Washington sentinel., 1900-12-22

The CHAIRMAN, The Clerk Will
report the amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Strike out zone dollar and sixty" and In.
"si2o." 0'''''' anu SD''' ~ -
Mr.. BARTHOLDT / desire to offer
a substitute for the amendment and
the amendment to the amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
strike ogt, in llqe 8 Pase, I, utter; the
and insert IN lieu thereof $3.50 and In
line ., page 2, strike out after the Word
a discount Of 20 per cent shall be allowed
upon all sales by collectors 70 brewers OF
the, stamps provided for the payment Of
said tax"
Mr.. PAYNE. Mr.. Chairman, 1 shall
have to raise point of order against
that.
The CHAIRMAN. What is the
point of order2
Mr.. PAYNE. This is an amend
ment in the third degree. 1t is not
substitute, but it is piling up a third
amendment. it will be i'm order after
the votes are taken on the other
amendments.
Mr.. SULZER. a parliamentary in
quiry, Mr.. Chairman.
The CHAIRMAN. The Chair thinks
the point of order is well taken This
is simply a third amendment.
Mr.. RICHARDSON of Tennessee.
/ understood the gentleman from
Missouri to offer 10 as q substitute for
the pending amendment.
Mr.. PAYNE. 1t is an amendment,
and IL is not a substitute. 1t is an
amendment TO the section and not
L. O. H. b d.
vote is taken ON the amendment Of
fercd by the gentleman from Nevada
this amendment is i'm order.
The CHAIRMAN The Chair thinks
this can not be made q substitute by
simply calling IL substitute IT is
simply third amendment The Chair
sustaius the point of order The
question is ON the amendment to the
amendment offered by the gentleman
from Nevada.
Mr.. SULZER. Mr.. Chairman,
move to strike out the last word.
The CHAIRMAN. That is not in
order, as there are already two
amendments pending
Mr.. PAYNE. Mr.. Chairman, | wish
to speak in opposition to the amend
ment.
Mr.. SULZER. VIII the Chair recog-
nize me in support Of the amendment
after the gentleman from New York
Mr.. PayueI closes?
The CHAIRMAN. The Chair rec
OgniZes the gentleman from New
York I Mr.. Payne
Mr.. PAYNE. Mr.. Chairman, 1 only
have to say i'm regard to this amend
mcut that it means reduction of b5
cents a barrel upon the beer tax,
which would make a reduction of
S26 100000 i'm the revenue, which,
added to the other reductions in the
bill, would make a total reduction of
S56,OOO,O0O.
Now, / do not suppose that this
of the gentleman from
Nevada viii find favor even on the
other side of the House, because !
know there are gentlemen over there
who wish to make reductions IN
other items I'm the bill-sUbstautial
reductions; and, of course, it we
strike OF this revenue of $4,000, 900,
no man would be wild enough to vote
for a larger reduction in the whole |
revenue, because no man wants q |
deficiency. No man wants TO go right |
ahead with q deficiency IN !
sight. Nobody wants to- make any |
to this bill which wth !
without any qualification, produce |
deficiency i'm the revenues of the next |
two or three years, l hope, there
fore, that this amendment viii be |
voted down.
Mr.. NEWLANDs. VIII the gentle
man permit q question?
Mr.. PAYNE. Certainly
Mr.. NEWLANDS, Did understand |
the gentleman to say that the reduc- |
tious proposed by the Payne bill
would amount to SjG,00OOOO?
q u q lfsl Fn.. % g1rIHT
anv such thing. l said that the re
duction i'm the bill before the House |
other than the beer tax is S3OOOoOOO |
and the gentleman proposes "a reduc- |
riou of S26.OOO.OOO ON the beer tax, |
which with the other reductions |
would make S56,OOO,OOO. 1 hope we
shall have vote on this proposition |
The question being taken ON the |
of Mr.. Newlands, there !
were ON division (called for by Mr.. |
Sulzer) ayes 60, noes l27.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr.. BARTHOLDT now renew my
amendment, which l ask the Clerk |
to read.
The Clerk read as follows;
In the amendment proposed by Mr..
Payne, strike out 'Sl.bO' and insert IN 'leu
thereof $3.50"
Mr.. BARTHOLDT. I do not wish
to occupy any time upon this ques-
tiOn now.
The CHAIRMAN. The question is
on agreeing to the amendment.
Mr. ALLEN of Mississippi Mr..
Chairman, [ am sorry 10 be forced to
speak against this reduction.
Hereupou Mr.. Allen spoke for if-
teen minutes against the tax reduc-
tion ON beer, and attacked the
brewers i'm roundabout manner,
etc.
Mr.. FITZGERALD of New York.