Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-12-25

HOUSE

Wednesday was devoted to the Wash
ington centennial celebration.
The House devoted Thursday to debate
upon the war revenue reduction bill.
Those who spoke were Messrs. GrosSe-
nor Ohio, Bartholdt Mo-, Hill Comm,
Boutell GID, Mcclellan N. W, New
lands New and Underwood (Ala.D Mr.
Bartholdt gave notice that he would offer
an amendment to reduce the tax on beer
to S1.50 barrel. 1t was agreed to close
general debate on the bill Friday after
noon. Resolution was adopted for a holt
day recess from Friday, Dec. p, 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 tax on that
product to $120 per barrel, and again
when Mr. Barthold OF Missouri differed
an amendment making the tax $3.50 fiat.
The Newlands amendment was defeated
by a vote OF "A to 119 and the Barthold
amendment by 81 to 1870. The ways and
means committee provision for reduc-
ton of 20 per cent or a 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
a vote of 123 to JOG of an amendment in
troduced by Representative Henry c.
Smith of Michigan providing for the res
toration of the stamp tax on express re
eeipts, and also providing that the ex
press companies should pay the tax.
Ten millions a minute was the new rec
ord established by the House on Saturday
in disposing of appropriation bills. The
bill providing 43,245000 to pay pen
sions during the fiscal year, 1902, was
considered in committee of the whole, re-
ported to and passed by the House in
fifteen minutes. There was no debate.
save brief statement by Barney (Rep.,
Wis., to the effect that the bill contained
no new legislation, and was, in fact lit
eral copy of the law for the current year
Earlier in the day the new delegate from
Hawaii, r. w Wilcox, appeared ana was
sworn in. Then the bill ~ reduce war
revenue taxes was passed, the measure
leaving the House as it was recommends
ed by the committee on ways and means
The reimposition of the tax on express
IeCtiDlS ih0dC 4 AuuS III lAC Oh
the whole was not approved by the
House, the amendment being rejected on
yea and nay vote, 20 to 1879. A motion
TO recommit, with instructions to frame
the revenue by $7,000,0O0, and to frame
an income tax, was defeated, 131 to 155.
Monday was suspension day and the
House passed 102 private pension bills
Passed bills to divide Kentucky and
West Virginia into two judicial districts
and to create another district Judge in
,he northern district of Ohio. BY a vote
cf 81 to 105 defeated bin to give old sol
diers and sailors preference in tlsa matter
of Federal appointments. Passed a bill
to place Congressman Charles A. Bou-
telIe on the retired list as a captain in
the navy. Passed an urgent deficiency
bill carrying $1S2, 800 Tor contingent ex-
penses of the House of Representative.
Indian affairs, District of Columbia and
the national home for disabled volunteer
soldiers.
On Tuesday the House passed Senate
bill amending act authorizing construc-
ton of bridge across Mississippi river at
Dubuque. Iowa: also bill changing time
of holding court in southern judicial di-
vision of Iowa. Devoted rect of day to
consideration of Senate bin to change
terminal facilities Of PENNSYLVANIA Rail
road Company in Washington and ele-
yate its tracks across the Mall south of
Pennsylvania avenue. Bill was antag-
onized on ground that it gave the road
thirty-four and one-half acres of govern
ment land and would destroy scheme to
heartily the Mall from capitol TO Wash
ington monument.