The citizen., 1902-02-07
Our Sl.OO Umbrella is a Beauty,
sept. 241y. 1900.

Democratic supremacy, which in
would permit the Democrats to
remodel the system of taxation
along the lines of justice and
equality"
When the recommendation to
abolish the war taxes was before
the Committee, Mr.. Francis G.
Newlands of Nevada offered an
amendment providing that every
industrial corporation engaged in
manufacturing. whose annual re.
ceiptS exceeded S1. 600, 600, shonld
be compelled to pay special tax
of tenth of one percent on all
gross receipts in excess of 81 900,
600 per annum. The amendment
further provided that corporations
of the above magnitude should
render, at the close of each year,
a complete statement of its capi-
tai and surplus, receipts. expenses
and profits, and amount and rates
of wages paid, the statistics so
provided to be classified and pub
lished by the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue.
The amendment was rejected by
a party vote but Mr.. NewlandS told
me yesterday that he would offer
it again when the measure was
called up in the House. "The
amendment is in complete accord
with President ROoSevelt's re.
commentator of publicity for the
trusts" said Mr.. Newlands. ''It
would insure a contribution from
those industries which the govern.
ment is protecting at a rate
averaging close to 90 per cent of
between So, ,000.0 900 and S10.000,-
600 year to The federal expenses,
aud would insure that publicity
the President so strongly advO
Gates and which is essential be
fore intelligent legislation can be
enacted. either for the control of
the trusts or the adjustment of
the tariff rates. Ii the war reve.
nue. tax be repealed without the
adoption of this amendment such
gigantic monopolieS as the sugar
trust and the standard oil trust
will be left in a position where
they contribute nothing to the
support of the government which
deals so bonntilully with them,
while the neceSSarieS of life will
he heavily taxed and the burden,
from which corporate wealth Is
exempted, will tall on the poor
and middle classes
So severe was the storm of dis
approved which surged about
Chairman Payne aS soon as the
action of his committee became
known that, after conference
with the speaker. he issued an
official statement setting forth
that the committee had no lnten.
tion OF blocking the way to Cuban
reciprocity by its revune reduc-
tion policy, as had been charged.
He protests that the commit ee
has had no con erence i'll regard
to the Cuban matter aud that its
actio was the result of Il belief
that "our own people should be
relieved from the burden occasion
ed hy the war before the needs of
foreigners are consider ed" Lit
tie faith is ace rded Mr.. PaAne's
statement, however, even by the
members of his own party.
The President is known TO have
informed the members of his Cabi
net on Friday that he was firmly
convinced of the necessity of
affording relief to Cuba. that
nothing had shaken his concep-
tion of the moral obligations of
the United States and that he
proposed to use every effort to Sc
cure the fulfilment of the pledges
made by MIR. Mckinley. Under
the circumstances it would sur
prise no one if a somewhat forci-
BILE message were received by Con
gress on the subject in the not
distant future.
Tie questions of southern cleo
tions, representation, etc., still
continues to agitate the Republi-
cans and a caucus to define a