The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-16
REDUCTION
REPUnLICAN MEASURE ~ PASSED
ny THE nOUsE.
DEMOCRATS DID NOT VOTE.
EXFREss RECEIPT TAX WAS III
NAILN VOTED DOwN.

Republicans could Not Afford "a
Put "a Tax on the Corporations.
Income las Amendment Wa. KIN
ed-lhr House Refused to WAX.
Any Change IA the TaS ON rea or
Tobacco a. pr~scribed ~ the
Commttt~c.
Washington. Dec I5-Ths House to-
day passed The war roycuu. rsdurt on bill
The opuo.iuou sousht 60 recommu tho
bin with lnstruc ions 90 report back a
measure reducing tho revenue a least
N'rno'o ami including pr1yis on Tor
an income ta1 So drawn as 10 escape an
adverse desls.ou of sHe supreme Court.
Tho motion ancd. l3i 90 1888 Thercupon
the hu was psssed without che concur
renee - The miao-ity vino rcfrlined from
vouug
Tho amendment placed iu the BIN yes
teriny Co tax express receipts was de-
foatci on an ave and nay vote In thu
House. ie1 90 lg9
Mr. Powers 81 Vermont offered an
amendment which was adopted provid.
ing that tho inheritance tax should not
~ levied ou tbe estates 81 persons who
died prior 20 june rs ips
wanted an tpcomc Tax.
Mr. Nowiauia ~ Nevada offered a modI-
ncailon 20 che amendment ho presented
yesterday Co tax industrial corporations
whose gross rceeipta exceed tooO one
twentieth of per cent upon such receipts
ana r,ouirinr at,eb ,,.,rs.,r,t.,,s ~ a..
romplete statement. oe to tb.t- ra,..,,s
.axes v,a.e. maid et. ~. ,,.,.,.,.. A..
said ~. b, -.,..,, ,t,.. -. ,......,,.....
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nc real pufpo3e of this amendmenf II
io appy ain lnquisitlou 20 CORPORATIONS. IL
IL rote.. demanded Ar pc,r,e - AT
'li' pufpose. replied Mt Newiands.
ia n"th O. raise revenue and 20 secure
Information upon which 10 base reguia-
bsr iesisinilou.
or. ''t"aNehnF "i ono opposed tho
aHi'i.lin'Nt' re eApinHch the nope that
the House would not attempt % make
of"'oH uion indnHiflhl corporations with
out INVESTIGATION ~ tho proper commit
teq OF me House
~ YOU VIII frame "n amendment that
VIII reach every corporation or every in
T DO 1851 ffA asAt
NeNianas amid applause
Mf 0rosvenef said he mishi favor an
i 49, COTS 'u,iohai' put
conn t,w .fier ths a..t.i,r ~ 49, -
preme Court
AIR glizsr of <ev, y,rt ,,.s "a, e.,..-
OF c,gnpailir- mo ffo .orr.,-,,ts,.s -, -
their -nYre ~ fav h,tr,i.,,.
Tho amen ltY....,f 800. ta.,t -s o.. faz
,y. -. a.. 49,,
MI. liAbri"-d ~ MAeRichuaefs novel
2" Hitlhe onl the tax ~ ~ cents per pound
"f ''' ii' ca1faeirrieoo the tax - un-
y" thH 'Atof Tomato
Mf. iarhe opposed the amendment The
TAX on Tea. De- said. raised t9.e9o0o OF
revenue. ana for ten years had been asked
for nf thc Tea trafie. The amendment was
defeated. 3 20 Z.
Atltr the hih had becu read Mr. Levy
of Ncw York offered aa q suhsutute for
lhe niii h.h fixing the tax on beer a
A.'" per larr'i cents upon tobacco and
snAu and repeating al the other sect ions
OF tn' war revenue act THE substitute
WIS defeated without division.
Alter ihc OH had been reported to the
House Mr Payne demanded d aeparsts
fWe on the Smith amendment placing a
taA of } cent on each express package.
on an aye and nay vote the House re-
Versed iis action of yesterday and defeat
81 the smith express receipt TAX amend
iaent, l-' 10 l.a.
The Minority side os n.