The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-10

Washington, June 9-After five hours
devoted to the consideration of the bill
to enable volunteers to vote in con-
gressional elections, the conference re-
port on the war revenue bill was pre-
sented to the house today. Considera-
ton was interrupted by recess to
o'clock this evening, at which hour the
report was taken up again, and after
three hours debate, involving vide
range of subjects and some sensational
features, it was voted upon and adopt
ed. 1874 to 10Y. The election measure
will be disposed of tomorrow immedi-
ately after the meeting of the house.
The Hawaiian anneXatlonlstS MADE a
strong fight to get the election bill out
of the way, to prevent its going over
to tomorrow as privileged, and likely to
postpone another day their intended et-
fort to force consideration of the an
neXation resolutions in the house.
The bill to enable volunteer soldiers to
participate in congressional elections
was taken up when the house met A
number of amendments artectlng the
method of voting and return OF the
votes with a view TO prevent Irauu
were incorporated.
and delivered a speech against the con-
stitutionality of the bill.
Mr.. Lewis Dem., WaSh.) opposed the
views advocated by Mr.. Bailey.
At the conclusion of the speech of
MIR. Lewis, Mr. S. w. Smith (Rep.,
Mich.), in charge of the bill, moved the
previous question.
SAILORS SHUT OUT.
The motion was put while Mr.. Cum
mings Dem., n. " was demanding
recognition to offer an amendment to
give the privilege of;yotingsto the sail
ors and marines He failed to get his
amendment in, and upon the announce
ment of the vote ordered the previous
question, the New York member called
for the ayes and nays.
L want to know" he cried, with Vlgor
that created much connection in the
house. what members will dare vote
to shut the sailors out of this bill?
The roll call resulted, 139 ayes, SO
nays.
Mr.. Bailey demanded roll call upon
the engrOssment and third reading or
the bill. and at the conclusion of the
vote. demanded the reading of the en-
crossed bill. This involved a delay, the
bill not being ready, and Mr.. Dingley
(Rep., Me) then was recognized ana
presented the conference report upon
the revenue bill.
SPEEDY ACTION URGED.
After the reading of the report and
statement of the house conferees, MI
Dingley said the desire of the commit
tee was to enact the bill into law TINS
week. especially in view of the fact
that great losses would be avoided by
the early passage of the measure, since
its provisions were known to those to
be affected by them. He asked Mr..
Bailey what the wishes of the minor
ity were in regard to debate.
Mr.. Bailey said he appreciated that
the bill would pass, and, in view OF
that, he appreciated the Importance or
early action and was inclined to be-
lieve that no desire for extended de-
bate was entertained by the minority.
In response to Mr.. Dingley's query he
said no difficulty would be experienced
in reaching a vote tonight.
Mr.. Dingley at length announced he
would move the previous question at
1890 tonight, and a recess was then
taken to o'clock.
DINGLEY'S STATEMENT.
When the house met after the re-
cess, Mr.. Dingley, addressing himself |
to the report spoke of the urgent ne
cessity of the passage of war revenue !
and the resulting necessity for a !
speedy action. He said the great ends !
which the house has set out to accom- !
0lish were the raising of approximately |
,175, O0O, 00O from taxation and from !
s40O, 900, 900 to 5000, 900, 900 from other /
These ends would be assured !
through the bill reported from confer |
snce and while the concessions made |
~ the house conferees were in some /
instances personally distasteful to him, |
lie felt that they had been without the /
of any great principle advO- |
.ated by the house and without miti-
eating against the accomplishment of
he great ends originally contemplated
" the Inauguration of the war reve-
Tue legislation.
He said the house conferees made no
fort to eliminate the tax on tea, ow-
ng to the decisive vote by which the
enate had incorporated it, and because
ne new crop was just about to arrive,
tockS on hand were very low and
he consumption in the country
mounted to 100,000,000 pounds annu-
lily.
Relative to the coinage of silver bull
on, Mr.. Dingley explained that the
revision would result ultimately in an
lcrease of circulation outstanding by
lie amount of the present seigniorage,
: about S42,OO0,00O, the provision de-
81 ih5 CApllCllly lL1I tie coinage |
Mould proceed at the rate of not less :
ian $1,500,000 per month, if the dollars
lould be used for the redemption of
liver certificates, which, when re- ;
.emed, should be cancelled. This
DIVISION was not materially different !
ON the law of 1890.
CRITICISED BY BAILEY. /
Mr.. Bailey expressed hearty concur :
nee in what he called the candid adj Z
ission of the gentleman from Maine I
at the coinage feature amounts to I
thing, and practically is but reiter- !
ion of what is already law" 5
He then criticised generally the bill
framed, chiefly as burdensome to
ose who were least able to bear addi-
nal burdens.
Mr. Simpson Pop., Kan.) attacked
2 bond provision as unnecessary I
ADMINISTRATION ARRAIGNED. +