The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-13
WAR REVENUE BILL.
Measure Was Reported 10 Senate
Thursday.
WILL BE TAKEN UP FOR CONSID
GRAFTON MONDAY.


a Prolonged Discussion-Only Three
Senators Recorded Against the Bill on
the Final Vote.
Washington, May IL. After prolonged
discussion, the Senate this evening passed
tho bill Concerning carriers engaged in
interstate commerce and their employees, -
popularity known as the railway arbitra-
ton bill. The most important amend
ment to the measure was that offered by
Mr.. Hear Of Massachusetts, which pro-
vides that courts shall issue no injunction
against railway employees which shall
compel them to give their personal SER
vices to company against their will. On
the final vote only three Senators were
recorded against the bill. They were:
Mr.. Money Of Mississippi; Mr.. Rawlins
Ct Utah, and MI. Tillman of South Caro-
lima.
A bill was passed removing all disabili-
ties imposed by the fourteenth amend
ment to the constitution upon persons
who We're on time engaged in rebellion
aaginst the United States.
The war revenue measure was reported
to the Senate and notice was given that
it would be taken up next Monday for
consideration.
Washington, May IA bill providing
for an American register for the steamer
Catina, was passed at the opening of the
Senate's session today. The Catina has
been acquired blythe government and will
be used for hospital ship.
Mr.. Proctor OF Vermont presented the
resolutions In honor of Admiral Dewey
adopted by the legislature of Vermont, his
native state.
The following bill was offered by Mr..
Stewart of New ada that all disabilities
imposed by this 18th amendment to the
Constitution of the United States upon
persons on account of having engaged in
insurrection or rebellion against the
United States and on account of having
given aid or comfort to the enemies there
of, are hereby removed. The bill was
passed without debate.
At 1915 p. M, Mr.. Hawley, chairman
of the military affairs committee, address,
ing the Chair, said:
II hold in my hand some papers which
are of great Importance to the war depart
ment and they ought to be considered in
Executive session. -
He was interrupted by MIR. Gallinger
| N hc6 as nj ruf7n fo,, 4I,n
consideration of pension bills for thirty
minutes.
'Will half hour make any difference
to the Senetor?'' inquired Mr.. Gallinger
Yes, .. replied Mr.. Hawley, decisiyely,
"every minute will make difference. 1t
is ecessary-inlperativeI necessary--to
the war department. chat action should be
taken as soon as possible. There are some
gentlemen in town who must leave this
evening. I can't be more specific now
sAll right assented Mr.. Gallinger,
'that settles it,.
The Senate then, at 1918 p. M, went
into executive session.
At12.4O p. NJ, the Senate resumed
business in open legislative session. Mr..
Hawley called up the conference report
on the bill suspending certain provisions
of law relating to the purchase of supplies
by the quartermaster generals depart.
ment in the army. After some debate the
Messrs Hawley, Proctor aud Cockrell,
were named as conferees.
Under the unanimous consent agree
ment consideration OF pension bills was
begun and many were passed.
Mr.. Faulkner of West Virginia resigned
as conferee on the post office appropria-
ton bill and Mr.. Pettigr9w of South Da-
4 kota was appointed to fill the vancancy.
Consideration was then resumed of the
railway arbitration bill. Mr.. Kyle
secured the adoption of an amendment
providing that in cases where the en-
pioyes are no / members of q labor organi-
cation majority of them may have the
right to select their arbitrator. The
amendment offered by MIR. Hoar provid-
ing that no injunctions should be issued
against laborerS to compel them to work
against their will, was agreed to, as was
also an amendment offered by Mr. Nelson
of Minnesota, that no empioye should be
compelled against his will, to perform
personal services.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska offered an
amendment providing that no statute
shall be construed as permitting the
equitable jurisdiction OF the courts OF the
United States to be invoked except
through the attorney general OF the
feated without division.
While the arbitration bill was still
under discussion, MI. Allison entered the
chamber and reported from the committee
ON finance the war revenue measure and
gave notice Of an amendment to the bill
as reported to be offered by the minority
of the committee. The proposed amend
ment was one restoring to the measure
the bond feature which was stricken out
by tho majority of the committee.
Mr.. Morgan inquired whether Mir. Ali
son had made any estimate Of the amount
of revenue which the bill as agreed upon
would raise.
Mr.. Allison replied that he had not, but
he hoped when the measure was taken up
for discussion, to present some figures 1t
was his purpose, he added, to call up the
bill next Monday Immediately after the
disposition of the morning business and
press consideration to an early conclusion.
The Senate decided on Mr.. Allison S
motion that when it adj ourn today it be
until next Monday.
Mir. Allison expressed the opinion that
the adjournment until Monday would
facilitate the consideration OF the revenue