The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-20
MANY CHANGES
IN REPEAL BILL.
Senator Aldrich Presents Re-
port of Senate Committee
On the Measure Repeating the
War Revenue Tax.
HOLDS BUCKET SHOPS.
Amends the House Bill in One
Important Particular.
Burleson, of Texas, Wants to
Know About Gen. Miles.

Washington, March Ex-senator Aid
rich from the committee on finance to-
day presented to the senate the report
Of that committee on the bill repeating
the war revenue act, and thus made
public for the first time the amend
ments to the bill suggested by the COM
mittee. There are many changes II
the language of the bill, but except il
one instance the intention of the house
bill of repeating the entire act is re-
Spected. The exception is the provision
in the existing law providing for the
taxation of bucket Shops" which pro-
vision is left intact and the tax con-
tinued in effect.
Senator Aldrich said before present
ing the report that he expected to call
senate to act. 1t is understood that
there will be no effort on either side of
the senate to amend the BILL and it is
not expected there will be a long de-
bate upon it. The house provision au-
thorizing the appointment of ten ad-
ditional internal revenue agents in con-
nection with the rebate on tobacco on
hand when the law shall go into effect
is eliminated, but the commissioner of
internal revenue is authorized to adopt
such regulations as may be necessary
to carry the provision into effect.
The entire section of the house bill re-
lating to the collection of taxes on in
heritances between now and July l
when the provision will be repealed, is
rewritten. The changes relate only TO
minor details of the administration of
the law for the next three months The
committee also recomn ends the adop-
tion of the following section:
That the repeal of existing laws or
modificat tions thereof embraced in this
act shall not affect any act done, or any
right accruing or accrued, any suit,
or proceeding had, or commenced in any
civil cause before the said repeal or
notifications; but all rights and habili-
ties under said laws shall continue and
may be enforced in the same manner as
if said repeal or notifications had not
been made. Any offences committed
and all penalties, or forfeitures or lia>
bilities incurred prior to the passage of
this act under any statute embraced in
or changed, modified or repealed by this
act may be prosecuted, or punished in
the same N amer and with the same ef-
feet as if this act had not been passed" !"
HOW ABOUT MILES?
Washington, March 20.-Representa-
tive Burleson of Texas introduced to-
day the following resolution of inquiry:
Resolved, That the president be and
he is hereby respectfully requested if
the same is not ineompa tible with the
public interests to transmit to the
house copies of all correspondence re-
lating to and papers bearing upon the
matter of the recent request of Iieuten-
ant General Nelson A. Miles to be as
signed to duty in the Philippines and to
be allowed to put into effect there
plan outlined Dy MN, having IOr 1IS
purpose and being calculated to bring
about an immediate cessation of hos
tflities in said Philippines, without fur
ther loss of life on either side.''
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, March 20-Soon after the
senate convened today Mr.. A1drich,
chairman of the committee on finance,
reported the bill to repeal war revenue
taxes. He gave notice that he would
call up the measure for consideration
tomorrow.
Mr. Rawlins CUtah) said he was not
in opposition to the main results to be
reached by the pending bill but it fell
short in his opinion, of affording that
complete protection to the president
which he ought to have.
Mr.. Mallory (F'la-) said the proposed
legislation was most important 1t
was novel and practically without pre-
cedent in the history of the country. He
said there was no doubt of the power
of congress to provide protection for
federal officers but he held that the
punishment should not be inflicted ex-
cept when it was established that the
offense was committed against the pres
ident or other official while he was in
the performance of his duty as such
officer.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, March 20.-At the open
ing of the session of the house today
Mr.. Huh Gowa) reported the army ap-
bill.
The house then resumed consideration
of the river and harbor bill