New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-03

upon any uncompounded medicinal drug or ohemi-
oa nor % medicine SGd to or for hs for
said person according to the written recps or pre-
s %na Se Amy o in
shall apply TO all medicinal articles compounded
are put up in style or manner Similar 70 that Of
patent, trade mark or proprietary medicines IN
otherwise remedies or specifics for any all
ment or as having any special claim TO merit, or
10 any peculiar advantage in mode OF preparation,
quality. use or effect
The paragraph relating to the industrial or week
" payment plan so amended as to provide that
the tax should be 80 per cent OF the first weekly
payment OF premium. The tax does not apply
to tho fraternal lodge insurance companies. The
paragraph was further amended 40 az TO include
In the insurance organizations exempted from tho
tax employees relief associations and farmers CO.
operative societies.
The committee amendment placing q stamp tax
Ell receipts for money was adopted
Schedule Il. relating 10 the tax on proprietary
articles amended ne to make It read
medicinal proprietary articles" An exception IN
favor OF natural spring waters" was made In tho
tax placed on waters
In connection with consideration Of the commit
tee amendments 10 Schedule r. MIR. Gallinger gave
notice Of an amendment reducing all the taxes
levied In this schedule half.
From tho committee amendment providing that
all articles covered by Schedule b which are in tho
hands of manufacturers. wholesale or retail deal
ere shoud be taxed, Mr.. FAULKNER Dem. W.
va> proposed strike out the clauses Of tho
amendment which included the stocks OF proprie-
tary articles in the hands OF wholesale or retail
druggists He maintained that 1t would be work
ing an injustice to the dealers who had purchased
the goods ana bad them in stock .,., :, 49,.
amendmen; was adopted II would render the pro-
vision useless.
Mr.. Allen proposed an amendment 10 the para,
graph exemptns all articles In the hands OF retail
W re
The COMMITTEES amendment then agreed 70.
tons AZ present in the hands Of manufacturers or
Of wholesale or retail dealere tho tax stamp snail
be placed by the dealer when the articles are sold
Mr. Gallinger then offered his amendment reduc.
proprietary articles. Preparations. perfumes. cos
rnetcs. etc. Included IN Schedule y IA main
tained that the tax onerous and unnecessary
In antagonizing the amendment Mr.. ALDRICH
Rep.. r. l. said Schedule had given the com
mittee more trouble than any other part Of N.
hin hur ne was satisfied that the tax proposed by
the committee was equitable ana just The tax on
these articles was Insignificant. he said. compared
with that on beer and tobacco. and they were well
The amendment was rejected. y to A..
Mr.. ALLISON Rep.. Iowa SAID that az the bill
concerned. except &c 70 The bond provision and tho
substitutes offered for II. he would BE- GLAD II an
believed that the bill could be disposed % to-mor-
row and hoped that II might as such consumrna-
Mr.. Jones. Of Arkansas had no doubt that final
the bill would be reached tomorrow, but
Mr.. Allison then motto. that hs would ask
the Senate remain IN session tomorrow until
the hill completed and passed
Nj. WHITE dem. CALI offered amendment
levying tax OF one-ouarter OF per cent the
gross receipts Of every person. firm corporation
operating sleeping cars on railroads In Offering
tho amendment he said This amendment VIII
permit the payment Of part Of the war burdens
By the sleeping-car companies They have been
long DESTROYS Of contributing 10 the Government :
expenses. but could not because Of the lack OF
necessary legislation. Such a tax / propose will
not fall, fancy. upon the consumer"
the Senate at 3 20 y m. went into executive SEES
sion. and shortly afterward adjourned