The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-05-05

| az Texas. the ranking minority mem-
Der of the appropriations collihn'ec'
devoted his time To an argument ~
demonstrate that the money 10 oc
/ raised by the bill was excessive anu
would breed reckless profigacy. he
| EXPENSES Of the civil war IN looi'
when the government maintained TWO
| million men in the field and had fohr
times rs many ships as IT had to-aas.
were only Sl.10O.0O0, 600 In view Oh
that fact. he contended that to raise
| $3.50 100000 To carry on war, lhsiS-
| niicant in comparison, must result III
useless waste and extravaganza. Inc
populists all vigorously opposed the
bond proposition. Mr.. Do!liver or
Iowa. in by far the most notable
speech of the day, added to his repu-
tation as brilliant orator. He as
sailed the position OF the opposition IN
the early portion of his speech, but It's
partisan flavor disappeared toward
the close and he aroused the house
and galleries TO cheers as, with elo-
auent words he touched the high, un-
| selfish cause of humanity in which the
United States had drawn the sword,
and then melted his audience to tears
as he referred to the blowing up OF
| the Maine and the new common
wealth we would rear as monument
| To guard the memory of the unforgot-
ten dead The evening session was
devoted to brief speeches by mem
bers unable to secure time at the day
| session.
In the senate.
The senate was in session but an
hour and n half. during Which time no
| important business was transacted.
Washington. April 29.-The general
| debate on the war revenue bill closed
last night after eight and half hours
Of speech-makang. The debate lacked
both spirit and interest. There was lit
tie discussion of the internal revenue
features of the bill. The Democrats
continued their assaults on the bond
feature and their advocacy of the in
come tax. The latter was ridiculed rs
a sub proposition 10y the Republicans.
The auathOrity 10 borrow money was
dcfe ldcd by them as absolutely neces-
sary. The most notable speeches We're
delivered by MesSrS. Payne Rcp.. \.
". Dalzell (Rep.. Pa. Mcclellan
Dem., y. ", Mcmillan Dem, Tenn,
Henderson rep. Iowa. and Rhea
dem. kyD.
The senate Is Waiting.
Again the senate was in the attitude
of waiting for business TO reach il. A
fey bills of unimportant character
wcr" passed. but no business of gen
cral interest was transacted.
Washington, April 80. - The house
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
| accomplish this a parliamentary ma
newer was necessary, as the whole
time for amendments was exhausted
by the minority in thying to amend
the bond feature of the bill. Mr..
Dingley offered as a substitute an en-
tirely new bill containing these
amendments after the bill had been re-
ported TO the house. This was an old
parliamentary trick frequently resort
ed to years ago. The Morrill, tariff law
was passed in this way In its original
form after it had been loaded with
amendments in committee Of the
whole. Many amendments were Of
fered 10 the bond feature of the bill,
ranging from appropriation for the
substitution of an income tax prOvis-
ion 10 the authorization for an issue
of SlJO,OOO,OOO greenbacks. But all
were voted down. At the last minute
the Democrats decided to offer the
motion To rccommit with instructions
- "a "a IN
ton as an amendment to the bill in
stead Of rs a substitute for the bond
provision. This was due to the fact
that Il number OF Democrats had de-
clincd 10 vote 10 strike out the bond
proposition. The motion was defeat
ed-l34 to 10. Four Republicans
voted with the Democrats and POpu-
lists Oh this vote. But on the final
passage Of the bill (Which was carried
ISL To 13lD-the Democrats and Pop
ulsts, with six exceptions. voted sol
idly against the bill. The Democrats
who voted for the bill were Cummings,
Mcclellan and Griggs Of New York;
Fitzgerald. Mass: McAlcer. Pa, and
Wheeler. Ala. Two Republicans, Lin
ney OF North Carolina and Thorp of
Virginia, voted with the opposition.
A number Of Democrats declined to
vote.
In the senate.
AT yesterdays session of the senate
the report of the conferees on the ma
val appropriation bill was presented
and agreed TO. The measure as per-
fected carries Il little more than $751;
o0o.OOo No other business Of I'M
pOrtlncp WAS transacted