The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-15

demanded recognition Mr.. Payne, chair
man of the Ways and Means Committee
from the committee. offered an amendment
to make the tax $3.50 per barrel fat in
stead of discount of 20 per cent. as
originally drawn.
Mr.. Newlands (Nev.) offered an amend
ment to reduce the tax to $1.20 per bar
rel.
Mr.. Bartholdt (Mo.) offered an amend
ment making the rate $3.50 per BARREL
which was defeated on a rising vote, "A
to 119 and subsequently by vote by tel
lers-60 to 129
The Payne amendment fixing the tax
at $3.50 per barrel was then adopted
without division.
Mr. Stewart IN. ", offered an amend
ment providing that unless the beer SOLD
was made exclusively OF malt and hops
so pronounced by Treasury inspectors, the
tax upon it should be 81 per barrel Mr..
Tawney (Minn.) moved to include barley
in the ingredients of pure beer, which Mr.
Stewart accepted. The Stewart amend
ment was then defeated3 to 81.
An amendment was adopted-123 to to
REQUIRE the cancellation Of stamps by
perforation.
Mr.. Payne then offered as an amend
ment the bill passed by the House at
the last session fixing the size of beer
packages. He said it abolished one-sixth
and one-eighth barrels. After considera-
bic debate the amendment was defeated
SIS to 94 Mr.. Newlands offered an amend
ment providing that every person, cor
poration or firm engaged in manufacture,
whose gross receipts exceed 100000 shall
pay an excise tax of one-tenth of one
per cent. on such receipts above 100000
and that such persons, corporations, ETC.,
shall make true and accurate returns an
nually to the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue as in the case OF refiners OF
sugar and petroleum. The purpose OF the
tax, Mr.. Newlands said, was to make the
great trusts and combinations pay por-
ton of the war revenue.
The amendment was lost-90 to 119.
Mr. Kitchen IN. CO. offered an amend
ment to reduce the tax on manufactured
tobacco and snuff from IL to cents per
pound the tax before the war revenue
act went into effect.
Mr.. Payne opposed the amendment,
which, he said would cost the government
S17. 900 900 in revenue. The amendment
was lost--79 to LOG.
Mr.. H. c. Smith (Mich.) offered sub
stitute for the section requiring railroads
and steamboat companies to affix one
cent stamp to every receipt, bill OF iading,
ETC.. using the language of the section in
the present law relative to telephone
messages and including in the substitute
provision for tax of one cent upon ex-
press receipts. Mr.. Smith charged that
the express and telegraph companies had
been unpatriotic in compelling their GUS
toners to pay the tax. He made direct
reference to a Senator of the United
States, who is connected with one of the
express companies, and declared that
when the law was passed that Senator
had advised the company not to pay the
tax.
Mr.. Payne replied that the express
companies had found that they could not
pay the enormous tax and live. 1t was
different. he said. with railroads, which
shipped in large quantities.
Mr.. Swanson Va.) supported the
amendment He also referred to
particular express company which. he
thought should be compelled to pay the
tax if the tax was to be retained on rail
road bills of lading.
Mr.. Moody (Mass.) declared that If the
amendment prevailed about ITO small ex-
press companies operating in New Eng
land would be driven out of business.
Mr.. Newlands offered an amendment to
the amendment providing that the section
should not apply to express companies
whose gross receipts did not exceed $780,
600. This was lost-82 to 106.
Mr.. Smiths original amendment was
then agreed to-123 to 106
Without completing the bill the House
at 5:25 p. M, adjourned.