The times., 1898-04-29
BELIEVE IT WILL PASS.
The War Revenue Measure I'm the
Senate.

The War Revenue Measure I'm the
Senate.
Those Republicans in the Senate who
will be charged with the responsibility
of engineering the war revenue measure
through that body are quite sanguine
that they will have little difficulty in Sc
curing an agreement for vote on the
measure, bond proposition and all. There
have been indications of an intention to
filibuster, but those who have been count
ed upon TO do the filibustering are not so
rapid as they We're The opposition. al
though it has by no means disappeared,
is not 50 pronounced, and the chances
are that by the time the Senate is ready
to take the vote on the House bill this
opposition will content itself with simply
going on record on an amendment against
the issue of bonds, and will not press
its views to the point of voting against
the measure on the last reading.
Much Of this change in sentiment, or
rather change In plan of action, is due
20 the pressure that has been brought
upon the Senate from the outside 1t has
been pointed OUT by certain Republican
senators that Democrats and Populists
alike have been jealous in their efforts
" Stl tue L ttSlttllt 10 act Lflnly ana 90
to war If necessary, and now that We are
in war these same men cannot, consist
emily, refuse to give to the President the
sinews of war
Upon the question how best these
sinews shall be secured is a matter upon
which there RAY be no honest difference
OF opinion The silver men are very nat
uraliy against anything that looks like
an issue of bonds so long as there are
tlyaV~ mn ,,f,
but to flilibuster and not permit any plan
to go through simply because they are
opposed to it and believe it to be not the
part of wisdom is something Republic
cans say the country will not stand. The
Republicans therefore base their hopes
for ultimate success in the passage of the
bill upon the fact that the Democrats
will hesitate TO put themselves in the po-
sitiOn of playing the part of obstruction
lists in war times. 1t will not be a popu-
lar role and the Democratic leaders will
realize that fact and not permit il to be
done.
Several of the most influential men in
the Senate have set themselves against
this plan and will not countenance any
agreement with the Populists that has.
for its end a prolonged campaign against
the pending measure. Several speeches
will be made against the bond idea, and
the entire absence OF ltS necessity VIII be
pointed out, but after~th has been done
ii is safe to predict that the vote will he
taken. The Republicans say they will
have their solid strength for the Admin
istration plan and they have the assur-
ance of sufficient number of Demo-
cratic votes to enact the measure into
law. The President will be supplied with
funds and it is more than probable that
the authority to issue bonds will be
granted.
Members of Congress are beginning to
accept the idea that Congress will remain
in session until the war is over. This is
based upon the suppUsitiOn that the war
will be of short duration. 1t is not i'm
probable that a war committee, to be
composed OF members of the two houses
will be appointed and that after the ap-
preparation measures and other routine
business connected with the prosecution
of the war have been concluded Congress
will take recesseS from time to time
The appropriation bills are well out of
| the way, only the Indian District of Co
lumbia. fortiiications and naval bills being
| in conference. The Senate has acted on
all these measures but the postoftice ap-
| preparation bill.