The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-14
DEBATE ON REVENUE BILL
BARTHoLDT WANTS 4 STILL Low
ER TAX on BEER.

Mcclellan of New York wanted ia
see whole scheme of Internal
Revenue TAXATION Accommodation
ocrntic Members Held That the
Reduction Does Not 60 Par
EnouEh-PIedEe Of che Republic
cans 30 Repeal War Taxes Ought
60 Bc Kept.
hinrtou. Dee ls.-The debate upon
tho war revenue reduction bill continued
ia tho House to-day. o. WAS dull ana
fcaturelcss. Those who spoke were
Mcssrs. Grosvcuor OF ohio. Bsrtholdt ~
Missouri. Hin OF Connecticut Bowen OF
Illinois. Mcclellan OF New York. New
lands Of Nevada. Levy Of New York and
Underwood or Alabama
Air B,riholdt criticised the action of
the Ways aud Means Committee in not
making a deeper cut IN the tax on beer
and gave notice that he would OFFER an
amendment 20 reduce 10 10 81 30 a barrel.
General debate upon the bill vii close
At O'Clock tomorrow and Mr.. Payne,
'ho floor leader Of the majority. expects
Aif' NAl o" i"7H '0i't" a'i"tAi siHiNHN w
morrow
Mr. Mcclellan o. New York. tho FIRST
speaker. said he regretted that tho ma
jority had not taken advantage OF Tho
present opportunity 20 reform our hole
scheme Of internal taxation Iio thought
there was "a general agreement among
gentlemen OF all parties that internal tax
alton should be levied for revenue pur-
poses only. 4 correct scheme Of taxa
tion Woud include a progressive excise tax
upon certain occupations. and an indirect
tax OF distilled spirits. beer and tobacco
al rate somewhst below the maximum
reyenue-raising point. With such
scheme 50 would be- possible hy slight
increase or decrease 81 the rate OF one
or more Of these taxes 10 greatly in
crease % decrease the revenues and that
for emergency purposes Congress always
could FAN back upon tho stamp duties.
Air Gro-vcuor. oi ohio. followed. lie
recalled the statement % cN-frceldcnt
Cleveland. that unnecessary taxation WIS
unjust taxation. le planted himself. he
said. upon that doctrino and proceeded
to argue that the pending hill was framed
on 10.
The Republican party. be SAID. while
in power, had never shown a deficit an
the treasury.
Reduction IN Insufficient.
ar. NewIands Of Nevada. SAID that
| justification al the retention Of any fea-
lures 81 the Wal revenue act rested upon
tuc fact that another war had followed
the spanish War The Spanish War had
been fought iu NindicaN0n OF the riEhte
Of man. for FREQ government. and 20 free
"a people from oppression. The prcsen'
- an was Tor the purpose Of -upprcsriug
th. aspiration of a people Tor indie
peudencc. While the minority protested
against this war u realized that ns tne
result % the reccn, election the pres
cut policy OF the administration wouhl
continue with lts train OF eNtrsordinary
expenses. Mr.. Newlands then proceeded
20 argue that the proposed rcductiou was
insufficient
Mr. Levy az NcN York argued that tho
pending bin did not 90 far enough. lie
uues.
Mr. Hill % Connecticut discussed at
length some proposed amendments 10 the
present currency law.
Mr. Underwood OF Alabama said that
the present was an opportuna time for
an equitable adjustment Of the burdens
OF taxation 20 that one interest should
not be unduly oppressed. Had he the
power he said he would discriminate. II
there was TO be dlscrimina lion. against
tho idle holders of idle wealth.. not against
productive wealth and enterprise. Ia the
pending bin. unproiuctive wealth Was alb
soiuteiy uutlXed.
Mr. B1rtholdt OF Missouri assailed the
proposed reduction on beer. which. he
conteuded. Was not sufficient. lie gave
notice DC would offer On amendment TO
reduce the tax or beer 90 81 30 per barrel
Mr. Bouteli OF Illinois also criticised
the bin. He disllked g.. he said. not 20
much for what b did as Tor what Il
failed 20 DO. Tire pledge Of the RcpublI-
can leaders that the war revenue act gss
strictly war measure and would be- rc-
pealcd when the war was over should be
redeemed. he thought this could he dons
hy aoolishing the taxes onc-third now.
oue-third July j 1901. and one-third Jan.
!. iaoa
At $40 9. m the House adjourned
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