New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-10
being ready. and Mr.. DINGLEY Rep.. Me- then
was recognized and presented the conference report

After the reading OF the report an" e'o'|''N'-
the House conference committee. Mt Dinsiey sara
thu deelre NJ tho committee was to enact the bill
into law this week especially In view or the TACT
that great losses would be avoided by carry p'ssae
OF the measure. since It's provisions were KNOW "
those 10 be affected by them. He asked MI bdne!
what the wishes OF the minority were III regaro ~
debate go,
Nv Bailey sa,d he appreciated that the Dill
would mass and In view of that he appreciated the
importance Of early action, and was inchneo 10 o
lleve that no desire for extended debate was ~, ~
tanned by the minority In response 70 MI D''e
loy's query. he said no difficulty wouiu oc eNPe'
enced In reaching vote Tonight
Mr. pngloy at length announced he would NOW
tho preyious question at 1870 o'clock to-high' anu
a recess was then taken 10 O'CLOCK
TAKING Up THE REVENUE BILL"
When the House met after the recess W. " -
low addressing himself to the report spohe y, Wv
urgent necessity for the passage OF the ""' ~
enue bill and the resulting necessity 'o' SUI ~,
action I'm conference and that OF compromise. II.
soid tho proat ends which the House had set ou'
N ACCOMPLISH were the raising OF applon"'s"
sI75 10000 from taxation ana rom S'"' ,,s
400 CO.. n0 from other sources. lhese ''u' 49,
no secured through tho bill as reported from w
conferenco and while the concessions maze os ~.
House conferrecs were In sone Instances p''
,,.,,s,o,ul IN him he felt they had peen maui
without the violation OF any great pm. 49,,
voca,ed by the House and without MT,
oeo,rs, tho accomplishment OF the erea. '" nor
,,, oor,cnnIated by the Inauguration VI wa
revenue legislation -. oror, 10
,,,.a,o thu tax on tea owing 10 the decs". 'o''
-. uhich the Senate had Incorporated ~ 49,
cause the new crop was just ABOUT " al T., ~.
on hand were very low and the consurnp''o" :"
,.rr amounted to ooU0,coo POUNDS annGG','F'
Dola,ive 70 the coinage OF silver pulhon "', e -,
cxplained that the provision would res".. 80, ,h
-, 80 ,rcreasa NJ circulation outstanding ny NV
orou,t NJ the present seignorage. or ABOUT |'-'V
co the provision declaring explicitly 'n'' VIC t
ara should proceed at the rate or not e ,
a ,oo coo ner month and the dollars should oe u'eu
nso,'n,on q, silver certificates which when
ro1eeuod should be cancelled. The provision was
no. materially different from the law OF 1871
RArIEY on MINED FLOUR
~ p.rrry dem Tex expressed hearty con-
,,r-orc. IN what he called the candid ADMISSION
OF The gentleman from Maine mat tne '
feature amounts to nothing. ana prac"oa'
Federation Of what is already law ',e o"
criticised generally the bill as being frameo cne"'
"a burden-ome 10 those who were leas' "O'e ~,
hear additional burdens lie attacked especiahy
the provision relating to mixed hour as uhcoi'"'
,utional. because It interfered with state p'e'oea
,vos and was intended not to raise revenue nut 10
destroy an Industry something for which ''"s'e''
had no constitutional power TO tax
Mr. SIMPSON pop. kan) attacked 'ne ~
provision unnecessary
A severe arraignment OF the failure OF the war
70 bring relief the suffering people IN Nuoa was
,nter,ected in the debate by Mr. PIERCE lDem.'
TENN.
cUaNsON REBr-KED BY GROSVENOR
Further DEPRESSION from tho bill was INDUCED IN
bv Mr. Swanson Dem. Na). who vigorously as
scented from any inclination TO turn the war I'M"
one Of aggression. TO end with thls country "''""
great colonial possessions.
n,nistration In It's conduct Of the war. and parucu-
larry did he antagonize the pending Dill as con-
ducve 70 interests OF monopolles ana the very rc"
Tho speech brought from Mr.. Grosvenor 'Nep''
Ohio, an impassioned and highly sensational re-
srons. Rap. attention followed the first words OF
his utterancc
.4od sagasta had Blanco. had Cervera been
given the opportunity TO make speech on 'n's
occasion they would not have made so ihceno'a''
nm anpcal AGAINST the prosecution OK this war as
the gentleman from virginia has uttered oe-
rounc. hs unpatriotlc purposes. denounce his I'M
patriotic and untruthfu utierances Cohuhuiis
he charged tho Virginia member with heihs ser'n'
10 narrow political motives. lie woun s'aNe 'n'
soldiers ~ the Union while he would pra''Ie ht'"
about liberty" sat Mr. Grosvenor ana tu'the'
along no declared II was not possible 10 frame
speech containing more hostility to the Govern
mon, and more antagonsm to the people than the
speech OF the gentleman from virginia ne Io-
,-.d 70 IN. Vrsinlan as representing "coniesta-
I.
/ IN. obtoan.s speech when he referred TO tho bat
.lc-shlp oregon "a having recently sunk
/ Confederate torpedo boat.' lie explained 'he ms
take by tho .'unpatrio,ism OF the gentleman from
Virginia" . r,
Nr swanson in a two-minute reply said: The
oriy reason can give FOR tho unfair. unjust. IN
..r,,,,. and untrue personal attack upon me IS
TIA, tho sneaker is in such condition that no docs
no, know whether he is hghting the confederate OF
spanish forces" He then proceeded with defence
OF his district.
ra,or Mr. Swanson again secured tho floor and
! se,isrca his belief that tho Ohio member would
/ o,or have made tho brutal attack had he been
sober"
Ar cr,avenor being again recognize. declared
/ no had attacked the sentiment OK the Nrgin'ah
sncoch and not the personality OF the member lie
Ar,od having referred to tho latter's district as
.con.ernptihe" and said that he had used the
,, ..e,,testahle" This declaration was greeted
-, bissos and general protests from the Democrats
ard corroboraiiye expressions from the Repuo-
/ ucans He denounced Mr. Swansons insinuaton
that he (Grosvenor) was not sober as weaPo"
"ch,ch no honorable opponent would use In de-
hote such as the I'm progress. The Democrats
ecred and the Republicans appiauded the nen""c''-
ton. .
Mr. Swanson. answering further the reference 10
his district said Il was not so wealthy nor so poP"
ous as the Ohoans. hut II had always sent 10
Congress representatives courteous In debate
Foiov,nr the Cirosvenor Swanson episode severni
members addressed tho House. the speeches oeng
hrtef and being confined on the Republican size
chiefly TO the coinage feature. MI. HILL hep''
/ conn ! HENDERSON Rep.. Iowa.. MOODY Nep..
Mass1. PAYNE Tcp.. Nex-YorD and MMlLLAN
Dem. Tenn spoke
Mr. Hill declared he would vote against the Dill
because Of the coinage provision embodying as ne
Relieved a giving Of some life to a dead issue, nut
,hc other Republicans who addressed the House
con,ended that IL would affect no more than The the
lav, at present provides In tho matter or silver
! coinage and not open to serious objection.
! The vote on the conference report was taken AZ
| II o'clock resulting. Ayes, l5i noes. lV'
RATLEY AGAINST THE VOLUNTEERS.