The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-10
WANT STAMP TAX KEPT
Brewers Plan to Shift Burden
to Checks.
BANK ACCOUNTS HIT
PROBABLE WORK OF CONGRESS
THIS WEEK.

The programme in the house for the
coming week contemplates the consid-
Grafton and passage Of the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bills. and the bin for the reduction of
the war revenue taxes. Wednesday
will be dies non, so far as legislation is
concerned, as on that day the exercises
in connection with the centennial ceIe-
bration of the removal Of the seat Of
government to Washington VIII be held
in the house
The legislative appropriation bill is
not expected TO consume more than two
days at most, probably only one and
the leaders expect that the remainder
of the week will be sufficient 70 -aSs
the war revenue act. 1t is pTObab bic
that special interests which do not
receive the consideration Of the bill to
which they think they are entitled, will
attempt to amend it. This is especially
true of the brewing interests, which
hope 10 secure a further reduction Of
the tax on beer from SLIGO a barrel. as
fixed by the committee, TO S1.35 q bar
rel.
Want TO Keep Tax on Checks.
a plan has been organized by which
these interests believe they can accom-
pIlSh their purpose. In order to secure
this reduction, which viii amount to
about 100000. that amount of revenue
must be attained, and those members
who are working for a further reduc-
| ton on beer viii advocate the retention
Of the tax on bank checks and dis
counts, which amounts to about the
same sum. It is understood that many
of the larger banks are not opposed to
the retention of this tax, on the ground
that it reduces the number of small
phaal-C F1r nd Inns
| reduces the cost Of the clerical force in
the banks. Most of the Republican
members OF the ways and means COM
mittee do not believe a successful fight
| can be waged against any feature of
/ the committees bill.
Subsidy Bill and Treaty in Senate.
The senate viii continue to give its
J attention to the Hay PaunCefOte treaty
and the ship subsidy bill during the
| present week, taking UP first one and
| then the other, as may suit the COnven-
| fence of those who may wish to speak
| on the two measures. During the last
session OF congress the NicarGguan ca
nal bill was made the special CIDER of
! business for Monday next, but the es-
/ adjustment of the ship bill as the regu-
/ lar order will have the effect of dis
placing the canal bill. preference being
( given under the senate rules 70 reg
| ular order over a special order.
/ It is understood that Senator Morgan,
( who has charge of the canal bill, Will
J not press that measure until the treaty
/ for the abrogation of the Clayton-Bul-
! wer treaty is disposed Of. On this ac-
! count the friends of the ship bill do not
apprehend that he viii make any oppo-
/ sitiOn to the continuance of the consId-
/ Grafton of that measure He has, in
deed, said that he would be content 20
allow his bill to follow closely in the
wake of the ship bill
Several to Oppose Bill.
! Three or four senate speeches are
promised in opposition to the subsidy
bill, and it is expected that most, if
{ not all, % these already in sight viii be
made during this week. Among those
( who probably will speak on the sub
| Ject are senators Clay, Vest and Berry,
all of whom oppose the bill. Senator
! Vest IS an especial advocate of free
| ships.
There are differences of opinion as
! to what effect the taking of a vote on
| the fertilization amendment to the
| treaty will have upon the time of dis
posing of that instrument but a ma
jority Of the senators express the opin-
ion that the vote upon the treaty itself
! viii follow very soon after the vote
I upon the amendment The indications
ed, and as thus amended the treaty will
] be ratified. Opponents Of the treaty
viii offer other amendments, but they
do not count upon having them favor
| ably acted upon.
/ The senate viii not sit Wednesday
on account of the centennial celebTs lion
of the establishment Of the seat Of gov
| eminent at Washington, and there is a
possibility of adjournment from Thurs
day until Monday of next week