The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-11
REVENUE BILL IS PASSED.
EIGuT DEMOCRATS JOIN WITH THE
REPrBLICAS SENATOR'S.
Most Of the Democratic Leaders op-
pose the Measure 60 the Last. and
All the PepsIists, Save Kyle. Vote
Against II en- Its Final Passage.

WASHINGTON. June Ia-shorsiy sitter
o'clock this afternoon the conference re-
port OF the war revenue bill was agreed
10 by the senate. after discussion iAss'nS
four hours. The debate on the measure
Was without special interest. and was en-
iirely DEVOID Of acrimonious features. TIE
debate indicated generally that the BID as
agreed upon by the conference was rea-
sonabiy satisfactory 60 everybody except
az 20 the bond provision. The votes east
against the adoption Of the report reflect
ed the opinions of those senator's who are
opposed 10 any increase In the interest
bearing debt Of the country.
The repor; was agreed 10 by the decisive
vote OF 90 TO q
Every Republican voted for the meas
ure and their votes were supplemented by
those az eight Democrats. one silver Re
publican and one Independent. The Dem
ocrats who voted for the adoption Of the
report were: Caffery, German. Lindsay.
AcInerny Mitchell. Morgan, Murphy. Tur-
pie The Silver Republican was Mantle
and the Independent was Kyle. The vote
against the report was cast by sixteen
Democrats three Silver Republicans and
three PopuIists.
AS soon as the engrossed bill can be
signed by the presiding officers of the two
branches Of congress IL will be sent 10 the
president.
Just at the close Of the session this ev-
ening a bitter pers onai discussion was pre-
cipitated by Butte OF North Carolina. who
attacked Kyle for having voted for the is
suance OF bonds. Butler, speaking a. the
chairman Of the Popuiist national COM
m!ttee, officially declared that Kyle did
not represent the Populist party.
Kyle replied warmly. saying that he was
responsible for his political actions. not to
Butler. but 10 his constituents. and to his
conscience. Subsequently he denounced as
10 Intentional and malicious falsehoods"
some statements made about him by Pet
tisrew.
A bill to provide an American register
for the steamer Arcadia. OF the New York
and Porto Rico Steamship Company. was
passed by the senate today. The bill pro-
yIdes that the vessel shall net engage in
the coastwise trade. although IL may trade
between New York and Porto Rico.
Jones of Arkansas offered a resolution
directing the secretary OF the interior that
special instructions be given to Charles NJ.
Schlierholz. special agent OF the land Office
at Batesvilie Ark. Jones complained that
the agent OF the government, Schlierholz
was in the habit OF Selling timber RATS
floating down the White river to Batesville
and compelling the raft owners to prove
that the timber was not cut from govern
ment land He said that some OF the acts
of this ''underiing' were disgrace and
an outrage. "and he ought TO be kicked
out of his position" The resolution was
adopted.
Aldrich OF Rhode Island presented the
report OF the committee OF conference on
| the war revenue measure. and when II
| was read said that. as the senators were
familiar with the details OF the report
| he would make no formal statement
| Jones OF Arkansas said that as one of the
| conferees he had not signed the report.
| and would vote against Il. Many things
| In the report were satisfactory to him.
| particularly the retention OF the ~ per
| cent. beer rebate. He did not favor the
reduction in the matter OF silver to be
| coined each month. but he was gratified
| that the provision for the coinage OF all
| the silver bullion In the treasury had been
| retained in the measure.
| The proposed addition 10 the bonded
| debt Of the country was. In Jones' opin-
| ion. seriously Objectionable. so much SO in
| fact that he would oppose the adoption OF
| the report. He read newspaper clipping
| announcing that arrangements had been
| perfected at the treasury department for
! the immediate issue of 500. 600 900 of bonds
| He had no doubt the statement was accu-
| rate.
| Aldrich called Jones attention to the
| provision OF the bill that the bonds shall
| be issued only as means OF raising money
| with which 10 prosecute the war.
| Jones replied that he did not doubt,
| however. the statement IN the newspaper
| He had one other very serious objection
| he said. to the adoption OF the report II
| retained the stamp tax on deeds, checks.
| etc. OF the people and had released the
| railroads from the requirement 10 pay a
| similar tax on the bills OF iading This
| he believed vas hard on the people and
| unnecessary
wolcott OF Colorado. in a brief speech.
| paid high tribute to the senate conferees
| lie said II had been long time since a
| hia OF SO great importance as this one had
/ created so little friction The report Of
| the conference. he thought was eminsntfv
| fair ard just and reflected great credit
| upon the conferees of both the senate and
| the house.
1T NAV he true" said woicott. las the
| senator from Arkansas tJonesl SAYS tina,
| ihe secretary Of the treasury snadvertent-
| ly may have done just wha, the senator
| says ne has. The secretary Of the treasury
| has done many foolish things. But the
hin so hedges about the secretary with
| ,onditions that he VIII ne forced TO follow
| the law"
wolcott said ne WIS satisfied that the
| people Of ;he country would take the
bonds offered by the government He did
] not share the fear 81 Jones that the secre-
| tary would place bonds In the hands Of the
| hig hanks and financial corpora tons.
| Carlton OF Texas objected seriously 10
! The striking out OF the provisions incor-
| porateti by the senate and was particular
| ly annoyed brcause the stamp tax amend
| n1ent whlc1 Ae Rad offered had not been
! retained
! Bacon announced MS opposition 20 the
conference report saying the bill was even
! more Objectionable 10 him row than when
| originally before the senate Referring to
| the silver provisions. BACON said Il was
! merely an effort 10 deceive the country
| su;o the belief tha: something had beer
| &cue II that direction. as ere coinage Of
silver authorized nv the conference agree
| aeni wss bus very slightly in excess Of
! the coinage under the existing law
| Teller called attention to The change
Observation-Disclosures
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