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wAsniSotos, Dec ~ After tho Iiouss
tho limit. ~ tho holiday fecess ~ Consfnss
from Friday. D.c a.. to Thursday. ian p II
devoted to.day'a sesalon to n further discuA-
sion ~ tho bill to reduce tho war revenue
tases Messts McClcllin Uem y w.
Grosv"not ORep, Ohiol Ncvlanda t7l..
New and I ndrtwood tDem Ala ). mem
befa ~ tho Committee on WAYS and Ncans.
addressed tho Committee ~ tho Whol"
Messrs. Levy ODcm. y ". Boutelle ucp,
H.. and Bartholdt Hcp., Mol. also apok"
on the bill and Nr. IIill Rep.. Connl made
n speech favoring legislation to still further
strengthen the Gold standard law 81 last
March II IL the expectation of the Repub-
Iican managers that the bill will be passed
at Tomorrow session
MIR. Mcclellan said lie rogrettcd that
the majority had not taken advantage Of th"
present opportunity To- reform our whole
scheme of Internal taxation, that he thought
tlat there was a general agreement among
gentlemen Of all parties that internal taxation
should be- levied for revenue purposes only
This bill was necessarily patchwork. as all
internal revenue bills must be until the whole
internal revenue system was reCas'
Mr.. Mcclellan then argued In favor Of
balanced budget. There was no necessity.
he said for surplus. With scientific sys-
TEN OF taxation the rates could be either
lowered or raised TO very nearly meet the APP
propriations A correct scheme of taIation
would include a progressive Legacy tax and
a progressive excise tax upon certain occu-
pations, and an indirect tax on distilled
spirits, beer and tobacco at a rate somewhat
below the maximum revenue raising point.
With such scheme IL would be possible. by
slight increase or decrease OF the rate OF one
or more OF these taxes. to greatly increase or
deCreas. the revenues. and that for emer,
9ency purposes Congress could always fall
back upon the stamp duties.
Mr. tirosysnoI called attention to the fnct
mindful Of It's obligation to make the burden
a measure like the pending ono, it was op-
posed by the Democratic Representatives,
in Congress II was necessary. he said TO
frame revenue measures with n view TO the
continuance OF existing conditions. There
fore the committee did not propose 10 do
anything that would jeopardiz" the surplus
" Mr. Mr. Newlands tsn.. New argued for
greater REDUCTION Of the taxes ,s,, :,
the people of the country would find cause
for conRratuation in the reduction of SO ,Oo.-
five or eighty millions were, yet to be collected
from them annually levied on account OF
war that had been closed for two yearSs iS, ,,,
mediate passage Of a bill in accordance with
the recommendation OF President Mckinley
in his annual message. that legislation be
enacted to maintain the parity of every dollar
of the circulating medium. to amend the Gold
Standard law Of last session so that II should
be made secure against anything but the
Joint action Of Congress and the Executive
He pointed out the defects in the law which
demanded remedy
Mr. DeArmond Dem. Mo- introduced
n resolution reuuestng the Secretary Of War
10 inform the House II any protest objection,
criticism or suggestion had been m ade by
Gen. ChaHee concerning looting or other
inhuman or improper conduct in China, and
IL received and replied to. with what result.
He asks for all the particulars In the case.
At SIS the House adjourned until to-mor-
row.