Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-05-03
VOTES WAR REVENUE
House Passes the Ways and Means
Committee Bill.
ADOPTED BY A MAJORITY OF FIFTY.
All But Six Democrats Vote Against
the Measure-Secretary Alger's
Estimates for War Expenses
to July 1.


ments agreed upon by the republican mem
bers Of the ways and means commit
tee added. In order to accomplish this q
parliamentary vancouver was necessary as
the whole time for amendments was ex-
hausted by the minority in trying to amend
the bond feature OF the bill. Mr.. Dingley
oHereo a. substitute an entirely new
bill containing these amendments after the
Dill had been reported to the house. This
was an old parliamentary trick frequently
resorted to years ago. The Morrill, tariff
law was passed In this way In Its original
form after 1t had been loaded down with
amendments In committee of the whole.
Many amendments were offered to the bond
feature OF the BILL ranging from propo-
sition for the substitution of AN income tax
provision to an authorization for an issue
OF $780, 100000 greenbacks. But all were
voted down. At the last minute the demo-
Gratis decided to offer the motion to recon-
nit with instructions to report back the
income tax proposition as an amendment
to the bill Instead of as a substitute for the
bond provision. This was due to the fact
that number, of democrats had declined
TO vote to strike out the bond provision.
The motion was defeated 1874 to 17a Four
republicans voted with the democrats and
poputists on this vote. But on final pa ssage
of the bill (Which was carried 1s1 to 1917 the
democrats and populists. with six excsp-
tons, voted solidly against the bill. The
democrats who voted for the bill were
Messrs. Cummings. Mcclellan and Griggs.
OF New York: Fitzgerald, Massachusetts,:
McAieer. Pennsylvaaia; and Wheeler, Ala
bama. Two republicans, Messrs. Linney
OF North Carolina. and Thorp. of Virginia.
voted with the opposition. Quite number
OF democrats declined to vote.
Agree to Increase Volunteers.
Washington. April 30.-The house milf
tary affairs committee has agreed to In
crease the number of volunteers to be
raised from the United States at large
from 5000 to $4,000. This will allow the en-
iistment Of 10000 immunes
Senate Agrees to Conference Report,
Washington. April sO.-The senate FRIDAY
after a brief statement by Senator Hale
ADOPTED the conference report on the naval
appropriation Bill. 1t then passed few
bills to which there was no objection. and
adjourned until Monday,
Asks for Millions.
Washington. April s0.-The secretary OF
the treasury Friday received from the sec.
rotary OF war estimates of deficiencies in
appropriations required for the use of the
war department for the remaining two
months Of the present fiscal year aggregat-
Ing 1884. 997. In his letter Secretary AIger
says that the acts of congress approved
April 22 and g. 1898. authorizing the enroll
Meht OF volunteer army and placing the
regular army on war footing, will neces-
state this increased appropriation for the
organization. support and maintenance Of
the new forces The several items In the
deficiency appropriation asked for are as
follows, cents omitted:
signal service of the army, SCI, 600; pay.
etc. OF the army tvolunteers). s5,766. sGl.
Pay. ETC.. of the army (regulars). 81. 425. 25s
Subsistence Of the army. 81, 73s, 64s; regular
supplies. quartermaster's department., 81
00O,000: incidental expenses quarterma ster's
department, $3.50, 900; horses for cavalry and
artillery. s1500.000; barracks and quarters,
$Soo.ooo; army transportation. 5000, 600;
clothing and camp and garrison euuipage.
slo,Oo0,OOo: contingencies Of the army. So.
wv: ordnance department. 81, TAI. 4o5; medical
and hospital department.. 100000: euuip-
ment OF engineer troops. $4,000. torpedoes
for harbor defense. s500000. Expeditionary
force TO Cuba, $l5o.Os4; total, sSi,o19 sJ7.
This estimate, which was transmitted to.
congress Friday, Is entirely Independent of
the a!lotments made by the president to
the war department from the $50, 0Oo, COO de-
Tense appropriation. This will indicate
that up to July next Cwo months). the In
creased expenditures on account of the war
will be approximately ss0.OoO.0o0
Cabinet Meeting
Washington, April 3O.-At the cabinet
his plan for making effective the popular
loan feature of the new bond issue, and
with the exception of one or two minor
changes the plan was approved. AS soon
as the new act passes congress the secre-
tary will issue prospectus covering all
points involved and giving to the public all
needed information concerning H. In an
swer to inquiries of members Of the cab
met 1t was stated that the subject of Ha-
wall was not and had not been under dis
cussion. and the reports with respect to the
Islands being turned over to this govern
ment are discredlted. The secretary of
the navy and the secretary of war each
made statement as to the progress of
events In their respective departments, but
nothing of an important nature that could
be made public was done by the cabinet,
which was in session only an hour and q