The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-01
ADOPTS ALLEN
RESOLUTION.
Senate Agrees to Confer.
ence Report on Tax
Reduction Bill.

| Washington, Feb. Is. MI. Aldricn
Interrupted the considt alton in the
senate of the river and harbOr bill to
present the conference report OH the
| war revenue reduction bill, which was
| read.
The senate agreed to the report
F.! 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
96-1O cents pound instead of II cents,
as at present. On cigars the tax Will
be So per 1000 instead of $500, as at
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 calued at less than w
per 1000, IS cents per pound. and over
81 the tax will be 3G cents per pound.
On beer the house rate Of SLIGO per
barrel Is retained. This Is a reduction
of IS cents barrel from existing rates,
while the senate rate was $1.5O.
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 800 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 2 cents for each 500, which
is n reduction Of 80 per cent under ex'
listing charges.
Other senate Proceedings.
A resolution previously offered by
Mr.. Allen (Ncb.). calling upon the sec
rotary of the navy for copies Of Gun
ncr Charles Morgan's letter to Rear
Admiral William Z. Sampson seeking
promotion and the admiral's indorse.
ment thereon, together with all CORE
spondence bearing upon the matter,
was adopted by the senate.
Mr.. Sewell IN. j. 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 it
was agreed to without comment.
Mr.. Foraker called up the conference
report on the measure creating COM
mission for the adjudication of Span
ish war claims in accordance with ar
ticle 7 of the treaty Of Paris. 1t was
agreed to after Mr.. Butler IN. c. said
he feared the enactment Of the law
would naugurate a raid upon the treas
ury and Mr.. Foraker had replied that
the total amount Of claims now on file
was less than S2O,000,00O.
The senate then at the instance OF
Mr.. Nelson proceeded to the considera-
ton Of the river and harbor bill, COM
mittce amendments to be acted upon.
AS reported to the senate the bill car
ries $50, 1854 ,5o6 n reduction Of $9,77O,-
$50 from the house bill.
In the House.
Mr.. Loud presented to the house a
complete conference report upon the
postotfice appropriation bill. He cx-
planned that the most important amend
ment agreed upon in conference was
that providing for experiments in mail
delivery In towns and cities not having
free delivery or rural free delivery
service. He did not think 1t wise, as it
might commit the government to mail
delivery In every city, town and village
and might ultimately involve an ey-
penliture Of $25000,000 per annum.
The amendment directing the postmas-
ter general to report upon the feaGibil.
ity of u government postal telegraph
and telephone system he also consid-
cred unwlse. He was opposed to the
government entering upon postal tel
egraph scheme, hut it had been repre-
scented to the conferees that this amend
must be accepted to avoid compiled.
tlouS III tnC Closlub lDui VI tllc stsSlDu,
Mr.. he Almond (Mo) criticised the
practice Of putting general legislation
upon appropriation bills.
Mr.. Cannon entered his protest against
the amendment for experiments in mail
delivery. He declared that the amend
ment was the entering wedge for free
delivery in every town In the United
States. There were 10000 such towns.
If the expense was but $1,000 a year
In each town--and 1t would be twice
that much and morethc total cost
would be $50,000O00 year. He said
he felt like asking the house to vote
down the conference report A halt
ought to - called before this enter
prise was started. Once started, moth
ing could stop it.
Mr. Swanson (Va) supported the
proposition. Mr.. Rromwcll (O.) said
that no cities or towns had petitioned
for such service. After some further
debate the report was dclcated-42 to
7S-and the bill was sent back to con-