The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-28
BONDS Or No BONDS
Is the Question Before the
House of Representatives
ALL AGREE ON THE NEED
Republicans For BondsiDemo-
Gratis For an Income Tax.

Washington April 27.-The general de-
bate upon the measure framed by the
ways and means committee to meet the
extraordinary 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 De
taken. There was signal absence Oh
that partisanship which has always
heretofore characterized debates on rev.
enue measures. Both sides, speaking
through their respective leaders, Messrs'
Dingley and Bailey, concurred IN the ne
cessity which existed for Immediately
raising hundreds of millions to prosecute
the war, but the opposing doctrines
which they held cIashed at the first onset
over the methods by which the revenue
should be raised. The section providing
for $500. 900 of bonds became the main
target of the Democratic and Populistlc
opposition The Populists all opposed the
bond proposition. Mr.. Dolliver Of Iowa.
in by far the most notable speech of the
day, added to his reputation as a Drill
fant orator and he aroused the house ana
galleries to cheers as, with eloquent
words he touched the high unselfshness
with which the United States had drawn
the sword, and then melted his audience
to tears as he mentioned the blowing UP
Of the Maine and the new commonwealth
we would rear as a monument to guard
tn memory OF the unforgotten dead.
The evening session was devoted to
brief speeches by members unable to So
cure time at the day session.
THREE DAYS DEBATE BEGUN.
Theopening of the three days debate
on the war revenue measure attracted
crowds to the house galleries and the at
tendance on the floor was also large.
Rev. Hez Sven, who delivered the invo-
ration, asked Divine aid and direction
for our army and navy.
without any evidence Of excitement or
preliminaries of any kind, the house went
into committee of the whole, after the
reading of the journal. and entered upon
the consideration of the bill. Owing to
Its importance. Mr.. Dingley. chairman of
the ways and means committee. did not
ask that the first reading of the bill be
dispensed with, as is usual with bills of
minor importanc.
The reading Of the bill, which consisted
of forty-four pages, occupied an hour
and ten minutes.
MR.. DTNGLEY OPENS DEBATE.
Mr.. Dingey then took the floor to open
the debate The bill. he said. was dis
tinctly a war measure. 1t was essential
that we should stand as a unit, shoulder
TO shoulder. as it was only through sucn
united action that hostilities could be alb
breviated and brought to an end at the
earliest possible moment. War now was
much more costly than formerly. This
war demand upon our resources, he said,
rame Just as the country was emerging
from long period of deficiencies of rev
enue and was Just beginning to see the
light. Mr.. Dingley then proceeded with
his argument. pointing out the condition
of the treasury, the extraordinary de-
mands upon it for war purposes and the
necessity not only Of providing the ad-
didonal revenue which would be raised
by the bill but authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to borrow money on the
credit Of the government. He followed
closely the lines of the report which he
drew to accompany the bill when it was
reported to the house yesterday.
UNION FOR MORAL EFFECT.
He emphasized the necessity for united
action in support of the measure in order
10 impress not only Spain but the other
countries of Europe with the profound
conviction that the American congress
and the American people stood shoulder
to- shoulder, without regard to party in
the determination 10 prosecute to a sue
cessful termination the war we had I'M
dertaken.
Mr.. Dingley spoke with great earnest
ness, and was listened to with profound
attention. Many of the Democrats left
their places and took seats on the Re
publican side in order to hear the better
NO THREE-MONTHS AFFAIR.
With great impressiveness Mr.. Dingley
said that unless all signe failed, the wal
would not be n three-months affair nor