The times., 1898-06-10
WAR REVENUE BILL PASSED
Aftera Stormy Session the House
Adopts fhe Report.
HARD WORDS EXCHANGED
Gen. Grosyenor and MIR. Swanson
Indulge ia Sen BsationaI Language
New England Members Vote
against the BiI - Dingley's Sig
niflcnnt Admissions.

The conference report on the war tax
bill was sent to the House at $40 D. m.
yesterday.
The whole afternoon had been spent in
filibustering and interest was awakened
and the attention of the members was
given closely TO the reading of the report
which took almost an hour Immediately
at its conclusion Mr.. Dingley took the
floor and said it was the earnest desire
Of the committee to complete the bin be-
fore the House should adjourn for the
night so that the bill might become law
before the week was over. He declared
that this speedy action was almost abso-
lntely necessary for the reason that the
b-ll had become known TO the public and
ii would occasion large losses by dealers
and others taking advantage of the
change OF rates occasioned by the changes
made by the conference committee.
Mr.. DinSley then urged that an agree
ment as 10 the time required for debate
and for a vote should be reached at once.
Mr. Bailey, Speaking for the Democrat
lc members, said he agreed that the bill
should become law as soon as possible
If IL was to become one at all Members
on his side desired a reasonable time for
debate and he suggested that a recess be
taken until O'Clock and a vote had at II
O'Clock
Mr.. Hill. Republican, of Connecticut OBJ
Jected TO this agreement unless a chance
was given to vote on different PROPOSE
tons separately. Members on the Repub-
Hean side surrounded Mr.. Hill. and he
soon withdrew his objection.
Mr.. Dingley then asked unanimous con-
sent that recess be taken until S O'Clock.
and that vote be taken at 1880 p. m.
There being no objection, this order pre-
vailed.
The House assembled promptly at p.
m. with not more than thirty members
present Mr. Hili of Connecticut, a Re
publican, surprised the small assemblage
with a motion to adjourn. Chairman
Dingley had not put in an appearance.
and the Speaker put the motion 10 ad-
jOurn with manifest reluctance. 1t was
rejected, and just then Mr.. Dingley
reached his seat. He proceeded to ex-
plain the difficulties of the conference.
saying that in a bill of such Importance
compromises were absolutely necessary In
order 10 reach an agreement.
The House conferees had been COM
pelied TO surrender points of Importance.
but they had endeayored. at every point,
TO retain the substantial principles of the
House bin. They had yielded only what
they were forced to give up. The bill. as
reported, contained some provisions that
he would not have approved. could he
have had his way: but, as a whole, ii
was 4 measure that embodied and retain
ed the vital principle that the House had
in view. The great end-the raising of
means to carry on the war-was attained.
and on the whole the agreement was one
that both sides OF the House ought 10
support.
The chief object was 10 raise from
Sl00.000.000 to 50.GoO0o0 of revenue by
taxation. and to raise $780, 900 or $780,
0e9000 By borrowing.
He then explained the bill as IL passed
the Senate and noted the changes that
had been made in conference.
Mir. Dingley, holding a copy of his
prepared statement published in The
Times. proceeded to give a detailed ex-
planation of all the changes made from
the House bin.
Mr.. Dingley said il was extremely i'm
pOrtant TO pass the bill without delay. as
the new crop of tea was just being
gathered and would begin 10 arrive with
in ten days. The crop this year is
smaller than usual and il was estimated
that about 1e0Q0G0 pounds would be i'm
ported. The tea on hand in this country
had deteriorated and ii was not deemed
proper TO impose the tax on stocks OF
tea held in this country.
''As tea is not produced in this coun-
try said Mr.. Dingley, the consumer
must pay the tax"
Mr. Tawney explained his -four bill His
explanation was a substantial repetition
of the statements and arguments made
by Senator Mason in the Senate several
days ago on the same subject.
Mr.. Cannon regretted that this ques-
tion of taxing mixed flour had been in
jected into this bill. 1t ought to have
been iegislated upon separately.
Mr.. Dingley resumed the floor and de-
Iivered an anti-silver speech. He reviewed
the passage and the repeal of the Shar-
man silver act and called attention to
the value of silver. He would not pre-
vent an interruption from SIr. Bland, who
was eager to defend his favorite metal,
silver.
Mr.. Dingley went on TO state that the
House conferees were unwilling TO con-
sent to the coinage of the silver bullion
in the Treasurys that finally, after much
argument and considerable contention,
the conferees settled upon the provision
reported. which he said was simply car
rying out the silver coinage that the
Treasury has been keeping up for the
last year. He added saTcastically that
this provision really amounted to nothing.
II satisfied a great many men who were
ignorant of what the Government was
doing with silver. He said the coinage of
the silver in the Treasury would have
been accomplished just as soon without
the enactment in the conference report
as with it, but many people did not know
that.
Mr.. Bailey. the Democratic member OF
the House conference, said the bill. as it
came from conference. was very much
better than when it passed the House
bu- II was not so satisfactory as when
il PASSED the Senate Had the bill re-
NAMED as it passed the Senate, with the
exception of the bond provision, it would
have commended the almost unanimous
support of the House. He thanked Mr.
Dingley for his frank admission that the
seigniorage provision amounted to moth
ing; that it was simply a declaration Of
existing law or practice. Mr. Bailey
complained that while duty of % per
cent was levied on the smoking tobacco
used by the poor, only a duty Of per cent
was levied on the cigars smoked by we'll
to-do people and on cigarettes smoked by
the dudes: that on the cigars that sell
for 10 cents each, only a duty Of per
cent was laid. That discrimination
against the poor ran all through the bill
Mr.. Bailey denounced the amendment
relating to mixed flour He said If this
could be done, as had been done with
oleomargerine, in less than ten years
every product entering into competition
with the constituents of the majority
every product of the cotton States would
be thus taxed in time. He objected TO
the use of this Federal power that in
vaded the States; that invaded Texas and
laid its hand on q product made, sold,
and consumed within the borders of that
State. The use of ground clay as an in
gredient to adulterate flour was referred
TO.
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