The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-05-12
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measures were passed by the senate
and, Notwithstanding their Importance.
not one OF them elected the slightest
debate. Probably the most important
measure passed by the senate was inc
emergency war deficiency bill carrying
$50, 720,945. Not more than ten MN
utes was consumed in passing IL, tliat
time being occupied in reading the
measure. Mr.. Hawley, chairman OF
the military affairs committee secured
the passage OF bill providing for the
enlistment of a volunteer brigade OF
engineers and OF 10000 men in the
South who are immune TO yellow fever,
these enlistments To he in addition 10
those provided for in the presidents
call for 10000 volunteers. The me-.
will enlist for the war. Two other
measures were passed. one suspendinS
for the duration OF the war the restrlc-
lions placed by existing laws upon
the quartermaStcrs department. "f 'le
army in order that supplies may Ike
purchased without The present formall-
ties, and the other providing that OWE
crs of mining claims shall not forfeit
them for not performing aSs"ssinent
work upon them provided they enlist
for the war The war revenue measure
passed by the house Of representatives
last Friday was received by the senate
and referred TO the finance committee
for consideration. Al the opening or
the Senate's session the chaplain Oh
fered dcvout thanks for the glorious
victory won by Commodore bewey's
Asiatic squadron.
In the House
The passage Of the emergency war
appropriation bill was the feature OF
yesterdays action by the house. The
naval appropriation bill. with the
amendment providing for the payment
of officers of the navy for the use or
their inventions by the government
stricken out was reported from The
conference and passed. II BOW gees 10
the president.
Washington. May I.--What promised
to be an unevcn;iul ana unntcresring
session of the house was thrown sud
denly. after three hours consideration
of private bills. into Il session Of Spir
tied spenchmaking among Democratic
members that savOred III times much
Of acrimony. The storm was precipi-
tated by Mr.. Lewis Diem, WASH, who
referred in the course or IA speech 10
the recent vote of Mr.. Cummings of
New York in support of the war rcTe-
nue. bill with its incorporated bond
feature. He made reference 10 Mr..
Cummings assertion that this period
was 4 time for placing country above
party. intimating that the New York
members had served the Republican
party and perhaps contributed To the
satisfaction of unpatriotic monopolists
and capitalists. This brought an i'm
FASHIONED and patriotic speech III re-
ply from Mr.. Cummings. intcrspcrsed
with some sarcastic comments that i'll
tensi1ied the interest and called IN out
pouring Of members from the cloak
rooms. Mr.. Clark Dem. Mo- entered
the lists and proceeded Ia criticise un-
reServedly the six Democrats who had
voted for the revenue bin Oh its final
passage and questioned their DeIDoe-
racy. Messrs. Fitzgerald Mass and
McAleer (PennD. two other Democrats
who voted for the bill. We're heard III
defense of their votes and in refuta-
ton of the imputatiops OF the Missouri
member. Just before the recess until
the night session was taken the leader
of the Democrats. Mr.. Bailey OF Texas,
spoke briefly in depreciation of the
speeches of the Democrats as being
subject to misc or Struction indicative
of more serious differences in the party
than really existed. He reviewed the
record TO show that no apprcciable
ground for such construction existed.
Washington. May 5.-Qute uncxpect.
cdly brief but sharp debate was par
ticipated in Ivy the senate on the in
come tax proposition. The resolution
proposing an amendment to The con
stitution of the United States relating
TO the succession To the presidency
was under discussion. Mr. Mills OF
Texas proposed an amendment in the
form of a new section intended to au-
thorize congress TO lay n tax levy on
Incomes IN such forms rs tn meet the
requirements of the decision Of the
supreme court lie was sharply crti-
cised for endeavOring TO place such a
rider on Il resolution which practical
iy all senator's favored, but stood his
ground and insisted upon II vote on his
amendment. The amendment was de-
feated-32 TO 29-all Of the republicans
voting against the amendment and ali
the democrats except Mr.. Caffery OF
Louisiana, together with the populists
and silver republicans. voting in favor
OF 1t. The joint resolution which was
adopted reads as follows:
IN all cases not provided for by arti-
Gle =, clause 30 of the constitution.
where there is no person entitled to
discharge the duties of the office of
president the same shall JcvC,ve upon
The vice president. The congress may
az law nrnNinn for tho L,lSn where