Show REVENUE MUE BILL PASSES SS SENATE Income Tax Amendment is Knocked Out G REQUIRED ON OX CHECKS I Jones Joncs Points Out Monstrous Transportation Scheme I Washington Feb B Two important measures were disposed eed of fey by the sen een senate senate ate today the military academy appropriation bill hilt and the war war r revenue re reduction red reduction d measure TIle The former was as un under under under der consideration CO less Ie than an aD hour The only change chap made ia I 1 it was strength strengthening ening enin of Ute the provision against t hazing at t West Point During Burins the remainder er of oC the Ute after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon session the war rev revenue reduction bill was before the senate Determined but unsuccessful effort elron w was as made to re reduce reduce reduce duce the tacI on OIl bask bank checks and to provide that telegraph and express companies should Id bear the burden of the tax on messages and packages sent ent The finance committees amend amendment amendment ment maui levying a tax on op transactions in lii bucket buek t shops shop modifying the tax on cigars and cigarettes et and pro providing viding for fot a rebate rette on oil on unbroken pack packages ages of tobacco to in add k ion to several ral others of a minor character were ere adopted L An AJI amendment substituting b an in income Income come COnte tax taC for the war r revenue measure offered by Mr Morgan of Alabama was wan 88 rejected by a party vote 21 I 1 to 38 Beginning at S I this evening the first t of a promised series seriN of night was wa wa held to discuss the ship shipping shipping ping bill The entire session s was de devoted devoted an voted to a continuous round of intel intellectual pyrotechnics Practically every question that has lis been or Is likely soon satin to be lie before the senate was din dis discussed cussed but bat very vel little time was de devoted devoted devoted voted to the pending elidIng measure asure Notable speeches were made ma by Mr Jones Ark and Dd Mr MI r Aldrich tR lit R I 1 Mr Jones declared that the shipping bill was a part of a great scheme Cherne to place all transportation facilities under one control I 1 believe he be said d limit J this bill 1111 proposes es to our commerce of the tue theseas th seas sees under the tM control of the men who are now flow trying to get he the land transportation tation routes routhe by the throat So help we nio high heaven beaven he shout shouted ed I I will m not be a party to tills this effort ort to throttle free speech We give you notice if It yop wIlt will III have night sessions that teat you must have a quorum here all the as we e do not propose e to contribute in any an way to such a ty tyrannical effort to suppress free speech h by brute force foree The Arkansas A senator was wan passionate pas in his h of at the methods of the majority to t force folCe the shipping Mil bilt Milto to an issue 1 and Mr response was quite as am keen and v viGOrOUS in their defense Fre From a spectacular aper point of view w the tile session was interesting in tere and rI the sharp colloquies co and sini snappy nappy speeches were bagely enjoyed by those on the floor lid and by the large targe crowds in the Allen AlIen Easing Amendment Passed When the consideration tion of the mili mill military military tary academy appropriation was re resumed resumed in the norn nr session the pending question W wes wa the amendment offered by Mr Allen Neb iNch providing that cadets upon entering the academy should take an II oath not to engage in tn I hazing basing and if found guilty of St hazing be dismissed from the academy find and I not be eligible thereafter to hold a IY either ther in the or the navy of the United States Mr Sewell Sevell N J in charge hargE of the bill blU opposed the amendment maintain maintaining ing lug that tzg provision ioa against a hazing hazl g gIn in he the Mil hilt was In supporting the amendment Mr Allen Alien asserted ee ed that the tile brutal practice of another who was WS his junior had been tarried carried to a ridiculous extent at atthe the military a ademy and he believed it would never lever be broken up until the most rigid measures urell mea were taken in good faith to put an end to It ItA I After A f r further discussion dl Mr Allen ulen withdrew his amendment nt and offered some amendments making ng stronger the phraseology of the committees committee amend amendment ment relating to hazing As B agreed greed to the hazing paragraph reads as follows That at the superintendent of Qt Ute the sill mil military Y 1 academy shall make suck such rules to be approved by the secretary of or war as wm wOI effectually prevent tb the practice of oC basing haning and any cadet found fou not guSty of in or 01 encouraging or countenancing such practice shall haD be summarily expelled from the academy and shall not thereafter be reappointed to the corps of cad or be hO eligible I for appointment as a m f of officer fleer In the army or navy I IThe The bill Mil as amended was then passed Mr Aldrich Rhode Island 1 called up the war revenue reduction bill and ancI it 1 was read Mr Aldrich said mid no written report upon the bill had bad been submitted but buthe buthe buthe he would the committees ac action acI action tion after he be had perfected the meas measure measure I ure tire The first amendment added to the promissory notes providing for the repeal of the stamp tax on such tru instruments IB mania ments the words and any renewals thereof The Tue second modified the paragraph pa h removing the stamp tax on honda bonds mak malt making lag IRK it read as follows Bonds Bends of every description de not in including eluding clodine however the bonds provided for In Is the first t paragraph of schedule A A of said Aid act Bet of bonds honda for indemnify indemnifying inC big any person or persons firm or cor corporation corporation who shall have be become ome bound or engaged e as surety for the payment of money or for the due of any sum um f execution or performance of the duties of any officer or position tion and to account for money received by virtue there thereof of The amendments were agreed to The Th next amendment ar included per perfumery per perfumery perfumery and in the section for a for laSSie tc f and ana affix stamps to tary prep prePa It was U as were stInts wa en i set 11 FI the cancellation of on oil oni i iti Ii bY bv M re n rei t tuil the tax for forn i i uil i iff bv Iv upon n bl IA of for the appoint J i nt if f a competent c person to t secure 1 i i l or f of o be he ax a Imposed Ad 4 Aares 8 of u on 1 that the theirS o providing j n tbt of medici medIc medIcI i is irS i baser an a elci nil Ial I I J rug on which wW the th tax tx tA already alry haa hai haal l ii t aid shall s not ast D tee be 1 required rUi to pay py payL lui Lw i her tax L The Th t amendment d th fix fx transact Jon in stocks J i tiu th ih tax Pi I hough kt shops was waa wasi mr ur i ired d to t with Ith an nt ot i Mr Mason p tt that a t tX x of ot of o X 1 m oa f ii II In value of at the t 1 1 covert cven or d to be he b covered V modifying t ti tax on d art asi cigarettes rte In Ia thac ac with the t tion made t r Un lar e ton J by Mr M Watt t Conn Coun Con r r to to toTa t Tax Ta on L e ef M f I n oft o r 4 n i amendment jend n ent ex ex iring aug from the In levied Jv upon u Hl lit l j t u ra ace CI colD any y pt pot mor moru MI 1 u assessment s association ton organized organised 1 1 H L te for to the tbt members Ill 1 Ii J j A r rIJn n to t an Inquiry by Mr 1 H ot I f ArkaD Arkansas Mr Al R said s the t I would wold not I apply aply u to any of n I h r life Ut insurance tr compa 11 ii mutual or otherwise o M l 1 Hoar Hor Massachusetts urged ur that thet tbt ti til t i of life l Insurance compa compani cp ps pst ni IS t s v as and a in a me m sense V loUB Mr 1 r Aldrich la in i reply N declared delar that tn Ut rum fo or Hr fIVE Brent I life insurance l r in New NeW York Yo ha hat i assets asset thon half the U aggregate gate bank bk U Capita of the United States States They Ty rr n doing a an ane nii I business s he said ad were justly justy and subject to t taxation Mr Mr M r l said a that t many of the te died mutual companies CD were really Krc great ii investment companies and as SUt ud were often ote omit rolling factors factor in int financial t mt a I affairs afa Mr M fr r Allison said 8 it was wac w true tre that in ht of hose OM lt mutual corn pan iee eS the share the te p r of the toe comp c in which they tJ Othes he t oaid eald id divide divi 01 o a portion e ef f their 1 earnings earning the te re rn re uit 1 being ling vast a accumulations Wh which n r not to tob be paid out to persons persona now nw injured 1 I This Thi accumulation p becomes Om s surplus for investment He thought tot BUI SUdi ii 11 Companies should su pay py taxes The companies charge not more inore than half as a much mitch muc a an the t Itale mu inu mut mutual ual t and a for lor this reason h aid had been b granted t Exempt exempt n Mr 11 Chandler declared dl that tt nearly nedy all Il insurance companies ls are ar mutual to toa t toa a greater or less le extent nod and that in the thee e 1 urse rs of ot time tun im an all a the surplus of any of i T HP ht companies copo goes to t time the te b mires jare of tt policy 4 i He did not nt believe be that any We life ue Insurance lc should ahl b U I d tv v The Allison amendment t was agreed Effect Efe of 2111 JI rn Explained Mr lr Aldrich explaining th the effect of r rth th bill bil said satti sid that according aing to the cal w of the committee the reduction rue tin tion t ri of f the revenues reveau made by the bill biH H Huld would uld amount to 0 This cal calculation cJ did not not however take in ac aunt the effect at of die amendment for o o taxing bucket stoops Shops s which the senate t day had hat incorporated inc e in the hill bill bi He had bad been informed that tt there tere are ar 85 I i too of these thes bucket Shops ah in the United Unie Ues If I each one o of ef o them diem tem should pay py 4 HO H the government would wold derive 11 U from that M 1 inquired what wt the dif dlf diff f re was WS wa between the t pending sub Mb Kt n ute and the original o nl bill bi Mr Ir replied that tt the house had lat adopted the t policy ply of lopping lopin off of entirely a large lar number of the special l taxes The T plan of the U senate t had hati been ben to t reduce ru rattier rather than th to taki off of the taxes entirely edl although in Mom instances Instante the te taxes tx tad I been re r mAed me meYr Mr Yr Turley Tennessee Tf suggested 1 t that It I would hae he ha e b been well el had h the corn com committee cm mitten Mite presented a proposition to tax tx telegraph and express ept companies as a df spite thir their great pat wealth they had hd law Ian entirely the fhe tax t under the th Want Vant to t Protect Dividends Dividend Dividend Mi Mr Aldrich said ad it was w well wen under hen h n the t original bill bil was 1 passed that the th tax on O telegraph messages OI was wast t lx lt II paid laid by the sender Inder He had hd been beena a l by t the Western estern Union Tele raph company omy that by the tb tow low lw rates of r n il I t tolls toils to t the tt government gernt i H it was wasi wasL i L 1 x c from J to 1300 MO lm II jear ye ea If required to pay py even eveni i of the th tax ta it would woul be b Imp i fr f I the th company to pay py its I 5 S per peri i nr I fl He Ht H said Mid express ex py corn cornI om pr I ui s maintained that if the th tax t were i i l i Upon them tm it ii i would woul absolutely 11 i 11 ir r ry thou their th business bines n i mendl nt at was agreed g to provid pI t that the tax c r new ne banks snail shall be beI hUtt I from h the th t h time tm the tb i 11 a m S begin business bit M I hito offered an a amendment r ing the th tax on In hank bank checks from fromn nt n ns to 1 t cent ct but bu it was w defeated N I l 4 u 1 I amendment amen nt offered utere by Mr Mc McI I lila Ila S Maryland M 1 was as agreed to t pro pr mg ing that the U internal revenue rv corn coni cm II Dinner ioner should I late iam the stamps pro p i It Id J for m in I the bill bil on 10 sale R 55 at the j sI lie 8 at ot o the Mr 1 r Jones Jon Arkansas Aan moved to L from the u bill bi the th proposed pro ti f n mm I from tax t on and n tele tel tel telI 1 I h mic message He lie Ht gave notice It that 1 1 he lie h motion mol was agreed agre to he h would i r ar ar amendment t tax ta both b tele telez tel z i ph ib h and a telephone companies on oni i ir r groat KU business birss so sn Sf as a 5 to compel T m Ti to t pay I the t tax ia The motion motin was wasi i ide 15 lii Ii to 35 3 3 In Tax Ta Proposed Proposal Mr Ir Mo Alabama offered as a an ana anc oe c a ii ent to t time the measure masur his bl r ion mun i n for for an a income tax beginning on onit i it 1st lt of next thit It July and running for fort forI t I x m onty nty nt j years ye The T amendment placed laX I X of 2 tier ner tr cent nt u upon n all al incomes Sl a i i e tl a year ear The amendment In the t form of a substitute for pending bill bi and for the te revenue u now in operation Mr Morgan t attained l that tt it was wal the duty of 0 con cons c h s to repeal rl ih th war tax inasmuch laah the he 1 ie war to support which It 1 t was en M 1 tons long 1 Wit sin 1 had ended e The i was a ote It l down do 21 t to S in h vote was W in ti oa on 0 party lines py TI he ion bill bi was then passed J without Mr Ir Ai then that UMU tt a ao re rebe rebe o be I taken Un um m i I x ocl tonight t K a 01 i Mr r Jonse J Arkansas Arkanas moved ed to aj jurn urn Mr hs modes m pre pee pr iid wIthout sad and recess H taken at a 54 p 1 m in n un uni aa oc hen hu the th senate Mah re or r J l at 8 S St I Ik t k It with Me hanc eC f New fw Nw j m in the thc hair Mr e Jones Jo Ark rk n ness ket By lly B actual count countI 11 I I i r are ar just jost j twelve au sen senat at Ir ii I Ir present I suggest the te absence a au u 1 quorum t t 1 that hat t time t el n sen ai s were present nt Mi n at a Uh Urn time senators hurriedly lly it the th mb i but when the re rt ref f the tINt roll 1011 call all was wan r had responded to their am nta M I Fryt Fm manUe l that the roll of senators be called ailed V Tule le the t tt t 1 I was waa as In la several seal senatore i h red ed the chamber among them Mr r la hia pa a who bad d risen from a sick sickbed bed M 1 r to be be he preset preat ert t nally t chair that a ai I i Ium um rum was warn present Mr Frye then thea o fleit 1 ft up the tile shipping bill bIU Mid end it was w d j before belore the senate nate Jeuss J eB Attacks BOIL BOILS S ill ii standing as he be bed bad seen been since ain e i t e session opened Mr Jonas J entered a ai i protest against Uw tile consid atlon of the pending bill Mil at night w salons lons H Ha declared such h action actio in ved a deliberate purpose to break t 1 oln n the th senators senator Fhy pays ally Shy m I prevent Hie passage oye ofU pro i f afon ml lIIL The Th hi MM bI l hf he ps t th MISI Mt table pre pee ml to tn the tile senate te for years yea yes so bad bac ba m In fl fact he sold said that one on of tile te i ii I n had bad offered offer aa en mend amend iI I n im red lit period o bUN e from t euty to tl f ft n vf arf rs no noc c If thereby mereb preventing tie fie looting hooting of the States trtat ur of o i Mr Aldrich Aidrich ad aId en Id Mr J rema remarks were n I n o Y as II to uhe at att t He said Id no public tn pow sw was the tt of oft the t th senate No appropriation ap atlon idI sf were Ending i All AI lL that senators o oa Me S side of the chamber amber d as i that OK ae he sea pen ate at should hould proceed ed in an n orderly ora man manner manner ner tier There 18 15 no 00 disposition on oh this tbD side r a the chamber said a heto Ie free f ape s h No such suggestion on ever eyer |