Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-04

Amendment Incorporated in Lieu
Of the Proposition to Issue Legal
Tender Notes.
Washington, June 3-While the war
revenue measure was not passed by the
Senate to-day, two important votes
were taken, one ON the proposition to
coin the silver bullion in the treasury
the coin, and the other on the bond pro-
position Of the Republican minority of
the Committee on Finance.
In lieu of the seigniorage amendment
offered by the majority Of the Finance
Committee Mr.. Wolcott (Rep., COLI
proposed an amendment directing the
Secretary of the Treasury to coin the
silver bullion in the treasury and to is
sue silver certificates against it. After
some discussion a vote was reached
and the amendment was agreed to, As
to 81, several Republicans voting for it.
Mr.. Aldrich (Rep, R. - then press
ed the amendment of the minority of
the Finance Committee, providing for
the issue of 100000 900 of certificates
of indebtedness and $500, ,0C0 OF
bonds, to be used exclusively for the
payment of the expenses of the war
After an extended debate, the question
was brought to an issue and by the de-
cisive vote of As to 81, the bond amend
ment was incorporated in the bill, as
substitute for the amendment to issue
legal tender notes. The bond PROPOSE
ton received the votes Of 81 Republi-
cans, Z Democrats and 1 Populist. The
Democrats who voted for it were
Messrs. Caffrey, Faulkner, German,
Gray, Lindsay, Mitchell and Murphy,
and the Populist was Mr.. Kyle. No
Republicans voted against the issue Of
bonds, the votes in opposition to bonds
being cast by 81 Democrats, Popullsts
and Silver Republicans
Just before Adjournment this evening
a sensational speech was L,ade by Mr..
Wolcott (Rep., COLI, in reply to some
suggestions concerning the bimetallic
commiss ION made by Mr.. Allen (Rep.,
Neb) Mr. Wolcott regarded Mr.. AL
and he made lashing attack upon the
Nebraska Senator and the Populist
party.
Washington, June "a bill author
izing the Secretary of the Treasury to
keep certain life saving stations on the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts open and man
ned during June and July and appro-
priating $4,000 for the necessary ex-
pense, was passed by the Senate at the
opening of to-day's session.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendment to the bill removing all dis
abilities imposed by the fourteenth
amendment to the constitution.
Consideration of tie war revenue
measure was resumed at the conclusion
of morning business.
In the course of a brief colloquoy
concerning the priority of amendments
yet to be considered, Mr.. Jones, Dem.,
Arkansas), expressed the opinion that
all the revenue features Of the bill
ought to be completed and passed upon
before the bond provision was passed
&c
raised might have great weight in the
determination Of some other pending
amendments. He was satisfied, he said,
that the bond provision would be in
corporated in the bill but held that
Senators ought to know what the bill
would raise approximately before called
upon to vote on the bond question.
Mr.. Hale, (Rep., Maine) inquired
whether Mr. Jones thought tie small
amount comparatively which would be
raised by the pending revenue amend
ments would be sufficient. II have no
doubt" he continued. that if this war
lasts year it will cost the government
between s7OO, 100000 and 100000, 900.
That is my prediction, and | put myself
on record to that effect"
Mr.. Jones said that so much money
might be spent, but he did not think
SO. He was SATISFIED, at all events,
that an issue Of bonds was unneces-
sary. 81 do not believe" said he. that
the war will last one year, six months,
or ANYTHING like that time And the
cost will certainly be much less than
stated by the Senator (Mr Hale. The
secretaries of war and the navy each
made an estimate of the expenses for
enc year, and their aggregate esti-
mates were only about half the esti-
mate of the Senator from Maine
Mr. Hale pointed out that no war
was so expensive as an expeditionary
war. He said he had examined all the
estimates made upon the expenses of
the war and he was satisfied they
would reach certainly s700,000,00O.
Mr.. Teller (Silver Rep, Colo) re-
viewed tariff legislation during the past
fen years. and then said it was evident
that this bill was not to be tenn
porary measure. 1t was to all intents