The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-17
WAR REVENUE BILL.
!, Allison Calls Up the Measure
10 the Senate.
bal. PROVISIONS EXPLAINED,
If the War Will Require
of S35O, lO3.O0O
,rcen Now and July. $500.

"a resolution calling upon the
of the interior for information in
session concerning the progress of
l. on the Nicaragua canal and con-
,he financial affairs of the Mari.
nal company. The resolution was
10.
enate by vote Of 35 to II voted
amendment by Mr.. Pettigrew to
railroad bill providing that the gov
might purchase the road at its
line at any time after ten years.
allison (lowa) then called up the
Eenue bill, and made d statement OF
lures TO the senate.
allison said that as the bill came
Is house 1t was an internal revenue
ana as reported to the senate IL
IN an internal revenue bill. Com
ely. SAID he, tnere are no provisions
II Increase of customs uutles.
allison then analysed the bill as II
rom the house, presenting Inc vari-
ient features and the reason why
ere incorporated by the house. lie
snnnc. committee had carofuIlv
"a all of The schedules and hau h en-
.o,,aya mat scheaule fstamn
md schedule b proprietary alticiesj
bo general in their scope. Conse-
,hav had bean amended IN nr.r-
ali of tho nrovisious of the hill the
80 nod mi heon seriously divided
h,er nnn tobacco taxes. on sched-
n and a, tho tonnage tav matt..r
nmi,,oa wos substantially a unit
s,,snr .o;d that in the conmjttoe
ore M differences of oninion ms
uacsesitv of the hill being nurelv
,nuo,na Incasurn n there were M
oro would ha M necessity Tor inc
,1,h yicw ~ ascertaining how
'nrov would bo required 10 RIM The
IT, ,he novt fisaaI vear he ex-
tbs bono mat II would last onIv
wao,,s ar few months at mos,
,lison said the COMMITTEES had oh-
,ho h.s, rossib,a estimates If score
,bo nv and war Tbo estimates
fornor had heep hased an rho rms
~ i95 ooo vnIunteere and did No, in.
,rnyision rn,. the "a oOo additiou,,
,,bori7ed Inv congress- ia he enlisted
~ es,ir,oto was ,,,da Sarrotsrv
st,matad that his denartmant wouId
ia oSs 5S- ma mis- sim, noret he
AZ ,eas, Si5 ooo ono IN nav exnenses
zsd Hy congress after he estimate
IA 1rto aetin,,ta 90 mo secrefarv
nav 81 b,s oxnansas would he ~
br, IN nddition to this SIM, ,he
carrisd bv tho naval augmentation
,st no rorsidersd nc mart of The
Dc If tbe navy
bd,tion to the s5o ooo ooo already an
ted as war funds which he said
IAN nrac.icallv evnended the forth
general defic,ency hill, would carry
ency of about 500 275 900. The SEN
lance committee therefore figured it
require total m at least s37g 1913. 900
the expenses of the war from the
time untn the first of Julv. 1899.
king into account of emergency ex-
that might arise The total amount
)lison thought. would he rather above
elow the sum he had indicated.
Allison then carefully analyzed the
ty receipts and expenditures of the
ment. In tho course of this state
he expressed the opinion that the
he of the secretary of the treasury
be present bill would raise 5000, 900,
hs too high, He doubted whether
II would produce more than $3.50,
He gave a detailed estimate OF
ms OF increase as follows:
ermented liquors, SOS. 900 900; tobacco
uff, s25,000. 600; on bankers. $500
brokers. 81 800 900: theaters. etc.
200; bank checks, etc, $4,000, 600
lading express and freight, $40.
life ins,,ronce 9, o77 mn mort.
$4,000 900; receipts. etc, in schedul,
900 600; legacies. $4,000. 900.
Allison said that the estimate of tn
under this as reported dependent OF
mocratic amendments were based o.
OF the commission on internal rev
pr the fiscal year ending in 1890, an.
he exact figures were sl5l 900 ,00t
nendments inserted without the co
on of the republican members of III
anond,' VERY hiioWn as ,ls u.na
ton to the greenback and seigniorag
Tould yield SIS 900 900 in the agyre
IN edition 10 The estimate of $50.
already given.
Conclusion, Mr.. Allison said that