The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-23
THE new REVENUE BILL
Progress of the Work of the Ways
and Means Committee.
Rumors That stamp Taxes VIII BE
Abolished and These on Beer
and Tobacco Retained.

Messrs. Payne, Dalzell, and Hopkins. act
ing as a subcommittee CT the Ways and
Means Committee IN the drafting of a bill
in revision Of the War Revenue law, re-
sumed work at the Capitol this morning
and will continue in session till late in
the day. When a recess was taken for
lunch Mr. Payne said that the sub-com-
mittee hoped to be ready TO submit rough
draft of the new bill 10 the Republican
members of the committee on Monday and
then day or two later To submit il to the
full committee.
Mr. Payne said there was no warrant for
the story published in several morning
newspapers that ali stamp taxes would be
| removed and that the war tax on beer and
| tobacco would not be. This was a pure
guess. he said No member OF the COM
| mittee had said that the beer and tobac-
co tax would not be cut or that all the
| stamp taxes would be removed He had
told he said. all newspaper men who had
applied TO him for information as tc what
the committee was doing or intended TO
do IN the matter OF the reduction Of taxa
ton 10 go ahead and produce a bill after
their own hearts. and that If any bill pro-
duced in this way should be found 20 be
better than the committees bill. IL would
be adopted
Il is said IN the corridors al the Capitol
by those who claim TO be informed as to
the proceedings OF the Ways and Means
Committee that the bill VIII provide for a
reduction of internal revenue taxation 10
the amount CT $50 600. 600 or $35. 600 600. and
that this sum VIII probably be increased
when the bill gets into the hands OF the
Senate Finance Committee. The tax OF 10
cents per pound on tea Will stand and also
the tax on transfers of stock until the suit
now pending in New York in which ~Dea-
con" S. v. White is plaintiff IS determined
No reduction, it is Enofficially said. viii be
made in the additional beer tax
There IS a rUmor at the Capitol that
the committee viii remove the tax
on proprietary articles, but it may be
! that this rumor originated with repre-
sentatives Of the Retail Druggists As
sociation- It is also Fumored that the
tax on bank checks, express and ware
house receipts, and telegraph messages
viii be removed
Representative Russell OF Connecticut.
2 member Of the Ways and Means Com
mitee, said today:
4 think tie Revenue bill viii be the
first important measure tak<p up. 1t VIII
probably come ahead Of tn Legislative
Appropriation or the Army bill as II Will
be ready for presentation the first dav of
next important measure taken up Meth
er will require much time and both should
be disposed OF without delay The Army
bill should receive consideration as
soon as it can be prepared and
introduced I cannot see that any legisIa-
tion viii be necessary at this session for
the Philippines or Pc TO Rico Reports
from the latter island show that progress
is being made there and information from
the Philippines shows that the Philippine
Commission is doing what IL can in the
way of reconstruction. Reapportion-
ment bill should be passed before the end
Of the session, and / believe the Ship Sub
sidy bill viii also be passed Little can
be done for Cuba until the result of the
constitutional convention is known"
Representative Boutell of Illinois said
today that in his opinion there should be a
graduated reduction OF the var revenue
taxes. He said ne considered the tax on
beer unjust inasmuch as il IS paid not bv
the consumer but by the brewer OF the re
taller