The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
Call Office Riggs House,

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 The House to-day passed the war revenue bill, with only the amend ments agreed upon by the Republican members of the Ways and Means Com mittee added In order to accomplish this a parliamentary maneuver was necessary, as the whole time for amendments was exhausted by the minority in trying to amend the bond feature of the bill. Dngley offe~ as a substitute an entirely new bill con- taining these amendments after the bill had been reported to the House. This was an old parliamenta-J trick frequently resorted to years ago. The Morrill, tariff law was passed in this way in it's original form, after it had been loaded down with amendments in committee of the whole.
 Many amendments were offered to the bond feature of the bill, ranging from a proposition for the substitution of an income tax provision tO an au- thorization for an issue of $l50, ,0O0, 900 of greenbacks. But all were voted down. At the last moment the Demo- crats decided to offer a motion to re- commit with instructions to report back the income tax proposition as an amendment to the bill, instead of as a SuDSIlIule LOT tue DbIu pAOpOSiAlbAis This was due to the fact that num- Der of Democrats declined to vote to strike out the bond proposition. The motion was defeated-134 to 113. Four Republicans voted with the Democrats and PopulistS on this vote. But on the final passage of the bill-which was carried, 1S1 to 131-the Democrats and Populists. with six exceptions, voted solidly against the bill. The Democrats who voted for the bill are Cummings, Mcclellan and Griggs, of New York, Fitzgerald of Massachusetts, McAleer of Pennsylvania and Wheeler Of Ala bama Two Republicans-Linney of North Carolina and Thorp ofNtrgin1a- voted with the opposition Quite number of Democrats declined to vote.
 The House convened at 10 o'clock this morning to allow two hours more genera! debate on the revenue bill before the plli was taken up at noon for amendment under the five-minute rule
 Bland (D.) of Missouri discussed the bond feature of the bill to which. he said, the Democrats could never agree. They could not agree to the issue of any more ''coin" bonds, which would be construed mean nothing but gold. So long as the hints were closed to the coinage Of one half the money metal of the world, the Democrats, only under circumstances of extreme stress, could consent to the issue of such bonds. He argued the advisa- bility of the immediate coinage of the
 Newlands (SiI. Rep.) of Nevada argued that the war would be confined to the navies of Spain and the United States, and that it's duration would depend upon how long Spain could maintain upon the sea the guerrilla warfare she has been accustomed to wage upon land. He thought the war should be vigorously prosecuted, and apparent extravaganza now might prove economy in the end. By the terms of the bill two-thirds of the taxes were to be laid upon consumption and one-third upon the current transac- tions of business Not dollar was to be the country This was unfair, he said.
 Grosvenor CR9 of Ohio, said that at such crisis as this, there were. as Stephen A. Douglas said, but two classes ih the country-patriOtS and traitors. He was willing to accept the suggestions emanating from the Democratic side, however wild or impracticable in good iaICh. He would not impugn or even sus- pect lack of patriotism. Grosvenor then proceeded to criticize some of these sug he declared that the bonds would be taken by the people of the country not cnly as profitable investment, but as evidence to the world that this country proposes to free Cuba In the face of Spain, Austria or any other country that saw ft 10 interfere.
 Curtis (R.) of Kansas, Shafroth (Sil. Rep.) of Colorado and Brown (R.) of Ohio.
 At noon the House went through the formality of adJourning and reconvening. Then, under the order, the bill was taken up for amendment under the f1ve-minute rule.
 sections of the bill were first to be open to amendment McMillin CD.) of Tennes- see, offered, on behalf of the minority, tGe amendment to strike out section 27 the bond provision, and insert in lieu thereof. the income tax amendment. It is identical with the income tax provision of the Wilson tariff law, with the taxable income reduced from $400O to $2000 per an- mum, and the per cent increased from to , per cent.
 as an amendment to the original section a provision to change the terms of the bonds so as to make them redeemable one year. after the date of their issue and payable after three years and upon the expiration of seven years. or due on a certain day within three years, as the Secretary of the Treasury might elect. Walker declared that his amendment wCulo save the people from S2O OOO,0OO to $50 900 .OO0 Walker declared the bill should be recommitted, and that every Repub- lcan should vote for the motion.
 Berry CD) of Kentucky called attention to the remarkable coincidence that by this bill it was proposed to issue $5OO'OQOOv the amount which Secretary Gage had rec commended for the purpose of redeemlng the greenbacks. There was no necessity for such an enormous loan. The fortln- cations of Matanzas had been reduced in thirty minutes. Havana could be reduced in two hours, and the war would be at an end. The war should be pushed 1ne reins should be loosened. Havana would fall before Sampson, the P.nlippIGes be- fore Dewey and the Spanish fleet crowded across the Atlantic before the onset of the living squadron. The seriousness of the situation was thoroughly exagger- ated- While our fleet was being held in leash the population of Havana was starving. and the end for which we aimed, the relief. of humanity, was being defeat ed. In nine days, in his opinion, the war would be over and the American flag would be flying over Porto Rico and the Philippines.
 Walkers amendment was lost without division. Many five-minute speeches on the income tax amendment followed
 At o'clock, under the rules, the bill was reported to the House As Char man Dingley had had an opportunity to offer the amendments agreed upon by the majority of the Ways and Means Com mittee. he offered as a substitute bin containing these amendments There was some question as to the regularity of this proceeding. but the Speaker held that ii was in order There were many protests from the Democrats against this parlia- mentary move, and Bland insisted upon the reading of the substitute in full
 Dingley briefly explained the committee amendments, which were enumerated in