Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-05-05
CONGRESSIONAL.

April 30.-To-day's session of the House
was devoted chiefly to the consider alton of
the conference report upon the naval APP
preparation bill. The report was rejected
after three hours of debate and further
conference will follow The only ground
upon VIII ch the fight against the re-
port was made was found In the Sem
ate amendment to compensate naval
officers for government use of their inven-
tons, and authorizing them to have their
claims for such compensation adjudicated
in the court of claims Mr.. Boutelle led the
support of the amendment and Messrs.
Cannon and Sayers the opposition A reso-
luton introduced by Mr.. Cannon. insisting
upon eliminating the amendment was
adopted, 1lS to AZ, and the naval bill was
again sent to conference.
April 29.-The House passed the war rev.
enue bill with only the amendments agreed
upon by the Republican members of the
ways and means committee added. In
order to accomplish this a parliamentary
maneuver was necessary as the
whole time for amendments was
exhausted by the majority in trying
to amend the bond feature of the bill Mr..
Dingley offered as substitute an entirely
new + Ill containing these amendments after
the bill had been reported to the House. On
the final PASSAGE of the bill (Which was
carried 1S1-1SD the Democrats and Popu-
lists, with six exceptions voted solidly
against the bill The Democrats who
votel for the bill were Messrs Cummings
Mcclellan and Griggs of New York,
Fitzgerald of Massachusetts,, McAleer Of
Pennsylvania and Wheeler of Alabama.
Two Republicans Messrs. Linney of North
Carolina and ThOrp of Virginia, voted with
the opposition Quite number of Demo-
Gratis declined to vote.
April 29-The general debate on the war
expense bill in the house closed tonight
after eight and half hours of spec chm ak
ing, The debate lacked both spirit and
interest There was little discussion
of the internal revenue features Of
the bill The Democrats continue d
their assaults on the bond feature
and their advocacy of the income
tax. The latter was rid!culed as a
substitute proposition by the Republicans.
The authority to borrow money was de-
Tended by them as absolutely necessary.
Before the debate upon the war revenue
bill was resumed, an urgency war measure
was passed by unanimous consent to repeal
the limitations upon the purchase of quar-
termasters' supplies during the existing
war with Spain.
Again the Senate was in the attitude OF
waiting for business to reach it. A few
DlAAo VI uAAhApO ho1h NhLlaNNSl MNlG pass
ed, but no business of general interest was
transacted.
April 27.--The general debate upon the
measure framed by the ways and means
committee to meet the extraordinary ex-
penditures of the war with Spain opened in
the House. Both Sides speaking through
their respective leaders Messrs Dingley
and Bailey, concurred IN the necessity
which existed tor immediate raising OF
1, 10
but the opposing doctrines which
they held clashed at the first onset
over the methods by which the
revenue should be raised. The
section providing for $500. 000,0 900 of bonds
became the target of the Democratic and
Popullstic opposition, and Mr.. Bailey, in an
hours speech, argued for an income tax
which would raise S100, OOJ, 900 year; the
coinage of the silver seigniorage and the
issue of t5S.0o0.0A0 of legal tender notes,
as an alternative proposition. Mr.. d ngley
declared that it was almost incredible that
anyone could seriously propose in such q
crisis that the 6 Ivernment should rely for
funds upon the proceeds of another lawsuit
over proposition which the supreme court
had already decided against the govern
ment
The Senate was in session but an hour and
half during which time no important
business was transacted
April 26 During the two holrs' session
of the Senate, the conference report on the
army reorganization bill was agreed to-,
and the measure engrjssed and signed.
The remainder of the session was devoted
to seventy-four private pension bills, and
numerous measures from the general cal
endar, among them one to enable the of
hcers warrant officers, petty officers and
marines or the United States navy who may
distinguish themselves in action to receive
medal of honor, rosettes and ribbons.
In the House the war revenue bill was re-
ported.
April 2'.-President Mckinley sentto Con-
gress recommending that a bill be passed
declaring that a state of war exists between
Spain and the United States. The House re-
sponded Immediately, passing unanimously
without debate, a bill in accordance
with the Presidents recommendation as
soon as it could be prepared by
the committee on foreign affairs. The Sem
ate acted unanimous also, but not until
there had been a debate of an hour and a
half over an amendment proposed by Sena-
tor Turple recognizing the belligerency of
the insurgents This amendment was voted
down and then the war bill was passed
The Senate passed the naval appropriation
bill, carrying nearly s9,00o,OOO for man
ming warships.