The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-18
VEINS Of DEMOCRATS
On the War Bill are Presented
BY Mr., Jones.
.FAVORS "PAY AS YOU GO"
"Tax on Property Rather Than
On Consumption"

WASHINGTON, May n-Consideraole prog
ress was made by the senate today IN
considering war revenue measures. Mr..
Jones (Ark.) presented in a general state
ment the views of the Democratic mem
! bers of The finance committee. He main
tanned that the taxes imposed by the
pending bin ought 20 be levied upon
property and not upon consumption. and
that the policy Of the Republican party
had always been to impose taxes upon
/ consumption, while that OF the Demo
cratic party was TO impose il upon prop
| erty, He believed that taxation that
would raise $3.50, 600 would be amply
sufficient to be carried by this bill, and
that II the sxigencies of the war should
demonstrate that more money was needed
congress would Immediately provide II
later. He opposed the proposition to
issue bonds and certificates Of indebted
ness far in excess of the requirements Of
the war and held that the expenses
should be paid by the government as the
war progresses.
The senate's chaplain in his invocation
at the opening Of the session paid tribute
to those who suffer at home through the
horrors Of war.
TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS.
Mr. Hale chairman OF the committee
on naval affairs. offered the following
resolution, which was agreed to:
THAT the temporary appointments
made by the president on and after April
q. 1855, and up 20 the date OF the pa ssage
of this Joint resolution, of officers OF the
line and staff of the navy. are hereby
ratified and confirmed, to continue in
force during the exigency under which
their services are required in the exist
ing war. Provided, that the officers so
appointed shall be assigned to duty with
rank and pay of the grades established
by existing law, and shall be paid from
the appropriation for pay Of the navy"
VOLUNTEERS PAY.
A bill was reported from the military
affairs committee by Mr.. Carter OF Mon
tana and passed, providing that the pay
and allowance Of the volunteers enlist
ed in the United States shall begin on
the day of their enrolment at the state
camps, with a proviso that volunteer
troops sent to the Philippines may draw
one months pay IN advance. It was ex
planned that the bill applied only to those
who had as volunteers entered the United
States army.
WAR BILL RESUMED.
On motion of Mr.. Allison CIowa) con-
sideration of the war revenue measure
was resumed. Mr.. Jones of Arkansas
taking the boor.
Mr.. Jones said ne doubted whether
there was a senator who was not ready
to vote all the money and taxes neces-
sary to carry on the present war. He
would not perform his duty, he thought,
If he should vote for too much money.
The problem presented was, how much
money was needed.
Mr.. Jones called attention to the state
ment Of Secretary Of the Treasury Gage
that the additional expenses of the war,
over and above the current expenses OF
the government. would be about SIS 000. 900
a month. a total of $500. 600. 900 a year. Sec
rotary Alger had informed the finance
committeeman the extraordinary war ex-
penses of his department would be about
$4,000 900. He thought this amount suffi-
GENTLY liberal. Secretary Long had pre-
scented TO the committee a carefully pre-
pared statement showing that the war
expenses of his department would be
about 81, 900, 900. Allowing SIS, 900, 900 for
by the estimates of the cabinet officers
was. according 10 his figures, in the neigh
borhood of s24o.oOOOo0 This amount was,
of course. in addition to the ordinary ex-
penses of the government
Mr.. Hale challenged this statement, de-
claring that the $4,000 coo referred to in
the statement of Secretary Long did not
include the amount included in the naval
appropriation bill for the present war,
and 1t did not include either. about 500
600 900 which would be included in the
general deficiency bill. He was satisfied
that the amount the war would cost the
navy department would not be far from
$780, 600 from the present time until the
1st Of July. 1899.
Mr.. Allison called attention 70 the fact
that he had made that point clear IN his
statement yesterday.
Mr.. Jones. continuing. maintained that
II was entirely unnecessary that all OF
the expenses Of the existing war be pro-
vided for in the pending bill. Congress
would return here in December next,
and if the emergency required its pres
ence. It could be called together by the
president sooner than that
Ar. Jones did not approve at all Of the
Bill as 1t came from the house Of repre-
sentatives. His figures. the best ohtains-