The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28
TIE VOLUNTEER Bill
The Conference Report on the Meas
IRE Agreed 10 by Both Houses.
WAR REVENUE MEASURE COMPLETED
1he Republican Members 81 tbe Nays aud
Means Committee prafs a HuI-Srcrc-
tary sherman May Resign fratn
the Cabinet ia a Rev Uay.

WAsHIN roN. April 2"- During the
brief open session OF the senate yrstrr-
day the forua. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ut the
death Of Senator Na.tha-i. 90 Nts~.s-
sippi. was made and arrangements
were perfected. SO far as the senate j.
concerned. FOR the funeral cery monies
which are - be held IA ,hc senate to
DAY. \ secret session ~ two hour.
was held during which thv conference
report on tag volunteer bill was agreed
-. Int uo business was done ju open
session.
The house yesterday displayed It's
Cu-au~. asu Tor iac war upon which
the country has entered hy rushing
through without debate the confer.
cucc report ON tuv h.A authorizing the
president 70 ca.- nat the volunteers,
and agreeing. hv unanimous consent,
to meet n ten o'clock to-day 10 take
up tae consideration of the army rcor-
gauisati.u l. The passage Of
the latter b. 1~ considered i'm
rera;.ye.v necessary hy the war
department. The rattcr>uu-CAr-
mack contested election ease
was disposed Of the sitting member,
MIR Caruark. being given the seat 10y
vote ot IBj--->. The senate rysolu-
| tious announcing the death % senator
| Walthau. of Mississippi, were pre-
scented. together with the invitation
/ of the senate requesting the house 70
| attend the funeral in a body. The re
! solutions were adopted and the invita-
| tiou was accepted on motion of Mr..
! Allen, of Mississippi. The speaker
| appointed committee 70 attend the
! funeral Then, at $50 p m, as n
| further mark OF respect, the house adj
! tourued.
wAE REVENUE 2UAsUEE COMPLETED.
i WASHINGTON, April -. The repub-
| lican members 81 The ways and means
| committee completed the war revenue
| measure Yesterday and sent IL Ia the
| printer. 1t viii be gone over gain
| to-day and probably submitted to tho
| full committee on Wednesday. sew
| eraI questions are still open. The bill
! a. now prepared. 4t is estimated. viii
raise between SO 100000 and 500, oo0,-
GOO annually. Tho principal decision
made Yesterday was the definite de-
termination not 10 place taN upon
! either OF the substitute propositions,
| IA road and other transportation
ticlsets or petroleum. j. was decided,
| however. 10 place tax OF one cent
| D.
cents on mineral waters, ginger ale
and foreign and native wines, two
cents on pints and four cents on quarts.
Three additions are made To the stamp
net Of 1856. which il rc-enactcd with
notifications tonnage tax, which
is expected To raise - 300, 900, Is also
Incorporated in the bill. The addition
of 81 per barrel upon beer il expected
? To raise SIS. 0UU. 900. The question Of
: allowing "a rebate On beer STAMPS is
still omen. The doubling ~ the tobac-
co tax and TN. provision for a retail
I license Of - - are expected 20 raise
I | So. ga8. 600. and fu- provisions OF the
STAMP tax over s4H.oJ1-o'n
~t,ruTAEY -uIEuNS sIAI EEIIiJ-
r AyA~ulSDTo>. April -s.--Ihe Post to-
Z dav says. There IS every reason 10
believe that Secretary sherman viii
+ resign from the cabinet within the
mex; fary days. IL is felt by the friends
Of the secretary that the present crisis
. i TOO severe tax upon his failing
; strength. and for this reason hc VIII
retfr. - uyi@afr life. His successor
} vii he Assistant Secretary Day, ia all
K probability. bU. IL can bc stated that
n Judge Day has no desire 10 remain IN
=, public life. X Is the presidents natu-
raj desire - promote Judge Day 20 the
q rosition which Mr.. Sherman viii va
;. cate. but II ne persists IN his desire "a
leave official life. there viii be reor'
. ganizatiou Of the department to the
% extent Of a secretary ard a new assist
.. ant secretary
flaw DISCOVERED
[. WAsmNGToy. April IA flaw has
been discovered in the bill authorizing
re the president u issue a call FOR vol
unteers. l. is probable that the meas
ure will have 70 be sent back 70 con
ar gress TO be passed again BY botl
n houses. This VIII have 10 be done, Of
else a supplemental bill will have T.
u be passed. The latter course may b
in adopted, as It would probably save
,a time.