The Portland daily press., 1898-06-03

load it upon the shoulders of Others. W
Mr.. Teller, Silver Republican of Colo
RADIO in the course of brief but heated
statement that the charges made by MIR.
Butler were believed by the people and
ought to be Investigated by the Senate,
declared that it was notorious the Repub-
lioan party had spent more money in the
campaign of 1896 than it had spent in all
previous campaigns since 1855. He added
that no party had ever employed methods
in a campaign SO corrupt as were the
methods Of the Republican party in that
campaign and that such methods were a
menace to our form of government. He
would be glad, he said, to give up three
months Of the hot weather in making
such an Investigation as was provided for
by the resolution of Mr. Allen.
Mr.. Gallinger replied that he was will
soon as Mr.. Teller could induce his
political colleagues to take action. He
directed attention te The fact that the
committee was composed OF one Democrat
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas, chairman of the
Democratic committee; Mr.. Jones of
Nevada, mem ber of the Populist party
and himself, Republican.
Mr. Chandler said he had directed at.
tention to the charges of the large use of
money by the Republican campaign man
ayers in 1896 and had suggested that they
ought to hs investigated, but the resolu.
tion of Mr.. Allen had gone to It's death on
the fourth of last March. Not through
any fault of the Gallinger family, nor
through any fault of the New Hampshire
family, but solely through the fault of the
Jones family
While expressing a willingness that
every act of the Democratic National
committee should be scrutinized, MI.
Jones of Arkansas. did not believe any
tangible results would come from such
an Investigation as bad been contem-
plated Mr.. Butler resumed his speech in
the course Of which he opposed any in
crease Of the bonded debt,
MIR Butler concluded ct 2. 40 p. IN.
The work of perfeoting the bill was
then resumed, Mr.. Jones, Demoorst of
| Arkansas, Offering fol- the committee
| some formal amendments to the para
| graph relating to the stamp tax on medi-
cines, articles put UP as proprietary
| articles AS amended the paragraph
/ reads:
Provided that no stamp tax shall be
| imposed upon any uncomponnded medi-
cinal drug or chemical; nor upon any
! medicine sold to, or for the use of any
person which may be mixed or COM
pounded for said person according to the
written receipt or prescription of any
practictng physician or surgeon. And the
stamp taxes provided for in schedule B,
0PPiy W lu6UlClAdl AFblClcb COu-
pounded by any formula, published or
unpublished which are put up in style or
manner similar to that of patent, trade
mark or proprietary medicine in general,
OF which are advertised on the package or
otherwiss as remedies or specifics for any
ailmens or as having any special claim to
merit Or to any peculiar advantage in
affect ,;
The paragraph relating to the industrial
or weekly payment plan was SO amended
as to provide that the tag should be so per
cent Of the first wsekly payment of pre-
MUM. The tax does not apply to the
fraternal or lodge insurance companies.
The paragraph was further amended SO
t1ons exempted from the tax employees rs
lief associations and farmers cooperative
! societies.
The COMMITTEES amendment placing a
| stamp tax upon all recsipts for money
| was adopted.
| Schedule B, relating to the tax on
proprietary articles was SO amended az to
make 1t reaa medicinal proprietary
| articles
An exception in favor of natural
spring waters" was made in the tax upon
waters.
In connection with the consideration of
| the committee amendment to schedule B,
Mr. Gallinger gave notice of an amend
ment reducing all the taxes levied in this
schedule one-half. From the committee
| amendment providing that all articles
covered by schedule B, which are in the
hands of manufacturers, wholesale or re-
| tail dealers should be taxed, Mr.. Faulkner
proposed to strike out the clauses of the
amendment which includes the stocks of
proprietary articles in the hands of whole
sale or retail druggists. He maintained
that 1t would be working an injustice to
the dealers who had purchased the goo dc
and had them in stock.
Mr.. Wolcott held that If the amendment
was adopted, 1t would render the pro-
vision useless.
MIR. Faulkner's S amendment was rejected
26 to A
Mr.. Allen proposG an ain andment tc
the paragraph exempting all articles in
the hands OF re tail dealers. 1t was re-
jected.
The COMMITTEES amendment was then
agreed to. 1t provides that upon all the
articles and preparations at present in the
hands of manufacturers or of wholesale
or retail dealers the tax stamp shall be
placed by the dealer when the articles are
sold at retail
Mr.. Gallinger then offered his amend.
ment reducing by one-half the taxes
levied upon all medicinal proprietary
articles, preparations. perfumes. COS
metics, ETC., included In schedule b. He
main tained that the tax was onerous and
unnecessary. N antagonizing the amend.
ment Mr.. Aldrich said schedule had
given the committee more trouble than
any other part of the bill. but he was
satisfied that the tax proposed by The
committee was equitable and just. The
tax on these articles was insignificant, he
said, compared with that on beer and TO-
bacco and they were well able to stand 1t.
The amendment was rejected 20 to AZ.
Mr.. Allison said that AS the bill was
now complete so far as the committee was
| concerned, except as to the bond provision
and the substitute offersd for it, he would
be glad If an arrangement for final vote
could be effected.
He believed that the bill could be dis.
poseu of tomorrow.
MI. Jones, Democrat of Arkansas, had
no doubt that final vote on the bill
would be reached tomorrow, but objected
to an agreement.
MIR. Allison then gave notice that he
would ask the Senate to remain in session
tomorrow until the bill was completed
and passed.
Mr.. White, Democrat of California
offered an amendment levying a tax of
one-auarter Of one per cent upon the
gross receipts of every person, firm or