The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-30
HOUSE PASSES THE
WAR REVENUE BILL.


today passed the war revenue bill with
only the amendments agreed upon by the
Republican members of the ways and
means committee added. In order TO ae-
compiish this a parliamentary maneuver
WAS necessary, "a the whole time Tor
ity in trying to amend the bond feature
of the bill. Dingiey offered as snesti-
1ute an entirely new bill containing these
amendments after the bill had been re-
ported TO the house. This was an old
parliamentary trick frequently resorted
10 years ago The Morrill, tariff law was
passed this way in it's original form, after
it had been loaded down with amend
ments in committee of the whole. Many
amendments We're offered to the bond
feature Of the bill, ranging from propo-
sition for the substitution OF an income
tax provision to an authorization for an
issue of slso. 100000 of sreenbacks. But all
were voted down.
At the last minute the Democrats de-
cided to offer motion To recommit. with
instructions TO report back the income
tax proposition as an amendment TO the
b.I instead or as substitute for the
bond proposition. This was due to the
fact that number of Democrats declined
10 vote TO strike out the bond proposition.
The motion was defeated. 134 to la. Four
Republicans voted with the Democrats
and Populists on this vote.
But OH the final passage OF the bill
(Which was carried Isl TO l5o. the Demo-
Gratis and Populists. with six exceptions.
voted solidly against the bill. The Demo-
Gratis who voted fo- the bill were Cum
mings, McCle.land and Griggs of New
York: Fitzgerald of Massachusetts; Me-
Aleer o. Pennsylvania. and Wheeler OF
Alabama. Two Republicans. Linney OF
North Carolina and Thorp OF Illinois.
voted with the Democrats.
The house convened at 10 O'Clock this
morning TO allow two hours more OF gem
eraI debate on the revenue bin before the
bill was taken up ct noon for amend
ment. under the five,minute rule.
The house during the afternoon con-
..nued to debate the war revenue bin. The
bland discussed the bond feature of the
hill with which, be said. the Democrats
could never agree. They could not agree
to the issue OF any more coin bonds,
which would be construed under the Re-
nnhl,can administration to mean nothing
bat god So long as the mints were
closed TO the coinage OF one-haf the
money metal of the world, the Demo
Gratis. only under circumstances of ex-
tr.r,e stress. could consent TO the Issue OF
such bonds. He urged the adv!saslity
~ the immediate coinage OF the seignior-
age.
Nswianas of Nevada argued tha; the
va- would be confined to the navies OF
s,a;n and tn. United States. and that Ito
duration would depend upon how long
snatn could maintain upon the SEA the
s-,,e~rilla warfare she has been accustomed
x wage upon land. lie thought the war
should be vigorously prosecuted and ap-
na-ent extravagance now might prove
economy in the end. By tAe terms OF the
hi two-thiFls of the taxes were 10 be laid
uro,, consumption and one-thigd apon the
current transactions of business, No:
dollar was 10 be raised from the aecumu-
lated wealth Of the country. This vas uu-
fair. ne sad,
Grosvenor az ohio said that at such a
crisis as ,hls, as stephen a Douglas said.
:here wefe hat swo classes IN the country.
patriots and traitors. Tie was willing %
accept tho suggestions smana.inS from
the Democratic side. however Wild or i'm
practicable. ia good faith Tie would not
inpuSn or eyen suspect lack az patriot
gsm. Grosvenor then proceeded 20 cTiticise
some o. these suggestions,
spzakiug Of the bond feature, he de-
clared that the oon3s would ~ taken hy
the people os The country. uos only as a
profitable investment. but as evidence 10
the world that th.s country proposed to
free Cuba in the sace er Spain. Austria or
any oths- country that saw Sc 20 interfere
TIE other speakers before noon were
Curtis e Kansas staforih Of Colorado
ard By en % Ohio.
~ aeon iae houze vert taroggh tie fo~-
snAWsy o. aa5ours5as and rec6aveu.ng.
Then, unaer The ortsF the bill waz taken