The herald., 1898-04-17
THEREvENUE MEASURES
PREPARED BY THE COMMITTEE
OF THE HOUSE
COFFEE, BEER AND TOBACCO
Will Bear the Brunt of Taxation Nee
essary to Raise Hundred
Millions a Year
Associated Press Special Wire

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The Re
publican members of the Ways ant
Means Committee of the House hav
practically completed the preparation o
the revenue measure which will b.
passed to raise revenue sufficient Il
prosecute the war. The members propose
that the present generation shall beal
the burdens of the war and proceeding
upon that theory, they have prepared
q bill that will raise between $100, 600 00l
to $120, 900, 900 additional revenue per an
mum. The bill will provide for an ad-
Citional tax of one dollar per barrel upon
beer, from which s30,000,000 will be
raised, on manufactured tobacco and
snuff the internal tax will be increased
from one to six cents. This is expected
to raise SIS 000, 900 of revenue. The in
crease on cigars and cigarettes has not
been absolutely fixed, but it probably
will be one dollar on all classes. From
this $1,000, 900 is expected. The propo-
sition which the Senate placed on the
tariff bill but which went out in confer
ence to tax all stocks and transfers of
corporations is embodied in the measure
together with practically all the schemes
Of internal revenue taxation of the act
of 1866 which includes stamp tax on all
checks, drafts and all instruments of
business (mortgages, loans and bonds
a tax on patent and proprietary med.
icines and a tax on telegraph messages
and express packages is also incorpo-
rated in the bill. This scheme of taxa
ton is estimated to raise $4,000, 900. The
oly s,rh TO ,
25 cents or under and four cents on those
retailing above that price. The tax on
telegraph messages will be one cent or
all messages which cost 25 cents and .
cents on all messages that cost more
than 25 cents.
duty of 10 cents per pound is placed
on tea and cents per pound upon cof
fee, with countervailing internal reve-
nue. tax on stock on hand. This latter
will be in the form of tax on the sales
of stocks on hand to avoid constitutional
inhibition against a direct tax. From
tea and coffee SOS, 900 900 are estimated
Bottled waters are to be taxed similar
to patent medicines. For the pressing
needs of the government the Secretary
of the Treasury is given the general pow
er to issue certificates of indebtedness
payable in one year and to bear not to
exceed per cent interest. The Secre-
tary of the Treasury is also authorized
to borrow on the credit of the govern
ment by popular subscription a loan of
$500, 100000. This loan is to be placed
through the post offices of the country
the sub-treasuries and government de-
positories in low rate bonds which are
to be sold at par. They are to bear 3
per cent interest and to be redeemable
after five years at the option of the gov
ernment and to be due in twenty years.
The principal and interest are to be
payable in coin.
The measure will be presented to the
full committee probably Monday, and it
will be brought into the House as soon
as the war resolutions are signed by the
President.
Ireland Departs
WASHINGTON. April 16-Archbishop
Ireland left on the midnight train for
New York, accompanied by Prof. PAIGE,
of the Catholic University
Mr.. Ireland will have several confer
ences with men in New York who are
in touch with affairs, but he is convinced
that any further efforts to induce the
be in vain. When the President sent his
message to Congress on Monday, Arch
bishop Ireland went to Baltimore where
he held a conference with Cardinal Glib
bons about the situation.
The two prelates held the same view
that everything possible had been done
and there would be no benefit derived
from carrying the negotiations further
This view was communicated to the Vat
lean. Yesterday message was received
expressing profound regret of Pope Leo
XIII at the prospect of war, and con-
tanning prayer that hostilities might be
averted. Archbishop Ireland took this
message as meaning that his mission had
closed and left the city.
Waiting Transportation
DENVER, April 16.-Orders have been
received at headquarters ofth Department
of the Colorado to prepare TO move imme-
diately all troops except the Seventh Cav
airy and the Fifteenth Infantry, both of
which are stationed in Arizona and New
Mexico. The troops have been ready to
travel for some days. The Union Pacific
was ordered to have a train ready to trans
port the Eighth Infantry, now at Fort D.
A. Russell, Wyo., today, but it is not ex-
pected the troops at Fort Logan, near this
city, will go before Monday. 1t is an
nounced that all of the troops will be sent
South as fast as transportation can be
secured.
Coal Shipments Stopped
NORFOLK, April 16,-The Spanish
government has been for some time a
purchaser of coal shipped to Southern
ports from Newport News. An order
is said to have been received from the
War Department at Washington this
morning stopping the shipment of coal
consigned to the Spanish government
The order, however, has not yet been
confirmed.
Mexican Neutrality
LAREDO, Texas, April 16.-In view of
impending war between the United
States and Spain, the Mexican govern
ment has ordered the Eleventh regiment
of infantry and one regiment of cavalry
to proceed To the United States border
and to be stationed at Matamoras. La
redo and Porfirio Diaz, to prevent anv
rising in Mexico against the United
States.
Cuban Coast Cruisers
NEW YORK, April 16.-The Naval
Board received an order from
the Navy Department to secure al once
ten small yachts of not more than ten
feet draught. The boats are to be fitted
with rapidfiring guns. They will be
sent 70 Cuba in case of war to cruise in
the rivers and inlets on ate Cuban coast.
Manila Affairs