The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-08
HOUSE MAKES
SENATE YIELD
Refuses the Amendment Retain
ing the Tax on Bucket Shops
WORST FORM OF GAMBLING
SPEAKERS so sTIGMATIzE THE
TRADING INSTITUTIONS.
WORST FORM OF GAMBLING

WASHINGTON, April Much time
w was consumed by the senate to-
day ia the discussion OF the con
ference report on the bill to reduce war
revenue taxes. As passed by the SEN
ate, the tax on transactions in So
called bucket shops was retained. The
conferees struck out that provision. it
being explained that the house would
not consent to its retention.
Mr.. Berry Of Arkansas. Mr.. Bacon
OF Georgia and Mr.. Pettus of Alabama
insisted thar the senate should de1cand
the retention of the tax MIR Aldrich
Of Rhode Island. Mr.. Allison of Iowa
and Mt SpOOner of Wisconsin. while
they we're in favor of the tax, ex-
planned that it could not be retained
without endangering the entire meas
ure. The conference report finally was
ad0pted--S3 to 20.
Mr.. Simmons Of North Carolina ex-
planned briefly why he should support
the Chinese exclusion bill. The exclu-
sion bil; was read for committee
amendment the reading occupying
much time.
Mr.. Aldrich of Rhode island pre-
scented the conference report on the
bin to repeal the war revenue taxes
Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas urged that
the senate amendment taxing bucket
shops should have been insisted upon.
Mr.. PettUs Of Alabama opposed the
removal Of the tax.
Says They Are Gambling Deals.
MT. Berry of Arkansas maintained
that to remove the tax on bucket shops
and leave it on other transactions was
utterly unjust. Bucket shops, he de-
clared. were gambling establishments
Of the worst character, and he cOnsjd-
cred the proposition to remove the tax
upon bucket shops as bad legislation
Mr.. Aldrich explained that the con-
fention of those who insisted upon the
removal % the bucket shop tax was
that the effec- Of the senate provision
would be 10 remove the tax upon
transactions in big exchanges and to
tax the transactions Of small brokers.
This, il was main lined, would be in
the nature Of discI. r1inatiOn.
Mr. Bacon of Georgia maintained
that as the tax upon bucket shOPs was
a proper source Of revenue and the tax
manifestly was properly laid, it ought
to Ice continued.
In answer to an inquiry by Mr..
Lodge, Nr. Allison, one of the con-
ferees. said the senate would have to
agree TO the report or perhaps lose the
bill
Mr.. Allison explained that the house
conferees maintained that the senate
tax on bucket shops was pTohibitive
and in effect struck down a business
q 8t was as legitimate as were trans
actions on the board Of trade. Person
ally ne was in favor Of the retention Of
the tax upon bucket shops, but he was
satisfied. in view of the position of the
house couferees, that the tax could not
be retained.
Opposition of the House.
Mr. Bacon maintained that the law
applied 20 both boards of trade and
bucket shops. except that as 10 the
latter it applied go both legal an, N
legal contracts Mr. SpOoner sail he
vas satisfied with the retention OF the
tax on bucket shops. which he cfnsid-
cred a most insidiCus and destructive
form of gambling The tax was, in his
opinion. wholesome and well justified,
but when he was informed by the sen
ate conferees that the -sOuse was ir-
revOcably opposed to the retention Of
the tax he Wa not willing TO jeOpar-
die the bill. which generally reduced
taxes. by insisting on his views The
conference report was agreed tO-36
To 20
Consideration of the Chinese exclu-
sion bill then was resumed, Mr.. Sim
mons of North Carolina addressing the
senate. lie said he expected 60 vote
for tlte biii. but was reluctant to 90 so,
especially because the cotton manufac-
turers of his state and of the south
generally were working against its en-
actnent. They fear. he said, that IL
will lead to retaliatory action on the
part of China and that their market
in the Orient might be checked, if not
destroyed. Mr.. Simmons explained
that he did not agree with the cotton
manufacturers. and. therefore. as the
people of the Pacific coast and other
sections were demanding the passage
of the biIl. he would vote for IL The
bill was read at length, and then the
senate al $50 p. IN. adjourned.