The Mena star., 1898-04-27

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 Be Taken to Recruit for the Volunteer
 Army-Time Allowed spanish Vessels.
 by Presidential Proclamation.
 WASHINGTON, April 26. 26.-Cbairman Dingley, of the ways and means com mittee, to-day submitted to the house with the war revenue bill the following report:
 The precipitation on the United States of war with Spain has rendered it necessary tor immediately provide ways and means to meet war expenditures the scale demanded by. modern naval and military operations Such an unwelcome demand on our resources comes at a time when. under the workings of the tariff act of July 24. 1897, we had begun to overcome in large measure the injurious eff feet of anticpatory importatons and had al- ready received in the months of February and March revenue more than S3 900, 600 in excess of ordinary peace expenditure for these months There is no doubt that if peace conditions had continued the estimate of the secretary of the treasury that the revenue for the next fiscal year would reach 1890 000000 exclusive of postal receipts, s63. 600. 900 in excess or the revenue for the fiscal year 1896 and more than that sum in excess of what the revenues for the next fiscal year. 1897. would have been if it had not been for antici- patory importations in the last four months of the latter year to avoid the increased duties of the new tariff-would have been more than re- alized; and these receipts would have fully met the expenditures for the next fiscal year if it had not been for the increase caused by the difIiculties with Spain, inasmuch as the ex- penditures for the fiscal year is96 exclusive of postal expenditures paid by postal revenue. were only 352, 900 and for the fiscal year 1898 only 365. 000 00l
 These difficulties. even before war conditions arose, had so stirred the public mind as to de- mand largely increased appropriations for larging the navy and for national defenses- The destruction of the United States battle ship Maine in the harbor of Havana on the 18th of February last intensified the situation that congress, few weeks thereafter. realized tn necessity of taking prompt measures to prepare for any exigency and by joint resolu-- tion appropriated S30, 0Q0, ,009 for national de- fense. Upon the authority of this joint reso- lution about 1855 900, ,0J0 of this appropriation have already been practically used, although payments have as yet been made for only a part of this sum, and liabilities for the re- mainder of the appropriation will have been incurred within two weeks An examination of the condition of the treasury will make it apparent that no time should be lost in provid- ing ample ways and means for carrying to a successful conclusion the in which we are now engaged
 Recruiting for the Volunteer Army.
 WASHINGTON, April 26. Some differ ence of opinion exists among the war department officials as to the precise steps which shall be taken to recruit for the volunteer army called into service by the president Although the telegrams sent by the department yesterday to the governors of the va- rious states were entirely those of in- quiry the inference is drawn that the governors are given certain preroga- tive in the work of raising a volunteer army. This is combatted by some Of the law officers of the war partment, who hold that the act as passed does not admit of such interpretation. Mai J. N. Morrison. assistant to the judge advocate of the army and high authority on military law, in conver- sation with a representative of the As- sociated press expressed his views on this subject, which. however, he said were entirely unofficial and personal. He says there is no provision in the volunteer army act for any state, or the governor or other officer thereof, to enlist any of the men of either the regular or volunteer branch of the army or for them to have anything to do with the raising of elb0tE DTduCil tACc pb blldI tilc R ROftEuOTS are to appoint certain designated off, cers of the volunteer branch. The en- listed men are obtained in the same way in both branches. that is by vol untary contracts of enlistment directly to the United States. The governors have no more authority. he says, to raise the volunteer branch than to raise the regular branch and it is not likely that one of them has single dollar in the state treasury that can lawfully be used for raising either branch.
 Time Allowed Spanish Vessels.
 WASHINGTON. April 26.-The presi- dent by proclamation has allowed Spanish vessels in United States waters till May 21 inclusive for loading and departing and Spanish ships met at sea shall be permitted to continue their voyage if loaded before that time ;ns the United States. Spanish vessels bound for the United States, which sailed prior to April 2l, are exempt from capture and allowed to dis charge cargo.
 The Pope Hopes for spain's vindication.
 LONDON. April 26. -The Rome core