The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
The amendment was agreed to-


 Lindsay (D) of Kentucky offered an amendment providing that no stamp tax snail De placed on packages of news weigh less than 100 pounds
 In the course of a discussion of the question Allen, Wolcott and Aldrich en- tered into the matter of taxing news papers. Allen maintained the tax would operate as hardship upon the country press.
 Wolcott held that the postal facilities of the Government were open to all news papers and 1t was a fact, he said that the country press did employ the postal facilities to the exclusion of the express companies. The express companies were used, he said, by the great newspapers or the country for the reason that they could gain time in the delivery of the papers to their subscribers. One of the most equitable taxes that could be levied, said he, would be a tax on newspaper clrculations, and the Government would nave nave only to accept the newspapers own ngures as to circulation to raise reve- nue of S100 000, ,000 year.
 Considerable time was consumed in dis cusslng the amendment, which was fiTsally
 Tillman D) of South Carolina offered an amendment that after July, 1898, duty of 10 cents pound be imposed upon the tea imported into the United States. The amendment was agreed to, 3S-32 The vote was as follows:
 Ayes-Buter, Caffery, Cannon. Carter. Chandler, Chiffon. Cockrell, Elkins. Foraker, Gear, German, Harris, Heitfed Jones of Ar bride McLaurln, Mills. Mitchell. Money Money, Nor Tor lins, Roach. sewel. Stewart, Teller Tillman Hurley, Vest, Wetmore. White Wolcott-3S Berry Burrows, Clark, Clay, cuIlom. Daniel. ef, Davis Deboe, Fairbanks. Frye, Gallinger. MorT aesan paf Of Connecticut. Platt of New York, Quay, Shoup Spooner, Turpie, Welngton-32.
 An amendment was offered by Petit grew levying a taxo a half per cent upon the value of all articles manufactured by trust The amendment was rejected 45 to 24.
 The bill, which had been considered in the committee of the whole was then re- ported to the Senate.
 In the Senate those amendments which had been agreed to were adopted.
 Jones of Arkansas proposed to amend the bond provision of the bill by striking out the words. "after ten years from the date of their ssue thus making the re- demption of the bonds optional with the Government within twenty years. The amendment was defeated, 31 to 42.
 An effort was made by Jones of Arkan- sas to make the bonds payable at any time after three years, at the option of the Governments; but that, too, was de- feated, 31 to F.
 Butler CPop.) of North Carolina offered the proposition to establish postal saV- ings system in lieu of the bond provision or the Dlll. The dIIltlIuLellL " co lCJCSlCd without division.
 In lieu of the bond provision, Stewart offered a provision for the issue of treas ury notes to the amount of $400, 900 900, re- ceivabIe for Government dues. On motion of Allen. the amendment was laid on the table, 54 to IS.
 Turpie D0 of Indiana proposed as a osition to issue S150,000000 Of treasury S9 notes of denomination of S5, S10 and $20 and $50, or mutiples thereof, the notes to be redeemable in one year and payable Tn three years from date of issue to pear per cent interest, to be good for public dues and to be used by the Government in payment of war expenses. The amend ment was rejected, 28 to 49
 Several minor amendments were onered and rejected. As finally completed. the biil was placed upon it's passage. It was passed by vote of AS to 2S, the detailed vote being as follows:
 Ayes-Aldrich. Allison, Baker, Burrows. Caf- fiery, Garter Chandler Clark, Davis, Deboe, Elkins Fairbank. Foraker Frye. Gallinger, Scar German Hale adnsy Ha1na HanS6roqEh. ddas Nn Bride, McMilan, AIcEnery, Mantle, Mason. Mitchell Morrill,. Murphy, Nelson, Perkins, Platt (Conn.). Platt N V, Pritchard. SewelI' Wellington. Wetmore. Wilson, Wolcott. Total.
 Noes-Allen Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler. Can Heitfeld, Jones (Ark), Jones (Nev), McLaurin, Mallory Martin, Money. Pascoe, Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawins. Roach, Stewart, Sullivan Tillman, Hurley, White. Total 2S.
 Allison moved that the Senate insist upon it's amendments, and that conferees be appointed.
 The motion was agreed to and Allison. Aldrich and Jones of Arkansas were named as conferees.
 The Senate then, at 7:12 p. m., ad-