Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-08
CONGRESS.
Senate.


ward c. Walthal, was sworn in and then
consideration of the war revenue bill was
resumed.
| Marked progress was made on the 1st by
| the Senate towards the final disposition Of
| the war revenue measure. The committee
amendments on nearly sixty pages Of tn"
| bill were passed upon and the Senate nearly
! reached the principal questions at issue be-
tween the contending parties These re-
| naming questions have already been dis
cussed pretty thoroughly and, aside from a a
| rev set speeches yet to be delivered will
not arouse probably more than desuItory
| debate.
When the Senate adjourned on the I'd the
war revenue measure so far as the finance
| committee is concerned, was completed
| with the exception of the bond provision and
| the amendments proposed by the Democrats
| in lieu of the bond paragraph While no
| agreement was reached fixing a time for
| the taking Of a final vote upon the bill, it
was the expressed opinion both sides of
| the chamber that vote would be taken be-
| fore adjournment on the 3D. Mr.. Allison
| (Rep., Ia) in charge of the measure an
nOunced that he would ask the Senate to re-
main in session until a vote was reached.
| While the war revenue measure was not
| passed by the Senate on the Sd two very i'm
| portant votes were taken, one on PROPOSE
| ton to coin the silver bullion in the treasury
and to issue silver certificates against the
| coin, and the other on the bond proposition
| presented by the Republican minority Of
| the committee on finance. In lieu of the
! seigniorage amendment offered by the ma
| jOrity of the finance committee, Mr.. VOL
! colt (Rep., COLI proposed an amendment
| directing the secretary of the treasury to
coin the silver bullion in the treasury and
| to issue silver certificates against it. After
! some discussion, a vote was reached and the
amendment was agreed to, 48 to 81, several
Republica4s voting for It. Mr.: Aldrich
| the minority of the finance committee pro-
vding for the issue of 500, 100000 Of certi-
ficates Of Indebtedness and $500, 900, 900 Of
bonds to be used exclusively for the pay
| ment of the expenses of the war. After an
| extended debate the question was brought
| to an issue and by the decisive vote Of A. to
| 81 the bond amendment WIS incorporated in
| the bill, as substitute for the amendment
! to issue legal tender notes. The bond propo-
I Democrats and i Populist. The Democrats
who, voted for it were Messrs. Caffery,
Faulkner. German, Gray, Lindsay, Mitchell
| and Murphy, and the Populist was Mr.. Kyle.
| bonds, the votes in opposition to bonds being
| cast by y Democrats ) Populists and Sill
YER Republicans.
| With no evidence of excitement and with
out incident worthy of special note, but with
manifestations Of deep interest, the war
revenue measure was passed by the Senate
| late on the 4th. The bill was under cOnsid-
| Grafton eight hours today. score or more
! Of attempts were made to amend it but in
only three or four instances were the at
| temptS successful. Particular effort was
made to amend the bond provision of the
measure but it was futile in every instance
| The most notable amendment made to the
|
| (Dem., S. c. placing a duty of 10 cents q
| pound on all tea imported into the United
States. The amendment created no debate
! and was adopted by a vote of 80 to 81. 1T
is calculated by the Senate experts that the
| duty, if it De finally enacted into law, will
raise at least $1O,G0O,0O0 a year and prob
| ably more. An amendment offered by Mr.
! Chiffon Dem, Tex, a member of the
! finance committee, provides for a tax grad
uated according to price upon all articles
sold under a patent right, trade mark or
name not open to general use and which are
not otherwise taxed in the bill. Through ~
amendment offered by. Mr.. Lindsay Dem,
stamp tax upon bundles of newspapers
wholly or partly printed which weigh less
| than 100 pounds: a tax of cents barrel
was placed on adulterated -four and stamp
| tax of cent on every ticket emitting the
holder to seat in palace or parlor car,
affix the stamp. On the passage of the
measure every Republican voted in the af-
the measure was as follows: Republicans,
SO; Democrats, Z; Populist, 1; Silver re
publican, l.. Total 4S. Against the bill che
silver GS TIs 4 total 32 F 81 Ths beo
| Gratis VI no voted for the bill were MeSsrs
Caffery. German, Lindsay, McEnery,. Mitch
Mr. Kyle and the Silver Republican was Mr..
Mantle.
The House on the 31st passed a concurrent
resolution directing the commission now
cOdifying the criminal laws, to prepare and
| submit a code Of civil laws and procedure
| for Alaska. In committee of the whole, a
| bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury
to keep open during June and July this year
such life-saving stations on the Atlantic
and Gulf coasts as he might deem advisa BILE,
was considered The bill was urged by the
secretary of the navy as providing for the
| continuance in the months named of an i'm
portant adjunct to the naval and coast signal
service in making Efficient the patrol service.
| The bill was amended to carry $4,000 in
stead Of $4,000 and passed, and then the
! House adjourned.
| to give, Consideration to the passage Of the
to remove all political disabilities incurred
by the third section of the Fourteenth
amendment to the constitution. The debate
gave rise to national speeches from Mr..
| Grosvenor (Rep., o. and Mr.. Settle Dem,
| KY upon the obliteration of all sectional
feeling and the reality at last of reunited
country. Incidental to the debate, several
members brought up the question that a
member, of CONGRESS 3Ig71 could not hold stimuli
on and bT ey Gs The
| Gen. Joe Wheeler, now serving as major
general, and until recently a member Of the
House The statements that some states
| were unable to respond to the demands for
volunteers called forth incidentally explana-
tons, and an alleged interview with Mr.
| hecting upon the loyalty Of certain states
was condemned by several members, but the
| discussion was declared out OF order The
passage Of the bill considered by the House
! will affect but few persons, since the general
| acts passed in President Grants administra-
ton and many special relief bills have re-
| moved all disabilities with the exception of
those in few hundred cases.
| The House practically without debate
| passed on the I'd the urgent deficiency bill,
carrying $17,945,OOO and providing for
| emergency expenses of the army and navy
| departments incident to the war, available
| until December 81, 1898. It was based upon
estimates received recently from the depart
| Elents and carries items contemplated in
| the Philippine expedition and the early
| movements upon Cuba and Porto Rico as
| submitted by Secretary Alger. In commit
| tee Of the whole Mr. Cannon explained the
| presentation of the measure. He said it
| was the policy of the committee on apprO-
| priatiOns to hold back the general deficiency
| bill until practically the close of the SEES
| sion in order to catch up all items that may
| develop as necessary up TO the latest mo-
| ment Of the session. Meantime the present
| bill was urgent, and had been reported for
| present consideration because its items
| could not wait upon the general deficiency
| bill incidentally he estimated the apprO-
| priatiOnS already made on account of the
war and likely to develop as essential in
| Guiding the first six months of the coming
| fscal year, at $500, 0G0, 0G0. In response to
question from Mr.. DingIey, Mr.. Cannon
| said The war would cost approximately
! SbOc, 000, coo, provided il should continue one