Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-01-31

Washington, Jan. 24.-The senate
today devoted its time to the Indian
appropriation bill but made only fair
progress. The chief feature of the
debate was a sharp attack by Senator
PettigFeW on the Dawes commission
Which he said was extravagant and ac-
comprising little in the way of re
suits. Senator Aldrich, chairman of
the senate committee On finance, re
ported the war revenue reduction bill
back to the senate. The committee
reports a complete substitute for the
bill as it passed the house Senator
AldrIcn made statement explaining
the changes which are as follows:
Stamp taxes repealed are On promis-
sorry notes, mortgages, bills of lading
for export, powers of attorney, protest.
charter party, certificates Of all kinds.
leases, warehouse receipts, telegraphic
dispatches, telephone messages, pas
sage tickets costing less than $50,
express receipts, freight receipts,
bonds, except bonds of indemnity;
legacies to religious charitable, liter
y
taxes repealed are On commercial
Drokers. Taxes reduced are on con-
veyances, insurance, bankers, capital,
proprietary medicines, cigars, tobacco
and beer. Taking the estimates of
the treasury department as a basis.
the reduction of revenue effected by
the bill Will be nearly $40s000,000,
! hot
WA proposed by the bill as 1T passed
the house Of Representatives. The eff
feet of the committee substitute is to
reds &c the beer tax to $3.50 per bar.
rel sand on snuff and tobacco nine,
cents pClln8.
The house considered the naval ap-
Precipitation bin all day and completed
it WITH exception of one paragraph.
The item eor increase of the navy will
remain as reported, namely, two hat
itleshipa and tvs cruisers. Some OBJ
position was manifested to any in
crease of the navy. Mr.. Cannon Of
illinois sounded q note of warning as
Is the size of our annual appropria-
tftn $320D00, 900 would have been
spent on our new navy and We should
stop. Speakin to an amendment, Mr..
w 4. Smith .(Mich.) brought up the
question of the abr0gation Of the
treaty of 1877 prohibiting the main
tenanee of war vessels upon the great
lakes. Mr.. SmErh said the treaty was
an inhioition upon ship building and
commercial interests of the lakes
against which he protested. The
treaty originally made in times of
peace was very properly negotiated
Reasons which then existed had pass
ed away. He desired to see the
shipyards of the great lakes partiei-
pate in the building of warships.
Mr.. Mann Gill; opposed the abroga-
ton Of the treaty. If we built war
ships On the lakes, England must have
a similar privilege. The treaty, he
argued, was absolutely essential to
| the safety Of cities of the lakes in case
Of war with Great Britain. Mr. Rixey
offered an amendment TO strike out
the entire provision for the increase of
the navy, but It was lost on rising
vote OF IS to 90.
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator De-
pew Of New York delivered in the
senate an address in support of the
shipping bill. The Indian appropria-
ton bill was then taken up again and
when the reading of the bill had been
| finished an amendment was offered by
Senator Pettigrew providing that
lands allotted in severalty to Indians
may be condemned under the laws of
| the states or territories in which the
land is located. 1t was adopted.
Washington, Jan. 25.-The house
adopted the conference report l1non