Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-08

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voted yesterday to the army reorganiza-
ion bill, which was brought up under
special order adopted at the opening
Of the session, which limited general
debate to two hours on u slide. rIiru-
.enant General Miles and number Of
army officers We're interested specta-
tors duriTg the day.
Chairman Hull of the military COM
nittee, who was in charge of the bill,
and Mr.. Parker of New Jersey who Is
member of the military committee,
Rcpublicans, spoke for the bill, and
Mcssrs. Cockrane of Missouri Kellogg
If Texas. Mcclellan of New York, Shaf-
roth of Colorado. Cummings of New
York and Cox of Tennessee, Democrats,
against 1t.
Mr.. Mccall of Massachusetts (Rep)
aroused the only enthusiasm of the day
against the measure. Several times
during the last session, notably on the
Porto Rican tariff bill. he refused to
follow his PARTY. Yesterday he at
the administration.
Although temperate in language, he
was plain spoken in his warnings Of
the dangers which lay ahead of the gov
arnment If colonial policy was per-
sisted in. He also criticized technically
several features of the bill, especially
that lodging in the president the dis
cretion to expand or reduce the size Of
the army at will. In conclusion. h,
likened the uncomfortable spirit which
opposed our sway in the Philippines to
that of Washington at Valley Forge
Love of independence, he said. was the
'noblest heritage of the human heart"
He declared that the United States
should Immediately give to the Filipino
people honorable assurance that they
should have government of their own.
Eleven of the &c pages of the bill We're
disposed of before adjournment.
Senator Frye concluded his speech
upon the ship subsidy bill He devoted
his attention principally T." a technical
explanation of the various provisions of
the measure. explaining with especial
care that provision which would admit
to American registry foreign built ships.
From several sources his attention was
directed to this provision. and it Is evil
IDENTIFY the one upon which much Of the
forthcoming debate will rest Aside
from the speech Of Mr.. Frye. no business
of Importance was transacted in legisa-
tive session.
Chairman Payne of the ways and
means committee yesterday introduced
a bill reducing the taxation under the
war revenue act, after the Republican
members of the committee had agreed
on the form of the measure and the ar
trIos to receive the reduction of tax.
The bill provides an aggregate reduction
estimated at 4G,ooN,2fS.
A discount of 90 percent is made in
the tax of 81 per barrel on beer. in lieu
of the present - percent reduction,
making the new rate SLIGO per barrel.
The total reduction ON beer is 80, ,S32, 712.
The section of the war revenue act
taxing commercial brokers, custom
house brokers. circusas, theatres and
other exhibitions are stricken out.
The rate on cigars is made $3 instead
Of $3.50 per 1000, weighing more than
three pounds per thousand.
Schedule \ retains the stamp tax or
corporate stocks bonds etc. sales, etc.
al exchanges or boards of trade. freight
receipts. entry OF goods at custom houses
and entry for withdrawal of goods from
custom bonded warehouses. With these
exceptions. the stamp taxes under sched-
ula A are struck out.
Schedule T., which requires stamps on
proprietary medicines and preparations,
perfumery and cosmetics. chewing gum,
ETC., is amended so that sparkling or
other wines are the only products re-
quirng stamps.
Section 20 of the war revenue act, re-