The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-10
6fIFNlE BILL PASSES.
.~~rpTS THE CONFERENCE
.r AFTER SHORT DEBATE.
-o~rsfic tntagontsus IL
s.....se'e"-"''' :" Enable the
.s~~rs ~ the Front To Vote In
x,r<s,ss. IL Under p''e"'''"n'

~naiSGTos. June s--After hve
sA...-essa 70 the cgy sIdeKatfon Of the
s-ss ..as,se the volunteers 70 vote in
- 1..a.. elections the conference re-
esse a. war revenue bill Ma pre-
~ ,se house today. Consideration
n....yevtei by a recess a. O'Clock
So ..<snx 1T wnseb hour the report was
- - sxssn and after three hours' de-
- ssyslying a vide range OF subjects.
80. sszsz ;loFaal features. II was sot-
- Ard adopted
Esss~,soa measure VIII be. disposed Of
-. xaspesiiaiesy after the meeting o.
-. The Hawaiian annexa'ionsis
- strsng agitt - set The siscilon bsil
ssz 80 xav 10 prevent IL going over
{ srsorr0x, az pfoFided' ana iiaeiy TO
2 - aaotaer day their intended effort
49,. consideration Of the annexation
s-ssaxs IN tie house.
- nrooaged consideration Of the bill.
49, Ia cans;ii Btionalily was discuss
Sc. se<sIred the floor and delivered
So ayz.nst SIS coustltuticnality
-, AZ Washington opposed the Views
.-.ss Is Bailey At the conclusion ~
-. spsseb. Smith or Michigan. In
-. a. ne bill, moved the previous
= ,so.,r, vas put while Cummings OF
ywI gas defns nding recognition TO
-. :. snendmsn, 10 give the privilege
= ..s,oxto the sailors and marines. lie
80 tasst his amendment In. and upon
e..srsuean1eai ~ the vote ordering the
s~...@rsqaesiion the New York member
- (, the ayes and nays.
= - 10 know" he cred. with a vigor
- .-atpd much cornmOtlon. what
=. will dare 70 vote 10 shut the sail
.eg'w th!x BIZ"
c,oll-eaIl resulted l3o yeas. ~ pays
- demanded a r0ll-call up3u the en-
,a~ent and third reading Of the blu.
-. the conclusion q the vote demand
- reading 0t toe engrOssed bill. This
I'D A delay, the bill not being ready.
.ssyagley OF Maine was then recognized
!. sseat tae conference report upon the
rsssse ksil.
- the reading OF the report and state
-. !. ;he house conferces. Dsngley said
sss!s..fe % the committee WIS 10 enact
ssea aio Law ,his week. especially n
- u ths fact that great losses would be
.tssd ty lie early passage Of the meas
4 ssrce its provisions were known 10
r
is.y What the wishes OF the minority
ssrs II regard TO the debate.
ssasy said he appreciated that the bill
sssa pass. and IN view Of that fact ne
ssyesated the Importance of early ac-
ssa. ard vas inclined 10 believe that no
!sssre f5r extended debate Mas eniertain-
| i ss Sac minority In response 10 Ding
| ~ gsesy. he said no difficulty would be
I zsssI In b f4xy 4xstt
paxsy Al length announced that he
suaa Move the previous question at 10 -
aaxa, and a recess was then taken to
seke.
aha the house met. after the recess.
asEsy. addressing himself 10 The report.
81, OF the urgent necessity of the pas
nss,f . war measure, and the resulting
sssiiy for speedy acton In conference
= I'D the great ends which the house
sszst cat 20 accomplish were the raising
sppfoxinately sts5. ea, issl from taxation.
from $3.50 .ossl 10 stSo. $4,000 from
~ sHFces These ends would be as
sed through the bill reported from con-
.ease. and while the concessions made
! the house ronferees were in some In
snees personally dlsieHte:ul TO nlfn, he
81 that they mad been without violation
aay great principle advocated by the
case and without initiating against Tho
eeauspasamsnt OF the great snds origin
as contemplated hy the Inauguration of
iss VIZ revenue legislation.
IL said the house confeFees made no
seMi = eliminate the tax or tea, owing
% De decisive vote by With the senate
lad lstofporstcd il and because the new
eFug sas Just about 90 arrive, stocks cn
bard wre very low aad the consumption
10 Tie country amounted 10 iot. 900 90
pounds annually.
Rssssse To the coinage OF the silver bel
aa Ingiey explained that tina provision
saat result ultimately In an Increase pf
cfesisssan outstanding hy tht amount ef
tss1Tsssnt seigniorage, or BOAR 81 go 90.
~ provision declaring explicitly that the
&iasa should proceed al the rate OF no;
r ihaa 81. Sn 00 per month. II the del
- should he used for the redemptlor Cf
sssF certificates which. when redeemed,
Esd b cancelled. Tho provision was not
a'sFia!ly Different from the law Of isqs,.
ssAnson % Kansas attacked the bond
R9gsson as unnecessary
severe srraIgument II the failure OF
- sar 60 bring relief Ia the suffering
Itaas IA Cuba was inierteetcd IN th, de-
az ~ Pierce az Tennessee.
fsrhtr depression from the bill WAS in
ssssSi n by swanson ~ Virginia. who
~ vigorously ,I!ssented from any iucli-
1seA "a turn jhe war Iuto ou, nf aggrss-
-, 70 end with this country holding grez;
.ssNsal Possessions He attacked then the
- anG other features Of ths bill. no a.
~ he tobacco fsx
ssaason took occasion, - rr.ttci~e ma
va hlsifs;ion In its conduct ~ the war.
49, sE.E h.s sr4f ~
Easins eiil 81 cendarive ia the interests
=. Fasaaoiiss and ghg very rich
~ sFsech brought from Grosvenov -
ss3 an impaS>icned aad highly senSs-
aes4 rssfonse Tie said.
asd sass~ta, had Bi@uCo had CcrVera
Efea given tae opportunity ~ make a
st'sSa oa THIS occasion they woult not
= sss Ess'ie so lrcerdiary sa appenl aEaus;
~ prosecution ~ this war "a the Eenf's>
aaa iFera FiSs r.a has uttered ] denouncs
= shpa;Tiotir aud uotruthful utteraaceS "a
eeeshn3ng ne referred 81 she Virgin an
/" fsPFessn,ins 4 "cfsa tvstit,ls tiS,rt Z.
Sss msttFiv personal Is his declara-
VS. = sEg.HF she Nf~E'0i3 wenth>sr Rtth
a"eFtee3 1t political motives
E~ash sa> etv t.ed ia the midst ~ the
V'-sSts tssTiHc t'rt3e amen ~ referred -
aatltsAap Orsx.u t~ having recently
IS Canieaerat. torpedo boat" TIE
essase ne mistake hv the "unratriot-
y q '{s gentleman rrafn Virginia
LII SStu~eu 2es.r er-tresi 81" HCor
- ese'N'ei hfs }4,.srg thst SIZE ohio mean
@sela 1fv~r batn made tAe brutal
~ bad - s,-rn -oh~r"
esao' l~Hr aeatn rero &niged- de
@'se Be as3 atsss k,sd shs sentiment 81
NSEh'sns e7serrh a-& rte ssle per
s4tiy - the n.rn2&.r