The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-05-05

war was the direct result of the wish and
purpose of the people themselves, it was
in this case.
ct cannot be said that the President Of
the United States has plunged his country
into war.
Instead of having tried to inflame tho
public opinion of the country he has tried
to moderate and direct it. AJAX
Instead of throwing away the prospect oil
peaceful settlement he has allied him.
self with every honorable influence In
favor of such a solution OF the perilous
questions involved.
Mr. Bell Colo, r. in stating the position
of the Populists announced his unalterablo
opposition to the bond provision of the
bill. Nothing he declared could cause
such a shudder among the people OF ths
country as the announcement that they
were to be saddled with another bond
issue.
Brief speeches were made by others.
In the Senate, on April 20, many bills OF
minor importance were passed.
The House passed an urgency war
measure repeating the limitations upon
purchase OF Quartermaster'S supplies duI-
ing the war with Spain. Mr. Hull ex,
planned that the measure was deemed
urgently necessary by the Quartermaster 8
Department of the Army to avoid embar-
raSsment in the war preparations IN prog
reSS.
The House resumed consideration of the
war revenue measure.
Mr.. Payne (R. n. " said that IN dfsci-
plned armies and seasoned soldiers spain
at present had the advantage, and that IL
was therefore the part OF prudence 10 sup
ply the Government with all the pecunlary
means necessary to recruit ana prepare
our army for the field.
Mr.. Dalzell pa, RI, in support OF the
bill, said that the loans proposed to oe
foated by the pending bill could not %
avoided. He regarded the bond PROVISION
of the bill as it's most beneficent feature
MIR. Mcclellan IN. Y, d. said that on
all questions involving the honor and
safety of the Nation there should De no
difference of opinion. This was no tune
to play politics or draw party lines III ms
own ideas as to how the war revenue
should be raised did not prevail, II tho
views of the majority were not voted down,
he declared that he should feel 1t to DC nis
duty as a man and as an American 20
ignore personal predictions anu party
doctrines and vote for the bill.
Mr.. Henderson iowa, r. made an eio-
quent appeal to the members 10 lay as,uo
party politics and give cash without re-
serve to the Government to prosecute tns
war.
Taxation there must be. The step We
have taken has already cut down our re-
venues and all our estimates are gone. Mo
up like brothers. -
In the House, on April %, after hVe-
minute speeches for two hours, amend
ments were offered.
MANY amendments were offered 10 the
bond feature of the bill, ranging from
proposition for the substitution OF an IN
come tax provision to an authorization
for an issue of $3.50, 000, 900 greenoacKs.
But all were voted down.
At O'Clock the bill, under the oroer,
was reported to the House. AS Chairman
Dingley had had no opportunity to oner
amendments agreed upon by the majority
of the ways and Means Committee, ne OF
fered as a substitute bill containing tness
amendments.
There was some question as to the regu-
Iarity of this proceeding, but the speaker
held that it was in order. There were
many protests from the Democratic side
against this parliamentary move, anu MI.
Bland insisted upon the reading VI the
substitute in full. The reading occupied
almost an hour.
MIR. Dingley briefly explained the Com
mittee amendments, and demanded the
previous question. The substitute was
then adopted without division
AT the last minute the Democrats de-
cided to offer a motion to recommit with
distinctions TO report back the income tax
proposition as an amendment TO the Dill,
instead of as a substitute for the BOND pro-
vision.
This was due to the fact that number
of Democrats had declined to vote 10
strike out the bond provision. The morton
was defeated-13l TO 173. Four RepuDn-
cans voted with the Democrats and Popu-
lists on this vote.
The Democrats, Populists and four Re-
publicans. Messrs. BarthOldt, OF Mlssourij
BromweU. of Ohio; Johnso9s OF Indiana,
and White. of Illinois, voted for the motion.
The vote was then taken on the nnal
passage of the bill and it was paSSed-Iol
to 131.
ON the final passage of the bill, the DEM
ocrats and PopuhStS, with SIX exceptions,
voted solidly against it. The Democrats
who voted for the bill were MessTs. Cum
mings, Mcclellan and Griggs, OF New YORK;
Fitzgerald, of Massachusetts, MeAleer, OF
PENNSYLVANIA, and Wheeler, OF Alabama:
Two Repu blicans, MesSrS- Linney, OF
North Carolina, and Thorp, OF Virginia.
voted with the opposition. NUMBER o.
Democrats declined to vote.
The conference report on the Naval ap-
preparation bill was disposed OF Saturday
in the House, after a long debate, by vote
to inconvenience. The report went back TO
the Senate with specific instructions 10
strike out that amendment which looks
towards providing compensation for those
officers who make valuable inventions.
Many members cOntended that naval ofii-
GERS, educated at Government expense, ana
assured of life support on entering the SelV-
ice. were not entitled to compensation for
inventions Other members contended
stoutly that it was equitable on the part OK
the Government to pay for such Inventions
Emergency Call.