Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-14
CUTTING THE TAXES
Consideration of the Reduction
Bill.
BhRTHOLDT BEER AMENDMENT LOST
Senate Resumes the Hay-Paunce-
fote Treaty.
GREEMENT ON REC ES s

When the House of Representatives met
today the usual resolution to pay the en-
pIoyes Of Congress for the month of De
ccmber before the holidays was adopted,
Mr. Barney ONisD. from the committee
on appropriations, reported the pension APP
preparation bill.
The House then resumed the consideration
of the war revenue reduction bill
Mr. Maddox (Ga.), the first speaker today,
devoted himself to an attempt to refute
the statements made by Mr.. Grosvenor yes
terday regarding the preparation of plates
for the issue of bonds just prior 10 the adj
vent of The Cleveland administration IN
1893. He produced figures to show that the
SIS eDn 900 surplus which existed when Mr..
Harrison came INTO office in 1889 was DISH
pated during the Iatters term, and de-
ficit confronted the Cleveland admins ira
ton Wnen /, ItSu4nrd cUn.toI IN $3.50. MI.
MADDOX warned he republicans that under
their policy there would be as great
necessity Tor 4 standing war fund as for a
standing army. of lOp,ooO men. He prided
h mstif on the fact THAI he was one of the
men no had consistently opposed the
Spanish war.
Nir Dtey (Ea), in characteristic speech
made an appeal for further reduction OF
the "Oppr,.S-iEe tax on tobacco He Sa!u
that y-u.npU. 900 people used tobacco; 4Uo =
and 1Uttarp0OU used tea. Exact statistics
on the users of VII sky, he sad, he did not
have. But il was beyond controversy that
tobacco was ;he solace of the world. Moth
irg h sad, saved of hunger ana thirst
like "a chew of tobacco.
Mr. Lewis UiaD said he approved of the
bill but protested that it did not go Tar
CROUCH
cans for falling to redeem the oledge made
by the leaders when the war revenue act
was pass d. They had h n promised to re
peal 1t is soon as the war was over. Mr..
Sulzcr vas particularly InSistent in demands
ing ;he sotaI repeal of the additional tax
upon beer. The brewing industry PAID more
TAX ;han any other in the country. lie
said the cnerous lax had DIR ven many brew
..rss out Of business.
Mr.. Gaines CTennl concluded the gem
eral dehasc for his side of the House.
MIR. DaIzelI's Review.
Mr. Dalzel CPaD closed for the republic
cans win a comprehensive speech of an
hour.
Those who sought the total repeal of the
war taX,s. he said. seemed to forget the
extraordinary expenses that might have to
ia, met in 1892 They made no provision
Tor Il river and harbor hill, for big armor
plate contracts, for subsidies for the mer-
chant marine if the bill pending in the
Senate should pass for the construction OF
the Nicaragua canal and for the possibility
that the Supreme Court might decide that
the Constitution followed the flag. IN when
case the United States would have to re-
fund all duties collected in the ports or
Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines
Better surplus. he said than deficit. In
his opinion, It were better not to have gone
beyond the $i9.rD.Oo0 cut recommended pE
the Secretary Ct The Treasury.
General debate was then closed and the
bill was read for amendment under the
five-rnfnute rule. AS soon as the beer sec
ton had been reached half dozen mem
hers were on the floor demanding recognl-
ton.
Mr.. Payne chairman of the ways and
means committee. from the committee. of
fered an amendment to make the tax sl6
per barrel fiat, instead of a discount of 20
per cent. as originally drawn.
Mr. NewIands new offered an amend
ment to reduce the tax to S1.20 instead of
s. - per barrel.
Mr. Bartholit (Mo) sought to offer a
further amendment to make it $3.50 per
barrel, but ruled out as being an
amendment n the third degree.
In support of his amendment Mr.. New
lands argued that the tax on beer could he
wealth of the country, for the first time
placed under contribution, could be re-
tanned.
Mr.. Payne opposed the NewIands amend
ment. which. he said. would make a reduc-
ton of S26.UD.00o on beer. total re-
duction of S56.UO.0co. Such reduction he
said. would necessarily create a deficit
l27. 80 '
BarthOIdt Amendment Lost.
The Barthoidt amendment to reduce the
tax on beer to $50 per barrel was defeat
ed on rising vote. "A to 119.