The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-25
CAUSE NO DEBATE
ALL MEMBERS UNITED IN THE
COMMON CAUSE.
PRESIDENT WILL BE STRONGLY BACKED
Revenue Bill viii be Presented and Passed
To Day---An Effort Will be Made
TO Get It Before the Senate
Morrow.

Washington. -. c., April 24.-If the
President sends Il message to Congress
tomorrow asking for declaration of
war, as is now anticipated, the response
will be prompt and emphatic. Now that
war has entered upon even those Con-
gressmen, like Johnson, of Indiana, and
Mr. Loud of California, who hung
back to the last, have sunk their indi-
vidual views in the common cause and
all are now anxious to give to the Presi-
dent Il united support in every measure,
deemed necessary, to prosecute the war
to a speedy and successful conclusion.
in order to show the world that all
fractional divisions have ceased and that
the representatives of American people
are arrayed in solid and imposing
phalanx behind the Chief Executive, the
declaration of war will be passed with
out word Of debate, and upon the
roll call it is not likely that there will
bc dissenting voice.
Following the declaration of war the
llUuNt VIII BiuNtfu " lllI NVih VI HAV
yidng the sinews with which to prose
cute it, But upon this there Will not
be unanimity The Republicans and
Democrats hold widely divergent views
as to the methods 10y which the revenues
to carry on the war should be raised.
No factious opposition. however, will be
offered by the minority. The leaders Of
the minority will insist so far as they
,l,t tApoeAnfiutr GFfgh SIhgti-
tutc propositions as are in lines with
their ideas aud doctrines for the bill
framed by the Republican members of
the Ways and Means committee which
Chairman Dingley introduced in the
House yesterday. The Democrats of
the House especially the leaders and
the members of the Ways and Means
committee. feel aggrieyed because they
have neither been consulted nor had Il
voice in the preparation of the war
revenue measure. In the face of II
foreign enemy, they say they have sunk
party considerations and have voted to
uphold the bands 3s Il! rba6- } 12 .6
uphold the hands of the President, and
they believe that in raising war revenue,
inasmuch as they arc expected to
acquescc, they should have had share.
The bill will not be presented to them
formally until tomorrow morning, and
Chairman Dingley expects to get it be-
fore the House during the day. He
thinks the bill should pass and 20 to the
Senate by Tuesday night at the latest.
The Democrats should protest against
this expedition, but will probably not
carry their opposition beyond that. Mr..
Bailey said they would probably be
willing TO forego general debate If an
arrangement could be made to consider
the entire bill for amendment under the
FIVE minute rule The chief amend
ment the Democrats desireto offer is for
an income tax which they believe can
he framed to meet the decision of the
Supreme court. They believe consid-
cradle proportion of the war tax should
be raised from this source. They may
offer in lieu of the stamp tax, a tax of
fifty cents per barred ON petroleum and
a graduated tax on railroad and other
Transportation tickets, both of which pro-
positions were considered by the Re
publicanS Of the Ways and Means COM
mttee but rejected. There is also
considerable opposition TO the bond fea-
ture Of the bill on the Democratic side,
and whether with unanimity or not. Il
motion will undoubtedly be made to
opposing it, Mr. Bailey, however, is un-
dcrstood to recognize the necessity for an
authorization for borrowing money. The
whole work in the House is likely to be
given largely to the consideration of war
measures but such time us remains will
probably be consumed in disposing of
two election eases
Washington, d. c., April 24-It is
the expectation in the Senate that the
week will begin the receipt of "A mes
Continued on Third Pagc.)