Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-05-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
arom our regular correspondent


wAsHtsGToS, u c., May I'd. 1895
The house after three days de-
bate passed the war revenue bill,
which will add about Sl00,O00,000 a
year to the government revenues by
internal revenue taxation, including
increases in the taxes on beer and
manufactured tobacco and system
Of stamps similar to that used during
the civil war, and provides for the
issuing of S5O0O00,0OO in bonds; also
treasury certificates of indebtedness
for temporary eXigences. 1t remains
to be ascertained whether Senators
Jones, of Ark; Teller, and the popu-
lists can succeed in their threat of
gripping the fighting power Of the
government by striking out of the
bill in the senate the authority to is
sue bonds. or rather whether they
will dare to arouse the indignation
of the country by seriously making
the attempt, From utterances of
members Of the Senate Finance
committee, which is dominated by
radical silver men, it is thought to be
almost certain that the committee
will strike the bond clause out Of the
bill before reporting it to the senate,
jority of the senate, composed Of all
the republicans and few democrats,
will vote to put it back.
President Mckinley is directing
the conduct of the war upon better
advice and knowledge than that of
editors of irresponsible yellow jour
mails and loud-mouthed corner loaf
ers. He knows what he is doing and
that it will be fully approved by the
country when results shall make his
policy apparent. The war news so
far has been satisfactory; the block
AIDE of Cuba is successful, and the
capturing of number of prizes
pleasing. In good time we shall
hoist old Glory in Cuba, and our
warships shall meet those of Spain.
:
Capt. Leonard Wood, L. ;. A., cap
tured the honor of being the first
person authorized by the war de-
pa;tment to raise one of the regi-
ments at large provided for in the
act authorizing the formation of
volunteer army, and he will be its
Colonel and Hon. Theodore Roose-
welt has resigned the position of as
sistant secretary of the navy TO be
its Lieutenant Colonel. Capt. Wood
left Washington last week for the
west for the purpose of enlisting
men he wants. Phoenix Arizona
Boise City, idaho; Carson City, Ne
vuda; Santa Fe, y. NJ; Guthrie,
Okla; Salt Lake City, Utah, and
Cheyedne, Wyoming, will bevisited.
President Mckinley has personal
ly accepted the offer of John Jacob
Astor, the New York multi-million-
aire, TO raise, eqaip and maintain
throughout the war at his own eN-
peuSe a regiment of artillery, and to
personally lead it, The equipment
.uf thi, regiment, including its bat
teriys, will be the very best that.
money can buy, Previous 70 this
Mr.. Astor had given his fine steam
yacht to the government to be used
as a torpedo boat
Under the army reorganization
bill, which last week became law,
the regular army will be increased
to 10000 men. The additional men
will be recruited at once.
The house last week seated the
third republican contestant from
Nirgiuia-Dr. Richard a. Wise, a
nephew Of Henry A. Wise, Virginia's
gghting governor. Or. Wise is from
the second district and the man he
ousted is Mr.. w. 4. Young. AS in
the other contests, the Virginia cleo
tion laws were shown TO be fraudu-
lent all the way through.