The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-06-02
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Eirst Regular Session.

| ture Of the war revenue measure placing q tax
OF one quarter Of one per centum upon the
gross receipts Of corporations under dis
cussiCn in the senate throughout Tuesday :
session incidentally the proposed tax on
bank deposits was adverted TO The principal
speeches were delivered by Mr. Platt rep,
Ct) and Mr. Lindsay dem. ky) both ot
whom vigorously attacked the corporation
tax. The weight OF the formers argument
was thrown against the tax on the ground
that IL was unconstitutional because the AK
was not levied alike upon all persons engaged
in a particular lines OF business lie main
tanned that an occupation tax could be levied.
provided that the conditions were fair and
equitable. but that the business OF corpora
tion could not be taxed. simply because IL
was conducted by corporation. Mr.. Lind
say vigorously antagonzed the pro-
posed issue Of legal tender notes. de-
claring that IL acccntuatcd the existing
mcrace 10 the gold reserve OF the treasury and
was. besides the dearest money ever devised.
He held that such an issue would be a blow
to the nations financial credit. lie also pre-
sented an argument agaius' the proposed cor
poratiOn tax. maintaining that II enacted into
| Law IL would breed batch Of lawsuit, in
stead Of providing what the government need
cd-ready money with which TO conduct tho
| war operations.
| HOUsE-1he session Of the house Tuesday
was brief Several bills were passed notably
those for the organization ot the naval hospital
corps; to facilitate military trials FOR small Of
| lenses. and to authorize the appointment Of .
| commission TO allot certain land, gld % secure
| the cessi0n of other, from the Utah Indians
in their reservation In Utah.
WAsHINGToN. May g. SENATE Late We'd
nesday afternoon Mr. Allison 0a). In charge
| 81 the war revenue bill In the senate endeav-
| orcd 20 secure unanimous consent that a inai
| vote on the measure be taken on saturday
next before adjournment. Mr. Teller (Col)
| objected Mr.. Daniel Na) IN reiterating Mr..
| Teller'S objection. sounded the first note OF de-
| lay against that measure that has been heard
since the debate began. lie declared that
there was no emergency which required the
Immediate passage OF the bill and frankly an
nOunced that II certain provisions OF the bill
put into IL by the democrats on the finance
committee were not agreed 10 by the senate he
would offer some amendments TO the measure
that probably would precipiatc debate. lie
strongly ntimated too, that II the war should
not be prolonged IL might not be necessary to
provide so such revenue ~ The pend
ing bill would raise and
desire TO await development, that
in all likelihood were close ~ hand before
passing upon bill that meant 50 much 10 tho
people as this one. Speeches on The general
features Of the pending bill were delivered
].
Allen pop. Neb). and Mr.. Canery dem La.
Before the revenue bill was taken up Wcdnes-
day morning the pension deficiency appropria-
tion Dill was passed II carried nearly 5000
90
HOUSE After the passage OF q bill granting
certain public lands to the territory Of New
Mexico, the house devoted Wedne days ses-
sion to euOgies upon the late senator George,
Of Mississippi
WAsBINGrON. May 27-SESArE No SUBJ
stantial progress was made by the senate
Thursday towards the disposition OF the war
revenue measure although b. was under con-
sideration for three hours Spccchc, were de-
liyercd on the bin by MIR White Cdcm.. CalD
and Mr.. Teller Col). The former opposed the
Issue OF bonds and strongly advocated the
coinage OF tho silver scignlOragc and
the tax upon corporations. In his
discussion OF the last feature Mr White
drew out the fact that an amendment was To bo
offered TO the bill by MIR. German 0em.. Md.
placing tax OF one half Of one per cent. upon
certain large corporations. Mr. Teller dwclt
largely upon the proposition 10 levy an income
tax He had not concluded his argument when
the bill was laid aside In order that euiOsies
might be pronounced upon the late senator
Walthall Of Miss.
House In a long session Thursday thI
houses passed few bills but the discussion In.
yOlyed wide range OF subjects After brush
over civil service brought on by a paragraph
in the deficiency pension bill providing TO-
some temporary clerks in the war department
the house cOnsidernga bill 10 amend the il.
ternal revenue laws listened TO lengthy
speeches from Mr.. ShatOrth (COL) and Mr.
Grow Pa) upon the free coinage OF silver and
greenbacks as legal tender respectively Pend
ing yea and nay vote upon the internal rev
enuc bill the house adjourned The vote will
be taken Immediately after the house meets
Friday
WAsHINCToN May n. SENATE A notabli
speech on the war revenue measure WAS delly-
cred IN the senate Friday afternoon by Mr.
German dem Md. Ia the course 81 9n
argument in support Of a tax on corporations
he denounced as infamous the decision o.
the supreme court declaring the income taX
law OF 1891 as unconstitutional alr 1elle'
(silyer rep. CoL) concluded lis speech
begun Thursday advocating the coin
age Of the scgnorage, the leyyiuR Of
an income tax. and the issue OF legal tender
notes. ana opposing The issue of bonds. Mr.
Nelson rep. Mimi presented a carefully pre-
pared argument against the issue Il legal ten
Ger notes. In speech ot two hours Mr.. Cock
rell (dem. MOI dlscu- scd the financial quc,-
ion In contention between the democratic and
republican parties He urged that the bill
reported by Ire majority Of the tnaRoe COM
mittec ought 10 be enacted into law.
HOUsE--Tbc house was Friday afternoon in
lctiye for more than an hour while a roll call
was taken. and the sergeant-at-afms was en-
gagged in bringing In absent members 10 mako
4 quorum. the absence Of which was disclosed
)y the roll call The suspension waf caused
)y a wranglc growing out of Mr. Tongues
Ore attempt % deliver q general pension
,pcech when the house was considering pri-
,ate pension measure. Mr.. Daizell u'aj ia
he chair SIR Richardson dem. Tenn.j made
he point Of order that the speech or
Mr. Tongue was not germane TO the pending
)ill. Mr Cannon rep. Ill took issue with
he Tennessee member The speaker sus-
aimed the support of order and Mr.. Cannon sp-
lcaled from the decision. Upon The motion ~
.lr Richardson to table the appeal ~ voted IN
he Affirmative and n In the neg tive. Mr.
annon made the point of no quorum aud Il
all Of the house followed. The apIcal was
hen laid upon the table. yeas i@: nays. o. and
consideration Of private bills proceeded
Decoration Day la Cleveland
CLEVELAND. o., May 81. The Memo
rial day exercises Monday eclipsei in