The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-06-10
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.


HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Conference Report ON War Reve-
nue. Bill Adopted.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-After five
| hours devoted to the consideration of
the bill to enable volunteers to vote in
Congressional elections, the conference
report on the war revenue bill was pre-
scented to the House to-day Consid-
GRAFTON was interrupted by a recess to
: o'clock this evening" ut which hour
the report was taken uD again and
after three hours debate, involving q
wide range of subjects and some sensa-
tional features it was voted upon and
adopted-154 to 1O7
The election measure will be disposed
of tomorrow. immediately, after the
meeting of the House. The Hawaiian
annexatiOnistS made a strong fight to
get the election bill out of the way. to
prevent it's going over to tomorrow
as privileged, and likely to postpone
another day their intended effort to
force consideration of the annexation
resolutions in the House
The bill to enable volunteer SOLDIERS
to participate in Congressional elections
was taken up when the House met
to-day. A number of amendments af-
fecting the method of voting and re-
turn of the votes with view to pre-
vent fraud We're incorporated.
After prolonged conversational con-
| sideration of the BILL in which ITS con-
sututionality was discussed, Bailey Sc
cured the floor and made a speech
against the constitutionality of the bill.
Lewis CD of Washington opposed
the views advocated by Bailey
At the conclusion of the speech IF
Lewis, S. w. Smith. in charge of the
bill. moved the previous question.
The motion was put while Cummings
CD of New York was demanding rec
ignition to offer an amendment TO give
| the privilege of voting to the sailors
and marines. He failed to get his
amendment in, and upon the announce
ment of the vote ordering the previous
question the New York member called
for the ayes and nays
Il want to know he cried with a
vigor that created much comment in
the House, what members will dare
| to shut the sailors out of this bill"
| The roll-call resulted 139 ayes. 9S
nays.
| Bailey demanded a roll-call upon the
engrossment and third reading Of the
| BILL and at the conclusion or tbs vot q
demanded the reading of the engrossed
| bill.
This involved a delay, the bill not
being ready, and Dingley OR) of Maine
| was then recognized and presented the
| conference report upon the revenue
| bill
After the reading of the report and
! statement of the House conferrees
| Dingley said the desire If the commit
tee was TO enact the bill in,o law this
| week. especially in view or the fact
that great losses would be avoided by
the early passage of he measure. since
its provisions Were known to those to
be affected by tner lie asked Bailey
| what the wishes of the minority were
| in regard to deba,e
/ Bailey said he appreciated that the
bill would pass. and in view of that
| he appreciated the importance of early
/ action, and was inclined to believe that
! no desire for extended debate was en-
tertained by the minority In response
to Dingley's query. he said no diff
! Guilty would be experienced in reach
| ing vote tonight
Dingley at length announced that he
would move the previous question at
1870 tonight, and a recess was taken
| to = o'clock
When the House met after the re-
cess DinSley. addressing himself to the
| report, spoke OF the urgent necessity
! for the passage of war revenue and
| the necessity for speedy action in
conference and that of compromise. He
/ n ha dc l.; til.
| has set out to accomplish We're the
! raising of approximately S175 QoO.G coo
from taxation and from S4OO. OOO. Oeo to
%00,W;0.OO from other sources. These
ends would be secured through the bill
as reported from conference and While
/ the concessions made by the House con-
ferrees We're in some instances person
| ally distasteful to him, he felt that
they had been. without the violation of
any great principle. advocated by the
! House. and without mitigating against
the accomplishment of the great ends
originally contemplated by the inaug-
uration of the war revenue legislation.
He said the House conferences made
| no effort to eliminate the tax on tea
owing TO the decisive vote by which the
| Senate had incorporated it, and be-
cause the new crop was just about to
arrive. stocks on hand We're very low.
and the consumption in the country
amounted to 1o0,OOoOOO pounds. an
| nually.
Relative to the coinage of silver bull
lion. Dingley explained that the provi-
sion would result ultimately in an in
crease Of circulation outstanding by
the present seigniorage, or about $42,-
O00.OO. The provision declared ex-
| plicitly that the coinage should proceed
at the rate of not less than ~, 50U.O 900