Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-26

all perfumerie9 and cosmetics, chewing
gum and substitutes therefor. and
sparkling and other bottled wines On
patent medicines the tax is reduced to
lilo Of cent on articles the retail price
of which does not exceed 10 cents An
additional tax of 1-20 of cent is fixed
on each additional cents or fractional
part thereof
A separate section exempts bequests
or legacies for Uses of religious. literary,
charitable or educational purposes from
taxation under thig law, and 1t makes
the provision retroactive on all such
legacies on which the tax has not been
collected.
Most of the articles upon which the
existing tax is repealed We're included
In the house list the difference being
that the senate committees is not 80.
long or numerous as that of the house.
Among the taxes which the house en-
tirely, but upon which the senate COM
mittee did not act, and which therefore
remain are the following:
Custom house brokers, proprietors of
theaters, circuses and other places OF
amusement, bank checks, drafts7or bills
of exchange, both inland and foreign
money orders, brokers' contracts and
manifesto for custom house entry. All,
these taxes are left as in the existing
law
The senate provision in regard to
steamship passage tickts leaves the ex-
listing tax upon all tickets costing more
than $50. The house repealed the en-.
tire tax. The house removed all pro-
prietary articles, including perfumery,
cosmetic and chewing gum, from the
taxable list. The senate modelled this
action with reference to medicines only.
oENTRA SESSION PROBABLE.
Cham pions of the shipping Bill May
succeed in Efforts.
Washington, Jan. 26.-An extra ses-
sion of congress looms up as inevitable.
l'Spurred on by the administration, the
republican senators composing the
steering committee are hustling to clear
the decks and avoid the necessity of a
special SESSION. But combination of
circumstances is thwarting their best
efforts. The legislative hopper is over
/ filled with bills which must be passed
isduring the remaining thirty legislative
days. The leaders of the senate are
busy today discussing the newly arisen
eXigencies and find themselves con-
fronted With the possibility of an extra
session. The democrats are contributing
Ito make such action necessary
Hitherto the champions of the ship
isping bill have diaclaimed airy desire TO
favor an extraordinary session But
they now proclaim openly that unless
the ship subsidy bill ia passed this
session the president will be induced to
convene the fifty seventh assembly be-
| fore the regular session In December.
| The ostensible excuse for this call will
be to act rppn the Cuba n constitutional
/ the Cuban delegates will be unable tc
present the frame work of their inde-
/ pendent government until after the life
of the present congress has expired II
is equally certain that Great Britain
will not forward its reply to the Hay.
4 Pauncefote treaty amendments until
latter adjournment. and in view of the
lironclad agreement there can be nc
Niearaguan legislation this sassion
Likewise there arises in the background
i the supreme court decisions affecting
/ the status of the island POSSESSIONS
which may demand immediate atten-
tion from congress. To cap the climax
by the senate committee invites a great
deal of hostility in the house, and the
possibility of the enactment of war tax
reduction legislation is farther removed
by the certainty of deadlock in confer
i ence between the senate and house The
senate reduction bill is totally different
/ from that passed by the house and is
regarded by the members of the latter
as offensive and inequitable.
President Mckinney and the mem bers
4 OF mis- cabinet yesterday discussed al
length the peculiar situation which con-
/ fronts congress He is opposed to call
ing an extra session il that alternative
can De evaded by recourse 10 heroic ac-
tion. Altho the president wishes 10 see
ehe shipping bill enacted, he does not
peileve 1t is of sufficient Importance 10
/ require special session. Nevertheless
the administration shares the opinion
4 .nat cuba should not be prevented from
Iinstituting its independent government
1 lor an lhaeHrlte season While the draft
/ ed constitutional convention awaits rat
i lsiiscation BY congress-. Moreover, the
! sentiment of the country demands the
construction Of an isthrfaian canal as
soon az possible now that all obstacles
- - SssAt Britain have
1 been removed. These arguments and
many others are being employed to cur
ry sentiment for an extra session.
Crown Prince Frederick at Coyes.
Cowes, Jan. 20 Emperor William left
Cowes II this morning on the roya]
yacht Alberta, to visit Portsmouth and
meet Crown Prince Frederick William
I who started from Potsdam for England
yesterday. On the return of the AL
A berta the duke of Connaught boarded
the yacht and Welcomed them. The
party drove to Osborne, returning the
salute of the bareheadetl groups along
the route. The German imperial yacht
Hohenzollern arrived here today.
/
Beers Capture Military Train.
Kimberly, jan. pa train with
troops and military stores on board was
waylaid and captured by the Beers a
4 sSlijhli, near Fourteen Streams hi.
morning. The republicans captured !
small post of Dublin Fusileers and ther
blew up culvert. An arrnored trair
has gone in pursuit of the Beers.
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Cape Police Captured.
Cape Town, Jan. 26.-Twenty Cane no.
4 lice surrendered to the Beers at Devon.
oale. north of Vryburg, on the 21st with.
u out firing shot 1t is reported tha,