The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-02
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SUGAR TAXED.
The SuOar Trnst and Standard Oil
COMPANY Gotten At.

WASHINGTON. June marked pro-
gress was made by the Senate to-day
toward the flnal disposition Of the war
revenue measure. The committee amend
inents on nearly sixty pages of the bill
were passed upon, and the Senate nearly
reached the principal questions at issue
between the cOntending parties. These
remaining questions have already been
discussed pretty thoroughly, and, aside
from a few set speeches yet 10 be de-
lvered will not arouse practically more
than desultory debate.
GORMAN'S AMENDMENT LOST.
The interest Of the session centered
in the action taken upon the amendment
OF Mr.. German CDem. of Maryland,
levying a tax Of a quarter OF one rer
cent upon the gross receipts of all cor
porations doing d business exceeding
$3.50 900 a year. BY a direct vote upon II
the amendment was rejected, q 20 a, as
follows
Ysas-Nessrs. Bacon. Bate. Berry,
Butler Cannon. Cockren. Daniel. Faux
ner. German. Gray. Harris, Jones (Ark.),
KYLE McIaurin. Mallory, Martin. MUIR
rhv Nelson. Pasco Perkins, Roach,
Stewart, Sullivan, Tillman, Turley
Turpie. and White-97.
Nays-Messrs. Aldrich. Allison, Baker,
Burrows, Caffery. Carter Chandler, Clark.
Cullom. Davis. DebOe Fairbanks. Tor
aker. Frye. Gallinger. Gear, Hale, Hanna,
Hansbrough Hlwley Lindsay, McEn-
cry, Mcmillan. Mantle Mitchell Petit
grew. Plat Comm. Pritchard. Proctor.
seweil. shoup. Spooner, Wetmore, and
Wolcott-34
SUGAR AND PETROLEUM TAXED.
Mr. Pettigrew pop. of South Dakota
offered the German amendment with the
clause containing the $3.50 90 exemption
stricken out, but 10 was defeated by
vote OF % to 81 Mr.. White Dem. Of
California; then proposed the German
amendment so modified that Il levies
tax of one quarter OF one per cent. upon
all corporations engaged in the refining
OF sugar or petroleum.
The California Senator explained that
he desired TO see a tax levied upon the
American Sugar Trust and the Standard
oil Company The amendment prevailed
. to sS. 1t was supported by twenty-five
Democrats. four Republicans. FIVE Popu-
lists and two silver Republicans and op-
posed by twenty-four Republicans ana
two Democrats. The vote was as fol-
lows.
THE RECORDED VOTE.
Yeas-Messrs. Bacon. Baker, Bate.
Berry Butler. Cannon. Carter, Chiffon,
cockrell. CuIlom. Daniel. Faulkner. Cor
man. Gray. Harris, Jones. OF Arkansas:
Kyle. Lindsay Mallory. Mantle. Martin.
Mitchell. Murphy. Pasco. Perkins. Petit
grew. Roach. Stewart Sullivan "'illman.
Turley. Turpie. and White. Total, g.
Nays-Messrs. Aldrich. Allison, Bur-
rows. Carfery. Chandler. Clark. Davis
Deboe. Fairbanks Foraker. Frye. Calm
ger. Gear, Hale Hanna. Hansbrough.
Hawley. McEnery. Mcmillan Nelson.
Platt. OF Connecticut; Proctor. Sewell
Shoup. Spooner. ard Wetmore Total. .G.
Speeches were made to-day by Mr..
Chandler (Rep. New Hampshlre). Mr..
Hoar rep. Massachusetts,. and Mr..
Bate Dem. Tennessee).
Mr.. Chandler devoted almost his entire
time 20 a discussion of the financial
question. advocating the issue os ,onds
ard the coinage Of the silver seigniorage
and opposing the issue OF legal-teader
notes
Mr. Hoar attacked some OF the state
ments made by Mr.. Chandler
Mr.. Bate dealt with the general provi-
sions OF the bill from Democratic
STANDPOINT.
At $40 p. ~ tho Senate went into
executive session. and soon afterward
adjourned.