The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-16

Idy passed inc war revenue. GcIuc1On
bill. The opposition sought 20 recommit
the bill, with instructions to report back
a measure reducing Tie rcV9lne ut least
FI4U0OGe0, ana including d provision for
An income tax SO drawn as to escape
an adverse decision of the supreme court
The motion failed. 131 to 155. Thereupon
the bill was passed without the con-
curfence of the minority, who refraired
from voting. The amendment placed in
the hill yesterday to tax express re-
ceipts was defeated on an aye and nay
vote in the house, 12J to 1872.
The pension appropriation bill, carry
ms $145, go was passed in exactly thir-
teen minutes.
THE INHERITANCE TAN.
Mr.. Underwood LAIa) moved to reduce
the amount Of property exempt under
the inheritance tax from $1,000 to 5000
Mr.. Payne On. ", in charge Of The bin.
said that personally ne thought the in
heritance tax should not have gone in
the original act, as the states generally.
especially the Eastern states, levy heavy
inheritance taxes. But if it was to re-
main, he was opposed to reducing the
exemption TO 5000. The amendment was
lost, % to IS.
Mr. Powers Wt) offered an amend
ment providing that the inheritance tax
would not be levied on the estates of
D.
1T was adopted so to as.
CORPORATION TAN REJECTED.
Mr.. Newlands CNev.) offered an amend
meat Of the amendment he proposed yes
terday to tax Industrial corporations
whose gross receipts exceed $500, UC0 one
twentieth of ] per cent of such receipts
He said that the purpose was to tax
aggregated wealth.
Has the gentleman changed his mind
since he said the pending bill would
raise too much revenue?' asked Mr..
Payne
My objection to the pending bill re-
sronded Mr.. Newlands, is two-fold. II
raises too much revenue ana it does not
raise 1t from the proper source
Mr. GrosVenor 90 opposed the amend
meat He expressed the hope tnat the
house would not attempt 10 make i'll
roads upon industrial corporations with
out investigation by the proper commit
tee OF the house.
Why take industrial corporations? If
Noa will frame an amendment that will
reach every corporation or every in
come, l will vote for it," said Mr.. New
lands amid applause.
Mr. GrosvenOT said he might favor an
income tax if it We're constitutional. but
he said it was futile TO discuss an in
come Oak after the discussion of The
supreme court.
Mr.. SulZer On. v supported the New
lands amendment. He was IN favor Of
compelling the big corporations to bear
their share of the tax burdens. He IA
Nored Il graduated corporation tax.
The amendment was Iost-15 to 1G5
TEA TAX RETAINED.
Mr.. Fitzgerald CMass) moved to strike
out the tax of 10 cents per pound on tea
Mr.. Payne opposed the amendment. The
tax on tea, he said raised about 49, $50 900
OF revenue. and for ten years had becn
asked for by the lea trade The amend
ment was defeated-55 to 7G
After the bill had been read Mr. Lewis
On. " offered a substitute, fixing the
tax on beer at $50 per barral; 6 cents
upon tobacco and snuff, and repealing all
the other sections of the war revenue
act The substitute was defeated With
out division.
After the bin had been reported to the
house, Mr.. Payne demanded d separate
vote on the Smith amendment, placing a
tax Of l cent on each express package.
Mr.. Underwood (Ala) demanded q sen
arate vote on the Powers inheritance tex
amendment, which specifically exempted
the estates OF persons who died prior to
June IS, 1898.
EMPRESS TAN THROWN OFT.
On an aye and nay vote The house re-.
feated the Smith express receipt tax
6mendment--l25 to 139.
The Powers amendment was adopted
81 TO -.
Mr. Richardson CTennO on behalf Of
the minority then moved to recommit the
b H. with instructions Ito forthwith re-
port q bill reducing the revenues under
the Way revenue act at least the sum OF
S'e.ORt00 the taxes remaining to be sc
apporConed as to more equally and Justly
distribute the taxes and to remove them
from the articles most nearly the necae.
SaiteS OF he, and which enter generally
into consumption.
'"Ehc committee will also include in the
bill provision 50 framed as to accom-
plish the just ends Of an income tax. and
yet escape the decision of the supreme
court Of the United States in the cases
growing out of the Wilson tariff law"
MINORITY NOT IN IT.
Mr. Hopkins Qll.) observed facetiousI,
that the motion was subject to q point
OF order.
1t instructs the committee TO report
back an income tax measure that viii
circunVent the decision of the supreme
court" he says, and plainly requires The
committee to perform an impossibility. "
The motion to recommft was lost:l31
to 155.
The bill was then passed. tie Demo
Gratis rcIraining from voting.
THE PENSION BILL.
On motion of Mr. Barney CWisl. the
house went back into committee o. the
whole and took up the consideration OF
the pension appropriation bill. Mr. Bar.
ney stated that there was no new legisIa.
ton in the bill. 1t was an exact conv OF
the bill for the current year, both as to
language and amount 1t carried $145.-
1920
The bill was read through and passed
without debate or amendment IN exactly
thirteen minutes.
Of Mr. March md as member Of the
BO0Z investigating committee, and Mr.
Dick -(OD was appointed in his stead
Mr.. Dick becomes chairman of the com
mittee.
Al 30 p. m the house adjourned.
TO INVESTIGATE BOOB.
Representative Dick, of Ohio who was
appointed today in place of Representa-
tive Marsh, of Illinois, as chairman OF
the invest gating committee on the BOoz
case. is disinclined to serve and saws
he will consult Speaker Henderson before
determining his course. In case he ac-
cepts. the committee Will meet early
next week and arrange a programme o!
procedure.
The military court of inquiry into the
alleged hazing of Cadet Booz viii go, on