The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-30
SIX DEMOCRATS VOTED. YEA
AND A NUMBER DECLINED TO GO ON
RECORD AGAINST THE BILL.
Two Republicans with the Minority
All Changes Proposed by the
Opposition Rejected.

mittee added. In order to accomplish THIS
a parliamentary maneuver was necessary
as the whole time for amendments was eX-
hausted by the minority in trying to amend
the bond feature Of the bill. Mr.. Dingley
offered as a substitute an entirely new Dill
containing these amendments after the bill
had been reported to the House. This was
an old parliamentary trick frequently re-
sorted to years ago. The Morrill, tariH law
was passed in this way in it's original form
after it had been loaded down with amend
ments in committee of the whole. Many
amendments were offered to the bond tea-
ture of the bill, ranging from proposition
for the substitution of an income-tax pro-
vision to an authorization for an issue OF
$3.50, 600 600 greenbacks. But all were voted
down. At the last minute the Democrats
decided to offer the motion to recommlt,
with instructions to report back the income
tax proposition as an amendment to the
bill, instead of as substitute for the bond
provision. This was due to the fact that
number of Democrats had declined to vote
to strike out the bond provision. The mo-
ton was defeated-134 to 173. Four Repub-
licans voted with the Democrats and Popu-
lists on this vote But on the final passage
of the bill (Which was carried-1Sl to 13)
the Democrats and Populists, with six ex-
ceptions, voted solidly against the bill. The
Democrats who voted for the bill were
Messrs. Cummings, Mcclellan and Griggs,
of New York; Fitzgerald, of Massachusetts;
McAleer, of Pennsylvania, and Wheeler, OF
Alabama. Two Republicans-Messrs. Lin
ney, of North Carolina, and Thorp, of Vir-
ginia-voted with the opposition. Quite
number of Democrats declined to vote.
AT,d
sections of the bill were first to be open
to amendment Mr.. McMillin Oem., Temp
offered on behalf of the minority the amend
ment to strike out Section q, the bond pro-
vision, and insert in lieu thereof the income
tax amendment. 1t is identical with the in
come-tax provision of the Wilson tariff law
with the taxable income reduced from $4,000
to $1,000 per annum and the per cent. in
creased from to per cent
Mr.. Walker (Rep., Mass.) offered as an
amendment to the original section PROPOSE
ton to change the terms of the bonds so
as to make them redeemable one year after
the date of their issue and payable after
three years, and upon the expiration of
seven years or due on a certain day within
three years, as the secretary of the treas
ury might elect. Mr.. Walkers amendment
was lost without division.
Mr.. Bland gave notice of a substitute for
the section authorizing a bond issue pro-
Viding for an issue OF $l50OOO,0)0 treasury
notes.
Mr.. Handy Dem. Del.) offered an amend
ment, which was voted down, to reduce the
bond authorization from five to one hun
dred millions.
On MIR. Dingleys motion the lowest de-
nomination of bonds to be issued under the
section was reduced from $50 to $25.
A motion by Mr.. Lewis Dem., Wash) to
bonds r60eena
gold or silver coin, at the option of the
government. was defeated-106 to 1885,
bonds redeemable one-half in gold and one
half in silver met similar fate.
Several other propositions of the same
tenor were voted down. The vote was then
taken on the McMillin income-tax substi-
tute, and it was defeated-12S to lab.
Mr.. Bland Oem., Mo- offered as a SUBJ
stitute a provision to issue $500 900 treas
ury notes. 1t was loSt-lO6 to 147.
Mr.. Lanham (Dem Tex moved to strike
out the bond section and it was lost-103
to 1S1.
Mr.. Robinson Oem., Lay offered another
OF the amendments prepared by the minor
lty members of the ways and means COM
mittee. 1t provided for the coinage of the
silver seignforage. 1t was ruled out on a
point of order.
reported to the House AS Chairman Ding
ley had had no opportunity to- offer the
amendments agreed upon by the majority
of the ways and means committee he Of
fered as substitute bill containing these
amendments. The reading occupied almost
an hour. The substitute was then adopted
without division.
Mr. McMilin moved to recommit the BILL
with instructions to strike out the bond pro-
vision and insert in lieu thereof the income
tax provision, but withdrew it and allowed
Mr.. Bailey to modify the motion to instruct
the committee to add the income tax pro-
vision as an amendment TO the bill, the
bond feature being retained.
Inc motlon 10 recommt was defeated-
134 to 113. Four Repubncans-M essrs- Bar
tholdi of Missouri. Cromwell of Ohio, John
son of Indiana and White of Illinois-voted
for the motion.
The vote was then taken the final pas
sage of the bill, and it was passed-1S1 to
131. The detailed vote IS as follows:
Yeas-Acheson, Adams Aldrich, Alexan-
der, Arnold; Babcock. Baker of Maryland
Beaea e Barnfy efor9
Bingham. Bishop, Booze, Boutele of ILL
nois, Boutelle of Maine, Brewster, Broder
ick, Bromwell Brown, Brownlow, Brumm,
Bull. Burleigh. Burton, Butler. Cannon
Capron, Chickering, Clark of Iowa, ConneIl
Cooper of Wisconsin, Corliss, Cousins
Crump, Crumpacker, Cummings. Curtis of
Iowa, Curtis of Kansas, Dalzell, Danford,
Davidson of Wisconsin, Dawson of Ken
lucky Dayton, Dingley., Dolliver, ,Dorr,
Fenton, Fischer, Fitzgerald Fletcher,
Foote Foss. Fowler of New Jersey, Gard
nerr,, Gibson Gillet of New York. Graft.
Grow, Hager. Hamilton, Harmer. Hawley.
Heatwole, Hemenway, Henderson. Henry Of
Connecticut, Henry of Indiana Hepburn,
Hicks. Hilborn, Hill. Hit of Illinois. Hook
er. Hopkins Howe. Howell, Hull. Jenkins,
Johnson Of Indiana, johnson of North Da-
kota, Joy, Kerr, Ketcham5 Kirkpatrick.
Knox, Kulp Lacey, Landis Lawrence,
Littauer. Loud. Loudenslager, Lowering,
Low, Lybrand. McAleer. Mccall, McCleary,
Mcclellan, Mcdonald, McEwan, McIntre,
Mahon. Marsh, Mercer. Mesick. Miller.
Mills, Minor, Mitchell Moody Morris,
Mudd, Northway, Olmstead, Often Over
street Parker Of New Jersey. Payne.
Pearce of Missouri Pitney, Powers, Pugh,
Russell, Sauerhering. Shannon. Shattuc,
Sherman Showalter. Smith Of Illinois, Sam
uel w. Smith, William. Alden Smith,
Southland. SouthWick. Spalding.. Sperry.
Jersey, Stewart of Wisconsin, Charles w.
Stone, William A. Stone, Strobe of Nebras-
ka, Sturtevant. Sulloway Tawney, Taylor
of Ohio, Tongue, Updegraff, Van Voorhis.
Wadsworth, Walker OF Massachusetts.
Walker of Virginia, Wanger Ward. Weav-
er, Wheeler. of Alabama. White of Illinois,
Williams OF pennsylvania, Wise. Young
Nays-Adamson. Bailey. Baker Of Illinois
Ball. Bankhead. Barlow, Bartlett Bell Ben
Bodine, Botkin, Bradley OF New York.
Brantley OF Georgia, Bremen of Ohio.
Brewer. Broussard Of Louisiana. Brucker.
Brundidge, Burke Carmack. Castle. Clardy,
Clark or Missouri, Clayton, Cochran OF
Missouri, cooney. Cooper of Texas. Cow
herd. Cox. Davey. Davis. De Almond. De
Grarenreld, De Vreys, Dinsmore, Dockery
Elliott Fitzpatrick Fleming Fowler OF
North Carolina, Fox. Gaines, Greene. sfrita,
nth Of Indiana, Griggs. Gum. Handy, Hart
man. hay' Henry of Mississippi Henry OF