The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-06

house announced that speaker had
signed the bill declaring the existence
Of war between the United States and
Spain, and requested the signature of
the vice president. Within two min
utes Vice President Hobart had signed
the act and precisely at s o'clock an
nounced his signature.
The house Of representatives passed
the bill declaring the existence Of
state of war between the United States
and the Kingdom of Spain in manner
which cannot fail to impress the
world. The representatives of 10000
600 people voted for it without word
Of debate, without a dissenting vote
and without a roll call, but with SOL
emn appreciation of the gravity, of
their momentous action. 1t required
but one minute and forty-one seconds
to accept this. The house was consid-
ering an election case. and simply
paused to declare war. There was no
excitement. no cavil no word or ques-
ton. 1t was only in the great cheer
that went up from floor and galleries
when Speaker Reed announced its
! passage that the tremendous import of
the act and the suppressed enthusiasm
behind it was shown. After the presi-
dents message was read the commit
| tee OH foreign affairs framed the reso-
luton, Acting Chairman Adams wrote
| the report and it was passed and on
! its way to the senate in an hour and
six minutes The speaker signed it ut
hn ~ m ri nf hn
devoted to the election case of Wise
vs.. Young. from the Second Virginia
| district. The house declined to agree
to the senate amendments to the army
| reorganization bill and it was sent to
conference.
The following is the bill declaring
the existence of state of war:
| Be it enacted, ETC.:
First-That war he and the same is
hereby declared to exist and that war
has existed since the 21st day of April,
| A. D. 1898. including said day, be-
tween the United States of America
and the kingdom of Spain.
Secondhand the president of the
United States be and he is hereby di-
rected and empowered to use the en-
tire land and naval forces of the
United States and to call into the ac-
tual service of the United States the
militia of the several states to such an
extent as may be necessary to carry
this act into effect.
Washington, April 27.-The war rev.
enue bill was reported to the house,
and by an arrangement made the de-
bate will begin to-day and continue at
night sessions until Friday. At
O'Clock on that day the vote will be
taken. The contested election case of
Wise VS.. Young, from the Second Vir-
ginia district, was decided in favor of
the contestant, DR.. Wise, who is Re
publican, by n party vote. Speeches
for the contestant were made by
Messrs. Crumpecker of Indiana and
Grosvenor of Ohio. Mr.. Jones of Vir-
ginia followed for the contestee. The
senate amendments to the naval APP
preparation bill We're non concurred in
and q conference requested. The
speaker appointed Messrs. Boutelle,
Hilborn and Cummings conferees. A
Dill was passed granting to the Santa
Fe & Grand Canyon Railroad company
a right of way through the Grand
Canyon forest reserve. at $50 o'clock
the house adjourned.
Senate Passes the Army Dill.
During the two hours session of the
senate the conference report on the
army reorganization bill was agreed
to and the measure engrossed and
signed. The remainder of the session
was devoted to the passage of seventy
four private pension bills and numer-
GUS measures from the general calen-
dar. At o'clock, on motion of Mr..
Allison of Iowa, the senate went into
executive session, and at 2:15 adj
journed.
Washington, April 2S.--The general
debate upon the measure framed by
the ways and means committee to
meet the extraordinary expenditures
Of the war with Spain opened in the
house yesterday. 1t will continue
through to-day and on Friday at
o'clock the vote will be taken. There
was q signal absence of that partisan
rancor which has always heretofore
characterized debates on revenue
measures. Both sides, speaking
through their representative leaders.
AIessrs. Dingley and Bailey, concurred
In the necessity which existed for inn
mediately raising hundreds of millions
to prosecute the war. but the opposing
doctrines which they held FLASHED at
the first outset over the methods by
which the revenue should be raised.
The section providing for $50O,O0O,O0O
of bonds became the target of the
Democratic and Populistic opposition,
and Mr.. Bailey, in an hours speech.
argued for an income tax which would
raise $10O,O00,0O0 year. the coinage
of the silver seigniorage and the issue
lof $5SO0O,OO0 of legal tender notes as
an alternative proposition. Mr.. Ding
ley declared that it was almost incred-
ible that any one could seriously pro-
pose in such a crisis that the govern
ment should rely for funds upon the
proceeds of another lawsuit over Il
proposition which the supreme court