The sun., 1901-03-01
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Senate Agrees to Conference Report
on Tax Reduction Bill.
ADOPTS ALLEN RESOLUTION.
This Calls Upon Secretary of Navy
For Copies of Gunner Morgan's
Letter and Admiral Samp-
sons Endorsement Thereon.

Washington, Feb. 2S. - Mr.. Aldrich
Interrupted the consideration in the
senate of the river and harbor bill to
present the conference report on the
war revenue reduction bill, which was
read.
The senate agreed to the report.
There was no objection.
In dealing with the bill the senate
conferees yielded to the house practi-
cally all the amendments Of the senate
except those affecting the tobacco
schedule.
AS finally agreed upon manufactured
tobacco and snuff will pay tax OF
6-10 cents pound instead Of IL cents,
as at present. On cigars the tax VIII
be So per 1000 instead Of $3.50, as al
present and $3.50 proposed by the SEN
ate; cigars weighing less than three
pounds per 1000, is cents per pound
instead of 81 per 1000 under existing
law; cigarettes valued at lessSthan 81
per 1000, IS cents per pound, and over
| 50 the tax will be SO cents per pound.
On beer the house rate Of S1.80 per
barrel is retained. This is reduction
Of Is cents barrel from existing rates.
while the senate rate was S1.50.
The present tax Of 2 cents per 500
on transfers of stock is retained, with
additional provision making 1t apply to
| transactions In bucket shops. The tax
of / cent per S100 on sales at produce
| exchanges and boards Of trade is re-
duced to one-half cent, with provision
| exempting from tax the sales Of such
! products as are in actual course Of
| transportation when accompanied by
bill of lading.
Foreign bills OF exchange will here
after pay . cents for each 500, which
| is reduction Of 30 per cent under ex.
listing charges.
| Other Senate Proceedings.
A resolution previously offered by
Mr.. Allen (Neb.l calling upon the sec
retary of the navy for copies Of Gun.
ner Charles Morgan's letter TO Rear
Admiral William 4. Sampson seeking
| promotion and the admirals indorse.
ment thereon, together with all CORE
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was adopted by the senate.
Mr.. Sewell On. ~ presented the con
| ference report on the Military academy
appropriation bill and explained the
| haZing amendment The report was
agreed to-.
| Mr.. Proctor presented the conference
report upon the agricultural bill, and II
1 f., rt-if
| Mr.. Foraker called up the conference
report on the measure creating n COM
mission for the adjudication Of Span-
ish war claims In accordance with ar
| ticle Z Of the treaty of Paris. Ii was
agreed to after MIR. Butler IN. CO said
he feared the enactment of the law
would inaugurate raid upon the treas
ury and Mr.. Foraker had replied that
the total amount of claims now OH file
was less than S20,000,00o.
The senate then at the instance OF
Mr. Nelson proceeded to the considera.
! ton of the river and harbor bill, com.
mittee amendments to be acted upon
AS reported to the senate the bill car.
ries $50, 164, ,526, reduction of S9,7TU..
SS9 from the house bill.
In the House.
Mr.. Loud presented 10 the house q
complete conference report upon th,
postoffice appropriation bill. He ex
planned that the most important amend
ment agreed upon in conference wa,
that providing for experiments in mai
delivery in towns and cities not havin,
free delivery or rural free deliver,
service. He did not think it wise, as /
might commit the government to mai
delivery in every city. town and yillag,
and might ultimately involve an TX
penditure OF $25000,000 per annun
The amendment directing the postmus
ter general to report upon the feasibil
ity Of government postal telegraph
and telephone system he also consid
cred unwise. He was opposed 10 til
government entering upon postal tel
egraph scheme, but it had been repre-
sented to the conferees that this amend
must be accepted to avoid compiled
tions In the closing hour OF the session
Mr.. De Almond (Mo,l criticised III
practice Of putting general Legislation
upon appropriation bills.
Mr., Cannon entered his protest agains
the amendment for experiments in mni
delivery. He declared that the amend
lnent was the entering wedge for fr..
delivery in every town in the Unite,
States. There We're 10000 such town,
If the expense was but $1,000 a yea
in each town-and it would be twic
/ that much and more-the total cos
would be $50,000,o00 year. He sal
. he felt like asking the house to vot
. down the conference report. A hal
ought to la called before this enter
prise was started. Once started, notl
|, ing could stop IL.
Mr.. Swanson (Na.) supported II,
proposition. Mr.. Bromwell (O.) sal
that no cities or towns had petitIone
for such service. After some furthe
, debate the report was defeated AZ /
7S-and the bill was sent back 10 col
: ference.
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