Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-05-05

stored" The amendment was dA.w>>
necessary to cover beer In storage.
The license Of dealers In leaf tobacco
Is reduced from s24 to el2 on those
whose sales do not exceed $4,000 per
snnum, and from as TO ssS on dealers
whose sales exceed that amount. The
most important amendment was one
which levies tax Of one cent upon ali
pay telephone messages costing below
rs cents. The original provision ex.
empted messages for distance below
80 miles.
The general debate on the war ex.
pense bill in the house closed last
night, after eight and half hours of
speechmaking. The debate yesterday
lacked both spirit and interest There
was little discussion Of the internal
revenue features OF the bill. The
democrats continued their assaults on
the bond feature and their advocacy
Of the income tax. The latter was
ridiculed as a substitute proposition
by the republicans The authority to
borrow money was defended by them
as absolutely necessary
There is difference OF opinion on
the democratic side as to whether the
bill should be voted for upon its final
passage after the minority amend.
ments are voted down. A number OF
the democrats, led by Mr.. Mcclellan,
Of New York. have announced their
purpose Of so voting, but the majority
OF the democrats believe they could
not justify vote for bond issue. An
effort Is being made to avoid an aye
and nay vote on the final passage, to
prevent an exhibition of this division,
and 1t seems probable that it will
be successful, There may be
some difficulty about the commit
tee amendments decided upon yes
terday. as, under the order, the bond
features of the bill must first be taken
up under the tive-minute rule to-day.
II the amendments to these sections
should exhaust the time before four
o'clock, the committee amendments
would be ruled out and would have to
be inserted by the senate.
Before the debate upon the war rev.
enue bill was resumed yesterday an
urgency war measure was passed by
unanimous consent TO repeal the lin.
itations upon the purchase OF quarter.
masters supplies during the existing
war with Spain.
A DULL DAY IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 30. Again yes
terday the senate was in the attitude
Of waiting for business to reach it. A
few bills OF unimportant character
were passed, but no business of gen.
eral interest was transacted. Senator
Pasco, of Florida, presented memori-
ais from the Florida boards of trade
concerning the interference with the
coastwise trade by the present condi.
ton Of war. He said that the matter
was becoming serious as American YES
sells were being forced to refuse bust
ness. He thought the committee on
commerce ought to consider the sub
ject promptly and the memorials were
referred to that committee.
Senator Butler, of North Carolina,
introduced the following resolutions:
That the bonded Indebtedness Of the United
States should not be Increased but that the
necessary means to carry on the war against
Spain should be raised by increasing the reve.
nues Of the government including Il tax on In
comes and by issuing silver certificates against
the seignlorage now In the treasury and by
such additional issues OF United States legal
tender notes as may be necessary.
The resolution went over. The sen.
ate, at las p. M, went into executive
session and at two o'clock adjourned.
REVENUE BILL IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON. April 80 The senate
committee on finance will meet Mon
day to take up the war revenue bill
The members of the committee do not
anticipate any delay in getting the bill
out of committee and 1t can be stated
that there is no thought Of elilninat.
ing bond provision in order to secure
the expeditions passage of the other
portions of the bill. Senator Allison,
in reply to question concerning the
intention of the committee with refer
epce to the bond paragraph. said:
I'VE shall certainly not abandon bond |
provision, because ample provision
must be made to carry on the war, and
this cannot be done by taxation alone
Immediately. We have already prac-
tically expended the 5O,OOo,OOO appro.
priated for the defense Of the coun.
try, and it would not be wise for con.
q ess to adjourn and leave Washing.
ton with war existing without provid.
ing the necessary means to carry it on.
The bill will pass the senate with a
bond provision included, nor will there
be any great delay in Its passage, in
my judgment"
RECRUITING IN KANSAS,