The record-union., 1898-04-25
No Opposition Will Be Made to the
Declaration of War,
But Republicans and Democrats Hold
Widely Different Views as to How
Revenues to Garry il on
Should Be Raised.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-It is ex-
pected that the Senate will this week
begin with the receipt of a message
from the President asking that Congress
shall make a formal declaration of war
and that there will be a quick response
to the request. There has been some ap-
prehension that there might be re-
newal of the effort to secure a recognl-
ton of the independence of the Cuban
insurgents in connection with the war
declaration. but the best information
now is that this will not be under
taken and that there will be practically
no opposition in the Senate to war res
olution. It is suggested on the part of
some of the members Of the Committee
on Foreign Relations that it will not
even be necessary to refer the Presi-
dents message to the committee, but
resolution can be Immediately intro
duced and passed. If this suggestion
should not prove practicable, the com
mittee will report promptly.
The Senate viii resume consideration
of the naval appropriation bill at the
earliest possible moment. The only dis
puted point under discussion in cOnnec-
ton with the naval bill is the provision
Senators Tillman and Butler are making
an effort to have reduced from S4OO TO
$500 after the three battleships now
building are supplied. Both these Sena-
tors and probably others will make
speeches in support of this amendment
and the debate will in all probability be
quite sharp. It does not appear prob
able that the amendment will be ac-
To leo
will take up the army reorganization bill
as soon as it can be reached after it is
reported from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, by which it will be given
prompt consideration. The committee
win also take cognizance of the sup
posed defects in the volunteer army bill
with a view to correcting them if found
as serious as reported. This bill has
been Investigated by some of the best
lawyers Of the Senate and most of them
express the opinion that it is not de-
fective 1t is not believed that the war
revenue bill viii receive consideration
from the Senate this week, owing to
the probability that it will meet with
sufficient opposition in the Finance
Committee to delay it for some time.
The Democrats will seek to eliminate
may attempt to incorporate a provision
for an income tax when the bill reaches
the committee and stubborn contest
is promised, both in the committee and
Senate. Whether the bill is amended in
the committee or reported as it comes
from the House the indications are quite
positive that it will be made the basis
of a prolonged discussion in the Finance
Committee.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-If the
President sends a message to Congress
tomorrow calling for a declaration of
war, as is now anticipated, the response
will be prompt and emphatic. Now that
war has been entered upon even those
Congressman, like Johnson of Indiana,
and Loud of California, who hung back
protesting to the last, have sunk their
individual ideas in the common cause
and all are now anxious to give to the
President a united support in every
measure deemed essential or necessary
to prosecute the war to a speedy and
successful conclusion
In order to show the world that ali
factional divisions have ceased and that
the representative of the American
people are arrayed in solid and impos-
ing phalanx behind the Chief Executive,
the declaration of war will be passed
without a word of debate and upon the
roll-call it is not likely that there will
be q dissenting vote. Following the dec
laration OF war the House will proceed
to the work of providing the sinews with
which TO prosecute it. But upon this
there will not be a unanimity. The Re-
publicans and Democrats hold widely
different views as to the methods by