The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-25
Observation-Disclosures
The First Work May Be a Dec
laration of War.
N IT WILL BE EMPHATIC
It win Be Passed With No Debate and
Without . Dissenting Vote War
Revenue Measure Unsatisfac-
tory TO the Democratic.

toh, ADTil I'LL tht
sends a message to congress- tomorrow
calling for a declaration of war. as now
anticipated. the response will be prompt
and emphatic. Now that war has beer en-
tered upon, even those congressman INK
MIR. Johnson of Indiana and Mr.. Loud OF
California. who hung back. protesting to
the last. have sunk their individual ideas
in the common cause and all are now anx-
ious to give to the president a united
support In every measure deemed essential
or necessary to prosecute the war to q
speedy and successful conclusion. In or
der to show the world that all factional
divisions have ceased and that the repre-
sentatives of the American people are ar
rayed in solid and imposing phalanu he
hind the chief executive. the declaration
of war will be passed without a word of
debate and upon the roll call 1t is not
likely that there will be a dissenting
voice.
Following the declaration of war the
house will proceed to the work OF pro-
viding the sinews with which to prose-
cute it. But upon this there will not be
unanimity. The republicans and the demo-
Gratis hold widely divergent views as to
the methods by which the revenues to
carry on the war should be raised. No
f~actious opposition will. however. be Of
fered by the minority. The leaders OF the
minority are extremely anxious. and they
will insist. so far as they are able. upon
presenting such substitute propositions as
are in line with their idens and doctrines
for the bill framed by the republican
members of the ways and means commit
tee which Chairman Dingley introduced
into the house yesterday.
The democrats of the house, and espe-
cially the leaders and the members of the
ways and means committee. feel ag-
grieved because they have neither been
consulted nor had a voice In the prepare
lions of the war revenue measure. In the
face of a foreign enemy they say they
have sunk party consideration ana have
voted TO uphold the hands of the prouent
and they believe that I'm realizing war.
inasmuch as they are expected to acuui-
esce. they should have a share. For the
republicans to meet in secret and prepare
a measure strictly according to their own
ideas they maintain is a display Of parti-
| sanship such as should not have been
given at such a time. The bill will not be
! presented to them formally until to-mof-
row morning and Chairman Dinglev eS-
poets to get IT before the house during
the day. He thinks the bill should go to
the senate by Tuesday night at the latest.
The democrats will protest against this
expedition but will probably not carry
their opposition beyond that.
Mr.. Bailey. the democratic leader. and
olUtI III ~ N,Nef
prompt action. and while they fe-f mat
they have been unfairly treated, under
the circumstance they will make no fac
tious opposition. They are particularly
DESTROYS of the opportunity to present
substitute propositions for various fea-
| lures of the bill as prepared. Mr.. Bailey
| said they would probably be willing to
! forego general debate IL arrangement
! could be made to consider the entire bill
for amendment under the fve-minute
, rule. The chief amendment they desire
to offer Is for an income tax. which they
believe a considerable proportion OF the
war tax should be raised from.
They are also opposed to some OF the
provisions OF the stamp tax. which they
believe will prove onerous and irritating.
and it Is likely that they will offer propo-
sition i'm lieu thereof for n tax of 20 cents
| per barrel on petroleum and a graduated
tax on railroad and other TRANSPORTATION
tickets. both of which propositions were
considered by the republicans of the ways
and means committee, but rejected.
There is also considerable opposition to
the BOND feature of the bill on the demo-
cratic side. and. whether with unanimity
or not. a motion will undoubtedly be made
to strike Il out. Mr.. Bailey. however, IL
understood to recognize the necessity for
an authorization for borrowing money.
| Some of the populists desire an authorize
ton for an issue of ~greenbacks. The bond
feature of the bill will probably be bit
terly attacked. The whole week IN the
house Is likely to be given largely to the
| consideration of war measures. but such
| time as can can be arranged for will
probably be consumed in dlsposing of two
election cases and other minor matters.
Possibly the general deficiency bill may
he taken up before the week closes.