The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-18
FOR TAXES ON PROPERTY
MR.. ALLISON GIVES ESTIMATES
OF REVENUES, &C.
OFFICERS THE PRESIDENT HAS NAMED
The Senate will Confirm Temporary Appoint
ments Of Staff and Line House Passes
an Eight Hour Law for Gov
ernment Employees.

eTnHlenl LUplOyeeS'
Washington, d. c., May 17-Consider-
able progress was made by the Senate
to-day in considering the War Revenue
measure. Mr.. Jones (Ark.), presented
in a general statement the views of the
Democratic members of the Finance.
Committee. He maintained that the
taxes imposed by the pending bin ought
to be levied upon property and not upon
consumption; that the policy Of the
Republican party always had been to
impose taxes upon consumption, while
that of the Democratic party was to i'm
pose 1t upon property. He believed thai
taxation that would raise $1J0,U00,00
would be amply sufficient to be carried
by this bin and that if the exigencies of
the war should demonstrate that more
money was needed, Congress could pro-
vide it later. He opposed the PROPOSE
tion 10 issue bonds and certificates of in
debtedness far in excess of the require
ments Of the war and held that the eX-
penses should be paid by the government
as the war progresses.
Without reaching any agreement as
to what portion Of the bill should he con-
sldered first, the Senate proceeded with
the reading of the bin with the under
Standing that ut any time Senators
should have the privilege of returning
to passed items for their amendment o.
alteration.
AT the request Of Mr. Martin tVa.).
the tobacco schedules were passed over
for the present without action on the
committee amendments.
Mr. Chiffon (Texas), offered an amend
ment to section five, providing for the
punishment of offenders against the act.
The words with intent to evade the.
provisions of this act" were inserted
by the amendment 1t was agreed to-
At this point Mr.. Allison presented
tables showing the amounts of the ord-
nary appropriations for the next fiscal
year They aggregate 0ess sol 10000
FOR the sinking fund.- S480,S49,S52.
The total estimated revenues Gnclud-
ing postal revenues), Mr.. Allison's tables
showed were $4S2, ,S74 CAT; an excess of
~, ,024, T95 over the estimated ordinary
appropriations. The appropriations 70,
the war, Mr.. Allison gave as follows:
National defense (Act of March g.,
lS9S), S50,000,00O Army, Fortifcations
and Navy Act of May 4, $50, 100000;
Fortifieations. $4000,00O; Naval Act Tin
crease over 1897 for war purpOses) SOB
100000; Naval Deficiencies. 1898. $40. =
275,000: Naval establishment for 1893.
additional. S75,000,000; Naval Auxiliary
bill, S4,000,000; Immune bill and Engin-
eer bill, S15,000000; Army for 1898. ad-
ditional, $150,000,000 Total appropria-
tions on account of the war, 1919, 1872 :
600.
AT 3 o'clock the bill was laid aside and
Mr.. Hale (Maine), presented resolutions
n memory of the late Seth l.. Milliken,
IA representative from Maine. Eulogies
were pronounced by Mr. Hale Mr.. Mills
Texas) Mr. Carter tMOnt.) Mr.. Raw
iins O'tah), Mr. Gallinger (N. H., and
Mr.. Frye (Maine).
Earlier in the day Mr.. Hale, Chair
man of the Committee on Naval Affairs
offered the following resolution, which
was agreed to:
THAT the temporary appointments
made by the President, on and after
April 81, 1899, and up to the date of the
passage of this joint resolution. of Off
GERS of the line and staff Of the Navy.
are hereby ratified and confirmed, to con
tinue in force during the eXigency under
which their services are required in the
existing war. Provided. that the Off
GERS so appointed shall be assigned to
duty, with rank and pay of the grades
established by existing law, and shall be
paid from the appropriation pay of the
Navy
4 bill was reported from the Military
Affairs Committee by Mr.. Carter, Mon
fhok h.
lOwance of the volunteers enlisted in the
United States Army shall begin on the
day of their enrolment at the State
camps, with proyiso that volunteer
troops sent to the Philippines, may draw
one months pay in advance. 1t was ex-
planned that the bill applied only to those
United States army. The bill was
passed.
At $3.50 o'clock p. m, as further
mark os respect to Mr.. Milliken, theI
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, ID. c., May 1.-THE
House held a brief session to-day. Two
important bills affecting labor were pass
ed. one limiting the labor of persons em-
ployed upon government works and in
government service to eight hours daily,
and the other providing for the appoint
ment of a non-partisan labor commission
10 consider legislative problems affecting
labor. The first was amended so as toI
suspend its operations rs affecting mill
tary or naval works in time Of war
Mr. Davenport, Pennsylvania, from
Elections Committee Number ], called