The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-29

washington, april So.-BolOr6 inc de-
bate on the war revenue bill was resumed
in the House today an urgency war meas
ure was passed by unanimous consent to
repeal tbs limitations upon the purchase
of quartermasters' supplies during the ex-
listing war with Spain.
Mr.. Hull explained that the measure
was deemed urgently necessary by the
quartermasters' department Of the army
to avoid embarrassment in the war
preparations in progress.
Mr.. Payne, Republican of New York, a
member OF the ways and means commit
tee, was the first speaker on the war reve-
nue. bill today. In the course Of his re-
marks, Mr.. Payne said that in disciplined
armies and seasoned soldiers Spain ut
present had the advantage and that 1t
was therefore the part of prudence to sup
ply the government with all the pecuniary
measures necessary to recruit and prepare
our army for the field. He combatted the
opinion Of Mr.. Sayers that $500, 600, 600
would be sufficient. He did not, however.
think that 1t would be necessary to sell
bu0 LUZ OcO Va bOdAS fauUiiCIiZStt
by the bill before the December session Of
Congress.
Mr.. Payne ri6liculed the proposition of
the minority to raise 500, 900 from an
income tax In the face of the Supreme
court decision, and expressed lis astonish-
ment that MIR. Bailey on yesterday had
argued that the besr tax imposed by the
bill was direct tax and q tax ca person.
al property He called attention to the
fnct that the tax was on the. sale and con-
sumption of beer.
MI. Bailey Interrupted to ask if Mr..
Payna was a lawyer. II ask in all
like one" daughter.
he was not brought up in the law
school of the gentleman from Tex Is, y re-
piled Mr.. Payne. .,ss.ss
cit were better If he had BEEN retorted
MIR. Bailey. "a
Mr.. Wheeler, Democrat Of Alabama, q
mem Der of the committee announced his
opposition to the bonds provision, but
said If 1t was not stricken out he would
feel impslled to vote for the measure
Mr. Dockery, Democrat of Missouri,
discussed the conditions Of the treasury.
He objected to the leaders on the majority
side pieturina to the country bankrupt
treasury in ordsr to lay foundation for
bond Issues.
Nr. Dalzell. Republican of Pennsyl-
vania, in support Of the bin, said that the
loans proposedto be floated by the pending
bill could not be avoided. The ordinary
and extraordinary revenues of tho govern
ment, would not be sufficient to prosecute
great war. He regarded the bond pro-
vision as Its most beneficent feature. 1t
opened the door to patriotism by giving
those who could not go to the front on
opportunity to share the glory Of support
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sponsibility of the war into every house.
hold and every kearthstone. The man
who could not carry pusket could carry
bond.
Mr.. MuATillin, Democrat of Tennessee,
criticised some of the internal revenue
features of the bill MS especially onerous
on tbs poor and argued that the wealth Of
the country should bear 9 creator proper
ton of the war taxes. He quoted Score
tary Gage as saying that $500, 900, 600 was
sufficient to prosecute the war. AS thsre
we're now in the treasury $200,000,000 he
commended that bond authorization was
unnecessary.
Mr.. Hopkins, Republican of Illinois,
commended the bill as the hest that could
be framed to raise extraordinary revenu es.
Over SIS, 900, 900 would be obtained from
beer and tobacco, articles of voluntary
consumption. The remainder would
como from tonnage taxation and from the
stampitax which would fall mainly upon
this classes able to pay. The bond feature
Of the bill had been urged, be said, by
the patriotic administration which was
to prosecute the war. Every nation in
Tins OF foreign war was obliged to pledge
the future in order to maintain it's credit.
he aerided the income tax proposition of
the minority and was especially caustic
in his criticism of the proposition to issue
sos, 000, 900 Of greenbacks. In one year Of
the civil war the green backs had cost the
government 100000 GOO. If the issue OF
greenbacks were resumed the parity be-
tween gold and silver would soon be gone,
specie payments would be suspended and
nat money with all it's train of evils
would again be inaugurated. No greater
dow could be struck at our success, he
of the minority.
Messrs. Mccall, Republican of Massa-
chusetts. and Mann, Republican cf
Illinois, made brief speeches in support of
the bill.
Mr.. Mcclellan, Democrat of New York,
member of the ways and means com