Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
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Under a special order adopted at the
last session the House devoted Saturday
after l O'Clock TO paying tribute to the
memory of the late Representative Alfred
c. Harmer of pennsylvania. When the
House met n bill was passed TO include
cherries in the list of fruits from which
brandy can be distilled under section
3, 255 of the revised statutes, after which
the House took recess until the hour
set for the eulogies. when memorial adj
dresses were made by Messrs. Bingham
of Pennsylvania, Cummings of New
York, Grosvenor of Ohio, Adams of
Pennsylvania. McCleary of Minnesota.
White of North Carolina, McAleer Of
Pennsylvania, De Almond of Missouri.
Otey of Virginia and De Morrell of
Pennsylvania.
The first of the great supply bill. the
legislative, executive and judicial appro
pr latlon bill-was passed by the House
on Monday in record time. The bill ear
lies S24, 400, 30S and has 131 pages, but
there was less than ten minutes debate
upon it. An amendment providing for
twelve additional temporary clerks to dis
pose of the accumulated business in the
office Of the comptroller of the treasury
was adopted.
In the House on Tuesday the consid-
GRAFTON of the bill for the reduction of
the war taxes was begun. Mr.. Payne of
New York. chairman of the committee on
ways and means. opened the debate. Mr..
Swanson of Virginia, a member of the
committee on ways and means, followed,
presenting the views of the minority.
The House also adopted Il resolution for
the appointment of a special committee
of five members to investigate the death
of Oscar L. Booz of Bristol. Pa. while
a cadet at West Point. This course was
taken over the head of the military com
mittee. which reported in favor of allow
ing the War Department to conduct the
inquiry. The Speaker appointed the fol-
lowing members: Marsh Ull.l, chairman;
Wanger Pa.l. Smith Uowa), briggs On
" and Clayton On. ".
Wednesday was devoted to the Wash
ington centennial celebration.
The House devoted Thursday to debate
upon the war revenue reduction bill.
Those who spoke were Messrs. Grosve-
nor (Ohio), Bartholdt MOI, Hill Comm,
Boutell (Ill.}, Mcclellan q. y, New
lands (Nev.) and Underwood (Ala). Mr..
Bartholdt gave notice that he would offer
an amendment to reduce the tax on beer
to S1.50 barrel. 1t was agreed to close
general debate on the bill Friday after
noon. Resolution was adopted for Holt
day recess from Friday, Dec. u, to
Thursday, Jan. 3, 1901.
Beer sustained a defeat in the final
roundup of votes in committee of the
whole House Friday evening first, when
N. Newlands of Nevada offered ain
amendment cutting the war tax on that
product to S120 per barrel, and again
when Mr. Barthold of Missouri Offered
an amendment making the tax S1,50 fat.
The New1ands amendment was defeated
by vote of "A to 119 and the Barthold
amendment by GA to 1879. The ways and
means committee provision for a reduc-
ton of 20 per cent, or a fiat tax of Sl.G0
per barrel, as reported by Chairman
Payne was adopted The most startling
action of the committee in its discussion
of the war tax bill was tie adoption by
a vote of 1913 to LOG of an amendment in
troduced by Representative Henry c.
Smith Of Michigan providing for the res
toration of the stamp tax on express re-
ceipts, and also providing that the ex-
press companies should pay the tax.