The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-05
THE HOUSE.


was reported to the House today, and
by arrangement made, the debate will
begin tomorrow and continue at night
sessions until Friday. At 4 o'clock on
that day the vote will be taken. The
contested election cases of Wise vs..
Young, from the second Virginia dis
trict, was decided today in favor of the
contestant, DR.. Wise, who is Repub-
lican, by party vote. Speeches for the
contestant were made by Crumpacker,
Republican, of Indiana. and Grosvenor,
Republican, of Ohio. Jones, Democrat,
of Virginia, followed for the contestee.
The Senate amendments to the naval
appropriation bill were non-concurred
in and a conference requested. The
Speaker appointed Boutelle, Hllborn
and Cummings, conferees.
APRIL 9TH. 1.-The general debate
upon the measure framed by the ways
and means committee to meet extraor-
dinary expenditures of the war with
Spain, opened in the House today. 1t
will continue through tomorrow and on
Friday at o'clock the vote will be
taken. There was signal aboence OF
that partisan rancor which has always
heretofore characterized debates on
revenue measures. Both sides, speak
ing through their respective leaders
Messrs. Dingley and Bailey-concurr-
ed in the necessity which existed for
the immediate raising of hundreds OF
millions to prosecute the war. but the
opposing doctrines which they held
clashed ut the first outset over the
methods by which the revenue should
be raised. The reading of the bill
occupied one hour and ten minutes.
APRIL 2STH.-The general debate on
the war revenue bill closed tonight,
after eight and half hours of speech
making The debate today lacked both
spirit and interest. There was little
discussion of the internal revenue fea-
lures of the bill. The Democrats
continued their assaults on the bond
feature and their advocacy of the
income tax. The latter was rldl-
culed as a substitute proposition
by the Republicans. The authori-
ty to borrow money was de-
Tended by them as absolutely neces-
sary. There is difference Of opinion
on the Democratic side as to whether
the bill should be voted for upon its
final passage after the minority amend
ments are voted down. A number OF
the Democrats, led by Mcclellan. Of
New York, have announced their rur-
pose of so voting, but the majority of
the Democrats believe they could not
Justify q vote for bond issue.
APRIL BOTH. The House passed the
bill providing for the organization of a
naval battalion to consist Of not more
than four companies, in the District
of Columbia. At 4:29 the House ad-
iourned.
APRIL 10Th. The House passed the
war revenue bill, with only the amend.
ments agreed upon by the Republican
members of the ways and means COM
mittee added In order to accomplish
this a parliamentary manoeuyre was
necessary, as the whole time for amend
ments was used by the minority an try
ing to amend the bond feature of the
bill. Dingley offered as substitute an
entirely new bill, containing these
amendments, after the bill had been
reported to the House. This was
an old parliamentary trick fire.
quently resorted to years ago.
Boutelle, Republican, of Maryland,
chairman of the committee on naval af-
fairs. presented the conference report
on the naval bill. Cannon, Republican,
of Illinois, made the point of order that
the conferees had exceeded their juris-
diction in that they had added over
$500, 900 above the differences between
the houses, and had also added pro-
visions that were not in conference.
With the point of order pending he
moved an adjournment, which was car
ried.