Evening star., 1898-06-06
Passed by the Senate by 48 Yeas to
% Nays.
APPOINT MENF OF CONFEREES
They Were Instructed to Insist Upon
Amendments.
PROPOSITIONS REJECTED

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, Z;
populist. 1, and silver republican, /; total
As. Against the bill the vate was: Demo-
cIats. 20; populists, I, and silver depubl-
can. 1. total, 2S. The democrats who voted
for the bill We're Messrs. Caffery, German,
Lindsay. McEnery, Mitchell, Murphy and
Turpie: the populist was Mr.. Kyle, and the
silver republican was Mr.. Mantle.
The vote in detail was as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Baker Burrows,
Cafery, Carter, Chandler. Clark, Davis,
Dcboe, Elkins. Fairbanks, Foraker. Frye,
Gallinger, Gear. German, Hale, Hanna,
Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar, Kyle, Lindsay,
Lodge, Mcbride, McEnery, Mcmillan, Man
son, Perkins. Platt of Connecticut PIatt of
New York, Pritchard, Sewell, Shoup,
Spooner. Thurston. Turpie. Warren, We'll
lington, Wetmore. Wilson and Woicott-S
Nays-AIIen. Bacon, Bate, Berry Butler
Cannon, Chiffon. Clay, Cockrell. Daniel,
Harris, HeiJfeld Jones of Arkansas, Jones
of Nevada, Nc Laurin, Mallory, Martin, Mo-
ney, Pasco, Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawlins,
Roach, Stewart, Sullivan, Tillman, Turley
and Whites.
Messrs. Allison. Aldrich and Jones of Ar
kansas were named as conferees and were
instructed to insist upon the Senate amend
ments.
Senate Amendments.
A score or more of attempts to amend
the bill were made. but in only three or
four instances were they successful.
The most notable amendment made to the
measure Saturday was that offered by Mr..
Tillman IS. c. placing a duty of 10 cents
pound on all tea imported into the United
States The amendment created no debate.
and was adopted by a vote of SO to 81 1t
is calculated by the Senate experts that the
duty, if it be finally enacted into law, will
raise at least S1O,OOO,0OO year and proba-
bly, more
An amendment offered by Mr.. Chiffon
(Tex-). a member of the finance committee,
provides for a tax graduated according to
price upon all articles sold under a patent
right, trademark or name not open to gen.
eral use. and which are not otherwise taxed
by the bill.
Through amendment offered by Mr.
Lindsay CkyD the Senate decided not to
place a stamp tax upon bundles of news
papers wholly or partly printed, which
weigh less than 100 pounds.
tax of 4 cents a barrel was placed on
adulterated flour, and a stamp tax of 1
cent on everySticket emitting the holder to
seat in a palace or parlor car or berth in
a sleeping car, the company selling the seat
or berth being required to affix the stamp.
After The Stars report of the Senate
proceedings was closed Saturday afternoon
Mr.. Mason called up his amendment pro-
viding for tax of 1 cents a barrel on
adulterated flour, and made vigorous ap-
peal for its incorpor alton in the bill. The
amendment was agreed toll to 20.
1t requires packages containing mixed
flour to he labeled oleOmargarine is.
The tax is to be represented by coupon
stamps. and the provisions regarding to-
bacco stamps are made applicable to these
stamps
The Issue of Bonds.
Mr.. Pettigrew offered an amendment, re-
pealing the law of 1879. authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to issue bonds
without direct authority from Congress
He explained that under this law $4,000
eco bonds were issued during the last ad-
ninistratiOn. He thought the action was
al least improper. if not Illegal, and that
the representatives of the people might
We'll be trusted with the issuance of in
terest-bearing Obligatiors. By an aye and
nay vote the amendment was rejected-i3
to IL.
Senator Allen offered an amendment pro-
yiding that bonds or certificates of in
deDtedEess issued under the proposed act
should be used basis for national bank
circulation, and that the Secretary of the
Treasury should not have authority to is
sue bonds to increase the gold reserve or
for any purpose without direction of Con-
gress- The amendment was rejected-27 to
A..
Mr.. Chiffon of Texas offered an amend
ment placing stamp tax, graduated in ac-
ccrdance with the price, upon ARTICLES,
substances, preparations, or compounds,
erwise provided for in this act that are
made and sold or removed for sale under
patent right, trademark or any name or
designation not open to general use" The
tax ranges from one-fourth of q cent on
5-cent articles to cents on q one-dollar
package, and cents additional on every
90 cents or fractional part thereof over ST.
The amendment was agreed toll to 81.
Tax on Newspapers.
MIR. Lindsay Of Kentucky offered an
amendment providing that no stamp tax
shall be placed on packages of newspapers,
wholly OF partly printed, which weigh less
than 100 pounds.
In the course of discussion of the ques-
tion Mr.. Allen, Mr.. wolcott and Mr. AL
dr.ch entered into the matter of taxing
newspapers Mr.. Allen maintained the tax
would operate as a hardship upon the
country press.
Mr.. Wolcott held that the postal facili-
ties of the government were open to all
newspapers. and it was a fact, he said
that the country rsss did employ the post
al facilities to the exclusion of the ex-
press companies. The express companies
were used. he said by the great news
papers of the country for the reason that
they could gain time in the delivery of the
papers to the subcribers. One of the most
equitable taxes that could be levied, said
ne, would be a tax on newspaper circula-
uCns. and the government would have only
10 accept the newspapers own figures as
TO circulation to raise a revenue OF SIOU,-
Uopo a year. One New York newspaper
Mr.. WolcOtt said. complained that IL the
package stamp tax was levied upon il it
would have to increase its price to . cents
He thought this absurd, as he was salts
Hed that that newspaper paid more for red
ink than 1t would have to pay as a stamp
tax
Considerable time was consumed in dis
eussion or the amendment, which finally
WAS agreed to-iI to -.
Tax on Tea
Mr.. Tillman IS. c. offered an amendment
that on and after July i, 1898, duty of
ten cents pound be imposed upon tea i'm
ported into the United States. The amend
ment was agreed to-3s to So.
The detailed vote follows:
4eas-Butler. Caffery, Cannon, Carter
Chandler. Chiffon. CockreH, Elkins, For
aker, Gear. German, Harris Heitfeld
Jones tArk.), Jones (NevJ. Kyle, Lindsay,
Mcbride. McLaurin. Mills. Mitchell, Money,
Morgan. Murphy. Perkins, Pettus, Pritcn-
ard Rawiins. Roach, Sewell. Stewart Tel
Ter. Tlliman. Turley, Vest, Wetmore, White.
Woicott-Ss
Nays-Allen, Allison. Bacon, Baker. Bate.
Berry, Burrows. Clark. Clay, CulIom, Dam
lei, Davis. Deboe. Fairbanks, FRYE CALM
ger. Hanna. Hansbrough. Hawley, Hoar.