The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-26
ALL MEMBERS UNITED IN THE
COMMON CAUSE.
PRESIDENT Will BE STRONGLY BACKED
Revenue Bill VIII be Presented and Passed
To Day---An Effort Will be Made
to Get it Before the Senate
To Morrow.

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war. rs is now anticipated, the response
will be prompt and emphatic. Now that
war has entered upon even those Con
gresSmcn. like Johnson. of Indiana, and
Mr.. Loud. Of California, who hung
back to the last, have sunk their midi
vidual views in the common cause and
all are now anxious to give 10 the l'reSl-
dent Il united support in every measure,
deemed necessary. to prosecute the war
10 a speedy and successful conclusion.
In order to show the world that all
fractional divisions have ceased and that
The representatives of American people
are arraycd in solid and imposing
phaIanx behind the Chief Executive, the
declaration Of war will be passed with
out Il word Of debate, and upon the
roll call it is not likely that there will
be Il dissenting voice.
Following the declaration of war the
House will proceed to the work Of pro
viding The sincws with which to prose
cute it. But upon this there Will not
be unanimity. The Republicans aud
Democrats hold widely divergent views
as To the methods by which the r~evennes
to carry on the war should be raised.
No f~actious opposition. however, will be
offered by the minority. The leaders of
the minority will insist so far as they
are able. upon presenting such substi-
tutc propositions as are in lines with
their ideas and doctrines for the bill
be raised from this source. They may
offer in lieu of the stamp tax. Il tax Of
fifty cents per barrel on petroleum and
n graduated tax on railroad and other
transportation tickets, both of which pro
positions were considered by the lie
puhIicans of the Ways and Means com
mittee. but rejected. There is also
considerable opposition to the bond fea-
turc of the bill on the Democratic side.
and whether with unanimity OF not, Il.
motion Will undoubtedly be made to
opposing it. Mr.. Bailey, however, Is un-
derstood to recognize the necessity for an
authorization for borrowing money. The
whole work in the HouSe is likely to be
given largely to the consideration of war
measures. but such time as remains will
probably be consumed in diSpoSing of
two election cases.
SENATE FORECAST.
Washington. u. c.. April 24.-It is
the expectation in the Senate that the
week will begin the receipt of Il mes
framed by the Republican members Of
the Ways and Means committee which
Chairman Dinglcy introduced in thu.
House yesterday. The Democrats OF
the House. especially the leaders and
the members Of the Ways and Means
committee. feel aggricved because they
have neither been consulted nor had Il
voice in the preparation OF the war
revenue measure. In the face Of Il
foreign enemy. they say they have sunk
party considerations and have voted to
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uphold the hands Of the President, and
they believe that i'll raising war revenue,
inasmuch rs they are expected to
acquieScc. they should have had Il share.
The bill Will not be presented to them
formally until tomorrow morning, and
Chairman Dln%lcy expects to get 1t be-
fore the House during the day. He
thinks the bill should pass and go to the
Senate by Tuesday night III the latest.
The Democrats should protest against
this expedition. but Will probably NOT
carry their opposition beyond that. Mr..
Bailey said they would probably be
willing To forcgo general debate If an
ngcmc could be made to consider
the entire bill for amendment under the
NV iltll'i' 'IN 'hNi "ih'h
mcnt the Democrats dcsireto offer is fol
an income tax which they believe can
he framed to meet the decision of the
Supreme court. They believe Il conSid-
crablc proportion Of the war tax should
sage from the President asking that Con-
@rcSS shall make Il formal declaration of
war and that there will be Il quick re
sponse to the request. There has been
some apprehension that there might be
Il renewal Of the effort to secure Il rccog-
milton Of the independence Of the Cuban
insurgents. in connection with the war
d~cclaroation, but the best
now is that this will not be undertaken.
and that there will be practically no OPP
position in the Senate to Il war reSol'i-
ton. 1t is suggested by some of the
mcmhcr of the Committee on Foreign
Relations that it will not even be ncccs-
sary 10 refer the Presidents message to
the committee, when received, but that a
resolution can be Immediately introduced
and passed. The committee will report
promptly in any event.
The senate will resume consideration
Of the Naval Appropriation bill at the
earliest ONE The only disputed
point u~ndispOsed Of in connection with
1hc Naval bill is the provision i'll re-
Gard 10 the price of armor which Scna-
tors Tillman and Butler are making an
effort To have reduced from $500 to S3OO
after the three battle ships now build
iug are supplied. Both these Senators
and probably others will make speeches
iu support of this amendment. and tho
debate Will in all probability be sharp.
1t does not appear probable than the
amendment Will be accepted by the
senate.
Tho senate also will take up the
Army Reorganization bill as soon as it
can be reached after it is reported from
the committee on Military Affairs by
which it will he given prompt cY1sid-
cratioE.