The herald., 1898-06-11
NEGATIVE VOTES CAST
AS A PROTEST AGAINST BOND
ISSUES
THE ANNEXATION OF HAWAII
Seems Almost Certain to Follow Action
Taken in the House-Wi1 Vote
on Wednesday
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, June 10.-Shortly aftel
4 o'clock this afternoon the conference re
port on the war revenue bill was agreed tt
by the senate after a discussion lasting
four hours. The debate on the measure
was without special interest and was en-
tIrely devoid of acrimonious features. ThS
debate indicated generally that the bill az
agreed upon by the conferees was reason
ably satisfactory to everybody except as
TO the bond provision. The votes cast
against the adoption of the report reflected
the opinions of those senators who are OPP
posed to any increase in the interest
bearing debt of the country
The report was agreed to by the decis-
i've vote of 43 to %. Every Republican voted
for the measure, and their votes were sup.
plemented by those of eight Democrats,
one Silver Republican and one independ-
ent. The Democrats who voted for the
adoption of the report were Caffery, Cor
man, Lindsay, McEnery, Mitchell. Nor
gan, Murphy and Turpie. The Silver Re-
publican was Mantle and the independent
was Kyle.
The vote against the report was cast by
sixteen Democrats, three Silver Republic
ans and three Populists.
AS soon as the engrossed bill can be
signed by the presiding officers of the two
branches of congress it will be sent to the
president.
Just at the close of the session this even
ing bitter personal discussion was precip-
itated by Butler, Populist, of North Caro-
lima, who attacked Kyle for having voted
for the issuance of bonds.
Butler speaking as the chairman Of the
Populist national committee, officially de-
clared that Kyle did not represent the
Populist party. Kyle replied warmly,
saying that he was responsible for his
political actions not to Butler but to his
conscience and to his constituents. Sub
sequently he denounced as Intentional
and malicious falsehoods'' some state
ments made by Pettigrew.
A bill to provide an American register
for the steamer Arcadia of the New York
and Porto Rico Steamship company was
passed. The bill provides that the vessel
shall not engage in coastwise trade, al
though it may trade between New York
and Porto Rico.
Jones of Arkansas offered resolution
directing the secretary of the interior that
special instructions had been given to
Charles NJ Schlierholz, special agent OF
the land office at Batesville, Ark. Jones
complained that the agent of the govern
ment, Schlierholz. was in the habit of seiz-
ing timber RATS floating down the White
river to Batesville and compelling the raft
owners to prove that the timber was not
cut from government lands He said that
some Of the acts of this "underling'' were
a disgrace and an outrage. and "he ought
to be kicked out of his position" The res
olution was adopted
Aldrich presented the report of the COM
mfttee on conference on the war revenue
measure and when it was read said until
senators were familiar with the details OF
the report he would make no formal state
ment.
Jones of Arkansas said that as one of the
conferees he had not signed the report and
would vote against it. Many things n the
report were satisfactory to him, particu-
iarly the retention CT the ~ per cent beer
rate, the Inheritance. the sleeping car, the
tea and other taxes put in the bill. He did
not favor the reduction in the matter Of
silver to be coined each month, but he was
gratified that the provision for the COMA ge
of all the silver bullion in the treasury has
been retained in the measure.
The proposed addition to the bonded debt
of the country was, in Mr.. Jones' opinion.
seriously Objectionable, so much so, in
fact, that he would oppose the adoption of
the report. He read newspaper clipping G
announcing that arrangements had been
perfected at the treasury department for the
Immediate issue of $500 000, 900 of bonds. He
had no doubt this statement was accurate.
Aldrich called Jones' attention to the pro-
vision of the bill that the bonds should be
issued only as means of raising money with
which to prosecute the war.
Jones replied that he did not doubt, how
ever, the statement in the newspaper. He
had one other very serious objection, he
said, to the adoption OF the report. 1t re-
tanned the stamp tax on deeds. checks, etc.
of the people and had released the railroads
from the requirement to pay a similar tax
on bills of lading. This, he believed, was
hard upon the people and unnecessary.
Wolcott of Colorado, in brief speech
paid a high tribute to the senate conferees
He said it had been a long time since bill
of SO great Importance as this one had
created so little friction. The report of the
eonferees, he thought was eminently fair
and just and reflected great credit upon the
eOn1ereeS OIL DOtn the senate and the house
'It may be true said Wolcott, "as the
senator from Arkansas (Jones) says, that
the secretary of the treasury inadvertently
may have done just what the senator says
he has. The secretary of the treasury has
done many foolish things. But the bill sc
hedges about the secretary with condition!
that he will be forced to follow the law"
Wolcott said he was satisfied that thu
people of the country would take the bonds
offered by the government. He did no
share the fear of Jones that the secretary
would place bonds in the hands of the biz
banks and financial corporations.
Chiffon Of Texas objected seriously to tn,
striking out of the provision incorporated
by the senate, and was particularly an
noyed because the stamp tax amendmen
which he had offered had not been re
tained.
Bacon announced his opposition to tn
conference report, saying the bill was evel
more Objectionable to him now than whel
originally before the senate. Referring t.
the silver provision, Bacon said 1t wa
merely an effort to deceive the country int
the belief that something had been done i
that direction; the coinage Of silver author
lied by the conference agreement was bu