The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-05-13
WEEKS PROCR ANIME
The Senate Waiting on the Commit
tee for the War Revenue Bill.
THE VOLUNTEER IMMUNE MEASURE.
IL Will Ne Passed by the House During the
Week-Approurlation Bills Delayed
Unauthorized Formation OF Volun-
terrs-Army -Enlistments.

WASHINGTON, May o. The expecta-
ton is that the war revenue bill will
be received in the senate from the
committee on finance about Wednes-
day, but its report may be delayed for
a day or two beyond that date. The
fact is that the committee has found
so many changes considered desirable
from its standpoint that progress has
been necessarily slow. This has proved
TO be true without regard to party
lines Whether the bill shall carry
provision for new government loan
on bonds depends entirely upon
Senator Jones, of Nevada. So far
as can be learned he has not yet
made known his position in the com
mittee, and the other members profess
TO be ignorant on the subject. The
understanding on the outside is that
he will oppose the bond feature and
that, consequently, when the bill is
reported this provision will be elm
mated and probably an authorization
for the issuance OF enhaclIs substi-
tuted for it. Whatever the verdict of
the committee on the bond clause, the
bond question will form the basis of
the senate's consideration of the bill.
This subject will, in any event, be
debated at length in the senate
1t is generally conceded that
even though the committee displaces
the provision, the friends of the bond
policy will be strong enough to restore
it in the senate if vote is taken. The
republican amendments are directed
to the improvement of the details of
the bill and to the elimination of many
small items and the insertion of others
which will bring more revenue. The
democratic embers of the committee
are generally assisting their repub-
lican colleagues in this matter, and
admit the bill is being improved by
the process. 1t is expected that one
or two days more will be necessary to
the perfection of the measure accord
ing to the republican plan. In the
meantime the senate will devote its
time to miscellaneous questions. To-
day was devoted to the post office APP
preparation bill.
No definite programme for the house
proceedings during the present week
is fixed. II the president shall send a
message to congress reviewing the
operations of the American fleet in
Philippine waters and recommending
a vote of thanks to Acting Admiral
Dewey, the house Immediately will act
unanimously in response to the sug-
gestion of the president. Then, unless
unforeseen developments arise, the
house will consider matters affecting
the District of Columbia. On Tuesday,
the committee on foreign affairs prob
ably will report a joint resolution
providing for the annexation of the
Hawaiian islands 1t will have the
support of all publicans and some
democratic members of the committee,
and, furthermore, in view of what
seems a recently growing sentiment
here favorable TO a policy of colonial
ton, its passage by the house this
week, without very strong resistance,
is likely. The volunteer immune bill,
passed last week by the senate, is upon
the speakers table and will be consid-
cred and passed during the week,
though not without some opposition.
The general deficiency bill is practical
ly completed, but the committee is hold
ing it back pending the action of the
senate upon the revenue bill and in
order to catch up such items as NAV
develop incident to the progress of
the war. 1t will hardly be reported
this week. Very little progress has
been made upon the appropriation bills
now in conference, owing to the fact
that Senator Allison, chairman of the
senate committee on appropriations,
is also on the senate committee on
finance, and his attention is being mo-
nopolized by the latter committees
consideration of the revenue bill. Con-
sequently final action upon the APP.
preparation bills now in conference
will be delayed until the revenue bill
is reported.
UNAUTHORIZED VOLUNTEER COMPANIES.
NEw YORK, May "a Washington
dispatch to the New York Evening
Sun says that Adit. Gen. Corbin states
that great wrong is being done to
the young men of the country. In
nearly every state unauthorized Or
CARNATIONS are forming, the leaders of
which promise to be able to secure their
acceptance by the government He says;
''None has a right to raise an army
except by special authorization of the
United States. Men engaged in these
unauthorized volunteer organizations
are merely wasting their time. Unless
congress provides for an additional
call for volunteers there will be no in
crease in the quotas of the states, all
rumors 10 the contrary notwithstand-
ing"
RE.ENLIsTMENTs IN THE REGULAR ARMY.
WASHINGTON, May 8. Secretary AL
ger has in preparation letter to Gen.
Brooke, commanding the regiments
modified at Chickamauga, in which
he says that soldiers re-enlisting in
the regular army during the war may
be informed that they will be granted
their discharges If desired at the close
of the war upon their individual APP
plication. This action was taken be-
| cause of the news which has come