The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-03
THE AMENDMENTS
To the War Revenue Bill Voted Down in
the House Friday-The Vote Was
181 Yeas to I31 Nays.

w ASHlNGION, april 3U.-Ine House
Friday passed the war revenue bill,
with only the amendments agreed up
on by the republican members of the
ways and means committee added. In
order to accomplish this a parlia-
mentary maneuver was necessary, as
the whole time for amendments was
exhausted by the minority trying to
amend the bond feature of the bill
Mr.. Dingley offered as a substitute an
entirely new bill containing these ele-
ments after the bill had been reported
back to the house. This was an old par
| liamentarv trick frequently resorted
to years ago The Morrill, tariff law
was passed in this way in its original
form after it had been loaded down
with amendments in committee of the
whole. Many amendments were of
fered to the bond feature of the bill
ranging from a proposition for the
substitution of an income tax pro-
vision to an authorization for an issue
of S150,000, 900 greenbacks But all
were voted down. At the last minute
| the democrats decided to offer the mo-
tion to recommit with instructions to
report back the income tax propo-
sition as an amendment to the bill
bond provision. This was due to the
| fact that number of democrats had
declined to vote to strike out the bond
provision. The motion was defeated
134-173. Four republicans voted with
the democrats and populists on this
vote. But on the final passage of the
! bill (which was carried iSI-i3D the
democrats and populists with six cX-
ceptions, voted solidly against the bill.
The democrats who voted for the bill
were MeSsrs. Cummings, Mcclellan
and Griggs, of New York; Fitzgerald
| (Mass.); McAlcer pa and Wheeler
| (Ala.) Two republicans, Messrs. Lin
ney (N.C.) and Thorp (Va), voted with
the opposition. Quite a number of
democrats declined to vote.
Three sets of officers who will be
prominent in the organization and
mobilization of the volunteer army,
have now been appointed, viz: The
mastering officers, who will swear the
volunteers into the service of the gov
eminent, the surgeons will examine
them, and the QuartermaSters, whose
! business it will be To attend to the is
suance of camp equipage, arms, etc,
and to provide for their tranSpOrta-
ton. The preliminary steps there
fore are well under way for the organ
ization and equipment of the I25, coo
men called for by the president. L.
was expected that by Friday some
Of the state troops might possibly have
been formally sworn into the service
of the United States, but at the close
of office hours it was stated that no
reports showing this TO have been ac-
compliShed had been received. In most
| instances, however, the mastering Of
ficerS have to travel considerable dis
tances to reach the states where they
are to perform their duties, which will
delay for some time the enlistment of
the guards as soldiers of the United
States A few additional changes of APP
portionmento of troops to the states were
made Friday, but as far as practicable
the war department officials are adj
herring to their first decision not to in
crease.
The rendezvousing points in half a
dozen states were changed because of
representations that have been made
that these were for the best interests
of the service. Secretary Alger was
very busy considering the many appli.
cations in the volunteer army that
have been filed with the department,
and it is expected by Monday of next
week a list of nominations for these
will be sent to the senate.
Gen. Miles and his assistants were in
conference at variouS times during the
day respecting military operations
that are to be undertaken in the occu.
patton of Cuba. They all maintain the
strictest reticepce concerning the re-
suit OF these deliberations and have
adopted the policy of making nothing
public regarding them, even the
regular army movements are not
divulged and none of the Off
GERS would confirm the reports
published Friday that the infantry at
New Orleans and some of the troops at
Chiclamauga are to proceed without
delay to Tampa. Gen. Shafter, who
commands the brigade at New Orleans
left Friday night, accompanied by his
adjutant, Col. Babcock The Cuban
representatives in New York were al
Gen. Miles headquarters Friday, and
were consulted in regard to varions
steps which would arise in connection
with the cooperation of United States
troops with the insurgent forces in
Cuba.
The military department has depots
of supplies at New Orleans, Mobile
Tampa and Chickamauga, adequate il
is said for the immediate means of the
secretary.
Gen. Greedy. the signal officer of the
army, has recommended the formation
: of an independent regiment of signal
Il men.
Paris Sighted OFF Fire Island
, New YORK, April 3O.-At 2:47 a. m
the American liner Paris was sighted
east of Fire island.
] The vessel has been rechristened the
Yale and will be transformed into ar