The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-16


bus Claims BIII-The ship Subsidy
and Nicaragua Canal Measures.
The Committee on Ways and Means viii
meet on Tuesday. November 90 in its
room at the Capitol and the House Com
mittee en- Appropriations viii meet on
Monday, November 26.
Representative DaIzell is the only mem
Der of the Committee on Ways and Means
who is known to be in Washington today.
of this committee is to consider a revis-
ion or a modification of the War Revenue
act which was pushed through Congress
With all possible haste in order to pro-
vide revenue TO meet the extraordinary
expenses of the war with Spain. Mr. Dali
zen does not know what conclusion the
committee viii reach
Representatives Payne. Hopkins. and
Grosvencr have expressed dissatisfaction
with certain features Of the Revenue law
They have publicly said that it contains
conditions. uncertainties. and inequalities
which the committee desires to see recti-
fed They have not, however, specifically
indicated those provisions of the law
which they consider TO be crude and IN
equal except in the matter Of the tax on
legacies. MIR. Payne said when he was
in Washington a few days ago that it
could not have been the purpose of the
authors Of The law that the tax on legaeies-
should be construed 10 apply to requests
to charitable institutions
None of these gentlemen has expressed
a positive opinion as to whether the war
tax Will be reduced. They have said in
substance that 1t is the desire OF the Re-
publican party and OF the Administration
that these taxes shall be reduced, and
this will be done il it is practieabIe-tha
is, If the expenditures of the Government
VIII permit OF a reduction in taxation.
No member Of the committee can tell in
advance Of positive action on the part of
the committee what action will be taken.
When the first meeting is held the esti-
mates for the next fiscal year will be gone
over and the probable estimates for sue
ceediug years will be considered Confer
ences viii be held with the President and
the Secretary Of the Treasury and party
leaders in the Senate and also in the
House Who are not members of the com.
mittee Will be consulted.
The interests which have brought are
bringing. and viii continue TO exert the
greatest pressure upon the party leaders
and the committee for a reduction of the
war tax are the brewing and proprietary
medicine interests II will probably be
the aim OF the committee TO make con-
eessions to these classes IL possible.
1t IS said al the Capitol that the pros
pecL for a reduction in the war tax is
slight Large increases in the appropria
7 ~ md Nav Tod
for and It is a certainty that they viii he
granted More money will be called for
/ by the general Legislative. Executive. and
Judicial Appropriation bill. An omnibus
claims bill is to be provided for at this
session. and 4 River and Harbor bill IS
due Then there are hundreds of impoT-
tant public building bills pending. and some
I Of these must be passed. Two bills cali
ing for vast expenditure of public money
: VIII probably be passed. These are the
Nicaragua Canal and the Ship Subsidy bills
The appropriations by the last session Of
/ Congress exceeded S700 000, 600, and only
money for the actual running expenses and
/ the fixed charges Of the Government was
/ appropriated. Only the money actually
needed to continue important work in prog
I Tess on rivers and harbors was voted.
/ Practically no public building bills got
! through and no claims against the Gov
I eminent as passed by the Court OF Claims
we're paid Many items IN the Legislative
/ Executive, and judicial Appropriation We're
! stricken out by the wafchful Mr. Cannon.
/ ably seconded by the economists Of the
/ House. Items were stricken out of the Dis
/ triet Of Columbia and Indian Appropriation
I bills the Fortifcations ard Deficiencies
/ bills which VIII probably be inserted and
which may remain in at this session.
The members Of the Ways and Means
/ Committee are Messrs- Payne, DaizelI,
/ Hopkins, GrosvenOT Russell of Connecti-
+ cut, Steele Tawney. Long Richardson,
/ Robertson. Swanson. Mcclellan Newlands.
/ and Cooper OF Texas.
! The first matter which will be taken up
/ by the Committee on Appropriations when
/ it shall meet on November &c will be the
/ Legislative. Executive, and Judicial Appro-
/ priatioH bill, which is the general salary
/ bill Of the Government. James c. Courts,
! clerk to the committee. is working on the
/ bill, and all the data required by the COM
i mittee Will be presented to it when it
meets. 1t is the belief of the committee
/ that this measure viii be ready for pres
/ entation TO the House in the first week Of
! the session.
The second bill which the Appropriations
/ Committee viii present to the House viii
| be that Of the District of Columbia.
NOT GUILTY OF BANK ROOFING.