ee last feature Tel
:. s,sz cut the fact that an amendment
h. offered % tire BIZ By GoTmA1, OF
s.-veaad placing "a tax Of one-aalf % one
=. esu, on certain large corporations
srsr ayeit largely OF the proposition 10
,.vy an income tax he had not concluded
70 .,g,.rnent when the bill was laid aside
= - mat eulogiss might bs pronounced
-, The .a.o Senator Walihall, Of Mis-
sslop- ..
=. rs.sasnt's gavei fell al II O'Clock.
..,s,x 10 order today's session ana after
ss.sSs minutes delay In securing quorum,
:. xsr revenue measure was laid before
ne senate.
ws,r4 of California. then began ar ex-
.,rasd speech covering pretty fully tho
.s-.ra. features ri the bill, especially
.ssxs .eatIng To the tax on corpora tons
81 an inheritance. The consideration OF
4. b4i he said, mad enlisted the attention
xths country and many people were be-
s~.nr restless because a final vote had
= besn reached. He thought, however.
q. the delay was due 10 the popularity
4 he pending measure. The revenue bill
saSa which the civi war was conducted
y, complicated instrument utterly in
svp.icabIe 10 present conditions.
ne object OF the bill challenged the at
anton and support OF every member OF
18th branches OF congress. All are united
!, wessnt solid front TO the foreign foe
Il was no longer question Of doubt
bat al the money necessary for the pros
.s;soa OF the war would be supplied. IL
vas simply the method OF raising the
tsnas that was under debate here.
Great az this nation is" said he,
Eighty as her resources. this country il
not prepared To place before an opponent
10 fu strength and all the material OF
var residing In i's bosom. But In time land
naf A very long time, ether IL will he
,aaay 10 put forth Ii.s full strength. and
Den this conflict Will be decided speedily"
White maintained that the placing by
De horss OF representatives OF one-,hird
q the Tar 10 be raised upon beer, one
,hga on tobacco and oue-third on stamps
vas mos, nnius ifiabie. Beer and tobacco.
vas argued. said he. were luxuries which
neVle d.d not have to use unless they
shoss 10 do &C. He admitted and con-
.ssdsd tha, tobacco and beer were legiti-
nate articles % taxation. but said there
orld be no doubt that the burden of the
lax would fail upon the poor men OF the
ssaa,ry.
White denounced the tax system As an
escgs burden from which all would lie
Cad 10 escape. 1t was a nuisance and par
ucsienee tax upon the plain people.
CnacerninK the Inheritance tax, White
maintained that notwithstanding the OBJ
tsetons urged against II by reason Of its
Being an Invasion Of the prerogatives of
he stair II was perfectly justltlable and he
expressed the hope and belief that the