The herald., 1898-04-26
War Bill Signed
IN COMMITTEE
Revenue Measure Delayed for Pur-

ItcVcnuo IAcdSUIc OCAdyCu AOA l VI :
pose of Amendment
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The War Rev.
enue Tariff bill will not be reported to the
House today. At the meeting of the Ways
and Means Committee today, when tho
bill framed by the Republicans was form
ally presented for consideration. the DEM
ocrats protested earnestly against a pro-
gram that would prevent them from ex-
umining its provisions thoroughly before
1t was reported to the House. They also
asked for an opportunity to offer amend
ments in committee. After some discus
sion 1t was decided that the bill should be
gone over, the Republicans explaining its
provisions, and tomorrow the Democrats
should be allowed to offer amendments.
The bill will be reported to the House to-
morrow. but its consideration will prob
ably not begin until Wednesday.
The Republican members of the ways
and means committee had another confer
ence this afternoon as result of which
Chairman Dingley at late hour reintro-
duced his war revenue bill with number
OF important amendments framed to meet
objections. The bill is likely to be laid be-
fore the full committee tomorrow. There
dAO WV iiCW icdtuleSs OHcp WHICH Is ludue
section g, gives authority for the taxed
rates. 1t follows:
THAT every person, firm or corporation
who shall have made any contract prior
to the passing of this act and without its
provision therein for the payment of taxes
imposed by law, enacted subsequent there
to, upon articles to be delivered under
such contract, is hereby authorized and
empowered to add to the price thereof so
much money as will be equivalent to the
tax imposed on said articles by this act
and not previously paid by the vendee and
shall be entitled by virtue hereof to be
paid, and to sue for and to recover the
same accordingly. In all cases of articles
manufactured by another, If the manu-
facturer shall be required to pay under
this act the tax hereby imposed, such per-
son or persons so paying the same shall be
entitled to collect the amount thereof of
the owner or owners and shall have lien
for the amount thus paid on the produced
or manufactured goods"
The amended article imposes a tax on
telephone messages as follows:
For thirty miles or more, where the
charge does not exceed 25 cents, cent
where charges exceed 25 cents and do not
exceed $150. 2 cents; from 81 to s., 5 cents,
and charges exceeding IS, 10 cents.
Official messages of the United States
are exempt from this tax as well as that
on telegraph messages. Owners and ope-
rators Of long distance lines are required
to report monthly to the commissioner
Of internal revenue the number of mes
sages during the preceding month of dis
tance of thirty miles or more for which a
charge has been made, together with the
amount received, under a penalty of not
exceeding $500 for failure to report.
The setting apart of $75O,000 for the ma
rine hospital service from the receipts
from tonnage duties is limited to the fis-
cal year 1899.
For the expenses of assessment and COL
lections OF these taxes s1O0, 900, or so much
of that as is necessary, Is appropriated for
the employment of such deputy collectors
and other employees in the several collec-
ton districts Of the United States as may
be necessary. The exemption of bonds de-
bentures or certificates of Indebtedness
issued by the federal, state, county, town
and municipal corporations from the
stamp taxes imposed by the bill is in
tended to include "or other corporations
exercising the taxing power" Punishment
for failure to require an adhesive duty
stamp on any dispatches or message is
waived in the case of press news dis
patches. Bank certificates of deposit not
drawing interest are taxed cents and
those drawing interest cents.
There are many other minor changes.
The Democratic members of the commit