The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11
SENATE PASSES REVENUE BILL
CONFERENCE REPORT AGREED TO
BY A VOTE OF AZ TO ~.

Every Republican Voted for the
Measure-Eisht Democrats, One
silver Republican and One indie
pendent Also Support 1t on It's Pas
sage-The Opposition Vote Cast by
sixteen Democrats, Three Silver
Republicans and Three POpuIists.
washington, June 10-Shortly after
o'clock this afternoon the conference on
the war revenue bill was agreed to by the
Senate, after discussion lasting four
hours. The debate upon the measure was
without special incident and was entirely
devoid of acrimonious features.
1t was a foregone conclusion that the
report would be agreed to and the only
question of interest involved was how soon
a vote could be reached. The debate indi>
Gated generally that the bill, as agreed
upon by the conferees, was reasonably
satisfactory to everybody, except as to
,he bond provision.
The votes cast against the adoption OF
the report reflected the opinions of those
senators who are opposed to any increase
in the Understanding debt of the coun
try
The report was agreed to by the decisive
vote of AZ to %.
Every Republican voted for the meas
ure and the votes were supplemented by
those of eight Democrats. one Silver Re
publican and one independent
The Democrats who voted for the adop.
ton of the report were Messrs. Caffery,
German, Lindsay. McEnery, Mitchell, Nor
gan, Murphy and Turpie the Silver Re
publican was Mr.. Mantle, and the indie
pendent was Mr.. Kyle.
The vote against the report was cast by
sixteen Democrats, three Silver Repubh-
cans and three Populists. AS soon as the
engrossed bill can be signed by the presid-
ing officers of the two branches of Con-
gress it will be sent to the President.
After the passage of the bill Mr.. Aldrich
moved that when the Senate adjourn it be
until Monday next and the motion was
agreed to.
Mr. Clay of Georgia then entered upon
brief discussion of the disclosures concern
ing the disposition Of the money paid by
Congress in Liquidation of the claim of the
book concern of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. He believed the claim was
just one, and expressed his qualification
that the Senate had rallied to it's support
The attitude of the senator's from the
Northern states who had supported the
measure was, he said, appreciated by the
people of Georgia and of the entire South.
He was certain, TO, that they would disap-
prove of the action of the men who had
mlsled the Senat. Such action could be in
terpreted only as a "palpable fraud upon
the Methodist Church and the entire
transaction ought to be exposed. He ex-
pressed the belief that when the facts were
brought to the attention of the church au-
thorities they would repudiate it and he
demanded that the investigation of the
matter be thorough and searching.
BY sending to the clerks desk and hav-
ing read press clipping detailing the vote
of the Senate on the bond proposition of
the war revenue bill, which classed Mr..
Kyle of South Dakota as a Populist Mr.
Butler of North Carolina apEecipitat ted an
acrimonious political discussion. involving
the political affiliations of Mr. Kyle Mr..
Butler desired it to be understood that not
single Populist voted for the issuance
OF bonds, and, as the chairman of the
Populist national committee, he officially
declared the statement to be a SANDER
Mr.. Butler was proceeding when Mr.
Gallinger of New Hampshire made the
point of order that there was no question
before the Senate, and the point was sus-
tanned
On question of personal privilege. how
ever, Mr.. Kyle secured the floor, and re-
piled sharply TO Mr.. Butler Il am re-
HpOnslDle, ne SAD, to my conscience
and to my constituents for nv political
views and actions. and to them only. 1
thank the good Lord that do not get my
political inspiration through the quill Of
the Senator from North Carolina CIr
Butleo."
He believed that the people would stand
by those who, in a time like the present
stood squarely behind the national admin
istration.
Mr.. Pettigrew of South Dakota supple
mented the attack made by Mr. Butler up-
on MIR. Kyle. He charged him, generally
ana specifically, with trading with the
republicans in order to secure his cleo
ton, the understanding being that he
would vote with The Republicans upon all
close questions.
Mr.. Kyle declared the statements of Mr.
Petugrew to be Intentionally and ma
iiciously false"
At o'clock the Senate went into ex-
ecutlVe session, and thirty minutes later
adjourned