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about S150OO0,00O He thought this
amount sufficiently liberal. Secretary
Long had presented to the committee
carefully prepared statement showing
that the war expenses of his depart
ment would be about $75, 5,000,000. AL
lowing SIS, 900, coo for extra expenses,
the full amount needed by the estimates
Of Cabinet officers was, according to
his figures, in the neighborhood of
$240,O00,000. This amount was, Of
course. in addition to the ordinary ex-
penses of the Government.
Hale challenged this statement, Ge-
claring that the S75. 900, 600 referred to
in the statement Of Secretary Long did
not include the amount carried by the
naval appropriation bill for the pres
ent war. and did not inclu 1e either
about 100000 which would be in
cluded in the genral deficiency bill. He
was satisfied that the amount the war
would cost the Navy. Department would
not be far from S130, 100000 from The
present time until the 1st of July, 1899.
Allison called attention to the fact
that he had made that point clear in MS
statement
Jones, continuing, maintained that II
was entirely unnecessary for all of the
expenses of the existing war tc be pro-
vided for in the pending bill. Congress
would return here in December next,
and if the emergency required its pres
ence it could be called together by the
President
Jones did not approve Of the blu rs
it came from the House. His figures,
the best attainable estimates, he said,
indicated that the expenses Of the war
during the next year would net be more
than $40, 100000 yet advocates of the
pending bill proposed to place at the
disposal Of the Government more than
three times that sum through taxation
and the issue of bonds.
Jones declared that every feature Of
the bill was a tax on consumption. he
stamp tax was one of the most onerous
and vexatious forms of taxation ever
devised The tax upon tobacco and
upon beer was a tax on consumption.
In response to an inquiry from AL
drich, Jones said he did not believe any
man could determine definitely how and
upon whom the beer tax would fall.
I'VE on this side,' said he, ''believe,
however, that the taxes levied ought
to rest upon property, while the bill
pending increases the taxes on con-
sumption"
In answer to an inquiry by Aldrich,
Jones said: 81 am willing to fix the
amount that ought to be produced by
the pending bill at $50. 000,G COO, but 1
believe it would be better and wiser for
US to levy even more taxes rather than
increase our interest-bearing obliga-
tions. If I had to take my choice be-
tween an issue of bonds and an increase
of taxation, would prefer to increase
taxation
Without reaching any agreement as
to what portion of the bill should be
considered first, the Senate proceeded
with the reading Of the bill, with the
understanding that at any time Sena-
tors should have the privilege of re-
turning to passed items for their
amendment or alteration.
Allison presented tables showing the
amounts of the ordinary appropriations
for the next fiscal year. They aggre-
gate Qess sol, ,000,0 for the sinking
fund.- $3.50. S49, ,S52. The total estimated
revenues Qncluding postal revenues),
AllisOn's tables showed, were S4S2, ,S74, =
CAT, an excess of 81, 024, ,795 over the es-
timated ordinary appropriations. The
appropriations of the war Allison gave
as follows: National defense, Act Of
March 8, 1898, S50,0O0,000; Amy, forti-
fications and navy, Act Of May 4th,
$50, 100000; Notifications. $4,OOO,O0
Naval Act increase over 1893 for war
purposes, $23, 100000; naval deficien-
cies, 1898, $50, ,275,O0O; naval establish
ment for 1893, additional $4,000, 900;
naval auxiliary bill, $4,000,000; immune
bill and engineer bill, $4,000, 900; army
for 1898, additional S150.000.0 900. Total
appropriations on account of the war,
1919 10000
At o'clock the bill was laid aside,
and Hale Of Maine presented resolu-
tions in memory of the late Seth L.
Milliken, a Representative from Maine.
Eulogies We're pronounced by Hale,
Mills of Texas, Carter of Montana,
Rawlins of Utah, Gallinger Of New
Hampshire and Frye of Maine.
At the conclusion of the addresses the
Senate, at $50 p. m, as a further
mark of respect, adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.