The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-10
WAR MATTERS IN CONGRESS
Hull Bill, Brigadier Geueralships,
War TaXas. and Pensions.

! Washington, Dec. 9.-The house COM
mirtee on military affairs began consider
alton today of the important measure for
| the reorganization and increase Of the
army TO meet the conditions arising out
of the war. Such progress was made that
Chairman Hull said at the close OF the
meeting he expected not only TO report
the bill to the house before the holidays
but also to pass it before hat time. In or
/ der o expedite the work daily committee
meetings viii be held, beginning next
Monday General Miles and General SEQ
! field, the present and the late command
/ ers of the army, win be invited 10 be
present on Monday to offer suggestions
and recommendations. Following them
the various heads of staff bureaus, the adj
| jutant general, commissary general, quar-
termaster general, etc, will be heard
More than usual interest attached 10 the
meeting today in view of the effect of
this legislation upon the future status of
the army. The bill Immediately under
consideration was the Hull bill, intro
duced by Chairman Hull and having the
approval OF Secretary Alger. The other
army hill, drawn by General Miles, was
not before the committee, so that no COM
parison of their provisions was attempted.
The Miles bill probably will be introduced
in the house on Monday and referred to
the military committee so as to be taken
up when General Mills is heard. For to-
day, however, the committee confined its
attention TO going over the various pro-
visions of the Hull bill. Mr.. Hull ex-
planned the plan of the measure in so
shaping the arms of the service as 10
bring the total effective force up to 10000
and this led TO general discussion. No
decisions were reached and no votes TAX
en- on any features of the bill, the whole
subject going over. The committee agreed
10 report favorably a resolution offered by
Mr.. Hay of Virginia, asking the secretary
of war as to what towns IN Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines will require 10 be
garrisoned by the United States troops,
the number required for each town and
what number viii be required within the
United States proper. The sulzer resolu-
ton for a war investigation did not come
up. nor was any reference made 10 the
question OF war inquiry.
Chairman Dingley, of the ways and
means committee, has received a letter
from the commissioner Of internal rev.
enue, y. D. Scott, recommending a num-
Der of amendments TO the act OF June I3.
1898, known as the war revenue act. The
recommendations covers charges Of n ad-
ministative character under schedules A
and 8; also for the monthly payment OF
excise taxts on sugar refneries and for a
penalty for failing 70 stamp parlor car
tickets. Further provisions are suggest
81 as to the examinations by internal
revenue officers of articles subject 70 in
ternaI revenue taxes. Commissioner Scott
advises that the clauses providing for the
stamping Of Telegraph dispatches and -
ceipts Of bills of lading for freight and
express packages be 50 amended as 70
make IL definite and certain who shall
affix and pay for the stamp. The clause
imposing a tax on commercial brokers
the commissioner regards as a discrim.na-
ton against such brokers. and he recon-
mends that II be repealed or amended 50
IS 70 include produce and merchandise
commission merchants, auctioneers and
real estate agents and brokers. The re-
nl0val OF the stamp tax on mortgage $ +
recommended inasmuch a. there is a
stomp tax on prornissory notes and the
taxing Of mort cages given % secure such
notes results IN double taxation. failing
on she debtor class The commissioner {
also urges that 4 brokers pay the special
tax required under the law they should
be relieved OF the stamp tax under ne
head Of Contracts which Is 4 tax 81 al
ro:es or memorardurns o. sale BY 5rok-
ers. The paragraph imposing a TAX or
% cents on certificates % any descrip-
rtoR required by law has occasione5 more f
difficulty in it, application than any o-lsr
provision IN schedule A she comm sslone- +
says. and owing 10 the uncertainty as 10 .
whst ce--lhcares are taxable he recon-
uends The REGAL o. ;he paragraph. Com /
missioner Scott also reco1m=z5s nu11e-- {
olls changes Ia othsr sches7eies and many
notifications 81 tAe administrative fsa-
..rts - ne aCt
The president sem 90 the senate ~-s.s-- 1.
day all the army 41posn--ner,s rl4a4 derry
.ug ere recess The app1ir -r7er-s l.l.s .lsz 4
iha promotions iu ta- -ezliar a-uv as
vel - the pr8mos Sons ana aqr--nt-re-l.
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ba- 90 second Helteaar. appointed frnn f
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