The Portland daily press., 1898-06-06

under the provisions of the income tax
law of 1894, not directly repealed by the
Dingley bill. If the Secretary OF the
Treasury should refuse to levy the tax
under the law, the amendment provides
that it shall be the duty of the Attorney
General to proceed against the Secretary
of the Treasury to compel him to per-
form the duties and If the Attorney Cen
sral should refuse to take that action
any tax payer of the United States may
bring the necessary action to compel the
enforcement of the law.
MIR. Morgan entered upon technical,
legal and constitutional discussion OF the
INCOME tax proposition. Congress couio
scarcely refuse, he thought, to provide
for another test of the income tax ques.
t1on in view of the fact that 1t was forced
to increase taxation and to borrow money
IN order to prosecute the present war. AT
the conclusion of his speech. MIR. Morgan
asked for yea and nay vote upon MS
amendment. The amendment was re-
Jeoted, 30 to 3s, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bacon, Bate.
Berry, Butler. Cannon, Chiffon, Clay,
Cockrell, Daniel, Faulkner, Harris, Heit-
field. Jones of Arkansas, Lindsay, Mac
Lur1n, Mallory, Mantle, Martin, Mills,
Mitchell, Money, Morgan. Murphy. Pas
ooe, Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawlins, Roach,
Stewart, Teller, Tillman, Turley, Tur-
pie. Nhlte.-5o.
Nays-Messrs. Aldrioh, Allison, Bur
rows, Gallery, Carter, Clark, Davis. De-
Doe, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye.
Gallinger, Gear, German, Hale, Hanna,
Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar, Lodge. Nc.
Bride, Mcmillan, Morrill, Perkins, Platt
of Connecticut, Platt of New York,
Pritchard, Quay, Sewell, Shoup, Spooner,
Ihurston, Warren. Wellington, Wetmore.
Wilson. Wolcott-Ss.
Mr.. Chiffon, Democrat of Texas
offered an amendment placing STAMP
price upon ARTICLES, substances, prepare
lions or compounds. except for products
ana preparations otherwise provided fol-
in this act, that are made and sold OF
removed for sale under patent right
trade mark or any name or designation
not open to general use." The tax
ranges from one fourth of a cent on five
package and two cents additional on every
30 cents or fractional part thereof over
one dollar.
The amendment was agreed too Al &c
81.
THE PAPERS AND THE TAXES.
Mr.. Lindsay, Democrat of Kentucky
offered an amendment providing that nc
stamp tax shall be placed on packages
of newspapers. wholly or partially print.
ed, which weighs less than 100 pounds. /.
In the course OF discussion of the
question, MIR. Allen, MIR. Woloott and MIR.
Aldrich entered upon the matter
that the tax would operate as hardship
upon the country press.
Mr.. Wolcott said that the postal faciI
ties of the government were open to all
newspapers and that the country press
employed the postal facilities to the ex-
clusion of the express companies. The
express companies were used by the great
newspapers of the country because they
could gain time In the delivery of the
papers to their subscribers.
One Of the most equitable taxes that
could be levied, he said, would be tax
on newspaper circulation ana the gov
eminent would only have TO accept the
newspapers own figures as to circulation
to raise a revenue of $l00. 600, 900. One
New York newspaper, Mr.. Wolcott said,
complained that if the package stamp
increase Its price to two cents. He
thought this absurd, as he was satisfied
that that newspaper paid more for red
ink than 1t would have to pay as q
stamp tax. Considerable time was con-
stunned in discussion of the amendment
which was finally agreed to. A to 90.
THE TAX ON TEA.
Mr.. Tillman, Democrat of South Caro-
lima, offered an amendment that on and
after July l, 1898, duty of ten cents a
pound be imposed upon tea imported into
the United States. The amendment was
agreed to 8s to SO. The detailed vote fol
lows:
Yens-Messrs. Butler, Gallery, Cannon.
Carter, Chandler, Chiffon, Cookrell,
Elkins, Foraker, Gear, German, Harris,
Hatfield Jopac of TNnoa ~
Nevada, Kyle, Lindsay, Mcbride, Nc
L.aurin, Mills, Mitchell, Money. Morgan,
Murphy, Perkins, Pettus, Pritchard,
Rawlins, Roach, Sewall, Stewart. Teller.
Tillman. Turley, Vest, Wetmore, White,
Wolcott-8S.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Allison. Bacon,
Baker, Bate. Berry, Burrows, CLARK,
Fairbanks, Frye, aailinger. Hanna,
Hansbrough Hawley, Hoar, Lodge, Nc
MILAN. Morrill,, Nelson, Pettigrew, Platt
of Connecticut, Platt of New York,
Quay, Shoup, Spooner. Turpie, Yelling
ton.-32.
An amendment was offered by Mr..
Pettigrew levying tax of 1-2 per cent
upon the value of all articles manufact-
| ured by trust.
Mr. Chandler proposed an amendment
to the amendment providing a tax of
per cent on the annual income of all
plutocrats. The proposition was received
with great laughter. Mr.. Chandler main
| tanned, however, that it would be just
as easy for the treasury officials to de-
termine who were plutocrats as to deter
mine what were trusts Mr.. Chandler s
amendment was rejected.
The Pettigrew amendment was reject
ed as to a.
The bill, which had been considered in
the committeessof the whole, was now
reported to the Senate.
In the Senate the amendments that
had bsen agreed to were adopted.
Several minor amendments were offered
and rejected. AS finally completed, the
bill was placed upon its passage. 1t was
passed by vote of 48 to 90, the detailed
vote being as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Baker,
Burrows, Gallery, Garter, Chandler,
Clark, Davis, Deboe, Elkins Fairbanks,
Foraker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, German,
Hale. Hanna, Hansborough, Hawley,
Hoar, Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride,
McEnery, McMilliu, Mantle, Mason,
Mitchell, Morrill,, Murphy, Nelson, Per-
Fins, Platt of Connecticut, Platt of New
York, Pritchard, Sewell, Spooner, Shoup,
Thurston, Turpie, Warren, Wellington.
Wetmore, Wilson, Wolcott-48.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bacon, Bate,
Berry Rut1ar Cannon Chiffon CLAW