Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-21

OF the amendments will he deppudent
upon that on others.
Mr.. Aldrich, Rep. r. l., today. of
fered substitute for the paragraph
relating to the coinage of the seienior
age, the issue of silver certificates ana
the issue of legal tender notes. the
bond paragraph prepared by the Re
publican minority of the committee on
finance.
If the bond provision should be ac-
cepted by the Senate the amendments
offered by the Democrats in lieu of it
Will now naturally be rejected.
Mir. Daniels, Dem, Va. delivered an
extended speech strongly opposing an
issue of bonds and supporting the sub
stitute paragraph of the proposed bill
Democratic majority of the finance
committee.
Soon after the Senate convened Hale.
chairman of the naval affairs com
mittee fayorably reported from TIL
committee the House joint resolution
providing for the organization and en-
rollmcnt Of an auxiliary naval force
which shall form an inner line of de
fence. An amendment by the Scnat.
committee provided that the force shall
not exceed 5000 men. The resolution
was passed,
4 joint resolution was also passed
calling upon the secretary Of war for d
report on the Sabine Pass improve
ment.
At thu conclusion Of morning bus
moss. considerable of the war reyenu.t
measure was moved
The pending question was upon sec
tien - Of Tho bill Which had been
stricken out by the Senate committee.
Thu section authorizing every firm on
corporation selling goods under con-
tract to add to the price such tax a:
might h" leNiyd by the law.
German thpught thai the paragraph
0uSht not to he stricken out.
Nolcotl advocated the elimination
Of the para graph.
To the stamp tax provision the conn
mttte, through Aldrich. Il. l., offered
an Amendment in the nature Of a sub
Stitutc for the commandment. regard
ing the tax IN board of trade and st"c'l
exchange transactions.
The substitute reads: Upon each
sale or agreement to sell, of any pro-
ducts or merchandise at any exchang
or board IF trade or similar places,
either for present or future delivery.
for each $lo0 in value of said sale or
agreement 80 sell. one Gems for each al
4.tt
in excess Of 500. one cent. The amend
ment makes provisions for the Ievyin@
and collection of the tax imposed
The amendment was agreed to.
Daniel. Va. then addressed the SEN
ate upon the general provisions Of tie
bending bill. Every man in Congress,
whatever his present utilization. stoo@
sduarely behind the President and in
dividualy and collectively would give
him earnest and sincere support. HI
maintained, however, that absolutely
no necessity existed for plunging III
country into great bonded dept on
account of the existing war
He urged that every effort he MADE
to pay the expenses of war as 1t pro
crossed. The bill as it came to the
Senate from the House. he said, pro-
vided for the payment Of the war deb'
tomorrow or the next day. rms plan
he argued. was good neither in princI-
pie nor in practice.
Daniel reviewed at considerable length
the financial transactions OF the n!ied
States government during the Rebellion,
He wanted it understood that in anlmad-
vprtfng to the features 81 Inc petldlhS p'I'
he spoke not as a partisan. .4 >.
He would rather. ne $40 .hat ;t ,,ic
another victory than that his country;
which he loved far more than he loved
his party, should meet with any feNGr%rH
in the present war. y me pl"poS nf d i
mon Snain and the desired effect were
assured. then he was willing that any
amount should he issued ..4 a,,,
I'm, sai1 he ''if Spain was not con- |
viurna ut Manila that this country was
in earnest. then Sampson ana 5ehley ana
Miles ANA their lieutenants nave SOM
arguments to submit 10 her ma VIZ ~
.,r9ye III, b, even more assured VehlcIeS 81 |
conviction than any lS9"V |
bar maintained that the authors OF
the House bill had protected the We@t,i
and taxed the poverty Of the county |
my h1d shown that they had Il pool
.oninion of their own geheFal1on ~. ~
9bmiIling the uebt Of the war upon me
,ayf This would not. in ms ol'4iii""'
meet fhe approval of the people 5000. |
Daniel said the stamp tax was the mos
a Hons ana pestferous tax invented ~ |
1 1iiI and the fear Of possible prosecution
,rn1il1 rontinllally haunt every person ia
bic to it. - 1onotb the CON |
t,1.iicl liz. and legality of the excise |
propi5ions Of the bin n times br ke 5h
present. he said. the government tP;ab ,.e'r-
s 'bs na nss ThSe e}
ta Dlt W. ~ suggested that the taNeS
m r!h be ceonsrued laid upon the gr oas
Of ndyduas and 5h9 nsrsoGalf oS g the
as a a inejeion of the supreme court upon
the Da ls3 insisted that the tax was anrnor tax
upon the exercise OF &c. ceT'"i Was So merely |
ma AT her DrlNlleSt9 et4tN