The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-04
10 COIN I'LL BULLION
In the Treasury is the De-
Cision in the Senate.
BOND PROPOSITION GOES
Seven Democrats and One
PopuIist Support It.

Upuilot OuPpoit ."
Washington, June 3-Whiie the war
revenue measure was not passed by the
senate today two very important votes
were taken, one on a proposition to coin
the silver bullion in the treasury and 70
issue silver certificates against the CON-
and the other on the bond proposition
presented by the Republican minority OF
the committee on finance. In lieu Of the
seigniorage amendment offered by the
majority of the finance committee Mr..
wolcott Rep., Colo) proposed an amend
ment authorizing the secretary OF the
| treasury TO coin all the silver bullion IN
the treasury and TO issue silver certin-
Gates against IT. After some discussion
vote was reached and the amendment
was agreed to. As to 81. several Republic
cans voting for It, Mr. Aldrich (Rep.,
r. - then pressed the amendment OF the
minority of the finance committee pro-
viding for the issue of one hundred mill
ions of certificates of Indebtedness and
ehree hundred millions Of bonds, to be
used exclusively for the payment Of the
expenses of the war. After an extended
/ debate the question was brought to an
issue and, by the decisive vote of IS to
81. the bond amendment was incorporated
in the bill as substitute for the amend
ment to issue legal tneder notes. The
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thirty-AaAe Republicans, seven Demo-
Gratis and one Populist The Democrats
who voted for it were Messrs. Caffery.
Faulkner, German, Gray, Lindsay, Nit
chell, and Murphy. and the Populist was
Kyle No Republicans voted against the
issue of bonds, the votes in opposition TO
bonds being cast by twenty-four Demo-
Gratis, five Popuists and five Silver Re-
publicans. Just before adjournment this
evening a sensational speech was made
by Mr.. Wolcott CRep., Colo.) in reply to
some suggestions concerning the bimet-
allie commission made by Mr.. Allen (Pop.,
Neb).
PRELTMTNAR YBUSINESS.
A bill authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to keep certain Hfe-saving sta
tions on the Atlantic and gulf coasts
open and manned during June and July
and appropriating $1,000 for the necessary
expense, was passed by the senate at the
opening of the session.
The senate concurrd in the house amend
ment to the bill removing all disabilities
imposed by the Fourteenth amendment
to the constitution.
WAR BILL RESUMED
Consideration of the war revenue meas
ure was resumed at the conclusion of the
morning business.
In the course OF a brief colloquy con-
corning the priority Of amendments yet
to be considered, Mr.. Jones (Ark) ex-
pressed the opinion that all the revenue
features of tn bill ought TO be completed
and passed upon before the bond provis-
ion was passed upon, because the amount
of revenue raised might have great
weight In the determine on of some
other pending amendments. He was sat-
isfied he said, that the bond provision
would be Incorporated In the bill, but held
that senators ought oknow what the
bill would raise approximately before be-
ositiOn.
Mr.. Hale Rep., Me.) inquired whether
Mr.. Jones thought the small amount,
comparatively. which would be raised by
the pending revenue amendments would
be sufficient
WHAT WILL IT COST?
II have no doubt" he continued, that
If this war Tas+S q 1-aor - will oog+ +ba
government between 500 DOC. 900 and $780,
100000. That is my prediction and I put
myself on record to that effect.
Mr.. Jones said that so much money
might be spent but he did not think so
He was satisfied. at all enevts. that an
issue of bonds was unnecessary.
81 do not believe" said he. that the
war will last one year. six months, or
anything like that time. And the cost
Will certainly be much less than that stat
ed by the senator (NIr. HaIe). The sec
retaries Of war and the navy each made
an estimate of the expenses for on year
and their aggregate estimates wre only
about on-half the estimate of the sena-
tor from Maine"
Mr.. Hale pointed out that no war was so
expensive as an expeditionary war. He
said he had examined all the estimates
made upon the expenses OF the war and
he was satisfied they would certainly
reach SIN. oO0. 900.
NO TEMPORARY EXPENDITURE.
Mr.. Teller tSilver Rep, Colo) reviewed
the legislation during the past ten years
and said that It was evident this bill was
not to be temporary measure Il was
TO all intents and purposes to be a per-
mauent law. The expenses OF the war
would be large, but they would not end
with the close OF the war The United
States, he said. proposed % have a great
navy. commensurate with the dignity
and development OF our country and in
addition all the cities along the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts had right 20 demand
protection from foreign invasion. The
expenses of the government were great
now, but they we're certain 10 crater
ate n close 81 the war.
1T IS the duty OF the senate" said re
go take sufficient time tor the considera-
ton ~ the pending bill to determine
how much money {; VIII raise. do not
wan, to vote upon the bill until we know
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