The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
A Stormy Session Sees the Measure
Passed

WASHINGTON, June 9-Af.er five hours
devoted to the consideration Of the bill to
enable volunteers to vote in congressional
elections, the conference report on the war
revenue bill was presented to the house to-
day. Consideration was interrupted by .
recess until s clock this evening, at which
hour the report was taken up again, ana
after three hours debate, involving a wide
range Of subjects and some sensational
features, it was voted upon and adopted by
a vote of 154 to 1O7. The election measure
will be disposed CT tomorrow, Immediately
after the meeting of the house. The Ha-
waiian annexationists made q strong fight
to get the election bill out of the way. 10
prevent its going over to tomorrow as priv
LEGGED, and likely to postpone another day
their intended effort to force consideration
of the annexation resolutions in the house.
The bill to enable volunteer soldiers to
participate in congressional elections was
taken up when the house met today. a
number of amendments affecting the meth
cd of voting and return of the votes, with
a view to prevent fraud were Incorporated.
When the house met after the recess Mr..
Dingley, addressing himself to the reports
of the conference committee on the war
bill, spoke of the urgent necessity for the
passage of a war revenue, and the result
ing necessity for speedy action In confer
ence and that of compromise. He said the
great ends which the house has set out to
accomplish, were the raising OF approxi-
mately s175 900 600 from taxation and from
$500 900 600 to $4,000 900 from other sources.
These ends would be secured through the
bill as reported from conference, and while
the concessions made by the house con-
forees were in some instances personally
distasteful to him, be fel1 that they had
been, without the violation of any great
principle, advocated by the house and with
out mitigation against the accomplishment
Of the great ends originally contemplated
by the Inauguration of the war revenue
legislation.
After prolonged conversatio consider
alton of the BILL In which Its constitutions
alty was discussed Mr.. Bailey secured the
floor and made a speech against the con-
stitutionality of the bill.
Mr.. Lewis (Dem.) of Washington opposed
the views advocated by Bailey.
At the conclusion of the speech of Lewis,
S. w. Smith (Rep.) of Michigan, in charge
of the bill, moved the previous question.
The motion was put while Cummings
Dem) of New York was demanding recog-
milton to offer an amendment to give the
privilege of voting to the sailors and ma
rines. He failed to get his amendment in,
and upon the announcement of the vote
ordering the previous question, the New
York member called for the ayes and nays.
II want to know he cried, with vigor
that create much comment in the house,
what members will dare 10 shut the sailors
out of this bill?''
The roll call resulted in 1S9 ayes and 80
nays.
Bailey demanded roll call upon the en-
grossment and third reading of the bill, and
at the conclusion of the vote demanded the
reading of the engrossed bill. This involved
a delay the bill not being ready, and Ding
ley (Rep). of Maine was then recognized and
presented the conference report upon the
revenue, bill
After the reading of the report and states
meut of the house conferees, Dingley said
the desire of the committee was to enact
the bill into law this week, especially in
view of the fact that great losses would be
avoided by the early passage of the meas
ure, since its provisions were known to
those 70 be affected by them He asked
Bailey what the wishes of the minority
were in regard 10 debate.
Bailey said he appreciated the fact that
the bill would pass, and in view of that he
appreciated the Importance of early action,
and was inclined to believe that no desire
for extensive debate was entertained by tho
minority. In response to Dingley's query,
he said no difficulty would be experienced in
reaching a vote tonight.
Dingley at length announced that he
would move the previous question at 10
o clock tonight and a recess was taken to
S o'clock.
Dinghy, continuing the debate on the
war revenue bill, said the house conferees
made no effort to eliminate the tax on tea
owing to the decisive vote by which the
senate had Incorporated 1t, and because
the new crop was just about to arrive.
stocks on hand were very low and the con-
sumption in the country amounted to 100,-
900 900 pounds annually. Relative to the
coinage Of silver bullion, Dingley explained
that the provision would result ultimately
In an increase of circulation outstanding by
the amount of the present selgniorage. or
about $2.0O0,oO0. The provision declared
explicitly that the coinage should proceed
at the rate of not less than N,500,O0O per
month IL the dollars should be used for the
redemption of silver certificates, which,
when redeemed, should be cancelled. The
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