Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-03

| Hdiu To give up three months of the
NOT weather in making such an in
Vestigation as was provided for by the
| resolution of Allen.
| Haiiinger replied that he was willing
10 enter upon the investigation as soon
as Teller could induce his political col
leagues to take action. He directed at
tehtlon to the fact that the committee
| was composed of one Democrat Jones
| Ark, chairman of the Democratic com
inittee. Jones, New, member of the
Populist party and himself, a Repub-
| lican.
| Chandler said he had directed atten-
| ton to the charges of the large use of
| money by the Republican campaign
| managers in 1896, and had suggested
| that they ought to be investigated but
the resolution of Allen had gone to its
death on the 4th of last March. Not
| through any fault of the Gallnger
family, nor through any fault of the
New Hampshire family, but solely
through the fault of the Jones family.
While expressing a Willingness that
every act of the Democratic national
committee should be scrutinized,
Jones, Ark, did not believe any tansi-
bic results would come from such an
investigation as had been contem-
plated.
Butler resumed his speech in the
course of which he opposed any in
crease of the bonded debt. Butler con-
Guided at 2.40 i. NJ.
The work Of perfecting the bill was
then resumed, Jones, Dem, Ark, offer
ing for the committee some formal
amendments to the paragraph relating
to the stamp tax on medicinal articles
put up as proprietary articles. AS
amended the paragraph reads:
'Pfovfded that no stamp tax shall
he imposed upon any uncompoundeI
medicinal drug or chemical; nor upon
any medicine sold to, or fer the use of
amy person which may he mixed OF
compounded for said person accordins
to the written receipt or prescription
of any practicing physician or surgeon.
ana the stamp taxes provided for IL
schedule =. apply ID all medicinal ar
ticleS compounded by any formula
published or unpublished which are put
up III style or n amer similar TO that
of patent, trade mark or proprietary
medicines in general, of which are ad-
Vertised on the package or otherwise.
!
q 'licNINS "l Sl'~NliIo' lNi any tiliHcNN
or advertising any special claim -
merit or to any peculiar ADVANTAGE in
mode Of ,,,aneratio, o,,oIif1- ms, ~.
ee. =, - lN'N'4''' '0
'hctt'
The paragraph relating 10 tho indus
trial or weekly ravlnent MAN WAS "a
amended a. +, ,,,,,,flo that rho +,x
should be 80 per cent. of the first week.
~ payment of premium. The tax does
NOT aur,ly to Tho fratnrnaI ar Iodoa in,
..,,,,o,,l.-. ,.,.,,,,l,,,ie NJ, -.
7"''>il'0 N'i'li'>'llcs' ne pdi"s'4 di'i
was further amended SO As to include
tc1 frnn, t5a tav l,nI,Il,,ns, r,.I;lf az.
:t. r.
| soc-alI"li7 ana 1dl-HefS co-''elduNH
societies.
The committee amendment placing a
stamp tax upon all reccipts for money
WIS adopted.
Schedule &! relating to the lax on pro-
prirtary articles was so amended rs to
make il read '-medicinu proprietary an
ticlcs' Nm exception in favor Of '.nutu-
raj spring waters was made in the tax
placed upon waters.
The committee amendment 10 schedule Il.
Gallin%er gave notice of an amendment
reducing all the taxes levied in this scbed-