The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-05
Remnants, Common,
ness. He spoke strongly in favor of

ness. He spoke strongly in favor of
the amendment.
| After a desultoTy debate. which
took wide range, Mr.. Gallinger of
| New Hampshire offered in lieu of Mr..
Whites amendment a substitute pro-
viding. after July 1, 1898. a stamp tax
of 1 cent on every seat sold in a palace
or parlor car and on every berth in a
sleeping car the stamp to be affixed
to the ticket and paid for by the car
company.
and it was incorporated in the bill
without division.
Mr.. Mills (Dem., Tex proposed this
amendment:
That on and after the Goth day of
June, 1898, and until the Goth day of
June, 1900, in lieu of the duties now
| imposed by law on the dutiable articles
imported from foreign countries, there
shall be levied, collected and paid on
such dutiable articles 10 per cent Of the
several duties and rates of duty now
imposed by law on said articles sever
ally, it being the intent of this section
to reduce existing duties on said ar
ticleS % per cent of such duties The
Mills amendment resulted % ayes, IL
nays.
ADULTERATED FLOUR TAX.
Mr. Mason called up his amendment,
providing for a tax Of 4 cents a barrel
on adulterated -four, and made a vigor-
GUS appeal for its incorporation in the
bill. The amendment was agreed to
II to 90. 1t requires packages contain
ing mixed flour to be labeled the same
as oleomargarine. The tax is TO be
represented by coupon stamps, and
the provisions regarding tobacco
stamps are made applicable to these
stamps.
BOND AMENDMENTS.
Mr.. Pettigrew offered an amendment
repeating the law of 1875 authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to issue
bonds without direct authority from
congress. BY an aye and nay vote the
amendment was rejected-43 to 81
Mr.. Allen Pop.. Neb.) offered an
amendment providing that no bonds or
certificates OF indebtedness issued I'M
der the proposed act should be used
as basis for national bank circula-
ton, and that the secretary of the
treasury should have authority to issue
bonds to increase the gold reserve for
any purpose without direction of con-
gress. The amendment was rejected
% to A.
ON PROPRIETARY ARTICLES.
Mr.. Chiffon Dem, Tex offered an
amendment placing a stamp tax grad
uated in accordance with the price
upon articles, substances, preparations
or compounds, except for two products
and preparations. otherwise provided
for in this act, that are made and sold
or removed for sale under patent right
trademarks, or any name or designa-
ton not open to general use
The tax ranges from one-fourth of a
cent on scent articles to cents
ri n9HtyaOo aud
every 80 cents or fractional part there
of over 81. The amendment was agreed
to, IL to 81.
TAX ON NEWSPAPERS.
Mr.. Lindsay Dem, Ken.) offered an
amendment providing that no stamp
tax shall be placed on packages of
newspapers wholly or partly printed,
which weighs less than 100 pounds.
In the course of a discussion of the
question, Mr.. Allen, Mr. Wolcott and
Mr.. Aldrich entered into the matter of
taxing newspapers. Mr.. Allen main
tanned the tax would operate as a
hardship upon the country press.
Mr.. Wolcott held that the postal ia
cilities of the government were open
to all newspapers, and 1t was fact |
he said. that the country press did en-
ploy the postal facilities to the exclu-
sion of the express companies. The
express companies were used, he said |
by the great newspapers of the coun-
try, for the reason that they could gain
time in the delivery of the papers to
their subscribers.
One of the most equitable taxes that |
could be levied. said he, would be
tax on newspaper calculations, and the
government would have only to accept
the newspapers own figures as to cir
culation to raise revenue of 100000,
900 a wear.
Considerable time was consumed in
discussing the amendment, which was
finally agreed to, AZ to 20.
TIA XON TEA.
Mr.. Tillman Dem., S. c. offered an
amendment that after July, 1898, a duty
of 10 cents pound be imposed upon
tea imported into the United States.
The amendment was agreed to, SO to 80.
The vote was as follows:
YEAS.
Butler Mills.
Caffcrv Mitchell