The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-29

ported the minority bond provision provid-
Ing for a bond issue in the nature Of a
popular loan, which could be taken by the
people generally. He contended such loan
would be readily taken by popular subscrip-
ton. In this connection he criticised Sec
pressed before the committee on finance his
belief that the people would not absorb such
loan as was proposed; His wish, | am
father to the thought and trust he is the
only man in the country who cherishes the
belief"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Wolcott's speech
a proposition was made to vote upon the.
amendment offered by Mr.. German Md J
limiting the excise tax upon railroad, steam
boat, electric light, telegraph, telephone, ex-
press and other corporations TO those whose
gross receipts exceed $250.OO0 annually and
making the tax one-half of l per cent.
THE TEST VOTE.
Mr.. Aldrich moved to lay upon the table
the amendment offered by the committee for
which Mr. Germans amendment was in
tended as a substitute The motion to table
was made with the understanding that Mr..
Germans amendment should be placed upon
its adoption should the motion to table pre-
vail. This brought on the most important
vote yet taken in the Senate upon the reve-
nue. bill. The vote resulted in ayes Al and
noes q, as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison. Bacon, Caffery.
Carter, Cullom. Davis, Deboe, EIkins, Fair
banks, Foraker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Cor
Lindsay McBri d McEnery Mcmillan kln,
Mason, Mitchell Morrill,, Murphy, Nelson.
Penrose, Perkins, Platt 9of Conn, Pritch-
ard, Proctor Quay, Sewel Shoup, Spooner,
Warren, Wellington, Wetmore and Wolcott
Al
non, Chiffon, clay Cockreil Daniel, Faux
ner Harris Heitfeld, Jones of Arkansas,
Jones of Nevada, McLaurin, Mallory, Man
tie, Money, Morgan, Pasco, Pettigrew, Raw
lirc nd
White-27.
Upon the announcement of the vote, Mr..
German under the arrangement that vote
should be taken on his amendment, again
offered it, so modified to make the tax
apply only to gross receipts of corporations
in excess of $500 a year.
Mr.. Nelson offered an amendment to the
proposition of Mr.. German reducing the
amount of the tax levied from u to "a of
l per cent. The amendment was discussed
in a desultory way for an hour, Mr.. Allen.
Mr.. Lindsay, Mr. Pratt of Connecticut and
Mr.. White participating.
Mr.. Pettigrew gave notice of amendments
he proposed to offer to Mr. Germans prop
osition and was proceeding to speak upon
them. At Mr. Elkins'S request he yielded for
a motion that the Senate go into executive
session. An effort was made pending the
putting of the motion to secure vote upon
the German amendment, but it was I'M
availing
adjourn it be until Tuesday next. Mr.. Alli-
son in demanding the yeas and nays, said
it was highly important that the pending
bill be disposed OF at the earliest possible
moment as every days delay meant the loss
of needed revenue. Mr.. Masons motion pre-
vailed by the close vote of SO to 81.
The Senate then, at o'clock p. M, went
into executive session and twenty minutes
afterwards adjourned until Tuesday.
Senator Penrose to-day introduced two
amendments to the war revenue bill, pro-
viding for change in the tax on theaters
and other places of entertainment. Both
provide for a graduated tax one providing
a gross sum on receipts and the other for
percentage on them. Senator Tfllman
introduced an amendment providing duty
of Is cents a pound on tea.