The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-03
REDUCTION OF REVENUE TAX.
FoRESHADOWED IN A REsOLUTION
PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
Secretary of the Treasury Called ON
for Information as to the Probable
Surplus Created by the War Reye-
nue. Act-Information as to other
Receipts Also Called for-HOuse
Wants to Know About Porto Rican
Customs Receipts.


Customs Receipts.
Washington. April "A possible reduc-
ton of the war taxes was foreshadowed
in a resolution adopted by the House to-
day calling on the Secretary of the Treas
ury for information as to the probable
surplus existing revenue laws would Gre
ate during this and the coming fiscal
year. The resolution was presented by
Mr. Payne, the floor leader of the major
ity.
When the House met Mr.. Payne, the
floor leader of the majority, presented his
resolution, which was adopted, calling up
on the Secretary of the Treasury for in
formation as TO whether the war revenue
act created surplus and all details con-
cerning revenue under that act with es-
Inmates of expenditures.
The presentation of the resolution call
ing for Information, which is basis for
the reduction of the war revenues, Great
ed considerable interest. Mr. Richardson
of Tennessee asked if it covered anything
save the internal revenue taxation under
the war revenue act.
Mr. Payne replied that it did not There
was no division in the adoption of the res
olution, which was as follows:
Treasury be and he hereby is requested 10
inform the House of Representative
whether in his opinion based upon such
knowledge as he has, the present laws for
the raising of revenues are creating ana
will continue to create a surplus in the
treasury over and above the wants of the
government, aud If so to what extent al
the end of the current fiscal year, and a
like report as to the fiscal year ending
June 3d. 1901.
THAT he also report to the House his
estimates of the probable receipts of the
treasury from all sources of revenue for
these years, to-wit: Customs, internal
revenue and miscellaneous sources.
Resolved, That he also report to the
House the amount of internal revenue
taxes received under the war revenue act
of June 10, 1895, upon articles not there
tofore taxed; that said statement be item
ized as far as possible for the year end
ing June 80, 1899, and for the nine months
ending March 81, 1900"
Porto Rican Receipts.
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio, then introduced
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be and he hereby is requested
to report to the House of Representatives
the names of persons, firms and corpora
tions, who from time to time have paid
customs duties on goods and articles of
every description which have entered the
United States from Porto Rico since the
treaty with Spain, with the articles and
amounts paid by each, and the dates of
such payments"
Mr.. McRae of Arkansas offered an
amendment adding to the resolution the
following words:
"And also If possible from whom these
importers purchased said goods"
Mr.. Grosvenor declined. to accept the
amendment, and the Democrats forced an
aye and no vote upon it.
The amendment was lost, 81 to SO, and
the resolution was then adopted without
division
The postof1ice appropriation was report
ed and placed on the calendar.
The House then proceeded to the con-
slderation of District of Columbia busi-
ness.
Al 4.45 d m the House adjourned.