The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-15
WAR TAX BILL is A LAW.

HOuso-Sepate Agrees to the Conference
Report-House Fixes Tlmo to Report
on Hawaiian Annexation Resolutions.
Washington, June 10.-The confer
ence report on the war revenue bill
was submitted to the house yesterday
afternoon. The house accepts the fol-
lowing senate provisions: Allowing
rebate of 71a per cent. on the sale
of stamps for fermented liquors, in
stead of per cent. as provided by the
house. Imposing special taxes, etc,
with an amendment striking out in
surance agents and also making the
tax as to theatres apply only to cities
exceeding $4,000 population. The
amendment striking out the house
provision imposing a special tax on
retail tobacco dealers. The provision
relating to stamp taxes on life insur-
ance policies, but reduced to eight
cents for each 500 of insurance, to be
paid only once, at the inception of the
policy, and a corresponding reduction
on weekly payment insurance.
The proprietary medicine and per-
fumery amendment of the senate,
with a reduction in the tax of about
one-third. The senate amendment
providing that stamps may be. fixed
on medicinal articles held in stock, as
when such articles are sold by the re-
taller.
The senate amendments imposing
an excise tax of a of l per cent. on
corporations refining sugar or petro-
leum, measured by their gross receipts
exceeding $3.50, 900; and also the senate
amendment imposing a stamp tax of
one cent on the sale of each sleeping
and parlor car ticket sold by the COM
pany issuing the same; also the senate
legacy and inheritance tax.
The house recedes from it's tonnage
provision. The senate amendment
imposing q duty of ten cents
per pound on imported tea, with an
amendment providing that the duty
shall take effect on the passage Of the
act, is retained, also the senate amend
ment relating to mixed -four, with a
substitute embodying the bill on the
same subject as reported by the COM
mittee on ways and means.
The senate recedes from its coin
age of the silver seigniorage amend
ment and a substitute is agreed to
simply authorizing and directing the
coinage of not less than $1,500,000 per
month from the silver bullion held in
the treasury; such silver dollars to be
applied as provided by the act of July
IA, 1890.
The senate accepts these house pro-
visions: Placing the increased tax on
fermented liquors stored in ware
houses. The certificate of indebted
ness and loan provisions of the house
with reduction of the amount OF
bonds authorized to $40O,000,000.
The house accepts the senate rates
on cigars and cigarettes, and the SEN
ate accepts the house proposition inn
posing additional tax on stocks on
hand, but reducing the tax on such
stocks one-half, and excepting from
its operation stocks not exceeding
1000 pounds of tobacco, 10000 cigars
and cigarettes.
The house accepts the senate amend
ment imposing a stamp tax on all
speculative sales of stock and pro-
duce exchanges. The senate accepts
the house exemption of receipts from
stamp taxes. The senate recedes from
Its amendment imposing stamp taxes
on articles sold under trademark OF
any name or designation not open to
general use.
Washington, June 10.-After five
hours devoted to consideration of the
bill to enable volunteer soldiers to
vote in congressional elections, the
conference report upon the war rev.
enue bill was presented to the house
yesterday. Consideration was inter-
rupted by recess to s p. m, at which
hour the report was taken up again,
and after three hours debate, involv-
i ing wide range of subjects and some
sensational features, it was voted upon
and adopted-154 to 107.
Washington, Jue 11.-Friday after
noon the conference report on the
war revenue bill was agreed to by the
senate after discussion lasting four
hours. The debate upon the measure
was without special incident. 1t was
foregone conclusion that the report
would be agreed to, and the only
question of interest involved was how
soon a vote could be reached. The de-
bate indicated generally that the bill
as agreed upon by the conferees was
reasonably satisfactory to everybody
] except as to the bond provision. The
votes cast against the adoption of the
report reflected the opinions of those
senators who are opposed to any in
crease in the interest-bearing debt Of
the country.
The report was agreed to by vote
of 43 to 22. Every republican voted
for the measure and their votes were
supplemented by those of eight demo
Gratis. The democrats who voted fol
the adoption of the report were
Caffery German, Lindsay, McEnery
Mitchell, Morgan, Murphy and Tur
pie. The vote against the report was
cast by 16 democrats, three silver mer
and three populists. AS soon as the
engrossed bill can be signed by the
presiding officers of the two branches
of congress, it will be sent to the
president.
All Referred to Wyman.
Washington, June 11.-Senator Ba