The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20
HOUSE.

Under special order adopted at the
last session the Housc devoted Saturday
after ! o'clock to paying tribute to the
memory of the late Representative Alfred
c. Harmer of Pennsylvania. When the
House met a bill was passed to include
cherries in the list Of fruits from which
brandy can be distilled under section
$3.50 of the revised statutes, after which
the House took a recess until the hour
set for the eulogies, when memorial ad-
dresses were made by Me'srs. Bingham
Of Pennsylvania, Cummings of New
York, Grosvenor of OliG. Adams Of
Pennsylvania. McCleary Ct Minnesota.
White of North Carolia&. McAleer Of
Pennsylvania. De Almond of Missouri.
Otey of Virginia and Do Morrell of
Pennsylvania.
The first of the great supply bills-the
legislative, executive and j.lGic;al appro
priation bill-was passed by the House
on Monday in record time. The bill car
ries S24. .4963OS and has It'll pages, but
there was less than ten luteA' debate
upon it. An amendment providing fos
twelve additional temporary clerks to dis
pose of the accumulated business in tho
office OF the comptroller Of the treasur.
was adopted.
In the House on Tuesday the consid.
Grafton of the bill for the reduction OF
the war taxes was begun. Mr.. Payne OF
New York, chairman Of the committee Oh
ways and means, opened the debate. Mr..
Swanson Of Virginia, member Of the
committee on ways and means, followed,
presenting the views Of the minority.
The House also adopted a resolution for
the appointment Of special committee
of five members to investigate the death
of Oscar L. Booz Of Bristol, Fa., while
a cadet at West Point. This course was
taken over the head Of the military COM
mittee, which reported in favor of allow
ing the War Department to conduct the
inquiry. The Speaker appointed the fol-
lowing members: Marsh Qll), Chairman;
Wanger Pa.). Smith Qowa), briggs (N.
" and Clayton (N. ".
Wednesday was devoted tv the Wash
ington centennial celebration.
The House devoted Thursday TO debate
upon the war revenue reduction bill.
Those who spoke were Mesars. Grosve-
nor tOhio,. Bartholdt tMO), Hi Conn,
Boutell Qll), Mcclellan IN. ~, New
lands (Nev) and Underwood lAlo). Mr..
Bartholdt gave notice that he wonld offer
an amendment to reduce the tax on beer
to S1.5O barrel. 1t was-agr,ed to close
general debate on the bill Friday after
noon. Resolution was adopted for holi
day recess from Friday, dec. q, to
Thursday, Jan. 3, 1901.
Beer sustained defeat in the final
roundup of votes in committee of the
whole House Friday evening, first, when
Mr.. Newlands of Nevada offered an
amendment cutting the war tnx on that
product to $1.O per barrel, and again
when Mr. Barthold of Missouri Offered
an amendment making the tax $50 fat.
The NewIands amendment was defeated
by a vote of "a to 119 and the Barthold
amendment by 64 to 139. The ways and
means committee provision for reduc-
ton of 20 per cent, or fat tax Of SLIGO
per barrel, as reported by Chairman
Payne. was adopted. The most startling
action of the committee in its discussion
of the war tax bill was the adoption by
n vote of 123 to 1O6 Of an amendment in
troduced by Representative Henry c.
Smith of Michigan providing for the res
toration of the stamp tax on express re-
ceipts. and also providing that the ex-
press companies should pay the tax.