New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
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Mr. TrRLEY Dem. TENN offered an amend
m ,nt lcvylng excise Tux OF one-fourth OF ! per
cent on the gross receipts OF transportation hrms
companies corporations doing IN interstate bnsi-
ness or a burlness between State and foreign
country The amendment also placed the same
excise tax on telegraph and telephone companies
sending messages from one state or territory ~
another II was rejected-2i 10 Is
Mr. WHITE ODcm.. Cai) offered his amendment
placing tax on sleeping-car firms. companies AMI
ro-pora,ions OF one-fourth OF per cent on their
gros. receipts In the case Of seepins-cars operated
hv m. railroads the tax IL levied only on the gross
receipts from the sleeplng-car business. lie spoke
strongly In favor Of the amendment
TAN oS PARLoR-CAR SEATS
After A desultory debate. which took n wide
range Mr. GALLINGER rep. y H. offered In
place 81 Mr. Whites amendment n substitute pro-
yiding that after July !. 1895. stamp tax VI one
cent on every seat sold ia palace or paror car and
on every berth IN ii sleeping car. tho stamp 10 be
affixed to the ticket and paid for by the car com
pany.
MIR White accepted the substitute. and 1t was
incorporated In the bill without division
NJ MILLS Dem. TEX proposed this amend
mcnt:
That on and after the 9D,h day OF June. 1898, and
,n,u me s,h day OF June 1900 in lieu OF the duties
now imposed by law on the dutiabe articles in
collected and paid on such dutiable articles 20 per
;E mpos o by law upon said articles severay. IT
being the Intent OF this section to reduce existing
duties said articles % per cent OF such duties.
The amendment vas defeated--il 10 rs
Mr. Mason called up his amendment providing for
a tax OF four cents a barrel adulterated -four.
and made a vigorous appeal !or its Incorporation In
the bill The amendment was agreed toll to -
II requires packages containing mixed nour to be
labelled ~ oeomargarine Is. The TAX IS To ne
repress ntod by coupon stamps. and the PROVISIONS
regarding tobacco stamps are nadc applicable TO
these stamps.
Mr. PETTIGREW ,Sil. Rep. s. D. offered an
amendment repeating the law OF 1870 authorizing
tho Secretary Of the Treasury 10 issue bonds with
out direct authority from Congress He explained
TINT under this Ia $500 e9 OF bonds were Issued
under the last Administration. lie thought the
action was AT lcnst improper II not Illegal and that
the representatives. ~ the people might we'll be
trusted with the issuance o, nteresthearing ohlIga
tons Ry an aye and no vote the amendment was
rejected ~ to 81.
NJ ALLEN Pop. Neb) offered amendment
providng that no bonds certificates ~ Indebted
ness issued under tho proposed act should he used
as basis for National bank circulation. md that
the Secretary ~ the Treasury should not have au-
thorty to issue bonds increase the gold reserve
or for any purpose without direction NJ Congress.
The amendment was rciec'ed-2i to q
NJ Chiffon Dem. Tey) offered An amend
n,ent placing a stamp tax. graduated In accordance
ui,h the p!ice on articles, substances preparations
or compounds except food products and prepara-
tions otherwise provided for in this act. thar are
made and sold removed for sale under patent
right trade mark or any designation not
omen 10 general use &" The tax ranges from one
fourth Of a cent fve-cent articles 10 four cents
on 81 packages and two cents additional on
every 30 cents or fractional part thereof 81.
The amendment was agreed toll 10 81
TAX ON NEWSPAPER PACKAGES
! Mr. LINDSAY dem. KY offered an amendment
| provIding that no stamp tax shall he placed on
| packages Of newspapers. wholly partly printed.
which weigh less than one hundred pounds
| In the course OF discussion OF the question Mr.
Allen. Mr. Wolcott and Mr.. Adrch entered into the
matter Of taxing newspapers. Mr. Allen maintained
that the tax would operate as A hardship on the
country press.
Mr. Wolcott held that the postal facilities OF the
! Government were open 10 all newspapers. and II
was a fact that the country press did employ
| the postal facilities TO the exclusion OF the ex-
press companies. The express companies were used
! by the great newspapers Of the country for the
reason that they could gain time In the delivery
| OF the papers 10 their subscribers
| One Of the most equitable taxes that could be
| levied he said would be tax on newspaper clrcu-
latIons and the Government would have only to &C
| cept tho newspapers own figures as to circulation
to raise q revenue Of si00.Oo0,0O0 year One New
York Newspaper. Mr.. Wolcott said. complained that