The age-herald., 1898-04-25
WAR DECLARATION
 WILL BE PASSED Il the President Sends a Message to Con-
 sreSS Asking for It. ALL FRACTIONAL DIVISIONS. Have Ceased and Both Houses Stand in a
 Solid PhalanX BEHIND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE While All Are Agreed for War, Republicans and Democrats Are Divergent As to the
 Best Method of Raising
 the Funds.
BEHIND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Washington, April 24-If the president sends a message to congress tomorrow asking for declaration of war as is now anticipated, the response will be prompt, and emphatic. Now that war has been en- tered upon even the congressman, like MT. Johnson, of Indiana, and MT. Loud, of Cal ifornia who have hung back protesting to the last, have sunk their individual views in the common cause, and all are now anx- 5 ious to give to the president a united sup port in every measure deemed essential or necessary to prosecute the war to speedy and successful conclusion. In order to show the world that all factional divi- sions have ceased, and that the representa- tves of the American people are so arrayed in solid and imposing phalanx behind the chief executive the declaration of war will be passed without a word of debate, and upon the roll call it is not likely that there will be dissenting voice.
 Following the declaration of war the house will proceed to the work of providing the sinews with which to prosecute it. But upon this there will not be unanimity. The republicans and the democrats will hold di- vergent views to the methods as to which the revenues to carry on the war should be raised. No factious opposition however, will be offered by the minority The leaders of the minority are extremely anxious, and they will insist so far as they are able upon putting such sub-proposi- tions in line with their ideas and doctrines for the bill framed by the re- publican members of the ways and means committee, which Chairman Dingley intro- duced in the house yesterday.
 THE DEMOCRATS FEEL AGRIEVED. The democrats of the house, especially the leaders, and the members of the ways and means committee, feel agrieved be- cause they have neither been consulted nor had voice in the preparation of the war revenue measure
 In the face of a foreign enemy they say they have sunk party considerations, and have voted to uphold the hands of the pres ident, and they believe that in raising war revenue inasmueh as they are expected to acquiesce they should have had a share For the republicans to meet in secret and prepare a measure strictly according to their own ideas, they maintain is a display of partisanship such as should not have been given at such a time The bill will not be presented to them formally until to- morrow morning, and Chairman Dingley expects to get it before the house during the day. He thinks the bill should pass and go to the senate by Tuesday night at the latest. The democrats will protest against this expedition, but will probably not carry their opposition beyond that MT.
 
 democras realize the necessity for prompt action and while they feel they have been unfairly treated under the circumstances they will make no factious opposition. They are particularly desirous of the opportunity to present sub-preparations for various features of the bill as prepared.
 INCOME TAX AMENDMENT.
 MT Bailey said they would probably be willing to forego general debate if an ar rangement could be made to consider the entire bill for amendment under the five minute rule. The chief amendment they desire to offer is for an income tax which they believe can be passed to meet the deci- sion of the supreme court. They believe a considerable proportion of the war tax should be raised from this source.
 They are also opposed to some of the pro- visions of the stamp tax which they be- lieve will prove onerous, and irritating and it is likely they will offer propositions in leu thereof for a tax of 90 cents per bar rel on petroleum and a graduated tax on railroad and other transportation tickets both of which propositions were considered by the republicans of the ways and means committee, but rejected.
 There is also considerable opposition to the bond feature of the bill on the demo- cratic side and whether unanimty or not a motion will undoubtedly be made to. strike it out.
 MT Bailey, however, is understood to tion for borrowing money. Some of the populists desire authorization for an issue of greenbacks. The bond feature of the bill will probably be bitterly at tackled The whole week in the house is likely to be given up largely considera- tion of war measures, but such time as re- mains will probably be consumed in dis posing of two election cases, and other minor matters. Possibly the general defi-