The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-15
WAR REVENUE BILL
MADDOX AND LEWIS TOOK PART
~ TIIE Di1u ATE.
EXPRESS COMPANIES TO PAY.
AMENDMENT PINES THE STAMr
TNN IroN THEM.


Mas ttNcd nt St.oo Pcr narreI
Iiat--t "nmittr~ Sustained Two
Defeats hut ~ nrid It. Ground ON
the n~rr mud Tobacco sections.
other Features.
W Wtshinetou rr. ~ In fhc course of
the debate iu th. iiou., ou tHr war rcvc-
uuo measure to-1hy Mr MaallN % tho
seventh aui Mr L,wis or fhr Thlrd
GsufEIa Districts mode pr..h,s
Judge MnbloA replied az aom, iength
10 etatemcuts which G,u Gros,eror had
mtdo iu hls sr.e.h of tae das before.
charging t.ni tho receipts of Iho tretsury
irm,diatrlv r,gpu 60 cam on after Clete-
I.uaa election to "a second term. ile went
iui" "details. showing hy thc treasury hg-
ufes U.at fh.a was not tAc ease.
lio rrolue,l 1rgrs 60 show that tho
SIS 0o0eu surplus which existed when
Nj Harrison c4mc into office in isss was
d.aeipat,d duuug tho lattcrs term. and
"a dedc.t confronted the second cleveland
,dulnisuation when it resumed control IA
ls1
Mr Lewis argued that the entire war
revenue pul should ho wiped out The
treasury usuros hc said showed that tho
necessity fsr that measure h1d passed.
he criticised thc action OF the adminls-
tra.iou in using thc money % the treas
urs 10 buy bonds when 10 tho same tms
lt was taxing tar p,oplc at every tutn
under the preteuse of necessity for sup
portins toe wnr in tho Philippines.
The excess of receipts over d.shurse-
meuts taken in connection wi,n the m ney
eapcudci lu those bond purchases and In
the prepayment of interest not maturet
was greater than tbo total amount raised
under the war revenue mll and hc con-
tended that there was uo good reason IA
view of This for kecp.ug up thla war reve-
nue taxa ION.
Tho House to-day adjourned without
il. posing 81 more than hall thr var reF-
srae reduction hul General debate
.osed so O'Clock. after which the nAL
Nan opened Co amendments under the
uHe- minute rule.
a determined EFFORT was made 20 reduce
stiil further tho taK ou beer, bW tho
Ways ana Means Committee ovorwnelmea
the opposition Originally Tho taA nad
been liked iu The bi.l at So pvr barrel. with
rebate of % per cent Ihia wac changed
by the committee toifiG0 nat dr New-
lands of Nevada offered an amendment
70 reduce % to 81 20 and Air hauhoidt -
Missouri to $3.50. hut both propositions
aefo bad.y beaten.
Sustained Two Defeats.
The committee. however. sustained two
signal defeats. lu connection wi the
beer saN Mr Payne on q an amendmeut
lu tho language Of che bll passed by the
Ilouse last session designed 90 ahplish tho
use of small beer pack tFot. one-s Nth ard
oue-slEhth barrels. but 90 Was defeai 81
by 50 Co ai afcr charges thlt iis purpose
was 20 crush out the mall brewers.
Another defeat coz urred lu connection
with the amendment onDr.d by Mr Henry
g. smith of MlcmEnu The bin abolished
The onc-ceut stamp hct on express Re-
/ eelpts uud telegraph lss ages but re-
fa.uei co., tax on "a lroad and ateam-
ship freight reeeirss Air. Smiths amend-
ncut restored the tax on express receipts.
hut altered lho form Of the section 20 a.
30 provide that tho companies should
make monthly stHtcm'nts uf the number
~ packaEss carried aud pay thereon a tax
81 one cent. Provided tnat but one pay
ment of such tax shall be required IN
bundles or packages of news
papcue The object was 60 cofn-
pel the company instead 81 tho
shipper 60 pay The TAX. The amendments
eripltatcd Lively debate. 30 che course
81 which Mr. sm.h mad % p.rsoual allu-
s on 10 20 Tlltoi STATE. senator VINO is cons
uerted with one 81 the express compa-
nlfs Sir Payne vigorously fought thu
amendment. boat 10 waa CARR u. l23 10 10.
The seU, fo the amendment is al follows.
"fsxpress ani freight. NJ shall be- tho
duty 81 gssry railroad or steamboat COM
pauy carrier. express company. or cor
porlflou or person whose occupation Is
% act as such. Co make within tae FIRST
{ ~ a Iaf
mrnt to the collector of Internal revenue
To- each of their respective districts, stat
lnE toe number of -lipmtnta received fDr
arrlaee aud transportation. whether ia
Hulk or lu boxes. bales. packaees. bum
Ilna or not 80 inrlossd or included. for
which Auy charges Whatsoever may be
made and for ench Of such shipments re-
c.nsd for cltriage and transportation
The said railroad or steamboat company.
carrier. express company o. cor grafton,
or person. whose occupation if o. 20 at
as such. shall pay q tax % cent ou bun-
dies or PACKAGE of newspapers wnea
mclossd iu one general bundle at the
time of shipment
Mr Otoy OF y sinin appealed for .
further reduction Of t1e oppressive tax
on tobacco" He said that @1e1ooo peo-
nir used tobacco fll.UIN0l uscI coffee.
100000 used opium and ropnoo used
te,. Exact statlst-s on che users or
whisky. hf saIl. NH ava not nave. bAt "
was beyond controversy that tobacco WAS
ihe s3lacc OF tde world Nothing. he sail.
stavcl on hunger aud thirst like "a chew
OF tobacco
Hrer TnN Fixed Ht 500.
when. in reading the bin Tor amend
tnent under the nve-minute rule. the hear
section was reached. half dozen mem-
barv demanded recoguiticn Mr.. Payna.
chairman 90 tho ways ana Means com-
mlttea. from the committee offered an
amendment 90 make the tax N.eo per bar
Ri nlt instead of discount Of - per
cent. AZ originally drawn
Mr. Newlaudr OF Nevada offered an
amendment 10 reduce the tax 40 Si.0 per
barrel
Sir Bartholdt 81 Missouri offered an
amendment making the rate ii.50 per bar
rel. which was defeated on "a rising vote,
"a 10 il9. and subsequently by vote hy tell
ers. ~ TO iss The Payne amendment FIX
ing che tax ~ Si.60 per barrel was then
adopted without division.
Mr. Stewart Of New York offered an
amendment providing that unless the
beer sold wos made exclusively 81 max
and hops 50 pronounced by treasury in
spect3rs. the tax upon it should be s. per
barrel
Mr. Tawncy OF MlnneEotn moved % In
clude barley IN the ingredients Of pure
beer which Mr. Stewart accepted. The
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