The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-28
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WAR REVENUE BILL THE CHIEF ToPIci
IN THE SENATE.
The House. Held Short sand Unimportant
Sessions...The Question of War Revenue
Remains Unsettled. to Withhold
Information Fails to Pass.
SENATE.

Senate today. 1t was estimated that
the bill as it came from the House OF
Representatives would raise about
800, 600, 900 q year. AS reported from
the Senate committee, Mr.. Allison, of
Iowa, estimates that it will raise $751;
497, 066. The Senate finance committe
figured that it would require total of
at least 1919, 1872, 900 to pay the ex-
penses of the war from the present
time until the LIST of July, 1899, not
taking into account any emergency ex-
pences that might arise at any mo-
ment. The bill was laid aside for the
day. The Senate then, at 2:40 went
into executive session, and at 3:05 p. m.
adjourned.
TUESDAY. = Considerable progress
was made by the senate today in con-
sidering the war revenue measure. At
3 o'clock the bill was laid aside and
Mr.. Hale, Maine, presented resolu.
tions in memory of the late Seth
Milliken, representative from Maine.
Eulogies were pronounced by Mr..
Eale, Mr.. Mills, Texas, and Mr.. Frye,
Maine. At the conclusion of which
the senate, at $50 p. H., as a further
mark of respect, adjourned.
WEDNEsDAY.-The feature Of today's
session of the senate was the speech Of
Mr.. Turpie Of Indiana upon the war
revenue measure. He strongly con-
tended that bond issue was unneces-
sary; that all the funds required for
the prosecution of the war could be
raised through the proposed Inherit
ance tax, by the tax on interpretations,
by the coinage Of the silver seignior.
age and by the issue of legal tender
notes. Mr.. Turpie was followed by
other speakers, occupying the greater
part Of the afternoon. The bill was
laid aside for the day and at 5 o'clock
the senate went into executive session
and at Sis p. m. adjourned.
THuRsDAY.-The death of Mr.. Glad
stone was made the theme Of the chap
lain's invocation at opening of the SEN
ate to-day. At the conclusion Of the
morning business, consideration of the
war revenue bill was resumed. A con-
siderable amount of discussion was in
dulged in. After the reading Of the
committee amendments relating to ex-
else taxes on persons, firms, companies
and corporations, the bill was laid aside
until tomorrow. At 1855 pm, the
senate went into executive session, and
at $50 adjourned.
FR1DAY.-Soon after the senate con-
vened to-day Mr.. Hale, of Maine, chair
man of the committee on naval affairs
favorably reported from the committee
the house joint resolution providing for
the organization and enrolment of an
naval force, which shall form
an inner line of defense. An amend
ment by the senate committee provides
that the force shall not exceed $1,000
men. The resolution of morning bust
ness consideration of the war measure
for revenue was resumed. Upon the
completion Of the reading of the bill
MIR. Adrich offered the bond provisions
and the provisions authorizing certif-
Gates of indebtedness as substitutes for
The sections Of the bill reported by the
majority Of the committee providing for
the coinage of the silver seignoirage,
The issue of United States. The bill
was then laid aside and the senate sd-
journed until Monday.