The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-10
WAR REVENUE BILL.
Japan Protests Against the
Tax on Tea Senate Maui
ing the Compromise.

WASHINGTON, June 10, 1S9S.-Japan
has entered d strong protest against the
duty on tea provided for in the war res7
enue bill. The protest was sent to tne
State Department and by it forwarded
to the conference committee. The protest.
is based on the ground that uniform
duty of ten cents pound on all teass
cheap or dear, will have the effect \ I
running Japan's tea trade with the United
States. Japan, it says, would not ob1sct
to a duty graded according 10 value. Tne
protest was submitted as result of in-
structions sent from the Japanese For-
eign Office.
In the Senate today, Mr.. Aldrieh (R. IL
presented the report of the committee oE
conference on the War Revenue measE
ure and it was read.
At the conclusion of the reading oftthe
report, Mr.. Aldrich said that supposing
Senators were familiar with the details
of the report he would make no formal
statement
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas, said, as one OF
the conferees. he had not signed the re-
port and would vote against it.
Many things in the report were salts
factory to him, he said. He referred par
ticularly to the retention of the TX per
cent. beer rebate, the inheritance, the
sleeping car the tea taxes and other
taxes put in the bill. He did not think the
reduction in the amount of silver to be
coined each month was necessary, but
he was gratified that the provision for
the coinage of all the silver bullion in
the Treasury had been retained in the
measure.
The proposed addition to the bonded
debt of the country was, in Mr.. Jones
opinion, seriously Objectionable SO much
SO, in fact, that he would oppose the
adoption of the report. He read a news
paper clipping announcing that arrange
ments had been perfected at the treas
ury department for immediate issue Of
5000, 000, 900 of bonds He had no doubt the
statement was accurate
Mr.. Aldrich called Mr. Jones' attention
to the provisions of the bill which were
that the bonds should be issued only as
means of raising money with which to
prosecute the war.
Mr.. Jones replied that he did not doub .
however. the statement in .l.e newspaper.
He had one other very serious objection,
he said, to the adoption of the report. 1t
retained the. stamp tax OH deeds. checks,
etc., VI lH0 ptOplG anu ildQ ISlSdSCd Liz
railroads from the requirements TO pay
similar tax on bills OF lading.
This, he believed, was harsh upon the
people and entirely unnecessary.
Mr.. Wolcott of Colorado, in a brief
speech, paid high tribute to the Senate
conferees. He said 1t had been long
time since bill of SO great Importance
as this one was had created so little fric-
tion. The report of the conferees, he
thought. was eminently fair and just and
reflected great credit upon the eonferees
of both the Senate and the House.
ut may be true" said Mr.. Wolcott,
'as the senator from Arkansas (Jones).
says, that the secretary of the treasury
Inadvertently may have done just what
the senator says he has. The secretary
of the treasury has done many foolish
things. But the bill SO hedges about the
secretary with conditions that he will
be forced to follow the law
Mr.. Wolcott said he was satisfied that
the people of the country would take all
the bonds offered by the government. He
did not share in the fear Of Mr.. Jones
that the secretary would place the bonds
in the hands of the big banks and finan-
cial corporations.