Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-06
House Continues Considera-
ton of Army Reorgan-
iZatiOn Bill.
BUSINESS OF THE SENATE
The Reduction Proposed in
the Government Income
From War Tax.

Washington, Dec. 6.-When the
house met today arrangements were
agreed to by which consideration oi
the Greut oleomargarine bill, the
special order for today, was postponed
until tJmorrow. The house proceed
ed with the consideration of the army
reorganization bill.
The ways and means committee this
morning voted to report the bill re-
ducing the war revenue taxes as in
trOduced with the amendment, max
ing the act to take effect on its pas
sage instead of 30 days thereafter.
Soon after the senate met bill was
passed amending the law providing
for the co structicn OF bridge across
the Mississippi at Dubuque so the
draw will be 175 feet instead of 200.
The senate went into executive ses-
sion.
War Tax Reductions.
Washington Dec. g. - Chairman
Payne. of the ways and means COM
mittc". yesterday introduced in the
house the bill reducing the taxation
under the war revenue act. after the
Republican members Of the committee
had agreed on the form Of the meas
ur ard the articles To- receive the re-
ductiun of tax. Ii is intended To have
the full committee act on the bill to
day and 10 PUT it through the house
before Christmas. The bill provides
an aggregate reduction estimated At
SiD,OOO3IS. The estimated reductions
in detail as given out by Payne are
aS follows: Beer. S0.Sj2.TI2: cigars.
SJ.lSg,7GI: special taxes iSection -
commercial brokers. S13S.2Sl: custom
house brokers SS.1G7; circus. $11,7+4:
theatres. SI7.lTS; exhibitions not 9th
'rwise provided, SSI21S; total special
tax, $2S7. .-IS9.
Twenty 1.-TWO Millions i'm stamps.
Schedule A.-Bank checks. $1,000
o-lu: certificates OF deposit. $2O0,OOO;
drafts. inland. S.UpGUo; promiSsory
notes. S3IUO.0uD: postal orders. SGO2.-
pn: foreign bills of exchange $1O0.OOU:
export bill of lIding. SlD.GOO: express
receipts. SI.2OHOOO: telephone mes
Sages.. S31J.GOD: bonds Of indemnity.
S21OWU: certificates ether than Of prof
its, 100000: charter party. SlOO.OOO:
brokers contracts SlOO.O0D: convey
ances. S5.OOO.OC0: telegraph dispatches
SScO.0OO; insurance. S3.O0O.OuO: leases.
S20O.oOO; mortgages, S;0G.Uuo: passage
tickets, S2uo.OOO; power of attorney,
etc, SlOO.OuO: protests. S2I.OuO; ware
house receipts. S2JO.0Oe: total >chcd-
ulc \. 22.242 900. Schedule Il. 81
IIS2S:i; less wines. 5000, OOO-S3. .94S.-
2S:i LegaciPS. charitable. etc. $780,
coo Grand total. S40.OOO.34S.
McCan Makes Things Interesting.
During the debate in the house yes
toriay in the army reorganization bill
Mccall of Massachusetts. Republican.
aroused the only enthusiasm of the
day against the measure. Several
times during the last session. notably
on the Porto Ricau tariff bill. he re-
fused to follow his party Yesterday
he attacked the whole Philippine policy
of the administration. Although tenn
prrate in language he was plain-SpOken
Ill his warnings of the dangers which
he believed lay ahead of the govern
ment II colonial policy was per
sisted in. He also criticised technical
~ several features of the bill especial
~ that lodging in the president the
discretion 70 expand or reduce the
size Of the army N will In cOnclud-
ing he likencd the unUonquerabl6 >pir-
IL which opposed our sway i'm the Phil |
ippincS To that of Washington at Val
ley Forge. Love Of Independence. he |
said. was the ''noble>t heritage of the !