The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-29
.BlE on REVENUE BILL.
,uRmoC1ATs ATTACK TT AND RE-
PUBLICASs DEFEND.
-. Cry Of the Opposition II That
she Burden In Laid On the Poor,
neeause There II M Provision for
IN Income Tax to Anect the hich.

WASHINGTON, April zs.-The general
x.s.,s on the war revenue bin closed to
,ssns Alter eight ard half hours o.
.cseca.uaklng. The debate today lacked
rots spirit and interest. There was little
xs~ruxsion OF tire internal revenue feat
No. Of the bill. Tie Democrats continued
,h<tr assaults on the bond feature and
shesY advocacy Of the income tax. The
1.sssr vas rsdIcuIed az a substitute propo-
erscc BY the Republicans. The authority
a borrow money was defended by them
!. Absolutely necessary.
rn.se ls a difference OF opinion on the
f,>uorYatic side as 20 whether the bill!
ebouId be voted for upon tts final passage.
s,tsy the nlin5rity amend rs,ents are voted
avn. A number OF the Democrats. led
10 Mcclellan OF New York. have an
unpced their purpose of 80 voting. hat
~ majority OF the Democrats believe
fhes could net justify "a vote for a bond
hxse. An effort Il being made 10 avoid
yea and nay vote on the final passage.
q prevent an exhibition OF this division.
~ tonight II seems probable that 1t Will
b successful There may be some diff
city about the committee amendments
decsded upon today. as. under the order.
the bond features OF tire blu must first be
hken up under. the fye-minute riie to-
nsrro~ II the amendments TO those Sec
t.ens should exhaust the time before
o'clock. the committee amendments would
be ruled on. and would have 20 be in
serted by the senate.
Before debate on the war revenue bill
vas resumed In the house today. an emef-
eency war measure was passed oy nnani-
nous consent TO repeal the limitations
upon the purchase Of auartermasters' sup
plies during the existing war with Spain.
Payne Of New York was me first speak
er on the revenue bill today.
In the course OF his remarks Payne said
thas in disciplined armies and seasoned
soldiers spsin at present Rad the advan-
tase. and II was therefore the part of prr-
dsnse 10 supply the government with ali
tie pecunisry means necessary 10 recruit
and prepare cur army fer the field. He
sombated the opinion % Sayras that ga
preparations were costing szs. ooa .oso a
month. With armies in the field the OK
psnsss would he muck greater.
Wheeler CT Aahanla. a member Of the
e.
the bond provision. but said II /. was not
STRICKEN cut he would feel snpeiled 10
vote far the measure
pcckery OF Missouri discussed the con-
dltiaf Of the treasury. He objected 10
the leaders, " the ma iaritv eide picturing
bankruptcy Ia order To lay foundation
fer tite bond Issue.
Dslzen ~ Pennsylvania. So auproY. Of
TIE bill. sait that The losns proposed II
be hassed hy the pending bin could rot
be avoided. He regarded the bond provl-
sion Of the bill as as most beneltcer,
feature.
MeMiilin of Tennessee criticised some of
the Internal revenua features OF the hill
IS bearing especially upon the poor ard
argued that the wealth of the country
should bear greater portion Of the taxes.
He quoted Secretary Gage as SAYING that
60. 600. 90 WAS sufficient 10 prosecute the
war. As there Vas now in the treasury
tsosa.ea he consended that bond au-
thorizailen was unnecessary.
Hopkins OF Illlnols commeodea the bin
a. tia best that could ~ framed Ia raise
extraordinary revenues over Sas.ae 90
would he obtained from beer ard tobaece
articles OF voluntary consumption. THE
remainder would come from tonnage taxi
toe and from the stamp tax. which
vould fail mainly upon ;hc classes best
ALE 20 pay The bond feature az the bill
has been urged. he said, 10y tho pa rlc;ie
administration whieh was 20 prosecute the
var lie detided The Income FAX pr %
sitter ef ,he minority ard vss especially
eaaxsiy sn his criticism Of the rroaos;fbon