The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-21
SLOW PROGRESS ON
WAR REVENUE BILL.


the Minor AnendmeDts Are
AgreeA To.
WASHINGTON. May M.-A. the con-
c5Gsson OF tcday's seSxior Of the senate.
TIE reading az the war revenue neaszrs
had bs<a completed. Abous seyen-esgaths
Of the amendments proposed ty the sen
ate committee have hesr agreed 20. TEcss
remaining are quite naturally the ruoss
important in TIE bill. and viii provoke
. deal % discussion. TIE principal amend
snef1ss yet 20 DC passed upon are those re-
ias.ng 10 bonds and certificates Of ircebt-
edaesg, the tobacco tax, tie tax on pro-
prsesary articles. the Issue o. gresaoacks.
the Coinage Of the silver se-gnsorags. the
issue Of SILVER certificates. the Inheritance
tax ard the tar on corporations. The ae-
ton upon some 81 the amendments viii
be dependent upon that on others.
Alarieh Of Rhode Island today offered az
a substitute fer the paragraphs relating
10 the coinage OF tns g@igniorzge, the fssue
of sisver certificates and the issue % legal
tender notes. the bond provision prepared
By The Republican minority Of the CON-
rnIsts4 On finance. II the bond provision
should be accepted by the senate. the
amendments offered by the Democrats Ia
lieu @. If vii. naturally be rejected.
DAME! Of Virginia delivered a speech
strongly opposing an Issue OF bonds. and
Democratic majority os the finance co1a-
mftfee.
Soea after the senate convened Hale Of
Maine. chairman OF sse committee On ma
val affairs. fasorzbly reported from the
committee the house joint resolution pro-
yIdiHg for the organization ard enroll
rnent OF an auxiliary ravaf force which
shall form an inner lire Of defense.
An amendment By ths senate commit
tee provided that tts force shall 10. ex-
coed 400 men The resolution was pasaed.
The pending question was upon section
q OF the bill. which had been stricken out
by the scnsfs committee. Tire section au-
tnorizes every firm or corporation selling
goozis under contract 20 add 20 the price
such tax as might be levied by the Law.
German % Maryland thought the para
graph ought net TO be striezen cat.
woscost Of Colorado advocated the elm
nation Of the paragraph. He argued fnst
tire question .uvo.vei could welt be settled
between the parties TO the contract. He
thought Il the law now gave the seller
the right 10 receive the tax In addition 20
the contract price. no legislation was
needed The committee amenimer. strsk-
iEx our the paragraph was agreed 20.
To TIE stamp tax provision, the COM
rai1Ees offered ar amendment IN the ma
sure % a substitute regarding the tax On
board Of trade ant stock exchange trans
actions. II reads:
Upon EBch sa.es. agreement Of sale or
agreement 10 sci. any products or nner-
chan3ige AZ AIRY exchange or board %
trade or any similar place either fer pres
ent or future delivery, fer each tisa In
waite os said sale or agree snent 20 sell
] cent. and Fer each additional sio3 or frac-
tsonsl part thereof in excess OF s1au. !
cent
Tae amendment makes provisions for
The leyyEng and collection Of the tax i'm
resea The amendment Was agreed 10.
Dan3e-x q Virginia then addressed the
serate on the general provisions OF the
hs1
Every nan in congress. whatever His
political affiliations Daniel said. stood
squsreiy hehins the president. and Ia
d.ysdualiy and collectively would give him
earnest and sincere support. Re main
tanned. however. that absolutely 10 neces-
Sly existed sor p3unginx the country into
a gEeat bonded debt on account OF the ex-
4&f2ng war lie was unwilling, he said.
10 mortgage p9sterfty. 10 assriea future
generations with q dent: the example
wousd De constant temptation 10 ex-
traFagaErs- Daniel maintained that the
authors CT the house bin rad protected
the wealth ara taxed the property OF the
country lfanl@. said the stamp tax Was
the Eaoss osfsosas ard rextiferous tax t--
vented bs~1s42, II Was tax which must
10 paid daily. In conclusion be express.
ire hope thai the COMMITTEES amendment
sevytnE TIE tax on corporations would b
sAzrnAA IA @S Ia 12x Assured uAAv -