The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-05
MANY IMPORTANT CHANGES
TAX OF TEN CENTS A POUND PLACED
ON TEA AFTER JULY 1.
Sleeping and PaIace-Car Companies
to BE Assessed L Cent Every
Berth and Scat Sold.

evening dL I.U0 y CLOCK Inc OIL was uIIueI
consideration eight hours to-day. A score
or more of attempts were made to amend
it, but in only three or four instances were
the attempts successful. Particular effort
was made to amend the bond provision of
the measure, but it was futile in every in
stance. The most notable amendment made
to the measure to-day was that offered by
Mr.. Tillman (Dem., S. CO placing duty of
10 cents a pound on all tea imported into
the United States. The amendment Gre
ated no debate and was adopted by vote
of SO to 80. 1t is calculated by the Senate
experts that the duty, if it be finally en-
acted into law, will raise at least $100O0,0O0
a year. and probably more.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Chiffon
(Dem., Tex). member of the finance COM
mittee, provides for a tax graduated ac-
cording to price upon all articles sold under
patent right, trade mark or name not
open to general use, and which is not other
wise taxed by the bill. Through an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Lindsay (Dem., Ky),
the Senate decided not to place stamp tax
upon bundles of newspapers wholly or
partly printed, which weigh less than one
hundred pounds. A tax of cents barrel
was placed on adulterated -four, and a
stamp tax of cent on every ticket emitting
Tic HOiucI 10 d seat III d pdldC6 VI pdIlOE
car or berth in a 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. 80; Democrats, 7;
Populist, 1; silver Republican /; total, 4S.
Against the bill the vote was: Democrats,
20; Populists, z; silver Republican, !; total,
%. The Democrats who voted for the bill
were Messrs. Caffery, German, Lindsay,
McEnery, Mitchell, Murphy and Turpie;
the Populist was Mr.. Kyle, and the silver
Republican was Mr.. Mantle.
At the opening of the session this morning
Mr.. Morgan took the floor and offered the
amendment, of which he gave notice yester-
day, requiring the secretary Of the treas
ury 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of 1894, not directly repealed by the Dingley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 taxes, the amendment
provides that it shall be the duty of the
attorney general to bring action against the
secretary of the treasury to compel him to
| perform the duties; and if the attorney gen.
eral should refuse to take that action, any
taxpayer of the United States may bring
Tic llSCSSSdIy dCllOll " COIIlptl the SuLOIC0-
ment Of the law. Mr.. Morgan said that full
| opportunity was presented by his amend
ment to have the question which it involves
settled by the Supreme Court, for, quite
naturally, affirmative action taken by Con-
/ greSS upon the subject would relegate the
entire subject to the Supreme Court. Con-
gress could scarcely refuse, he thought, to
provide for another test of the income tax
| question in view of the fact that it was
| forced to increase the taxation and to bor-
| row money in order to prosecute the present
war. Al the conclusion of his speech, Mr..
his amendment. The amendment was re-
je9tedmS5 t9 SS-as follows; u .,ou
| Cannon, Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell, Daniel,
| Faulkner Harris. Hetfeld. Jones of Ar
kansas. Lindsay, McLaurin; Mallory, Man
| tie, Martin, Mills. Mitchell, Money, Nor
| Rawlins, Roach, Stewart, Teller, Tillman,
| Turley, Turpe, Whites.
Nays-Aldrich Allison, Burrows, Caffery,
Carter. Clark, Davis, Deboe, Elkins, Fair
banks F9raker Frye, Gailinger, Gear Cor
Hoar Lodge Mcbride, Mcmillan, Morrill,.
Perkins, Platt of Connecticut, Plat of New
York, Pritchard. Quay seweIl, shoup,
Spooner, Thurston, Warren Wellington,
Wetmore, Wilson, Wolcott-3S
Mr.. Turley offered an amendment levy
ing an excise tax of one-fourth of l per
cent. on the gross receipts on transportation
firms, companies or corporations doing an in
terstate business, or business between a
state and a foreign country. The amend
ment also placed the same excise tax on
telegraph and telephone companies sending
| messages from one state or territory to an
s. Sgher. The amendment was rejeoted-A to
Mr.. White offered his amendment placing
a tax upon sleeping car firms, companies
and corporations of one-fourth of per cent.
upon their gross receipts. In the case of
| sleeping cars operated by the railroads the
! tax is levied only upon the gross receipts
| from the sleeping car business. He spoke
strongly in favor of the amendment.
After a desultory debate, which took a
Wtdp (rallinUpr offered NJ
Mr. Whites amendment, substitute provid-
ing that after July !, 1898. stamp, tax of
parlor car and every berth in a sleeping
car, the stamp being affixed to the ticket
and paid for by the car company. Mr.. White
accepted the substitute and it was incorpo-
| rated in the bill without division.
Mr. Mr. Mills proposed pos this This; amendment:
| 1898, and until the seth day of June 1900 in
| lieu of the duties imposed by law on
the dutiable articles imported from foreign
| paid on such dutiable articles IS per cent.
| OF the several duties and rates of duty now
Ben t BY aw upon SAID s articles articles Sc
| existing duties on said articles 20 per cent.
of such duties" The Mills amendment was
| defeated-25 yeas, IL nays.
Mr.. Mason called up his amendment pro-
vtding for tax of 4 cents q barrel on adul-
| terated flour and made a vigorous appeal
for its ncorpora ton in the bill The amend
ment was agreed toll TO %. 1t requires
packages containing mixed flour to be
ldUCiOu dS OteOIIldISdIlHt Is Inc lax Is TO
be represented by coupon stamps, and the
provisions regarding tobacco stamps are
made applicable to these stamps.
Mr.. Pettigrew offered an amendment re-
pealing the law of 1875 authorizing the sec
rotary of the treasury to issue bonds with
out direct authority from Congress. By an
aye and nay vote the amendment was re-
Jected-43 to 81.
Mr.. Allen offered an amendment provid-
ing that no bonds or certificates of indebt-
edness issued under the proposed act should
be used as a basis for national bank circu-
lation, and that the secretary of the treas
ury should not have authority to issue bonds
to increase the gold reserve or for any pur-
pose without direction of Congress. The
amendment was rejected-27 to ~
Mr. Chiffon offered amendment pac-
Ing stamp tax, graduated in accordance
with the price. upon articles, substances
products and preparations otherwise pro-
vided for in this act. that are made and
sold or removed for sale under patent right
trade mark. or any name or designation not
open to general use" The tax ranges from
one-fourth of a cent on scent articles To
4 cents on a 81 package and cents addi-
tional on every 80 cents or fractional part
thereof over 81. The amendment was agreed
toll TO 81.
Mr. Lindsay offered an amendment pro-
vidIng that no stamp tax shall be placed
on packages of newspapers. wholly or part
~ printed. which weigh less than one hun
bred pounds
In the course OF a discussion of the ques-
ton Mr. ALLEN and Mr.. Wolcott and Mr..