Evening star., 1898-06-06
The Revenue Bill Taken Up in the
House.
SENATE AMENDMENTS NOT SEPARATED
Mr. Bailey Speaks Against This
Course.
MILLIONS VOTED FOR WAR

| IhS SCiltSi VI itSlSidtlNc interest was To-
day In the House of Representatives ow-
| ms to the return of the war revenue bill
from the Senate for House action. 1t was
| generally understood that the majority
members purposed to adopt a rule provid-
| ing for the adoption of resolution of
| general non-concurrence in the Senate
| amendments and agreeing to the confer
ence asked by the Senate Saturday. The
| democrats desiring to vote separately upon
| the Senate amendments, notably the seig
niorage provision, came prepared to accept
defeat at the hands of the majority, but
determined to enter their protest and put
on record their position. An unusually
large attendance was in evidence.
When the House met upon motion of Mr..
Lacey Qowa) the consideration of the bill
providing for the exercise of suffrage by
volunteer soldiers and sailors in the con-
gTessional elections was made a special or
der for tomorrow.
Consideration of a patent measure was
interrupted at 12!0S o'clock by the receipt
of the revenue bill from the Senate and
Mr. DalZell Pa.), from the committee
rules, presented a resolution, introduced by
Mr.. Dfngiey, providing for an immediate
vote upon general non-concurrefce and
sending the bill to conference.
The previous question was ordered upon
the resolution and Mr.. Dalzell speaking in
support, said 1t was intended to expedite
the enactment of the emergency revenue
measure for the earliest possible relief of
the treasury, upon which there was a daily
demand of 81 ,OOO, 900.
Replying to a question from Mr.. Bartlett
he said the adoption of the resolution would
prevent any separate votes upon the Ser
ate amendn entS. He said it would be in
the province of the House to reject finally
the conference report but he could give no
assurance that an opportunity would ever
De given to vote on particular amendments.
Mr.. Bailey's Opposition.
Mr.. Bailey (Tex.), addressing himself to
the democratic position, said the pending
measure was not political lin the sense of
an ordinary tariff measure, and that no
one party was necessarily responsible for
IL. Likewise voting upon separate amend
ments in a general tariff measure might
result in destroying the equity of an entira
schedule, but such objection could nor be
urged in the pending case. He took issue
with Mr Dalzell in claiming the treasury's
ccndltlon presented a dire necessity for i'm
mediate passage of the measure and in
TINS connection reviewed the recent treas
Try statement, insisting that a total OF
Sl9o.ooO,OO0 was available, including the
goid reserve, or $9O, 100000 at hand for or
dlnary expenditures of the government
with this condition Mr.. Bailey said there
was no ground for forcing the House to
1orego its right and duty to consider sen
arately important provisions added by the
oenate He contended the rule was unfair,
and pointed out that should the resnl,,tion
lali 10 pass 1t would be tantamount tc an
acceptance of the bill as passed by the
Senate, and ii would involve a vote by
members for provisions to which they are
strongly opposed. On the other hand # the
vote should be to non-concIr members
would be forced to vote against provisions
favor.
NJ Swanson WaD and Mr. McAIiiin
SIenn) followed Mr.. Bailey, citing notable
" hpr cid
should vote directly upon amendments The
TOBACCO tax and the provision for seignior-
age coinage were noted.
Mr. Dingley, concluding in support of the
resolution, SAID II was identical with the
one adopted when the tariff bill of 1891
came from the Senate, and practically iden-
teal with that adopted by the democrats in
1884. He said experience had made it plain
that best results were to be obtained by
sending Immediately bills to conference in
cases where large number of amenom, nts
developing complicated differences have
been added. Referring to the incorporatton
of 213 amen endments in the Senate Mr. Ding
ley said that body with ninety members had
considered five weeks the bill and should
the House, with four times that number Of
members proceed with the same latitude to
consider the amendments 1t would be winter
before action could be secured. He argued
that the pending measure was one of emcr-
gency and should be at once upon the stat
ute books to relieve the ordinary revenues
from extraordinary demands, and to pcgin
at the earliest moment the payment of the
war debt.
The vote was taken then upon the reso-
luton. Mr.. Bailey demanded the yeas and
nays. the roll call resulting-yeas, 137; nays,
1O6.
The vote was strictly party.
COnferees Appointed.
The House then voted to n-concur and
agreed to the conference and the Speaker
named Messrs. Dingley CMe), Payne On.
" and Bailey CTexas) as conferees
The Senate bill to revise and perfect the
classification of letters patent and printed
Sidered under suspension of the rules Its
object, pointed out by Mr.. Hicks Pa)
was to facilitate in the patent office the de-
termination of the novelty of inventions. 1t
provided for an annual expense of S62 600
but Mr.. Hicks said but $45, 900 would be re-
quired.
Mr.. Dockery (Mo.) attacked the bill. de-
claring it would entail an expense of $780,
900; that it was unnecessary and was
pressed chiefly in the interest of patent at
torneys and urged by lobby.
Mr.. Livingston (Ga) and Mr.. Lowering
(Mass.) denied the contentious of the oppo-
sition and insisted the patent office was
not administered properly because ADEQUATE
legislative provision had not been made
The business of the office had increased
33 per cent while the force had been In
creased but per cent, and this, too, when
the patent Office yielded sos, 900 in excess of
it's expenses.
Mr.. Bland antagonized and Messrs. Hill
Comm and Sherman IN. " supported the
measure.
Mr.. Cannon opposed the present passage
arguing for postponement until more room
should be provided for the patent depart
ment by the transfer of the land office to
the present post office quarters, the latter
department going to the Lew city huildiup