Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-30

come tax amendment followed.
Braumm, Rep. Pa. in the course of his
remarks advocated an issue of $l5e.-
000Go0 of greenbacks. Cummings.
Dem. n. Y. aroused considerable Tn
thusiasm on the Republican side by an
nounclng his purpose to support the
bond proposition because it was to b.
a popular loan.
Bland. save notice Of a substitute for
the section authorizing bond Issue
providing for an issue of $15o,0G0, coo
treasury notes.
HANDY. Dem. Del. offered an amend
ment which was voted down to reduce
the bond authorization from $500, 600, t49
to 800. 000 600.
on Dineley's motion the lowest d
nomination Of bonds to be issued ptnd ~
the section was reduced from $50 to
$25.
\ motion by Lewis. Dem. Wash, /.
make the bonds redeemably specific
ally in gold or silver coin at the option
of the government. was defeated loo L.
1876 Another by Shafroth to make tnc
bonds redeemable one-half in gold ana
one-half in silver met similar fate
Several other propositions Of the sam
tenor We're voted down.
The vote was then taken upon t.,
McMilun income tax substitute and il
was defeated, 12} to li3.
Bland. DEM Mo. offered a Sena
substitute provision to issue $50, 0o0,e4a
in treasury notes. It was lost, loo e..
III. BrUum. Rep. Pa, voted With til
Democrats ON this proposition and NJ
CIelan DEM. \. y. and Handy, Dem.
Del. with the Republicans.
Lanhan, Dem, Tex. moved to strike
out the bond section. The motion W2&
lost. 103 to 1871 Mcclellan, Griggs ana
Cummings, Democrats, voted With II
Republicans.
Robinson Dem. La, offered another
of the amendments prepared by tt"
minority members of The ways and
means committee. 1t provided for tn
coinage Of the silver seigniorage, It
was ruled out on q point of order.
At 4 o'clock. the bill under the order
was reported 10 the House. As Chair
man Dngiey had had no opportunity
to offer the amendments agreed upon
by the majority of the ways and means
committee. he offered as u substitute
bill containing these amendments.
There was some questions as to tho
regularity of this proceeding but tn
Sneaker held that it was in order.
There We're many protests from thu
Democratic side against this paria-
mcntary move and Bland insisted upoa
the reading of the substitute in full.
the reading occupied almost an hour.
Dineloy briefly explained the commit
tee amendments which were enumer-
IL. 90, ,f,rI,t
and then demanded the previous ques-
ton The substitute was then adopted
without division.
Mcmillan moved to recOmmit the biz
with instructions to strike out the bond
provision and insert in lieu thereof. tho
income tax provision, but Withdrew the
motion and allowed Bailey to modify
the motion so as to instruct the COM
mittee to add the income tax provision
as an amendment to the bill, the bond
feature being retained. The motion
was defeated. 134 to 1l3.
The motion to recommit was defeat
ed 134 to 173. The Democrats, Popu-
lists and four Republicans, Bartholdt,
Mo. l3romwell Ohio. Johnson Ind. and
White. H.. voted for the motion.
The vote was then taken on the final
passage of the bill and it was passed,
1S1 to 1871.
BouteIe. Rep. Me. chairman of the
naval affairs. reported the conference
report on the naval bill Cannon, Rep,
Ills. made point of order that the
conferees had exceeded their jurisdic-
ton in that they had added over $500,
600 above the differences between the
Two houses and had also added pro
visions which were not in conference.
With the point Of order pending he |
moved an adjournment which was |
carried.