The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-24
4 TAR REVENUE BILL.
-rxpEn DEBATE IN SENATE
pRaos FIVE HOURS.
~s. SIN Bringing Forward
arss.enss TO Prove That Not n.
~.s Money IL Needed as Execu-
ssye ainnd'n h'ii i'"s"es

-.etyySGTON. May Z.-For five hours
s.-.,aa senste had the war revenue
- ,saaer discussion TIE entire
IS occupied by Cation o. Texas
80. az Massachusetts, and TURKEY OF
1890 Vhile Lodge confined himself
- s,.rt,ssson % The proposed tax on cor
ss-s.saus and bank deposits. strongly urg~
= f1rzt sach taxes - not imposed. Chill
. = sad Tar3ey covered pretty fully the
- - features of the Bib Their speeches
80 coun,sreaenslveiy with the theories
ss,sxa;Ion and were. therefore. in the very
s.,ars Of things. legal and technical dis
] - asi0ss or the subject. No action OF any
sss vas taken upon the BIZ
:. the opening communication ~as re-
..1v~a from Secretary OF War Alger. to-
.ssh<r with the draft Of a Bill providing
=, gradual increase ia the number OF
svress Of the corps or engineers. The bill
s~rxzss that the corps Of engineers Of
] =. sruy shall consist hereafter Of one
100 Of engineers, with rank OF brigadier
~ersyzl. seven colonies. fourteen lieutenant
sotaoels. twentY-eighi majors ihir;y-five
s.ras.ux thirty first lieutenants. twelve
~sand usutenants and the battalion OF
s-rgne<fs All promotions shall be made
: sen.or.ty The communication and the
rn were referred 20 the military affairs
esnnisiee
as.sr the transaction OF some routine
| sozaess Allison called up the war reve-
| ~ measure. He announced that when
\ - senate adjourned FriJay the pending
| e.s<s.en was upon the amendment Of
| ssss by. MeEReTy OF Louisiana. removing
a. rcposed corporation tax fTsrn certain
tasses OF corporations. which were such
+ ssue only He added that the reading
A<ft 4 u
arsefnent had been reached for the con-
yenseHcs ef the senate FIRST. to consider
ss1 amendment for the providing for ex-
eas taxes on persons. firms. companies and
csspoFations That amendment Allison
saesghs ought 10 be disposed of before the
rsran.ng parts If the bin were taken up.
cagton Of Texas delivered n carefully
written speech upon the general features
e the war BILL, He expressed the opinion
aat tse vast amount Of money proposed
70 Be raised by the pending biz would not
be needed for the naval amt military oucr-
atoms before congress should convene next
psesmssr. lie expressed hfs Willingness
However 10 Join with others In Furnishing
angie resources for the conduct Of the
var until July I. 1Ssa He thought IL would
be mistake 10 appropriate an amount
greater than 81, lso.ooo a month for war
rsrpeses.
Chiffon said that the Dngley bin and the
pending hiIl bad a very near relationship.
lie sndeayored 10 show that the receipts
from the Dingley law were not sufficient
% meet the governments ordinary de-
msnds
n course OF his remarks upon the inher-
!ianes tax. Chilton expressed the opinion
that next 10 tax on incomes and upon
eorpoFa,aas. the succession tax contained
more elements Of Justice than any other
feature OF the pending bill.
Chiffon defended ;he proposition OF the
majority az the finance committee 10 Issue
esFiiaestfs against The silver Selgniorlge
Chiffon said the people. the plain people
aoald gehel against birds nuess the Issue
was absolutely necessary. The necessity
~ bonds lid not now exist. IN Chiitons
easaaes. and lac dld not tssnlS Il weu,d exist
q as time during tbe present war. lie
f2sks for tao hours and half.
He WAS followed BY Lodge II MaTsach8-
sets. who addressed himself particularly
% tae proposed tax or corporations. He
he'd that the fact that many states now
lssied tax on corporations Was an argu-
rsa; against the proposed tax ia be levied
By the national government. For the
Gated States 10 tax the corporations
would result In the destruction of a great
F@s4+c " revenue ~ the %t8AtF.
Lodge objected 20 the corporation tax be
saase It was unfair and ineauitahie. All
partners were exempted. while all corpor-
s;ians were taxed.
TURKEY OF Tennessee presented an argu-
mtAi In support of the corporation tax He
Introduced a ;aAuiated statement concern
mF TIE lesying Of the tax on banks. rail-
fosis and other corporations Ffe said the
YAK would fail chiefly on railroads en-
gagged IN interstate commerce and he
msin'ained that the railroads and banks
ard other corporations ouehf - lie COM
PEELED to pay their share Of the war bur
tsas
Tefley concluded with an arg3ment in
aFer of the issue IF legal tender notes. rs
provided for IN The hill reported hy the ma
Nyliy ~ the finance, committee.
II vas taeu agreed that the h'll ould
aot be pressed further today. and K was
ssia aside.
FRYE of Maine who was in the chair
ea4lsa Carter OF Montana - the chair ira
ofass taat he might report "a bin from the