The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-29
Its Discussion Begun in
the House.
NO PARTISAN RANCOR.
nr. Hstnsicy . Lengthy War at
. Cost OF Over $780, 900 y Year.
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SENATE.
Washington. April e1.-The senate
was in session but an hour and a half
today. during which time no important
business was transacted.
/ Senator Stewart. Of ..evada. intro
duced the following resolution:
That the secretary OF war BE-. and
is hereby directed to furnish the SEN
ate with an estimate OF the amount
OF appropriation necessary TO arm.
equip. subsist and furnish with NUM-
tions OF war, the Cuban army now ut
war with Spain and such additions as
may be made thereto from the people
of Cuba, until the Spanish army shall
be expelled from the island OF Cuba.
or until the next session Of congress"
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The general debate upon the meas
ure framed by the ways and means
committee to meet the extraordinary
expenditures Of the war with Spa n op-
ened in the house today. and on Fri
day at4 o'clock the vote viii b. taken.
There was a signal absence II that par
tisan rancor which has always here
tofore characterized debates on reve-
nue. measures. Both sides. speaking
through their respective leaders, Messrs
Dingley and Bailey, c~onCurrei in the
necessity which existed for the imme-
date raising OF hundreds Of millions In
prosecute the war, blu the opposing
doctrines which they held clashci at
III. sip-f AnzA- N.-.n tn. V,.sHN41 1~
which the revenue should he RAISED.
The reading OF the bin occupied an
hour and ten minutes.
Mr.. Dingley then took the floor u
open the debate. The bill. he said. was
distinctly a war measure forced upon
the country by the war with Spain in
which we were now engaged. In war.
he said, Ii was essential that We should
stand as a unit, shoulder to shoulder. as
1t was only through such united action
hat hostilities could be abbreviated
and brought To an end at the earliest
possible moment. Mr.. Dingley called
attention 10 the cost of modern engines
of war which made war now much
more costly than formerly. This de-
mand upon our own resources, lac said.
came just as the country was emery
ing from a long period OF deficiencies
of revenue and was just beginning TO
See the light. He spoke with great
earnestness and was listened to with
a profound attention. Many Of the
democrats left their places and took
| seats on the republican sides in order
to hear better.
Mr.. Dinghy said that unless all signs
failed the war would not He a three
months nor a six months affair and
that the more preparations We made
both for offenSe and defense the shorter
it would be.
When he reached the question Of the
bond issue he was beseiged with ques-
ions by Mr., McMillin, Mr. Sayers and
other democrats and there was come
/ duscussic1 OF the probable cost OF the
war. Mr.. Sayers yentured an estimate
Of $500, 900 900 per annum. which SIR.
Dingley rejected, calling n to-
the fact that the civil war cost Sl,lVVi-
900, 900 per annum.
Mr.. Bailey. the leader Of the minor
ity, followed Mr. Dingley. He said that
his side realized a. much az the orhcE
the necessity Of raising rsvenue TO car
~ on the war and they stood willing
to cooperate in placing at the dis
| posal OF the government every mater
ial aid for the prosecution Of the war
10 a successful and speedy termination.
But, said he, the minority would not
be either led or driven into the sup
port of measures which commented
themselves neither to their conscience
nor Judgment. 49,
Mr.. Bailey criticised different fea-
| lures of the bill. He declared that i'm
| perfect as 1t was, his side Of the house
-ould take Ii If the other side would
accept their proposition for an income
tax which would provide an additional
increase of 800, 000. 900 democrat ap-
| plause. He thought the estimate OF Mr..
Dingley C325, 900, 900 a month Tor war ex-
penses) a reasonable one and said that
If the insome tax provision were made
a part Of the bill We wDuld not need 10
mortgage the future to fight a singh.
battle of this unhappy strife. Mr..
Bailey also contended for the PROPOSE
tion to coin s48. 000. 900 Of the silver
S~eignlOrage, and to that he thought an
issue Of $58. 900. 900 of legal rendA notes
could be added with prOpriety. The
!, greenback circulation could be extend
ed that far without danger. The
gentlemen from Maine, CNr, Ungiey)
advocated the placing OF a brnded debt
upon this country OF $500. 0oo. 600. When
| ever the country's credit ought 20 h-
| pledged. ne would DE willing TO do this.
hut there was not, in his opinion, any
necessity for mortgaging that credit at
| this time. w propose SAID MT.
| Bailey I'd tax the rich man now
| rather than % mortgage the energies
OF the poor man for coming genera
tsons. applause on h democratic
side.)
DEBATE on the bill was continued un-
til 6 O'Clock when the house recessed
until 8 O'Clock.
m evening session was devoted to
brief speeches by members unable to
secure time a. the day session.
To Fight the Proposed Tobacco Tax