The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-30

{ tary Case had recommended for the
J purpose OF redeeming the greenbacks.
There was no necessity for such an
/ enormous loan. The Notifications of
| Matanzas had been reduced in 80 min
utes Havana could be reduced in two
| hours and the war would be at an end.
/ The war should be pushed. The rsinS
/ should be loosened. Havana would fall
| before Sampson, the Philippines before
! Dewey and the Spanish fleet crowded
across the Atlantic before the onset of
the flying squadron. While our fleet
was being held in leash, the population
( OF Havana were starving and the end
! for which we aimed, the relief of hui
mainly, was being defeated. In nine
days, in his opinion. the war would be
over and the American flag would be
hving over Porto Rico and the Philip
pines. -
Mr.. Walkers amendment was lost
without division. Many five minute
kspeeches on the income tax amendment
| followed.
GREENBACKS PROPOSED.
Mr. Brumm. in the course of his re-
marks. advocated an issue OF $150.OO0,-
| 900 of greenbacks.
/ Mr.. Cummings fDem.. \. W, aroused
! considerable enthusiasm on the Repub-
lican side by announcing his purpose to
support the bond proposition because
/ it was a popular loan.
Mr.. Bland gave notice of suostl-
tute for the section authorizing bond
! issue, providing for an Issue OF $IeO,-
000Go0 treasury notes.
Mr.. Handy Dem, Del.) offered an
amendment. which was voted down, 10
reduce the bond authorization from
five to one hundred million.
On Mr.. Dingley's motion, the lowest
denomination of bonds to be issued un-s
der the section was reduced from $50
to SIS.
TWO SILVER MOTIONS.
A motion by Mr.. Lewis (Dem,
WashD to make the bonds redeemable
specifically in gold or silver coin, at
the option of the government, was de-
featec-f06 to 1876.
Another by Mr. Shafroth to make the
bonds reGeemable one-half in gold and
one-half in silver, met a similar fate.
INCOME TAX DEFEATED.
Several other propositions OF the
same tenor were voted down. The vote
was then taken upon the McMillin in
come tax substitute, and it was de-
feated-123 to 14S.
Mr.. Bland cnered as a substitute
provision to issue s1OO,000,o00 treasury
notes. 1t was lost-l06 to al
Mr. Brumm voted with the Demo-
Gratis on this proposition, and Messrs.
licans.
Mr.. Lanham Dem, Te&.) moved to
Strike out the bond issue section, and Ii
was lost-lGS to 131. Messrs. McClel-
Ian, Griggs and Cummings (Democrats)
voted with the Republicans
COINAGE RULED OUT.
Mr.. Robinson (Dem., La.) offered an
other of the amendments prepared by
the minority members of the ways and
mr. al
coinage of the silver seigniorage. 1t
was ruled out on a point of order.
At 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 substitute
a bill containing these amendments. :
There was some question as to the reg
ularity of this proceeding, but the
speaker held that il was in order. +
There were many. protests from the
Democrats against this parliamentary (
move. and Mr.. Bland insisted upon the /
reading of the substitute in full The /
reading occupied almost an hour.
Mr.. Dingley briefly explained the
committee amendments, which were /
enumerated in these dispatches last !
night, and then demanded the previous /
question. The substitute was then
adopted without division.
DEMOCRATS DEFEATED.
Mr. McMillin moved to re-commit 4.
the bill, with instructions to strike out
the bond provision and insert in lieu
thereof the income tax provision, but
withdrew 1t and allowed Mr.. Bailey TO i
modify the motion TO instruct the COM /
mittee to add the income tax provision I
as an amendment to the bill, the bond o
feature being retained. The motion .
was defeated-l34 to 173
The motion to re-commit was de- /
feated-134 to 173.
The Democrats, Populists and four
Republicans, Messrs. Marthold Of Mis-
souri,, Bromwen Of Ohio, Johnson of
Indiana and White of Illinois, voted for
the motion.
BILL PASSED.
The vote was then taken on the final
passage Of the bill, and it was passed
1S1 to 131. With six exceptions, the
Democrats and Populists voted against
the bill, and two Republicans voted
with the opposition.
MIR. Boutelle (Rep., Me.), chairman
of the committee on naval affairs, pre-
scented the conference report on the
bin. Mr. Cannon (Rep., Ills) made the
point of order that the conferees had
exceeded their jurisdiction in that they
had added over $500, 600 above the diff
ferenceS between the two houses, and
had also added provisions which were
not in conference. With the point of
order pending, he moved an adjourn
ment which was carried.