Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-06
HITE HOUSE CUT IN WAR TAXES IA CHAIRMAN NAMED
the
RS Today Means Committee Hanna
PRESSED FOR OFFICE SEVERAL LINES HEAD OF INAUGURATION COMMITTEE
Nns Succeed Minority Will Not Set Up
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Report Authorized by the Ways and
Means Committee.
SEVERAL VOTES TAKEN ONPARTYLINES
Minority Will Not Set Up Fac.
tious Opposition.
GOOD FEELING DISPLAYED

The ways and means committee met in
special session at 10 o'clock this morning
to consider the bill reducing the war
revenue taxes to the extent of about $4O.-
COo,0G0 as previously framed by the repub-
lican members of the committee ard in
troduced by Chairman Payne yesterday.
There was an unusually large attendance
for an early meeting, there being but two
Observation-Disclosures, republican, and Rob
nson, democrat.
Mr.. Payne laid the bill before the commit
tee and consideration of it's details at orce
began. When the beer section was reach
ed. fixing the rebate at 20 per cent in
stead of ~ per cent, which makes the
rate $l.GO per barrel, Representative Rich
ardson, the ranking minority member.
moved further reduction of all the in
crease made by the war revenue act. The
effect of tbs motion, if carried, would have
been to make the rate 81 a barrel. The
motion was defeated by a party vote. The
consideration by sections sproce eded the
bill being preserved in the main as framed
by the republicans.
When the meeting closed at II o'clock.
Mr.. Payne, with the concurrence Of Mr..
Richardson, authorized the proceedings to
be given out in detail.
Mr. Richardson's motion on the beer tax
was the first test of strength. 1t provided
This was lost six to nine, on strict
party vote.
Mr. Swanson Of Virginia then moved to
recommit the bill to a subcommittee, with
instructions to prepare a measure making
s6O, 900 600 reduction. 1t was lost by the
same vote Mr.. Swanson next moved to
eliminate al! special taxes on tobacco deal
ers imposed by the war revenue act. The
motion was defeated by the same vote.
Mr.. Underweod's Substitute.
Mr. Underwood Of Alabama presented
substitute bill of considerable length ana
making number of reductions beyond
those in the majority BILL On this vote two
of the democrats. Mcclellan Of New York
and Newlands of Nevada, did not vote, the
result being the defeat of the substitute
to 8.
Mr.. Underwood moved to restore the tax
on telephone messages, and Mr.. Newlands
offered an amendment restoring 1t to tele-
graph messages, but UOth propositions were
lost, & to 9.
Mr.. Cooper of Texas offer, Il an amend
ment striking out the exemption OF re-
lgious and Charitable institution in the
viva voce vote.
On motion of Mr.. Hopkins = Illinois the
final section was changed, m liking the act
to take effect Immediately on it's passage.
Report Ordered.
On Mr. Dalzelrs final motion to report
the bill to the House the democrats did not
vote, and the report to the House was or
dercd. Mr.. Payne stated that the majority
report would be presented bS Saturday.
The proceedings We're marked by good
feeling, and MI Richardson stated that the
minority would not interpose factious OPP
position on the floor of the House.
The minority substitute bill offered by
Mr.. Underwood proposed 3 per cent tax
on incomes over $1,000, an Inheritance tax
similar to that now in force and d renewal
of the entire war revenue act.