The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-10
WAR REVENUE BILL
SENATE CONFERENCE REPORT WAS
SUBMITTED TO THE HOUSE.
II Contains II Provision for the Coin.
nge OF the silver bullion Into
standard silver Dollars.


wo.hIpyto, tunc q The conference re-
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TO the house this afternoon IT ioilows'
The house accepts the senate proN'h'ons'
allowing az per cent on the SAFE OF stamps
tor fcrmenUd liauois instead oi ~ per cent
as provided for in une house imposing
special taxes. etc. with an amen ment
striking out Insurance agents, ana also
making the tax as 10 theaterh apply ohly 10
cities exceeding 10000 people. me amenu-
ment striking out the house PROVISION re-
lating TO stamp taxes on mo insurance
policies, but reduced to copla Tor eacn
siUo OF insurance paid OILY once al the IN
ceptioh o. the policy, and corresponding
redrstlon of weekly payments the pro
Lfictory medicine and pefiumery aineha-
merits OF the senate with reduction OF the
tax about one-third. Tho senate amendment
providing that stamps may be alfiNta GA
Il odicinal articles held In stock as whe.i
such articles are cold ly the retailer.
The senate amendments imposing AL OK
else tax OF one fourth OF per cent Oh cor
poratons refining sugar or petroleum,
n,eaeurod by their gross receipts exceeding
S250 900, and also the senate amendment
imposing stamp tax of cent Oh the sale
o. each sleeping car and parlor ear ticket
sold by the company issuing same; ana
also the senate legacy aud Inheritance tax.
The h1use rccedes from its TONNAGE tax
provision Senate amendment impohing a
duty OF 10 cents per pound on imported ten,
With an amendment providing that the duty
shall take effect on the passage of the act.
The senate amendment relating 10 mixing
flour with n substitute WAS concurred ,n
The senate amendment on silver scigniorare
coinage was agreed to. simply authorizing
the oojnaee of not lcgs than u 400. 900 silver
por month from the silver bullion held in
,he ,r,as,rv auch silver dollars IN no an
nIIed as providod bv the act of .July "A
isgo
Tho eenoto a,ccn,s ,basc bouse ,rov,s,o,s.
| placing no ,,,rro,ssd NV N, ,ormenfod
ur,'nrs s,orad ~ ,y"re,o,,soa rho ,r,tf,.
| 80 -, indnhtaaoass ona lam ,rno,sinn.
| ~ Tho houen ,v,,l roduc,ion ~ mo
omonnt n, bonds suthortzod ~ ZOO S,o ooo
Thc honso accents M sana,a ra,o ~,
cigars and cigarettes ana the senate me-.
| oan,s ,hn ho,,s1. ,ro,,csi,,,n t,,no,in,,a ~
| dl,io,aI tsy on s,oels an hand me an
,,,', ,ha 80 snnh s,ncLs 80 h.Is ' ~.
| na,,tn,, trnn, i,s n,,oratt,n ,to"l's 49,
1919, ,non rn,,Js 81 $50 ~ nno vi
80 ni,.ra,,.s 1,ha ho,,sn acnor,s a., o.,
ato amendtnSnt ,mnostng stann Inv an ali
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speeuia''No sA'0' '' ''o'" "''' ''''''0 %
nSnee@. .oao,.. a.. 500. ..,.,,,.,,
| "a I. ,a,,sN ta,,,s 49, IT. 49,,
VI iese,P's -, ,p"I,,,, $3.50
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| ,, =, ,r, ,ar,o mr. dasigna tin, an, oman
-. .na, a.o ". 49,. '0
10 ss"eraI uae, ,,ea,,,.,, o,,o, mo oo,
ar DInb,oS M $500 a. n,o,aat,
nouhcihs .nat mo o''i "ou'" "a ~ 49,, u
ior ,ohsIuei st,on ~ o 4. h,,orn 4, al.
~ouiu piopap'y DISPOSE y, ~ " ~ "a COIN
1ourheu tousy ~. ,,i p,os,S" ,o ~, w..
's co ~ sne ~ silver hussion.
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