The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-30

ing and the end for which we aimed.
the relief OF humanity. was being de-
feated. In nine days. in his opinion, the
war would be over, and the American
flag would be flying over Porto Rico
and the Philippines.
Mr.. Walkers amendment was lost
without division. Many five-minute
speeches on the income tax amendment
followed. Mr.. Braun. in he course OF
his remarks advocated an issue OF
$50. 600, 600 treasury notes. Mr.. Handy,
DEM, Del, offered an amendment, winch
was voted down, TO reduce me pohoea
authorization from five to one hundred
million. on Mr.. Dingley's motion the
lowest denomination of bonds to be
issued under the section was reduced
from $50 to SIS.
A motion by Mr.. Lewis. dem. Wash,
to make the bonds redeemable specih-
cally in gold or silver coin, at the OPP
ton of the government, was defeated
1O6-i36. Another by Mr.. Shafroth TO
make bonds redeemable one-half in
gold and one-half in silver. met a sim
liar fate. Several other propositions of
the same tenor were voted down. The
vote was then taken up on the McMillin
income tax substitute, and ii was de-
feated-123-143.
Mr.. Bland offered a substitute provi-
sion to issue 500. 600. 900 treasury notes.
Ii was lost-1O6-l47. Mr.. Brumm voted
Wltn the utT1OtTdls o1 tulS pftpOsitiOh
and Messrs. McClelland n Handy
with the republicans. Mr.. Lannan OF
Texas moved to strike out the bond
issue section, and IL was ost-lO3-l3l
Messrs. McClelland. Griggs and Cum
mings. for the democrats. voted with
the republicans. Mr.. Robinson, DEM,
La, offered another of the amendments
prepared by the minority members OF
the ways and means committee. IL
provided for the coinage of the silver
seigniorage. Ii was ruled out on a
point Of order.
At 4 o'clock, under the rules. the bill
was reported TO the house. As Chair
man Dingley had had an opportunity to
offer the amendments agreed upon by
the majority of the ways and means
committee. he offered as a substitute a
bill containing these amendment
There was some question as TO the regu-
larity Of this proceeding, but the
speaker held that 1t was In order. There
were many protests from the democrats
against this parliamentary move. ana
MIR. Bland insisted upon the reading OF
the substitute in full. The reading &C.
cupied almost an hour. Mr.. Dingley
briefly explained the committee amend
ments, which were enumerated in these
dispatches last night. and then demand
ed the previous question. The substi-
tute was then adopted without division.
Mr.. McMillin moved 10 recofnmit the
bill with instructions to strike out the
bond provision and insert in lieu there
of the income tax provision, but with
drew it and allowed Mr.. Bailey to modi-
fy the motion to instruct the committee
TO add the income tax provision as an
amendment to the bill. the bond feature
being retained. The motion was de-
feated, 134-173. The motion To recommit
was defeated, l3i-17S. The democrats,
populists and four republicans, Messrs.
Bartholdt CMo). Bromwell (Ohio), john
SON Und.) and White Ull.) voted for the
motion.
The vote was then taken on the maj
passage of the bill md II was passed,
Isl-l3l. With six exceptions. the demo-
Gratis and populists voted against the
bill. and two republicans voted with the
opposition. .
Mr.. Boutelle, rep, Me. chairman OF
the committee on nav affairs, pre-
scented the conference report on the bill.
Mr.. Cannon, rep, H.. made the point OF
order that the conferees had exceeded
their Jurisdiction in hat they a add
ed over $500. 900 above the differences be-
tween the two houses and had also add
ed provisions which were not in confer
ence With the point Of order pending,
he moved an adjournment, which was
carried.