Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-18

raise $3.50 .o000 00 would he amply sutii
Gent to be carried by this bill, and he
said that. if the exigencies of the war
shouId demonstrate that more money
was needed, Congress could later pro-
vide it.
He opposed the proposition to issue
bonds and certificates of Indebtedness
far in excess of the requirements of the
war and held that the expenses should
be paid by the government as the war
progressed.
The Senate's chaplain in his invoca-
ton at the opening of the session paid
tribute to those who suffer at hcme
through horrors of war.
Hale. chairman of the committee on
naval affairs. offered the following
resolution which was agreed to:
That the temporary appointments
made by the President on and after
.April u. 1925. and upto the date Of the
passage Of this join resolution of the
officers of the line and. staff Of the
navy. are hereby ratified and confirmed
to continue in force during the exigency
under which their services are required
in the existing war Provided, that the
officers who are appointed shall all he
resigned to duty with rank and pay of
the grades established by existing law
and shall be paid from the appropria-
ton pay OF the navy
A bin was reported from the military
affairs committee by Garter, and
passed providing that the pay and al
lowance of the volunteers in the United
States army shall begin on the day OF
their enrolment at the state camps
with a proviso that volunteer troops
sent to the Philippines. may draw one
months nay in advance. It was eX-
planned that the bill applied only to
those who had as volunteers entered
the United States army.
On motion of Allison. consideration Of
the war revenue measure was resumed,
Jones, taking the floor.
Jones said that he doubted whether
there was a man in the Senate who
was not ready to vote all the money
and taxes necessary to carry on the
present war He would not perform
his duty. he thought, if he should vote
for too much money. The problem now
presented was how much money Is
needed.
Jones called attention to the state
ment of the Secretary of the Treasury
Gage that the additional expenses OF
the war over and above the current eN-
penses of the government would be
about SIS, 900. 900 a month, a total Of per-
haps $500 000 900 a year Secretary Al
ger has informed the finance committee
that the extraordinary war expenses OF
his department would be about $l39,-
coo 000 He thought this amount sufil-
GENTLY liberal.
Secretary Long had presented to the
committee a carefully prepared state
ment showing that the war eXpehs IS
of his department would be about So
100000 Allowing $15,0o0,00o for extra
expenses the full amount needed by
the estimates of cabinet officers was
according to his figures, in the neigh
borhood Of $40. 900, 900 This amount
was Of courserin addition to the orcl-
nary expenses of the government.
Hale challenged this statement, de-
caring that the SO. 100000 referred TO
IN the statement of Secretary Long dld
not include the amount carried by th@
naval appropl ia tion for the present war
and it did not include either, about $50
100000 which would be included ii the
general deficiency bill. He was salts
fed that the amount that the war
would cost the navy department would
not be far from $50. 000.0 600 from the
present time until the first Of July. 1893.
Allison called attention to the fac'
that he made that point clear in his
statement. yesterday.
Jones maintained that it was en-
t!rely unnecessary for all Of the eN-
penses Of the existing war to be pro-
Nided for in the pending bill.CongresS
would return here in December next
and if the emergency required its pres
ence. it could be called together by the
President sooner than that.
Jones did not approve at all OF the
Dill as it came from the House of Rep
resentatiyes. His figures, the best at
tainable estimates. he said, indicated
that the expenses of the war during the
next year would not he more than $40
ooo,oo0 yet advocates of the pending
Dill proposed to place at the disposal
of the government more than three
tunes that sum through taxation ana
the issue of bonds.
Jones declared that every feature of
me bill was a tax on consumption.
The stamp tax was one of the most
onerous and yexatious forms Of taxa
ton ever devised. The tax upon tobae-
co and upon beer was q tax on con
sumption.
In response to an inquiry from All
rich. Jones said that he did noi be-
IeVes that any man could determine
Tax would fall. I'VE on this side said
levied ought to rest upon property
While the bill pending increases the
taxes on consumption"
In answer to an inquiry by Aldrich
Jones said: Il am willing to tx u.