The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-03

since 1856.
He added that no party had ever en-
ployed 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.
Mr.. Gallnger replied that he was ready
to enter upon an investigation as soon
as Mr. Teller could induce his political
colleagues to take action.
Mr.. Chandler said he had directed atten-
tion to the charges of the large use of
money by the republican campaign mana
gers in 1896 and had suggested that they
ought to be investigated, but the resolu-
tion of Mr. Allen had gone to its death
on the 18th Of last March mot 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"
No Tangible Results
While expressing willingness that every
act of the democratic national committee
should be serutinized, Mr.. Jones dem.
Ark, did not believe any tangible results
would come from such an investigation as
had been contemplated.
Mr.. Butler resumed his speech in the
. course of which he opposed any increase of
the bonded debt, and concluded at 24O
p. m.
The work of perfecting the bill was then
resumed, Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, Offering
for the committee some formal amend
ments to the paragraph relating to the
stamp tax on medicinal articles put up as
proprietary articles. AS amended the
paragraph reads: 80
Provided. that no stamp tax shall be I'M
posed upon any unoompqunded medicinal
drug or chemical; nor upon any medicine
sold to. or for the use of any person which
may be mixed or compounded for said per-
son according to the written recipe or pre-
scription of any pract'cing physician or
surgeon. And the stamp taxes provided
for In the schedule shall apply to all
med, cinal articles compounded BIZ 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formula, published or unpublished, which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 or which are a1ver-
tised on the package or otherwise as reme-
dies or specifics for any ailment, or as hav-
ing any special claim to merit to any pecu-
liar advantage in mode of preparation,
quality, use or effect
StampTax Amendment
The paragraph relating to the Industrial
or weekly payment plan was also amended
SO as to provide that the tax should be so
per cent of the first weekly payment OF
premium The tax does not apply to fra
terna1 or lodge insurance companies.
The paragraph was further amended so
as to include in the insurance organizations
exempted from the tax, employees refer
associations and farmer cooperative soc.e-
ties. The committee amendment placing
stamp tax upon all receipts LOT Hohey
was adopted
Schedule B. relating to the tax on propri-
etarv articles was so amended as to make
it read: medicinal proprietary articles"
An exception in favor of natural spring
waters was made in the tax placed upon
waters.
In connection with the consideration of
X n h
Gallinger gave notice of amendment reduc-
ing all the taxes levied in this schedule one
half.
Mr.. Allen proposed an amendment to the
paragraph exempting all articles in the
hands of retail dealers. Tt was rejected.
The committee amendment was then agreed
to- 1t provides that stamps shall be at
ftached to taxed articles when sold by re-
tailers.
Mr.. Gallinger then offered his amendment
reducing by one-half the taxes levied upon
all medicinal proprietary articles, prepara-
tons, perfumes, cosmetics, etc, included in
schedule B. He maintained that the tax
was enormous and unnecessary. Rejected
% to A.
Mr. Allison said that as the bill was COM
pltedsd so far as the committee was con-
cerned, except as to the bond provision and
the substitutes offered for It, he would be
glad If an arrangement for final vote
could be effected. He believed the bill could
be disposed of tomorrow
Mr. Jones of Arkansas had no doubt that
a final vote on the bill would be reached to-
morrow, but objected to an agreement.
Mr.. Allison then gave notice that he would
ask the senate to remain in session tomor-
row until the bill was completed and passed.
Mr. White offered an amendment levying
a tax of one-quarter of per cent upon the
gross receipts of every person, firm or cor
poration operating sleeping cars upon rail-
roads.
After agreeing to meet at II O'Clock to-
morrow, the senate at 500 p. m. went into
executive session and shortly afterwards
adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE
Washington, June 2-The house practical
ly without debate passed the urgency de-
ficiency bill providing for emergency ex-
penses of the army and navy departments
incident to the war.
| 1t was based upon estimates received re-
Gently from the departments and carries
items contemplated in the Philippine ex-
petition and the early move upon Cuba.
A suggestion from Mr.. Fitzgerald dem,
Of Macs that cooks should be provided for