Deseret Evening News | 1898-04-21 | Page 1 | War Revenue Measure

Wr Itroolotablealoire Wahlllcton April nThe Itepub lIellll members of the ways and mon I committee expect to complete tho war revenue measure and have It Lady for submiss ion to the full committee tomorrow to-morroW 01 Saturday at the latest The proposition to place ten cent tax all I ra arid 3 cents on coffee had met cons Iderable opposition and various suggestions he hen made Ila to sub Ject for taxation In lleU of tea Illld coffee Among them Is I 11 proposition to place GO cent tax per homl on ltrolulII hut It now seems probable that this will be abandoned There la also a proposition to add mineral waters wlne > > etc ZTha proposition hlcb now meets with I I more faor Is I to tax railroad tickets and sleeping car tickets 10 cents for each trip ot over 100 milEs It Is lImahd between 120000000 and 325000000 could be raised from thIS source