The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-05
Nays.

Hansbrousk Wilson
Hawley Wolcott
Turley Of Tennessee offered an amend
ment levyi1g an excise tax of one-fourth
OF l per cent. upon the gross receipts or
transportation firms companies or cor
Porations doing an interstate business. or
a business between state and a foreign
country The amendment also placed the
same excise tax upon telegraph and tele-
phone companies. sending messages from
one state or territory TO another The
amendment was rejected. "a 10 IS.
White OF California offered his amend
ment placing a tax upon sleeping car
firms, companies and corporations. OF one
fourth of per cent, upon their gross re-
ceipts.s In the case OF sleeping cars oper-
ated by the railroads, the tax Is levied
only on tho gross receipts from the sleep
ing car business. HE spoke strongly in
favor ~ the amendme Mt. After A desul-
tory debate, which took a wide range. Cal
lEger OF New Hampshire offered, in lieu
OF Whites amendment. a substitute pro-
viding after July I. 1898. a stamp tax of
cent on every seat sold in palace or par
lor car and on every berth in a sleeping
car. the stamp 10 be affixed to tho ticket
and paid for by the car company.
White accepted the substitute. and it
WIS incorporated IN the bill without divis
ion
Mills OF Texas proposed this amendment:
That on and after the 3eth day Of July.
lieu of the duties now imposed by law on
the dutiabla articles imported from for
eign countries. there shalt be levied. COL
lectsd and paid on such dutiable articles
OF duty now imposed by law on said arti-
Giles severally, IL being the intent OF this
section 10 reduce existing duties on said
articles - per cent. of such duties"
Mills
yeas. IL nays.
Mason called up his amendment proyid-
ing for a tax Of cents a barrel on adul-
terated -four. The amendment was agreed
10. 81 10 %.
pet;igrew offered an amendment repeal
ing the law OF 1875. authorizing the score
tary of the treasury 10 issue bonds with
out authority from congress, by 4 yea
and nay vote the amendment was rejscted.
a. to 81
Allen 81 Nebraska offered an amendment:
providing that no bonds or certificates OF
Indebtedness issued under the proposed
act should be used as a basis for national
bank circulation. and that the secretary
Of thu treasury should have authority 20
issue bonds 20 increase the gold reserve for
any purpose without direction of congress
The amendment was rejected. = Ia A.
Chiffon ot Texas offered an ameadment
ance with the price upon articles sub
stances. preparations or compounds ex-
cept for two products and preparations
otherwise provided for n th.s act tha: are
made FOR. or sold by, Or removed for sa.e
under patent rights, trade marks or any
name OF designation not open 10 general
use"
TAa tax ranges from one-f0urth 81 "a
cent on scent articles % 4 cents on d
dollar package. The aFnsndmen. was
agreed -. a. 10 =
Lindsay II kentucky offered Al amend
me@, providing that no stamp lax shall he
placed aa packages % newxpap ers waol,y
or partly printed. Nhch weigh less THAI
.ao pounds
Considerable time vas consumed IN dis
cussinx the ATnenernen watch Vas finally
agreed q. I. 10 -
Tiln1aa Y Saush Carolina offered an
amendment that after JaIy :. SIS. t.ugy
or % cents pound r. imposed ur,or5 reA
imported .a.o the United States The
Amendment was agreed - z - -
An amendment vas Offered ~ Pstt5sresy
Ievyias = TAX ~ one~aais o. per cent.
upon tse ya.Ne - al articles nnauusar-
tuEed ~ 3 :rsst. The amendment was re-
1e~;sd- = = -.
The o.1 w5!ch ha3 a@ea considered a.
committee ~ tas xh3se. VS. gae1 reaore-
"a "a ne senate
u tAe senate Those auzefs5 merits IAat asa
beer agreed 20 Nsrs adopted
Jones % Arkansas p~oEso@a1 - amend
Sns bond provision OF sAe DsI b. striking
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