The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-25
All Parties In Congress United to
Prosecute the War.
REVENUE BILL AND BONDS
LATTER FEATURE WILL BE BIT
TERLY ATTACKED.
Declaration of War Will Doubtless
Be Passed Without Debate Upon
Roll Call, and There Is Not Likely
to Be Dissenting Voice-Ground
For Democratic Complaint.

Washington, April 24.-1f the preSl-
dent sends a message to congress to-
morrow calling for a declaration of
war. as is now anticipated, the response
will be prompt. and emphatic. Now
that war has been entered upon, even
these congressman, like Mr. Johnson
of Indiana, and Mr.. Loud of California,
who hung back protesting to the last,
have sunk their individual ideas in the
common cause and all are now anxious
to give the president united support
in every measure deemed essential or
necessary to prosecute the war to
speedy and successful conclusion.
PASSED WITHOUT DEBATE.
In order to show the world that all
fractional divisions have ceased and
that the representatives of the Ameri-
can people are arrayed in solid and
imposing DhalanX behind the chief
executive, the, declaration of war VIII
be passed without a word OF debate
and upon the roll call it is not likely
that there will be a dissenting voice.
NOT HARMONIOUS.
Following the declaration of war the
house will proceed to the work of pro-
viding the sinews with which to prose-
cute it. But upon this there will not
be unanimity. The Republicans and
the Democrats hold widely divergent
views as to the methods by which the
revenues to carry on the war should
be raised. No factious opposition,
however, will be offered by the
minority. The leaders OF the minority
are extremely anxious, and they will
insist, so far as they are able, upon
presenting such substitute propositions
as are IN line with their ideas and
doctrines for the bill framed by the Re-
publican members of the ways and
means committee which Chairman
Dingley introduced into the house yes
terday.
THEY HAD NO VOICE.
The Democrats of the house, and
especially the leaders and the members
of the ways and means committee, feel
aggrieVed because they have neither
been consulted nor had a voice in the
preparations of the war revenue
measure. In the face of a foreign
enemy they say they have sunk party
consideration and have voted to up
hold the hands of the president and
they believe that in realizing war, in
asmuch as they are expected to
acquiesce they should have a share.
For the Republicans to meet in secret
and prepare measure strictly ac-
cording to their own ideas, they main
tain, is a display of partisanship such
as should not have been given at such
a time.
ALLOW 1T TO GO.
The bill will not be presented to them
formally until tomorrow morning, and
Chairman Dingley expects to get it be-
fore the house during the day. He
thinks the bill should pass and go to
the senate by Tuesday night at the lat
est The Democrats will protest
against this expedition, but will prob
ably not carry their opposition beyond
that. Mr.. Bailey, the Democratic lead
er, ard other Democrats, realize the
necessity for prompt action, and while
they feel they have been unfairly
treated under the circumstances, they
will make no factious opposition They
are particularly DESTROYS of the oppor-
tunity to present sub-propositions for
various features of the bill as prepared.
Mr.. Bailey said they would probably
be willing to forego general debate if
an arrangement could be made to con-
slider the entire bill for amendment
under the five-minute rule.
INCOME TAX.
The chief amendment they desire to
offer is for an income tax, and they
believe a considerable proportion of
the war tax should be raised from
this source. They are also opposed to
some of the provisions of the stamp
tax. which they believe win prove on
erOus and irritating. and it is likely
they will offer propositions in lieu there
of for a Tx of 30 cents per barrel on
petroleum, and a graduated tax on
railroad and other transportation tick
cts. both of which propositions were
considered by the Republicans of the
ways and means committee, but re-
jected.
BOND FEATURE.
There is also considerable opposition
to the bond feature OF the bill on the
Democratic side, and whether with
unanimity or not, p motion will I'M
doubtedly be made to strike it out
Mr.. Bailey, however, is understood to
recognize the necessity for an author
izatiOn for borrowing money. Some of /
the Populists desire an authorization
for an issue of greenbacks. The bond |
feature of the bill will probably be bit
terly attacked. The whole week in the !
house is likely to be given largely to !
the consideration of war measures, but /
such time as arrangements can be /
made, will probably be consumed in
disposing of two election cases and !
other minor matters. Possibly the gen
eral. deficiency bill might be taken up
before the week closes.