Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-25
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, May 25.
SENATE.

The Senate convened an hour earlier
than usual, to resume its discussion OF
the war revenue measure. Scarcely
dozen Senators were present when the
Vice Presidents gavel fell.-=
Mr.. Hale reported an appropriation
bill OF SIS, 49S, 405 to supply deficiencies
in pensions and for other purposes.
Mr.. Bate objected to the considera-
ton OF the bill in the absence of quo
rum. 1t required about twenty min
utes to secure quorum, when the con-
sideration of the war revenue measure
was resumed, Mr.. Stewart taking the
floor. Mr.. Stewart spoke in reference
to those paragraphs of the bill which
provided for the coinage of the silver
seigniorage and the issue of legal ten
der notes. He held that the amount OF
money produced from taxation under
the bill would depend largely upon the
policy adopted relative to the issue OF
money and the issue of bonds. He be-
lieved that with an issue of bonds it
would require largely more taxation to
produce u given sum than it would
without an issue of bonds.
In the course of long free silver
speech Mr.. Stewart declared that the
revenue bill as it passed the House oil
Representatives was the "most misera-
BILE, villainous piece of legislation ever
enacted by any legislative body" He
attacked vigorously the bond PROPOSE
ton of the minority of the finance COM
mittee and urged the coinage of the
silver seigniorage and the issue of legal
tender notes.
Mr.. Allen said that if the wishes Of
some, at least, of the advocates OF the
pending bill were consulted, it would
carry only provision for the issue OF
bonds and would not place cent OF
taxation upon the people.
Mr.. Allen maintained that there was
no property and no individual which
the government could not tax, what
ever the conditions might be. THE
sinister purpose of this effort to elimi-
nate from taxation the corporations
and other varied business interests, !"
said Mr.. Allen, sis to create void
which may be filled by an enormous iD
crease in the interest bearing indebted
ness of the United States" He deciar.
ed there was not the slightest necessity
for the issue of bonds at this time.
HOUSE.
Rev. Harvey S. Fisher, chaplain OF
the Sixty-fifth Regiment, New York
Volunteers, offered prayer at the open
ing of to-day's session of the House. a
number of the officers of that regiment
and also Bishop O. P. Fitz gerald
and large number of delegates to the
} recent general conference of the South
ern Methodist Church held in Balti
more, were in the galleries.
Mr.. Lacy called up the House bill
granting certain lands to the Territory
of New Mexico for common school, COL
lege, university, charitable institutions,
public buildings, irrigating and Rio
Grande river improvement purposes.
Mr.. McMillin denounced the with
holding of statehood from New Mexi-
co as an outrage due to the political
motives of the republicans, the terri.
tory being democratic.
Mr.. Lacey denied the charge but de-
clined to discuss the proposition of ad-
mission and yielded TO Delegate Fer
guson OF New Mexico, who supported
the measure as one calculated to do
Justice to the territory and respond to
urgent needs of it's people.
The bill was passed without division.
The House set apart June II for
tributes to the late Senator Isham G.
Harris, OF Tennessee. Pursuant to ar
rangement the House then listened to
eulogies upon the late Senator j. q
George, of Mississippi.