The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-05
SLEEPING CAR TAX.

| cars operated by the railroads, the tax
Is levied only upon the gross receipts
from the sleeping car business. He
spoke strongly in favor of the amend
ment
After desultory debate which took
a wide range, Mr. Gallinger Rep., N.
H.) offered in lieu Of Mr.. Whites
amendment, a substitute providing that
after July 1. 1885, there be a stamp tax
of one cent on every seat sold in a
palace or parlor car, and on every berth
In sleeping car, the stamp to be af-
fixed to the ticket, and paid for by the
car company.
Mr.. White accepted the substitute,
and 1t was incorporated in the bill
without division.
Mr.. Mills Dem., Tex.) proposed this
amendment:
THAT on and after the 3Oth day Of June,
1898, and until the Both 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 on such dutiable articles rs per cent of
several duties and rates Of duty now imposed
| by law upon said articles severally, 1t be-
| ing the intent Of this section to reduce exist
| ing duties on said articles 25 per cent of such
| duties."
The Mills amendment resulted 25
ayes, Al noes.
TAX ON TEA.
Mr.. Tillman Oem., S. c. offered an
amendment that ON and after July 1,
1898, a duty of two cents a pound be
imposed upon tea imported into the
Int Tod f4k4 Il
vote follows;
Yeas-Butler. Caffery Cannon, Carter,
Chandler, Chiffon, Cockrell, EIkins, Foraker.
Gear. German, Hardin, Heitfeldt, Jones
(Ark.). Jones Nev). Kyle, Lindsay, Nc
| Bride. McLaurin. Mills, Mitchell, Money,
Morgan, Murphy. Perkins, Pettus, Pritchard,
Rawlins, Roach, Sewell, Stewart Teller, TILL
| man. Turley, Vest, Wetmore, White, VOL
| cott-SS.
Nays-Allen, Allison, Bacon, Baker, Bate,
Berry, Burrows, Clark, Clay, Cullom Daniel,
Davis. Denoe. Fairbanks Frye, Gallinger,
Hanna. Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar, Lodge,
| Mcmillan. Morrill,. Nelson. Pettigrew, Platt
| Comm. Platt On. ", Quay, Shoup, Spooner,
| Turpie, Wellington-33.
An amendment was offered by Mr..
Petigrew levying tax Of 11a per cent
| upon the value of all articles manufac-
|
rejected, As to "a.
| The bill, which had been considered
in the committee of the whole, was then
reported to the senate
| In the senate the amendments that
| had been agreed to were adopted.
BOND PROVISION.
Mr.. Jones Den., Ark) proposed to
amend the bond provision of the bill
by striking out the words latter ten
years from date of their ISSUE" thus
making the redemption Of the bonds
optional with the government after
| twenty years. The amendment was de-
feated, 81 to AZ.
An effort was made by Mr.. Jones
| (Ark.) to make the bonds payable at
any time after three years at the op-
| tion Of the government, but that, too.
was defeated, 81 to AZ.
Mr.. Cannon Otah) moved that the
clause Of the bond provision, which ap-
propriates one-half of ! per cent of
| the bond provided for to pay the ex-
| peEses Of advertising, issuing and dis
posing Of them, be stricken out He
| claimed that the appropriation was un-
| necessary.
Mr.. Allison accepted the amendment
was agreed to.
Mr.. Butler POp., N. c. offered the
proposition to establish a postal saw
ings system in lieu Of the bond pro-
vision of the bill. The amendment was
rejected without division. In lieu of
the bond provision, Mr.. Stewart offered
| a provision for the Issue Of treasury
notes to the amount of $400, 200, 900 and
receivable for government dues.
On motion of Mr.. Allen Pop., Neb.)
the amendment was laid on the table,
| 80 to 49,
Mr.. Turpie (Den., Ind) proposed as a
substitute for the bond provision, a
proposition to issue $3.50, ,000 900 Of treas
ury notes of denominations Of S., $40,
500 and $780, or multiple thereof, the
notes to be redeemable in one year and
payable in three years from date of
issue, to bear per cent interest. to be
good for public dues and to be used by
the government in payment of wal
expenses. Rejected, SO to 25.
THE BILL PASSED.
Several minor amendments were
offered and rejected. AS finally COM
pleted the bill was placed upon it's pas
sage, 1t was passed by vote Of 4S to
%. the detailed vote being as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Burrows
Gallery, Carter, Chandler, Clark, Davis, De-
| Doe, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker Frye, Cal
linger, Gear, German, Hale, Hanna, Hans
brough, Hawley. Hoar, Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge
Mcbride, McEnery, Mcmillan, Mantle. Mason
Mitchell, Morrill,. Murphy, Nelson, Perkins
Platt Comm, Platt IN. ", Pritchard
Sewell, Shoup, Spooner, Thurston, Turpie
Warren, Wellington, Wetmore, Wilson, VOL
| COTS.
Nays-Al1en, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler
Cannon, Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell, Daniel, Har.
ris, Heitfeldt. Jones (Ark.), Jones CNev.), Nc
! Laurin Mallory, Martin. Money, Pasco. Petit.
| grew, Pettus, Rawllns, Roach, Stewart, Sui.
livan, Tillman, Turley, White-2s.
Mr. Allison moved that the senate
insist upon It's amendments, and that
the conferees be appointed.
The motion was agreed to and Messrs.
Allison, Aldrich and Jones (Ark) were
named as conferees.
The senate then, at 7:12 p. M, ad-
journed.
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