The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-30
We Will Free Cuba in Face of Spain,
Austria or Any Other Country.
WHEELER VOTED FOR THE Bill

washington, April 29.-The house today
passed the war revenue bill with only the
amendments agreed unon nv tho renublican
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Tee auueu. III oroer 10 accomplish TINS
parliamentary Vancouver was necessary
as the whole time for amendments was ex-
hausted by the minority in irving to amend
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VI .ne UNI
MT Dlhgiey offered as substitute an en-
tirely new bill containing these amendments
after the bill had been reported to the
house. This was an old narliamentary
tricL fra,ort,,, xo,,,..o,, A..
'ee ~ years aso' MANY
oneieo W ehe poho
u 'iie oiii' pu' an were voted down.
AT the last minute the democrats decided to
o e tne motion to recommit with instruc-
eio ,4 10 report BACK the income tax prop
osi'ioii do an ainehunent TO the bill instead
IT. ao..itute loi tue pond feature
90 aa as "ae uue 70 the Iact that a number
ont tha 100 nau uecioeo TO vote TO strike
defeated ~ ~ e., me hiotion was
the democrats and nonn,ist ~ ~ ene oiil
ceptions voted soidlv aaainst .n ID, s,A eA-
of these executions wers Massr IN 60 w y
mlngs, OF New York, and Wheeler.
Two Hours Debate
The house convened at 10 o,clocls tb;s
morning to allow two hours more of gen
eral debate on the war revenue hill before
the bill was taken up at noon for amend
ment under the five minute rule.
ME- Bland, of Missouri discussed the
pohu feature OF the bill to which he said the
oeniocrats couid never agree. They could
no. aelee 10 the issue OF any more COIN
r nonus winch would be construed under a
hnt sni% a n TO mean nothing
tha i.r,,.. ne argued the advisability of
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a crfsis os All. 49, VI emo saio at such
Don.,a, 80 "eie' as stephen A.
r,,N,o.u,o.n o.' wv GLASSES In the coun-
-, anu 'iaitors' he was willing
~ 49, 'no Sussestiohs emanaung from
'ho ueiiocratic sue, however wild and i'm
pracucapie, In good faith. He would not
ihpusn OF even suspect lack of patriot
ISM Mr. Grosvenor then proceeded to crit
lclse some OF these suggestions.
, epe'A ing ., the Dond feature he de-
the neonle of The co,,ntr,' 49,. oe .aAen ny
nrofitabje investr,ent h,,y NJ. uiiy as d
the world thot M '..s. uenoe "
froa C,ho T., ~ 80 Pioposes 10
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A Mere Formally
At Noon the bouse won+ +hr,,u, A..
formalitv of adjourning ond raoors,o,,,,,.,
Tban under Tho ordar tta LII, - ~ ,eiins
for amendn,ant ,,nda, tha' e. $500. .anen up
ITra.ar a., a,,,~..s,n.,4 ~. - iuie'
So - ~ ,.,,t '.'a a a.aue tne oonu sec-
e,o.a ~ INC oiii were hrst 10 oe open TO
",aeue r.,,
MI. mcMiiiin OF tennessee oHered on be-
MAJ. VI tne hihority the Amendment TO
strike out section ~, the bond provision,
and insert in lieu thereof the income tax
amendment. 1t is identical with the income
tax provision of the Wilson tariff law, with
the taxable income reduced from $4,000 to
$1,000 per annum and the per cent increased
from to per cent.
Mr.. Walker trep. Mass, offered as an
amendment to the original section pro-
position to change the terms of the bonds
so as to make them redeemable one year
after date of their issue and payable after
three years and upon the expiration of sew
en- years or due on certain day within
three years as the secretary of the treas
ury may elect.
Remarkable Coipc,danca
MI. DeiIy Nueih. NJ, caieu at.ehtion
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amount which Secretary cage had recom-
mended for the purpose Of redeeming the
greenbacks. There was no necessity for
such an enormous loan. The Notifications
OF Iatanzas had been reduced IN thirty
minutes. Havana could be reduced in two
hours and the war would be at an end.
The war should be pushed. The reins
should be loosened Havana would fall be-
fore Sampson, the Philippines before
Dewey, and the Spanish fleet would be
onset Of the flying squadron.
The seriousness of the situation was