Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-06-02

and declared it was merely attached
for the purpose of taking advantage
of The war exigency to secure author
ity for bond issue. The proceeding
was without precedent in the his
tory of our country. Mr.. Teller said
he did not believe there should be a
line drawn between state and ma
tional taxation. If this line was to
he drawn the states might render
it impossible to conduct great war
AS for himself, he would not only tax
corporations, but he would also in
clude producing individuals. He
would not put tax upon the poor,
he would put it upon the rich. He
would put a tax on salaries, as vel
upon those Of senators as upon
others. But, he said, the taxing
power was greatly curtailed by the
decision of the supreme court in the
income tax case. With the greatest
respect for that body, he said, he
maintained that the courts decision
carried TO us logical conclusion
meant simply that the rich could not
be taxed. He believed that decision
was the most serious blow at the
sovereignty Of the people since the
government was erected. Before Mr.
Teller had concluded his speech tn
bill was laid aside that the senat
might pronounce euogles upon tn
late Senator Edward G. Walthall o
Mississippi. While the special orde
Mr.. Sewell providing for the employ
ment of retired army officers during
the present war. 1t was passed.
Washington, May 26.-The hous
passed a resolution directing the sec
rotary of war to prepare and submit
plans and estimates for the improve
ment of Arkansas Pass channel and
harbor, Texas. A bill providing for
Pottawattame and K;ckapoo Indians
in Kansas and a bill amending tn
law for times and places of holding
terms of United States courts il
Idaho and Wyoming were also passe
by the senate. The bill carries a
paragraph inserted by the senate pro-
viding that temporary appointments
Of clerks may be made without civi
service examinations. Mr.. Cannon
said the temporary character of tn
appointments and the urgent neces
sity for them made the provision
wise. The house concurred in the
senate amendments to the bill. Th
senate amendments to the bill grant
ing additional powers to railroad
companies operating lines in tn
Indian territory We're concurred in
The house then went into committe;
of the whole to consider the bill tc
amend the internal revenue law
relating to distilled spirits. Ar
amendment offered by Mr.. Dingle
was adopted declaring that any
spirits exported and subsequently i'm
ported should pay the same interna
tax that it would have been require
to pay at the time of importation ha
1t not been exported. 1t was in
tended, Mr. Dingley explained, to pre-
vent the export of spirits for bond
, ing purposes, to which reference ha
been made in the debate Pendin
the roll call the house adjourned.
Washington, May 27.-Soon after
the senate convened, Mr.. Carter re-
ported from military a..airs committee
bill providing for second assistant
secretary of war to receive salary
of $4,000. 1t was passed. Mr.. Nor
! gan offered this amendment to the
war revenue measure: When any OF
! the islands of the Atlantic or Pacific
oceans are owned by the United
States as a result Of war with Spain
it shall be lawful and within his dis
cretion for the president to appoint
civil or military governor of such
island or any group of such islands,
and there shall be extended over
such islands and enforced therein
such parts and provisions of the tax
i laws OF the United States or of such
/ islands, whether relating to customs
! duties or to internal taxation, as
shall, in the judgment and discretion
/ of the president. be justly applicable
to such islands during the existence