The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
" AR REVENUE
 BILL PASSED But It Must Now Go to
 Conference. BOND PROVISIONS REMAIN. SEVERAL IMPORTANT AMEND MENTS GO THROUGH.
BOND PROVISIONS REMAIN.
One Places Duty of Ten Cents Pound on All Tea Imported
 Into This Country.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,

Washington, June 4.
 The war revenue measure was passed by the Senate this evening at 7:05 o'clock. The bill was under consid- eration eight hours to-day. A score or more attempts were made to amend 1t, but In only three or four instances were the attempts successful Par t1cular effort was made to amend the bond provision of the measure, but it was futile in every instance.
 The most notable amendment made to the measure to-day was that offered by Tillman of South Carolina, placing duty of 10 cents a pound on all tea imported into the United States. The amendment created no debate and was adopted by vote of 38 to 32. It is calculated by the Senate experts that the duty, if it be finally enacted into law, will raise at least $10, ,000, ,000 year, and probably more. An amendment offered by Chiffon D) of Texas, a member of the Finance Committee, pro- v1des for tax, graduated according to price, upon all articles sold under pat ent right trade mark or name not open to general use and which are not other wise taxed by the bill.
 Through an amendment offered by Lindsay (D) of Kentucky the Senate decided not to place a stamp tax upon bundles of newspapers, wholly or partly printed, which weigh less than 100 pounds.
 A tax of cents a barrel was placed on adulterated flour and stamp tax of l cent on every ticket entitling the holder to seat in palace or parlOr car or berth in sleeping car, the com pany selling the seat or berth being re- quired to affix the stamp.
 On the passage of the measure every Republican voted in the affirmative. By parties the vote in favor of the meas ure was: Republicans, 39; Democrats. [; Populists l; Silver Republican, 1; total, AS. Against the bill Democrats, 20; Populists, [; Silver Republican 1; total 2S. The Democrats who voted for the bill were Caffery, German, Lindsay, McEnery, Mitchell, Murphy and the Silver Republican Mantle.
 After the transaction of brief routine business the Senate resumed considera- tion of the war revenue measure As no amendment was pending Allison sug- gested the bill De reported from the com mittee of the whole to the Senate.
 The suggestion developed several amendments and also the absence of important amendment, demanded a cai of the Senate.
 After delay Ot ntteen minutes a
 4horgan CD) of Alabama then offered the amendment of which he gave notice yesterday, requiring the Secretary of ;ne Treasury to proceed with the collection of the taxes under the provisions of the income tax law of 1894. not directly re- pealed by the Dingley bill. If the Secre- tary of the Treasury should refuse to levy the taxes under the law the amend ment provides that it shall be the duty Of the Attorney General to proceed against he a If he 1'rp9 -1lT- to him to perform the duties. and if the At- torney General should refuse to taze that action, any taxpayer of the United States may bring the necessary action to cOmpCI the enforcement of the law.
 Morgan said that full opportunity WIS presented by his amendment to have the question which it involves settled bv the Supreme Court, for, quite naturally, al firmative action taken by Congress on the subject would relegate the entire subject to the Department Court. Congress could scarcely refuse, Morgan thought. to pro- vide for another test of the income tax question, in view of the fact that il was forced to increase taxation and to bor- row money in order to prosecute the Ere5- ent war.
 With the conclusion of his speech Nor gan asked for an aye and no vote upon his amendment. The amendment was re- jected by B to 9S, as follows:
 Ayes-Allen, Bacon, Bate. Berry, Butler Cannon. Chiffon. Clay. Cockrell, Daniel. Faull- ner, Harris. Heitfeld, Jones of Arkansas. Lind say, McLaurin, Mallory, Mantle Martin. Mills Mitchell. Money, Morgan, Murphy, Pasco. Pet, tigrew. Pettus. Rawlins, Roach, Stewart, Tel Ter Tillman. Hurley Turpie. White-S5.
 Noes-Aldrich Allison, Burrows. Caffery Carter Clark. Davis, Deboe, Elkins. Fairbanks Foraker, Frye, Gallinger. Gear, German, Hale Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley. Hoar Lodge Mcbride. McMillan, Merrill, Perkins, Platt of Quay, Sewell, Shoup. Spooner. Thurston, War ren, Wellington, Wetmore, Wilson, Wolcott-
 The Senate adopted an amendment to the revenue bill providing for a tax of 1 cent on every berth in sleeping car and every seat in a palace car sold, as a substitute for Whites amendment, levy ing tax of fourth of 1 per cent on the gross receipts of sleeping car companies.
 Hurley D.) of Tennessee offered an amendment levying an excise tax of a fourth of 1 per cent upon the gross re- ceipts of transportation firms. companies or corporations doing an interstate buSi- ness or business between State and a foreign country. The amendment also placed the same excise tax upon telegraph and telephone companies sending messages from one State or Territory to another. The amendment was rejected by "A to 3S.
 Mills (D.) of Texas proposed this amend ment:
 That on and after the 3Oth day of June. 1928, and until the 30th day of June, 1900 in lieu of the duties now imposed by law on the dutiable articles imported from foreign countries there shall be levied collected and paid such dutiable articles 7o per cent of several duties and rates of duty imposed by law upon said articles severally. it being the intent of this section to reduce existing duties said articles p per cent of such duties.
 The vote on the amendment resulted: Ayes 9, noes Al.
 Mason called up his amendment provid- ing fsr tax of cents per barrel on ad ulterated flour, and made a vigorous ap peal for it's incorporation in the bill. The amendment was agreed to-41 to 2.
 It requires packages containing mixed flour to be labeled as oleomargarine. The tax is to be represented by coupon stamps, and the provisions regarding to- bacco stamps are made applicable to these stamps.
 Pettigrew offered an amendment repeal ing the law of 1895. authorizing the Sec retary of the Treasury to issue bonds without direct authority from Congress. By an aye and no vote the amendment was rejected-43 to 31
 Allen CPop) of Nebraska offered an amendment providing that no bonds or certificates of indebtedness be issued un- der the proposed act should be used as basis for National Bank circulation, and that the Secretary of the Treasury should not have authority to issue bonds to in-