The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28
! WAR REVENUE BILL.
Chairman Dingley, of the House
Ways and Means Committee,
Submits a Report.
AMPLE FUNDS WANTED FOR THE WAR.
A Difference of Opinion Existing Among
Omciais as to the Steps Which Should
BE Taken to Recruit for the Volunteer
Army-Time Allowed Spanish Vessels
by Presidential Proclamation.


DingIey, of the ways and means COM
mittee, to-day submitted to the house
with the war revenue bill the following
report:
The precipitation on the United States of a
war with Spain has rendered it necessary TO
tmmed lately provide ways and means to meet
war expenditures the scale demanded by
modern naval and military operations Such
an unwelcome demand on our resources comes
OF time when. under the workings OF the
tariff act OF July "a. 1897. We had begun
TO overcome in large measure the injurious eff
feet OF anticipatory importations and had al
ready received in the months of February and
March revenue more than 80. 000, 600 in excess
OF ordinary peace expenditure for these months
There Is no doubt that II peace conditions had
continued the estimate of the secretary Of the
treasury that the revenue for the next fiscal
wear would reach 1890 900, 900, exclusive of
postal receipts. 1913, 900 900 in excess of
the revenue for the fiscal year 1898
and more than that sum in excess OF what
the revenues for the next fiscal year, 1897
would have been il 1t had not been for antici-
patory importatiOns in the last four months Of
the latter year TO avoid the increased duties of
the new tarif-would have been more than re-
allied; and these receipts would have fully met
the expenditures for the next fiscal year II It
had not been for the increase caused by the
difficulties with Spain. inasmuch the ex-
penditures for the fiscal year 1885, exclusive of
postal expenditures paid by postal revenue.
were only 1852. 600 600 and for the fiscal year
1903 only 1885. 900, coo
These difficulties even before war conditions
arose. had so stirred the public mind as to de-
mand largely increased appropriations for en-
lnrging the navy and for national defenseS.
The destruction OF the United States battle
ship Maine in the harbor OF Havana on the 18th
OF February last intensified the situation
that congress. a few weeks thereafter. realized
the necessity OF taking prompt measures to
prepare for any exigency and by joint resolu-
tion appropriated $50 900 for national de-
tense. Upon the authority OF this joint reso-
luton about S35 00O, 600 OF this appropriation
have already been practically used, although
payments have as yet been made for only
part of this sum, and liabilities for the
nainder OF the appropriation viii have been
incurred within two weeks An examination
OF the condition OF the treasury will make it
apparent that no time should be lost in provid-
ing ample ways and means for carrying to a
successful conclusion the war in which we are
now engaged
Recruiting for the Volunteer Army.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-Some differ
ence of opinion exists among the war
department officials as to the precise
steps which shall be taken to recruit
for the volunteer army called into
service by the president. Although
the kilograms sent by the department
yesterday to the governors of the va
quiry the inference is drawn that the
governors are given certain preroga-
tive in the work of raising a volunteer
army. This is combatted by some of
the law officers of the war de partment,
who hold that the act as passed does
not admit of such Interpretation.
Mai. J. n. Morrison, assistant to the
Judge advocate of the army and high
authority on military law. in CONVEX
sation with n representative of the AS
sociated press expressed his views on
this subject which. however, he said
were entirely unofficial and personal.
He says there is no provision in the
volunteer army act for any state, or
: he governor or other officer thereof
to enlist any of the men of either
the regular or volunteer branch
of the army or for them to have
anything to do with the raising of
either branch except that the governors
are to appoint certain designated off,
GERS of the volunteer branch. The en-
listed men are obtained in the same
way in both branches, that is by vol
untary contracts of enlistment directly
to the United States. The governors
have no more authority, he says, to
raise the volunteer branch than to |
raise the regular branch and it is not
likely that one of them has single |
dollar in the state treasury that can
lawfully be used for raising either
branch.
Time Allowed Spanish Vessels.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The presi- |
dent by proclarcat:Sn has allowed |
Spanish vessels in United States waters |
till Nay 81 inclusive for loading and |
departing and Spanish ships met at sea |
shall be permitted to continue their |
voyage If loaded before that time in |
the United States. Spanish vessels |
bound for the United States, which |
sailed prior to April 81, are exempt |
from capture and allowed to dis |
charge cargo.
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