The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-25

NO PROFANITY.
To Mr.. Wheeler, who interrupted him
to inquire to whom the credit for the in
auSuratlon OF the new navy was DUE
Mr.. Cannon replieds rather impatiently
that the country at large did not care
three hurrahs in a hot place. to whom
the credit belonged. He was interested
i'll results. daughter and applause.)
Mr.. Cannon said he Old not think con-
gress had appropriated too much for the
navy, but he did not think the United
States needed the largest navy in the
world. We would not be called upon to
fight England Her American posse ssions
along our northern border nstituted a
bond of peace. But we needed a strong
navy. We have the Philippines and we
are going to keep them We could not
get rid of them if we desired to. But we
did not want a larger navy than was
needed and after the ships now autho Or
ized and to be authorized by this bill
had been completed, he thought the time
to stop would have arrived.
With %53,060,90) of appropriations. in
Guiding provision for the sinking fund.
now in sight, for the coming fiscal YEAR %
SAID he, in conclusion, land as we are to
reduce taxation, we should inquire dill
gently into all these matters and not go
beyond that which is necessary for the
ns
try" (Applause.)
Mr.. Foss, chairman of the naval COM
mittee, defended the act of the com.
mlttee. The naval construction bureau
had estimated for the authorization of
thirty-two ships and the secretary of
the navy eleven. He admitted the
action of the committee in Recommending
the authorization of four vessels wa
both moderate and just.
After cOmDletinor fha hiI1 with a. -
ceptfon of a single paragraph, the house
at 5:30 p. m. adjourned
REDUCTION OF $40. 600. .Ooo
Senator Aldrich, chairman of tho sem
ate committee on finances, todav report
ed the war revenue reduction bill back
TO the senate. The committee reports a
complete substitute for the bill as it pass
ed the house. Senator. Aldrich made a
statement explaining the changes. which
are as follows:
Stamp taxes repealed: Promlssory
noIes, mortgages, bills OF lading for ex-
port, power of attorney protest charter
party, certificates of all kinds leases,
warehouse receipts, teIegraphic dispatch
es, telephonic messages, passage tickets,
irelght receipts, bonds,s except bonds Of
Indemnlty; legacies, to religious charit-
apie, literary or educational Institutions
Special taxes repealad, Com, n,arc:o
brokers. y e''
Taxes reduced: Conveyances. insur-
ance, bankers, capital, proprietary medi-
c1nes, cigars, tobacco and beer.
The statement says that having al
ways in view the revenue requirements
OF the government, the purpose of the
committee has been. to repeal such of the
taxes imposed by the war revenue act
Oh 1888 as are most annoying and bur
densome to taxpayers, to retain such as
would be kept as a permanent part OF
our revenue system, or, at least. retained
until all war taxes can be repealed, and
10 reduce others as fairy and eQuitab!y
as possible by some general plan OF reduc-
tion.
Iak1nS the statement OF the treasury
as basis the Reduction of revenue cf-
1ected by the bill will pc nearly $4,000,
WO, reduction somewhat less tnan was
produced by the bill as it passed the
house of representatives.
The committees substitute provisions
in regard to cigars, tobacco, beer, ETC.,
are as follows:
That on and aftef July 1, 1901, there
shall be allowed a discount of 25 Der
centum On all sales by collectors to brew
erS and manufacturers of tobacco and
SnuH upon the stamps provided fOr the
payment of internal revenue tax and
upon beer and manufactured tobacco and
snuff. Provided, that the discount al
lowed to brewers upon beer stamps shall
be In lieu OF discount of 712 per centunf
allowed hy the act of June l3, 1888.
The effect is to reduce the beer tax
to $1.50 per barrel and on snuff cents
a pound.
There is a general reduction of the tax
on insurance policies and renewals
The rate on conveyances, including
deeds to land, is materially reduced.
The tax on bankers is fixed at the rate
of 81 on each LOCO of capital and surplus
used by them.
Section 20 of the existing law pertain
ing to proprietary articles, including
drugs, perfumeries, etc, is practically
rewritten.
Most of the articles upon which the
existing tax is repealed were included in
the house list, the difference being that
the senate committees list is not so long
or numerous as that of the house. Among
the taxes the house removed entirely, but
upon which the senate committee did not
act, and which therefore remain, are the
following: Custom house brokers, prop
rietors of theaters, circuses and other
places of amusement bank checks,
drafts or bills of exchange both inland
and foreign money orders, brokers' con-
tracts and manifests for custom house
entry. All these taxes are left as in the
existing law.
THE NEW ARMY BILL.
Chairman Hull, of the house military
affairs committee. thus sums up the es-
sential points of the army reorganizatio
bill upon which an agreement was reach
ed yesterday by the conferees of the
two houses:
The artillery organization is adopted,
with a chief of artillery, who will Serve
on the staff of the general commanding
the army; the battery becomes the unit
of artillery organization. The strength
of the staff corps is left as the two
houses provided, except the quarternas-
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