Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-29

contended that bond authorization was

contended that bond authorization was
unnecessary.
Mr.. Hopkins. Republican. of Illinois COM
merded the bill as the best that could be
framed to raise extraordinary revenues
Over s55,o00OOO would be obtained from beer
and tobacco. articles of voluntary con-
sumption. The remainder would come
from tonnage taxation and from the stamp
tax, which would fall mainly upon the
classes able to pay. The bond feature or
the bill had been urged, he said, by the
patriotic administration which was to
prosecute the war
He derided the income tax proposition OF
the minority and was especially caustic In
ms criticism of the proposition to issue
S5S,OOO.OOO of greenbacks. In one year Of
the civil war the greenbacks had cost the
government s5OO.OOO.CO0
Mr.. Mann, Republican, of Illinois. made
brief speech in support of the bill.
Mr.. Mcclellan, Democrat, of New York,
member of the ways and means commit
tee, said the great mistake that we always
made in the past when confronted by war
had been to underestimate the magnitude
of the task before us
MT. henderson. Republican, OF Iowa.
mace an eloquent appeal to the members
10 lay aside party politics and give cash
without reserve to the government to
prosecute the war. He had believed that
there would be no war. but it had come.
lie despsed war but the chief executive
had unfurlcd the flag and all his brain
and heart and energy snould go to its
support.
Thus far politics had been kept to the
rear. Together. both sides had declared
war and rallied the young men of the
country. Let us not said he, ''hurl them
into the ranks of battle and the jaws of
death with the sound of dissensions ring
ing in their ears. 1 care not how we pro-
vide the sinews of war. SO that they are
the least burdensome. But taxation there
must be. This step we have taken has
already cut down our revenues All our
estimates are gone. We need men, bull
let's and cash Let US move up like
brothers. Let there be no this side. nor
that side: no Republicans and Democrats.
Let us fold our campaign speeches and
back up the step we have taken by giving
cash without reserve" (Applause)
Representatives Lowering, of Massachu-
setts. and Russell and Sperry, of Connecti-
cut, also spoke. Representative Lanham
of Texas, said he had no serious objection
to offer to the excise feature of the bill, but
that the income tax and the internal reve-
nue. tax would provide sufficient revenue
for all practical purposes.
Representative Evans, of Kentucky, and
Fitzgerald, of Massachusetts, the latter
making a strong defense of the income tax
provisions proposed by the minority, also
spoke.
Representative Sherman moved that
when the house adjourned at to-night's
| session, it be to meet at 10 o'clock, which
was agreed to.
The committee then arose, and at 5:3(
| o'clock took a recess until o'clock.
| The night session was occupied by brief
| speeches. many of them mere pegs upon
which members. under the leave to print,
| could hang speeches in the Congressional
| Record. Those who spoke were: Messrs.
Norton, Democrat, of Ohio Howe, Repub-
| lican, of New York; Linney, Republican,
| of North Carolina; Little, Democrat, OF
Arkansas; Rhea, Democrat, of Kentucky;
| Gunn Democrat, of Idaho; Stephens, DEM
| ocrat, of Texas; SouthWick, Republican, OF
| New York; Robinson, Democrat, of In
diana; Vincent. Populist, of Kansas;
Crumpacker, Republican. of Indiana;
| Kitchen. Democrat, of North Carolina;
| Cochran, Democrat, of Missouri; Spark
| man, Democrat, of Florida; Botkin, Popu-
| list, of Kansas; Burke, Democrat, of Tex
| as, and Simpson, Popuist, of Kansas.
J At 1880 p. m. the house recessed until
! 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The most notable speeches to-day were
delivered by Messrs. Payne, Republican. Of
New York; Dalzell, Republican, Of Penn.
| sylvania; Mcclellan, Democrat, of New
| York: McAIillin, Democrat, of Tennessee
| Henderson, Republican, of Iowa, and Rhea
| Democrat. of kentucky.