Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-04
W. F. STUDLEy & co.
IN THE SENATE.
Two Very important Votes Taken on War
Revenue Bill

Revenue Bill
Washington, June 3.-While the
war measure was not passed by the
Senate, today two very important
votes were taken. one on a proposition
to coin the silver bullion in the treas $
ury ana to issue silver certificates
against the coin, and the other on q
bond provision presented by the Re
publican minority on the committee on
finance.
In !ieu of the segniorage amendment
offered by the majority of the finance
committee. Mr.. Wolcott proposed an
amendment directing the secretary Of
the treasury to coin silver bullion in
the treasury and to ISSUE silver certi~
ticateS against it. After some discus
sion a vote was reached and tn
amendment was agreed to As to i,
several Republicans voting for it,
Mr. .Allrich pressed the Amendment
of the minority of the finance commit
tee providing for The issue of $l0o eco, 0a0
of certificates Of Indebtedness ana
$500 o0o,c90 Of bonds. 10 be used cxclu-
siVely for the payment Of the expenses
of the war.
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The bond proposition received the
votes o.' 3 Een,lbIirans Denocrat :
ana / lopulisy The Democrats who
voted fur ii were Gallery. Faulkner.
German, Gray. Lindsay, Mitchell ana
Murphy. and the PopuIiat vas Kyle.
No Republicans voted against the is
SUI OF bonds. the votes in opposition
to bonds being cast by y Democrats
. PopullStS and Silver Republicans.
Just before adJoufnm"nt thus even
ing, seh~ai iohal speech was maae by
MI. W'lc"l' III ftply - some SuS-eS-
tl"h9 N"4lF'l HIhS ne "lliletdiit '"H
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4 hin at,thorizina. the SECRETARY OF
Tho traac,,,.t- ia lxann certain 1ifa cav
inu etotinne ON The Atlantic ANA t,uIf
coaete ounn ANA manned d,,rine limo
ana r,,lv and annron,tatino 40 ono FIJI,
inc ,,ocnsea,.,- nvnnnsne was nossnl Inv
Tho Sonatn AZ fine oncrinr of toley'e;
session
Tho carato concurrnd in thn House
amendment ia the bin removing all
disabilities i,nrosod bv the 18th amend
mont IA the constitution.
C,opsi1c,.,tiop of the ,rar re,-onuo
,,ooe,,r., ,voe resumed al the cnncIu-
sio,, nf fba morning busiress In the
co,,,eo of q brief coliooiv concerning
Tho ,,rio,.ifv of amendments vet to be
,..,,c;lcr.d T,ncc Don, Arl, rxnrcssed
+b., o,,inion that allthoroven11ef features
of tho ri,l ouaht to be completed and
PASSED upon before the bond provision
ha,.,,,so Tho omuunt of revenue raised
,,inbt have Great weight in the deter
niuation of some other pending amend
,,,n,ts He was satisfied. he said. that
~. hood a,.,.icion would he incDrpo-
,at.1 j., tho I'M h,1t held that senators
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Ira1n manfred whether Jones thought
49,, ,.,..,,, amount con,narativeIv which
s,'.,,1 ~, raised ~ me nandin~ rcve-
nun amendments would be insufficient.
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1..+s vaar If viii cost the
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1,,a+ H. INV nrndiction and put myself