The herald., 1898-06-05

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Hawley, Wolcott-Total, SS.
White of California offered his amend
ment placing tax upon sleeping car firms.
companies and corporation of one-fourth
of per cent upon their gross receipts In
the case of sleeping cars operated by the
railroads, the tax is levied only upon the
gross receipts from the sleeping car busi-
ness. He spoke strongly in favor of the
amendment
| After debate, which took a wide range.
Gallinger of New Hampshire offered in lieu
| of Whites amendment a substitute pro-
vding after July l, 1898. a stamp tax of
cent on every seat sold in palace or par
lor car and on every berth in a sleeping car,
the stamp to be affixed to the ticket and
paid for by the company.
White accepted the substitute and 1t was
incorporated In the bill without division.
Mills of Texas, Democrat, proposed this
amendment:
That on and after the 3Oth day of June,
| 1898, and until the 30th day of June, 1900, in
lieu of the duties now imposed by' law on
the dutlable articles imported from foreign
countries there shall be levied, collected
and paid on such dutiable articles rs pei
cent of several duties and rates of duty
now imposed by law upon said articles sew
orally, 1t being the intent of this section to
reduce existing duties on sai,o articles %
per cent Of such duties"
The Mills amendment resulted, Is ayes,
| Il nays.
Mason called UP his amendment provid-
ing for tax Of cents per barrel on adul-
terated flour, and made vigorous appeal
for its incorporation in the bill. The amend
ment was agreed to-41 to 80.
It requires packages containing mixed
-four to be labelled as oleomargarine. The
tax is to be represented by coupon stamps.
! and the provisions regarding tobacco
stamps are made applicable to these stamps
Pettigrew offered an amendment repeal
ing the law of 1875 authorizing the secretary
| of the treasury to issue bonds without di-
| rect authority from congress. By an aye
and nay vote the amendment was rejected
-43 to 81
Allen of Nebraska, Populist offered an
amendment providing that no bonds or GER
tificates of Indebtedness issued under the
proposed act should be used as basis for
national bank circulation, and that the Sec
retary of the treasury should not have au-
| thority to issue bonds to increase the gold
! reserve for any purpose without the sane
ton of congress The amendment was re-
jected-24 to AZ.
Chiffon, Democrat. Of Texas, offered an
amendment placing a stamp tax graduated
in accordance with the price upon articles,
substances, preparations or compounds
except for the products and preparations
otherwise provided for in this act, that
are made and sold or removed for sale
trhf do ,arlrc
name or designation not open to general
use." The tax ranges from one-fourth of
ent on sent articles to AGENTS on
dollar package and 2 cents additional on
every so cents or fractional part thereof
over one dollar. The amendment was
agreed to-41 to 81.
Lindsay, Democrat of Kentucky, offered
an amendment providing that no stamp tax
shall be- placed on packages of news
papers wholly or partly printed, which
weigh less than 100 pounds.
In the course OF the discussion of the
question. Allen, Wolcott and Aldrich en-
tered into the matter of taxing newspapers
Allen maintained that the tax would op-
crate as a hardship upon, the country
press.
Wolcott held that the postal facilities
Of the government were open to all news
papers. and it was a fact he said, thas
the country press did employ the postal
facilities to the exclusion of the express
companies. The express companies were
used, he said, by the great newspapers of
the country for the reason that they could
gain time in the delivery of the papers to
Their subscribers.
One of the most equitable taxes that
could be levied, said he, would be a tax on
newspaper circulation, and the government
would have only to accept the newspapers
own figures as to circulation to raise
| revenue of 800 900 a year.
Considerable time was consumed in dis
cussing the amendment, which was finally
agreed to-47 to 20.
Tillman, Democrat. of South Carolina
offered an amendment that after July.
| 1898, duty of 10 cents pound be imposed
| upon tea imported into the United States
The amendment was agreed to-3S to 80.
| The vote was as follows: