The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-30
Mr.. Dingley Springs a Late
Substitute.
$780, 900, 900 BOND FEATURE
1t Goes Through in the Interest of
Money CknngerS-Debatc Shut on
and the Minority's Rights outrnS-
ed-Hr. Walker scores His Fellow
Republicans.

nays the House passed the Dingley war
revenue bill at Cos o'clock yesterday and
authorized bond issue of s6O0,OO0,OOO
Although practically the same in pur-
pose and yerbiage the bill that passed
was not the measure that has been under
consideration since Wednesday morning
When at o'clock the Committee of the
Whole House arose, according to agree
ment, for a final vote, Chairman Dingley
offered a substitute bill, which had not
been submitted to the minority of the
Ways and Means Committee, which had
not been considered by the House at all,
but which embodied certain amendments
the Ways and Means Committee had in
its wisdom seen fit to append. This bill
passed without debate There was no
time for debate
OF course the substitute bill differed
only in technical particulars from the
original measure, but the scheming, arbi-
trary manner of its introduction and
passage furnished a forcible illustration
of the tactics employed by the majority
in ignoring the minority.
When the House convened at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning to conclude debate on
the bill only nineteen members
were present. Gradually, however, the
chamber filed, and before noon a very
considerable majority had taken their
seats.
During the morning there was an open
revolt on the Republican side of the
House against the railroading of legisla-
ton involving $500 100000 Mr.. Newlands
had just concluded brief speech on the
Democratic side when Representative
Walker (Republcam of Massachusetts
arose without recognition and said:
Il ask unanimous consent of the Com
mittee of the Whole to postpone vote
on this measure until Monday | am con-
WINGED that there are some fearful mis-
takes in this bill and by all means it
should be subjected to deliberately de-
bate"
Not a sign of objection was made to
this proposition from either side, but
Chairman Sherman refused to recognize
the gentleman from Massachusetts. Again
upon the conclusion of another ten-min-
ute speech Mr.. Walker asked for recog-
milton, and repeated his request for
unanimous consent TO a postponement.
Il do not recognize the gentleman from
Massachusetts, sharply replied the
chair
Mr.. Walker was presently the center
of a group of Republican members, rep
resenting the ''rebels in line" and their
dissatisfaction was apparent
Mr.. Walker at last succeeded in gain
ing recognition from the chair. The chair
mans consent gave him twenty-five min
utes, and his speech fairly lifted some of
the bond manipulators outOf their seats,
He said:
HAS It come to such a state of affairs
that when the Ways and Means Commit
he
must fall in like sheep and vote for it
blindly? Shall we be punched in line with
sabers behind or slapped on our stom-
achs with sabers in front? Here is the
great legislative measure of the war-the
most important yet to be considered.
must agree with the chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee (Mr. Ding
leyD that such bond issue as he proposes
will meet with the approval of the bank
ers of the country, but we are not legts-
lating for the bankers, we are legiSlat-
ing for the people. Shall we rush this
measure through and send 1t to the SEN
ate, there to be kicked about for maybe
two or three months Let us take a few
more days for debate ourselves.
Mr.. Walker then entered upon an elab-
crate exposition of the financial side of
the problem, and made plain the faIlacy
of the whole scheme. He also referred to
the 500, 600 600 increase of internal reve
nue., ana St1Q. / want, anu DGHeNe Ile
people want legislation that will pay the
last dollar of the expenses of this war.
The increased internal revenue should
continue and be applied upon these bonds
until the last dollar is paid" Mr.. Walker
was not opposed TO the bond issue but
the proposed scheme of issue, which could
only result in disorganZing our coun-
try's financial system and giving profits
to the bond syndicates.
Representative Grosvenor, having pos
sessed himself of the floor, took occasion
to defend the much-abused rich man Mr.
Grosvenor would venture to say that
more rich men than poor have offered
their services 10 the country and We're
not the services of the rich more valuable
than the services of the poor?
The poor man comes forward with
his musket; the rich man comes forward
with his musket and his money" declared
the speaker, who then read from news
paper dispatches and letters to demon
strate how many rich people had been
patriotic enough to offer their palatial
yachts to the Government. And all this
in defense of bill that relieves the ac-
cumulative wealth of the country from
the burden of war taxation.
81 am in favor of a direct tax. appor-
toned among the States declared Mr.
Grosvenor, and
I'm the F'ifty-first Congress did YOU
not vote to return the see 0000 900 appor-
toned State tax, levied at the end Of tn,
civil war;" inquired Representative Nc
Minin of Tennessee.
Yes, l did" admitted Grosvenor. but