The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-28
COMP ROMISED.
Conference Committee Of the
House and the Senate
Reach an Agreement on the War
Tax Reduction.
THE BEER TAX STANDS
As 1t Was Fixed in the Original
House Bill.
Taxes Wiped Ont on Patent
Medicines and Checks.
Revenue Reduction Will A mount
to About 4I,OOO, 900.
THE BEER TAX STANDS
Revenue Reduction Will Amount
to About Sal, 100000.


of the senate and house Upon the Wnr
revenue reductions bill today announced
the result OF their deliberations upon
that measure. The report Hi fhe con
rnittee shows a compromise all along the
lines of the bill. the changes ~ the riQs~
ent law being as follows.
Tobacco, 20 per cent discount OF ire
original tax of y cents per pound, as
against % per cent reduction as fixed by
the senate and none as the Diii pasas,t
the house The rate agreed upon WIS
make the tax $3.50 per hundred pounds
Cigars-On those weighing more thar
three pounds per LOCO the mouse rate ot
50 per thousand was retained as against
$3.50 as fixed by the senate and f5.'p
as in the present law. on those weigh
ing less than three pounds FER 1000, the
same rate Of IS cents per pound was ai-
81 per thousand as fixed by he existing
law, which was not disturbed by the
house.
Cigarettes-On those Weighing rot
more than three pounds per thousand.
the senate action fixing the rate at rs
cents per pound prevailed. The house
did not change the existing lew.
Beer-The house rate of $1c0 per barrel
and repeating the ~ per cent discount
was retained.
Bankers capital-Present law retain-
ed, the senate receding from its amend
Commercial brokers' tax Repealed ia
accordance with original acton Of both
Certificates of stock transfers-The
rate of two cents fer each 500 is re-
tained and the senate Amendment MAX
ing the law include tine transactions pf
bucket shops was accepted by the house
conferees.
Sales of products at excnauge-The
senate amendment eNemptlng sales of
merchandise in actual course Of traos-
portation was accepted but the rate cf
one cent FOR each $l0J as fixed by the
present law was retained. the senate
amendment making the rate 50 being
disagreed to-
Bank checks-RepeaIed in accord
ance with the house action
Certificates Of deposit-Tax repealed
Promissory nOtes-Tax repealed.
Money orders-Tax repeated
Bills of exchange ge-Forelcn-Ihe rate
fixed at two cents for each 500, in ao-
cordance with the senate amendment
Bills of lading for eSDor-- Repealed
Express eceipts-Rcpea
Telegraph messa Repealed
Miscellaneous bonds-Tax repealed ,ex-
cept upon bonds Of indemnity
Certificates Of damage and certificates
not otherwise specifed-Rcp pealed.
Charter party-Repealed
veyances-Exempted below $500;
above $500, % cents for each $500. IN
accordance with senate action.
Telephone MESA ges-Tax repealed.
Irsurance--Tax repealed on all kinds
of insurance in accordance with the ace
tion of the house, the senate conferee9
receeding on all senate amendments
Leases-Taxes repealed
Marifests-Tax repealed.
Steamship passage tickets-Exempted
below $50 in value and the late fixed at
so cents for each $50 in cost for that
price and over.
Power of attOruey-'nax repealed.
Protest-Tax repealed
Warehouse receipts-TaX repealed
Proprietary medicines-Ts,x repealed
in accordance with mouse action ihe
senate amendment beng disagreed to.
Perfumery and cosmetics-TaX res
pealed.
Chewing gum-Tax repealed.
Legacies--Law modified So as to eN-
clude from taxation legacies Of charita-
BILE, religious, literary or educational
The total reduction Of TIE revenues
as made by the bill as agre eG upon. Will
amount TO about $4l 100000 as against
a reduction of S40.000.Q00 as it passed the
house and $45,000, 600 as am snded ia the
senate.
The provisions of the bill as agreed
upon viii take effect on the first Of next
SENATE ACCEPTS.
Washington, Feb. 28.-The senate
agreed to the conference report on tne
war revenue reduction bill There was
no objection
When the senate convened today the
president pro tenn. Mr.. Frye. presented
letter from the Marquis Of Lansdowne,
expressing the appreciation Of his
majesty. King Edward VII. for the
resolution the senate adopted upon the
occasion ef the death OF Queen Vic
The letter which was sent to Ambas-
sador Choate and by him transmitted 10
the state department and hy Secretary
Hay sent to the senate is as follows.
London. Fep IA. 1901
your Excellency. The prime min
ster duly laid before the king the copy
Of the resolution of the - nate Of the
United States of America. which your
axcellency forwarded in yoar note TO ma
Of the Sth instant.
by command of the kinS. ] am to re-
quest your exeellency to b., so kind AZ
to express to the president of the SEN
ate his majesty's most sincere thanks
for the mark of respect shown IN the
senate Of the United states 70 the
memory Of her deeply lameIted majesty,
Queen Victoria. Empress Of india.
The terms Of the resolution are high-
" appreciated by his majesty.
II have the honor to be. ftc-
(Signed). s'LANS DOWNE."
ITO his Excellency. the Hon. Joseph
H. Choate"
The resolution offered nv Senator
Allen Of Nebraska. calling upon the Sec
retary Of the navy fOf cOpi7g Of Gunner
Charles MOrgan's letter to r sar Admiral
Sampson seeking promotion ana the ao-
miraFs endorsements thereon+ together
with all corresp spondence bearing upon
The matter was adopted.
A number of conference reports We're
agreed to. including those on military
academy appropriation bill; agricultural
appropriation bill ana bin creating
for the ad1udicatiCn 81
Spanish war claims in accordance with
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