The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-07
REVENUE BILL
PASSES SENATE
Income Tax Amendment is
Knocked Out.
STAMPS Still
REQUIRED ON CHECKS
Jones Points Out MOnstrouS
transportation Scheme.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Two important
measures were disposed Of by the SEN
ate today. the military academy appro-
priation bill and the war revenue re
duction measure. The former was un-
der consideration less than an hour. The
only change made in it was strength
ening Of the provision against hazing
at West Point.
During the remainder Of the after
noon session the war revenue reduction
bill was before the senate. Determined
but unsuccessful effort was made to re
duce the tax on bank checks and to
provide that telegraph and express
companies should bear the burden of
the tax on messages and packages
sent The finance committees amend
ment, levyinS q tax on transactions in
SO-called bucket shops" modifying the
tax on cigars and cigarettes, and pro-
V1dinS for a rebate on Unbroken pack
ages Of tobacco in addition to several
others of minor character, we're
adO-ted-
An amendment substituting an in
come tax for the war revenue measure
offered by Mr.. Morgan Of Alabama was
rejected by a party vote q to s.
Beginning at s O'Clock this evening
the first of promised series of night
sessions was held 70 discuss the ship
ping bill The entire session was de-
voted to a continuous round Of intel
ieCtual pyrOtechnics. Practically every
question that has been. or is likely
soon to be before the senate was dis
cUssed; but very little time was de-
voted TO the pending measure. Notable
speeches were made by Mr.. Jones
(Ark) and Mr. Aldrich lR. l..
4.
Dill was part of a great scheme to
place all transportation facilities under
one control
I believe" he said. that this bill
proposes TO place our commerce Of the
seas under the control of the men who
are now trying to get the land tTanspor-
tatlOn routes by the throat.
so help me high heaven" he shout
ed, passiOnateiy I viii not be q party
to this effort to throttle free speech. We
give you notice. If you will have night
sessions, that you must have quorum
here all the time, as 'ye do not propose
to contribute in any way TO such a ty-
rannical EFFORT TO suppress free speech
by brute force"
The Arkansas senator was passionate
IN his denunciatiOn of the methods of
the majority 20 force the shipping bill
20 an issue, and Mr.. Aldrich's response
was quite as keen ana vigorous in their
defense From a spectacular point of
view, the session was interesting, and
the sharp cOloquies and snapDy
speeches were hugely enjoyed by those
on the floor, and by she large crowds
in the galleries.
Allen Hazing Amendment Passed
When the consideration of the mill
tary academy appropriation was re-
sumeQ IN the morning session, the
pending question was the amendment
offered By Mr.. Allen tNeb) providing
that cadets upon entering the academy
should take an oath not to engage in
hazing, and if found guilty of hazing,
be dismissed from the academy, and
not be eligible thereafter TO hold 81
sltion either in the army or the navy
of the United States.
Mr.. Sewell IN. j.. in charge of the
DILL opposed the amendment. maintain
ing that the provision against hazing
IN ne bill was suffi dent
In supporting the amendment, Mr.
Allen asserted that the brutal practice
or assaultiuE another who was his
junior had been carried to a ridiculous
extent at The military academy, and he
believed II would never be broken VI