The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-02
THE WAR REVENUE BILL.
The Senate Makes Marked Progress
Sixty Pages of Amendments Passed.

The Senate Makes Marked Progress
Sixty Pages of Amendments Passed.
Washington, ID. c.. June Marked
progress was made by the senate today
toward the final disposition of the war
revenue measure. The committee amend
ments on nearly go pages of the bill were
passed. and the senate nearly reached
thc principal questions at issue between
the contending parties. These remaining
questions have already been discussed
pretty thoroughly, and aside from few
set speeches vet to be delivered, will not
arouse probably more than desultory de-
bate.
The interest of the session centered in
the action taken upon the amendment of
Mr.. Morgan (Dem. Md levying tax
of one quarter of one per cent. upon the
gross receipts of all corporations doing
business exceeding $250000 n year.
BY direct vote upon it the amendment
was rejected, p to 81, as follows:
4eas-Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler,
Cannon Cockrell, Daniel, Faulkner,
German, Gray. Harris. Jones. ARK J:
Kyle, McLaurin. Mallory, Martin Muir
phy, Nelson, Pasco. Perkins. Roach.
Stewart, Sullivan. Tillman, Turley, Tur-
pie and White.-27.
Nays-Aldrich. Allison. Baker, Bur
rows. Caffery, Carter, Chandler. Clark,
Cullom, Davis. Deboe. Fairbanks, For
aker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear. Hale. Han
ma, Hansbrough. Hawley. Lindsay, Nc
Emery. Mcmillan. Mantle. Mitchell Pet
tigrew. Platt. Comm; Pritchard. Proc
tor, Sewell, Shoup, Spooner Wetmore
and Wolcott-34
Mr.. Pettigrew Pop. So. Dak.) offered
the German amendment with the clause
containing the $250000 exemption strick-
en- out. but it was defeated by vote
of . to 81.
Mr.. White Dem CALI then proposed
the German amendment so modified that
it levies a tax of one quarter of one per
cent upon all corporations engaged in
the refining OF sugar or petroleum The
California senator explained that he de-
sired to see a tax levied on the American
Sugar Trust and the Standard Oil com
pany. The amendment prevailed by a
vote of 33 to 26. 1t was supported by
- Democrats, four Republicans. five
Populists and two silver Republicans:
and opposed by 24 Republicans and
Democrats.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas-~Bacon. Baker Bate. Berry. But
Ter. Cannon. Carter. Chiffon, CockreH.
Cullom, Daniel. Faulkner, German,
Gray. Harris, Jones. of Arkansas: Kyle,
Lindsay Mallory. Mantle Martin. Mitch
ell, Murphy, pasco, Perkins. Pettigrew,
Roach. Stewart, Sullivan. Tillman, Tur-
ley. Turpie and White, Total 80.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Burrows, CAT
fiery. Chandler. Clark. Davis. Dcboc
Fairbanks. Foraker. Frye, Gallinger,
Gear. Hale, Hanna. Hansbrough, Haw-
ley, McEnery. Mcmillan, Nelson, PIatt
of Connecticut. Proctor Sewell, Shoup,
Spooner and Wetmore Total 26.
Speeches were made to-day by Mr.
Chandler rep. \. H., Mr.. Hoar Rep.,
Mass.): and Mr.. Bate Dem. Tcnn.)
Mr.. Chandler devoted almost his entire
time TO discussion Of the financial
question. advocating the issue Of bonds
and the coinage Of the silver seigni0rage
and opposing the issue Of legal tender
notes.
Mr.. Hoar attacked some of the state
ments made by Mr.. Chandler. Mr.. Bate
dealt with the Republicans bills from Il
Democratic standpoint At 6:10 p. III.
the senate went into executive session
and soon afterward adjourned.