The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-26
STILL TALKING S|NEWS
An Issue Of Bonds Means More
Taxation.
ALLEN ON THE MEASURE
He Insists That There L. NO b Slight
est Necessity for an Issue Of
Bonds at This Tims-Ths
Tax on Corporations.

thilS HlOIIiIB tIC SSAA0N ou
hour earlier than usual to resume its
discussion of the war revenue measure.
Scarcely a dozen senators were pres
ent. Mr.. Hale OF Maine reported an
appropriation bill to supply deficiencies
in pensions and for other purposes. As
reported, the bill carries s., 4S8. 405. OF
which $s,075,s72 is for pensions and the
balance for the army. navy and courts.
| After a brief discussion of mat feature
OF. the measure which makes possible
temporary appointments Of clerks with
out civil service examination, 1t was
passed. A joint resolution was adopt
ed directing the secretary of wal TO re-
port to congress plans for the improve
ment Of Tampa bay. Florida.
After the transaction of considerable
morning business, consideration Of the
war revenue measure was resumed, Mr..
Stewart of Nevada taking the floor. Mr..
Stewart said he proposed to address
himself particularly to those para
graphs of the bill which provided for
the coinage of silver seigniorage and
the issue Of legal tender notes. He
held hat the amount Of money pro-
duced from taxation under the bill
would depend largely upon the policy
adopted relative to the issue IF money
and the issue Of bonds. He believed
that with an issue of bonds IL would re-
Quire largely more taxation to produce
a given sum than it would without an
issue of bonds.
In the course Of a long free silver
speech Mr.. Stewart declared that the
revenue bill as 1t passed the house of
representatives was ''the most miser-
able, villainous piece of legislation ever
enacted by a legislative body" He at
ta.lol xv,-a.ply tho ho~1 Drnnaoitinp
of the minority of the finance commit
tee, and urged the coinage of the silver
seigniorage and the issue OF legal ten
der notes.
Mr. Allen, pop, Neb.. in opening his
speech said that IL the wishes of some,
at least. of the advocates Of the pending
bill were consulted, Ii would carry only
a provision for the issue OF bonds, and
YOU not place a cent of taxation upon
the people. He did not regard taxes
a burden when they were justly and
equitably assessed and maintained;
there was no property and no individ-
ual which the government could not
tax, whatever the conditions might be.
The sinister purpose of this effort to
eliminate from taxation the corpora
tions and other and varied business in
terests." said Mr.. Allen, rs to create
a void which may be filled by an enor-
nous increase in the Indebtedness OF
the United States"
He declared that there was not the
slightest necessity for the issue of
honds q, mis- time The debts caused
by the war ought to be liquidated with
put the creation of a debt. Returning
to the proposition that a tax be placed
upon corporations, Mr.. Allen said that
he was glad that some corporations
We're willing even anxious. to nav their
share Of the war burdens. He then read
a telegram from Henry T. Oxnard. saw
inc that the American Beet Sugar Man
ufscturers' association did not want 10
he excluded from the corporations upon
which a tax was to be levied. He
thought this was a most gratifying sug-
gestion coming from a corporation, and
q MANIFESTATION of patriotism that
n,,oht we'll no enulated Mr. Allen made
an arpnment against the issue of bonds.
in favor Of the coinage of the seignior-
are and in favor of an income tax. He
announced that he would at the proper
time OFFER an amendment to the pending
bill restoring to the statute books the
income tay feature Of the tariff law of
1894.
Briefly discussing the war, Mr.. Allen
said that the very purpose for which
IL was begun had evidently been aban-
doned. The poor people Of Cuba We're
starving by the hundreds every day, we,
not an ounce OF food or medicine had
been conveyed to them.
Il will vote every dollar and every
man necessary to conduct the war;" he
said. It feel interested in it. partly
because 1 received from the 'effete East
a few days ago a newspaper clipping
saying that the 'populiet Allen was
largely responsible for plunging the
country into war, and inquiring why
had not proffered my services to my
country. I served my country In one
war, and I fought in the battle In
which you (Mr. Mills Of Texas) served
on the other side. II 1t were neces-
sary you (Mr. Mills) n ] would shout
der muskets and march side by side te
the front to defend III common coun'
try"
In concluding his speech Mr.. Aller
took strong ground against any pro,
posed alliance between this country an
Great Britain. declaring mat ne woule
oppose il with all his power until Eng