The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-19

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! by him in a contest for his seat IN the
fortieth congress.
A bill providing that officers in the
regular army should be eligible to staff
appointments in the volunteer army,
and that governors, with the consent OF
the president, may appoint officers OF
the regular army in the grade of field
officers in organiZat lions OF the volun-
teer army in the District of Columbia
and Indian Territory were passed.
Mr.. Hawley called up the report of
the conferees on the bill suspending the
action of certain existing laws relating
to the purchase of supplies by the
quartermaster's department of the
army. MIR. Hawley explained that the
senate conferees had abandoned their
amendment repeating section 3i09 of
the revised statutes, and had inserted
the following:
THAT during the existing war the
bureau of ordnance of the war depart
ment is authorized to purchase without
advertisement, such ordnance or ord
nance stores as are needed for immedi-
ate use, and when such ordnance and
ordnance stores are to be manufac-
tured, to make contracts without ad-
vertisement for such stores, to be de-
livered as rapidly as manufactured.
Mr.. German of Maryland inquired of
Mr.. Hawley whether the provision in
serted by the conferees conferred upon
the chief of ordnance unlimited authopl
ity to contract for supplies one or two
years hence.
Mr.. Hawley replied that the provision
conferred upon the chief of ordnance
only such power as now necessary for
him in the circumstances to have.
THE projectiles and guns and other
supplies which we must have" said
Mr.. Hawley with some heat, ARE not
to be had in every toy shop. Only three
or four concerns in the country make
them. The chief of ordnance knows
exactly what he has to pay for them
and without advertising for proposals
/ could give the senator (Mr. Germany
some information on this point, but /
do not think it is proper to do so in
open session.
You need not call for secret sessions |
on my account" said Mr.. German, but |
would like to know how sweeping this |
provision is
We'll" retorted Mr.. Hawley, there |
is just this about it. If you have not I
an honest chief or ordnance, have him 4
turned out and put in another man. 1t /
is essential that he have the authority |
conferred upon him by this provision. |
I call for a secret executive session, MIR. !
President
The call was sustained and at 1927 /
p. m. the senate went into secret ses-
sion. Discussing the question in secret |
session for half an hour, the report on [
the quartermaster's bill was agreed to.
WAR REVENUE BILL.
The senate resumed open legislative
session at 1915 .. m. and began the
of the war revenue meas
ure.
Mr.. Turpie Dem, Ind.), in address,
ing the senate, said that the differences
were differences only in method. There
was no difference as to the purpose of
supplying all the means and men to
the government to carry on the war.
Mr.. Turpie said that the pending bill
carried a provision for a basketful of
certificates of Indebtedness, in order to
meet the deficiencies caused by the
Dingley law. The Democrats had been
sharply criticised because of the 5
deficit of the so-called Wilson
law, but the Dingley law was showing
singular deficits without criticism. Now,
Mr.. Turpie said, it was proposed. in
the pending war measure, to take care
Of all the Dingley law deficits with the
certificates of Indebtedness.
The question presented to congress
was how the necessary money should
De raised. The committee was agreed
hat $780, 600 should be raised by
.axation and the remaining sum, from
:
means. Mr.. Turpie thought the tax on .
succession was one Of the best features
# the bill He said it was a tax on
while the tax on beer and
obacco was a tax on cons mption.
CORPORATIONS AND SILVER.
Mr.. Turpie strongly urged the pro- ,
,osed tax on corporations. He esti- q,
mated this tax would yield 500, 900 900, :
md that the inheritance provision
would produce S50.00O.0O0 more. This {
would supply the amount necessary to
'e raised. The remaining $l50,00O,00G !
necessary could be raised by the coin
ge of the silver seigniorage and the /,
ssue of legal tender notes. The ma
Ority of the finance committee, he g,
aid, had deemed il wise to propose the {
oinage of the seigniorage IN Difference =
0 the wishes of the 15,000,00O who. in /,
he last national campaign, had made !
vident their desire for such coinage.
The section of the bill providing for !
he issue of greenbacks was proposed ,
Y the majority of the committee as a !
ubstitute for the bond section of the !
i'll as it came from the house. For :
he present, Mr.. Turpie said, the Demo-
ratio policy of the free and unlimited {
oinage of silver had been relegated to ;
he hastings and to the arbitrament of +
he ballot. +
He argued at length in favor of the :
sue of greenbacks, legal tender notes, :
eclaring that the policy Of their issue !
as almost an ideal one for the raising I
f money for such an emergency as c
ow confronted this government. s
1T is" said he, the most patriotic
nd least expensive scheme of secur- a
IL money in a time like this known to I
IAN" Y
Mr.. Turpie referred at some length to
re remarkable experience of France, Z
hose people themselves had carried \
lie enormous loan to the government i
ade necessary by the Franco-GeTman {
ar. The example OF France. he
fought, ought to be followed by this Il
Duntry. s
Referring to the proposed issue of /
nds. Mr.. Turpie said its promoters G
ad put IL as a rider in this bill, in or "
II to place congress in durance. it
STAMP TAX PENALTY. Il
Mr.. German suggested that the PEN o
ty for failure to affiX the stamp to 81
ny drug or medicine perfumery, etc, W
as too severe The bill as il had II
used the house, provided a penalty of 81
90. but the senate committee had II
Hanged this so as TO make the offense m
misdemeanor, punishable by a fine u
not more than $500. or imprisonment
7 not exceeding six months. ~
The provision was amended by strik- II
e out the minimum fine, leaving ii to "
G discretion Of the courts 10 make it "
- than 500. W
Mir German moved then to strike cut to
@ clause providing for imprisonment N
SIessrs. Gray, Mills and Cullom also f.
pported the motion, and Messrs. AID II
h, Jones of Arkansas, Chiffon, White ~
d CoclSren opposed it. 1t was re- Al
tied, 90 to q. II
Mr. German asked the senate to re- of