Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-10

port the House took a recess until :
o'clock.
Mr.. DinxIey's Statement.
When the House met after the recess,
Mr.. DIngley spoke of the urgent necessity
for the passage of revenue bill and the
sulting necessity for speedy action in con-
ference and that of compromise. He said
the great ends which the House had set
out to accomplish We're the raising of APP
proximately S1I5,OOoOt0 from taxation and
from $4U0.OJ0.OOo to SGU0.OOo,c30 from other
sources. These ends would be secured
through the bill as reported from confer
erce. and while the concessions made by
the House confereeS were in some in
stances personally distasteful to him, he
felt they rad been made without the viola
ton o. any great principle advocated by
the House, and without initiating against
the accomplishment of the great ends
originally contemplated by the Inaugural
ton of war revenue legislation.
He said the House conferees made no
effort to eliminate the tax on tea, owing
to the decisive vote by which the Senate
had Incorporated it. and because the new
crop was just about to arrive, stocks on
hand were very low. and the consumption
in the country amounted to 10o,0OO,U10
pounds annually.
Relative to the coinage of silver bullion,
Mr.. Dingley explained that the provision
would result ultimately in an increase of
circulation outstanding by the amount of
lHt present SSiSIlOTdS6, OE ABOUT St-,'Vp,-
co. the provision declaring explicitly that
the coinage should proceed at the rate of
not less than 1,JOO,OOO month and the
dollars should be used for the redemption
of silver certificates which when redeemed
should be Cancelled. The provision was not
materially different from the law of 1890
MIR. Baiiey's Attack.
Mr.. Bailey CTexas) expressed hearty con-
currence in what he called the candid
aHr pf Maine
that the coinage feature amounts to moth
ing and practically is but a reiteration of
what is already law" He then criticised
generally the bill as being framed chiefly
as burdensome to those VINO We're least
able to bear additional burdens He at
tackled especially the provision relating
to mixed flour as unconstitutional because
it interfered with state DrerOgatives and
was intended not to raise revenue, but to
destroy industry, something for which
Congress had no constitutional power to
tax.
Mr.. Simpson (kansas) attacked the bond
provision as unnecessary
A severe arragnmcnt of the failure OF
the war TO bring relief to the suffering peo-
pie in Cuba was interjected in the debate
by Mr.. Pierce (Tenn). After reviewing the
demands for war upon the ground of hui
mainly that were made when the Cuban
resolutions were under consideration, he
attacked what he declared the negligence
lieve quickly the distress in Cuba, which
had largely precipitated hostilities.
Where now are the starving women and
children to whom our warships We're TO
take other ships laden with food?' cried
Mr.. Pierce. They are all dead mem
Der says, and it is true. All that will greet
our soldiers and sailors now when they
land on Cuban soil will be. as suggested
by another. the bleaching bones of women
and children as the monumental evidence
Of the humanitarian policy of this republic
can administration"
Further depression from the bill was in
dUlEed IL by Mr. Swanson CNa.), who very
vigorously disSentcd from any inclination
to turn the war into one of aggression to
end with this country holding great colo
NAL possessions. The suggestion that Por-
to Rico and the Philippines should be held.
he declared. was vicious and not in accord
with the majority sentiment of the coun-
Try lie attacked then the bond and other
features of the bill, notably the tobacco
taxes.
4 Spirited CoIIoquy.
Mr. Swanson took occasion to criticise
the administration in its conduct of the war,
and particularly did he antagonize the
pending bill as conducive to interests of
monopolists and the very rich. The speech
brought from MIR. Grosvenor Ohio an i'm
passioned and highly sensational response.
Nrapt attention followed the first words of
his utterance.
Had Sagasja. had Banco had Cervera
been given the opportunity to make a
speech on this occasion they would not
have made SO incendiary appeal against
the prosecution of this as the gentle
man from Virginia has uttered. | de-
nounce his unpatriotic purposes. | de-
nounce his unpatriotic and untruthful ut
terancas- Continuing, he was bitterly per
sOnai IN his declarations, charging the Nir-
Sinia member with being servile TO mar
row political motives. He would starve
the soldiers of the Union while he would
pratte little about liberty" said Mr.
GrOsvenor. and further along he declared
1t was not possible 10 frame speech con-
tanning more hostility to the government
ana more antagonism to the people than
the speech OF the gentleman from Vir-
ginia- He referred to the Virginian as
representing 'contestable district
n laugh was created in the midst of the
Orleans remarks when he referred 10 the
battle ship Oregon having recently
sunk confederate torpedo boat"
lie explained the mistake by the "unpa-
triotlsm OF the gentleman from Virginia.
MIR Swanson, in a two-minute repry
said; The only reason | can give for thr
unfair. unjust. unpatriotic and untrue per
sorad attack upon me is that the speaker
Is IN such condition that he does not know
whether ne Is lighting the confederate or
spinlsh FORCES. He then proceeded with
an CLIQUE defense of his district.
Later Mr.. Swanson again secured tho
h""r and declared his belief that the Ohio
member would never have made The
brutal attack had he been sober"
WI bEOsFeHOr, beng again recognized
declared he had attacked the sentiment Of
the NIrSinians speech ard not the PERSONAL
lty OF the member. lie denied having re-
terred to the latter district as .'contempt-
bic, and said he had used the word CON
ttStab.e- This declaration was greeted
by hsses and general protests from tn,
democrats and corroborative express -ons
from the republicans. He denounced Mr.
Swarson's insinuation that he tGrosyeuorl
was not sober as d weapon which no hon
ordbic opponent would use" in a debate
such as the one in progress.
The democrats jeered and the republicans
appiauded the denunciatiOn.
MI Swanson, answering further the ref
erences to his district, said 1t was not so
wealthy nor popuious as the Oh.oan's, but
~ mad always sent to Congress representa-
tives courteous in debate"
FClowlnS the Observation-Disclosures episode
several members addressed the House, the.
Speeches being brief and being confined on
Ihe - publican side chiefly to the coinage
feature. Mr. Hill Comb Henderson
tiowal Moody tMass), Payne On. W and
McM!!.ln CTenn) spoke.
Mr. Hill declared he would vote agains.
the bill becaEse of the coinage provision
embodying. as he believed. q giving of sorne
new NE TO dead issue; but the other re-
pubilcans who addressed the House CON
tended that IL yCpIIIR efT