New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18

SENA1E.
MP JONES PRESENTS THE DEMOCRATIC
VIEW OF THE WAR REVENUE BILL
Washington. May lin the Senate to-day Mr..
HALE CKep Me-. chairman OF the Committee on
Naval Affairs. offered tho following resolution
which was agreed TO;
That the temporary appointments made py me
date OF the passage of this joint resolution. o,
officers of the line and stan OF the Navy are hereby
the exlgency under which their services are re- re-
qgrsd in the eHsn sSa T9 BE- assigned 10 duty with
rank and pay OF the grades established by existing
law. and shall be paid from the appropriation pay
4 bill was reported from the Military Ana'rs
Committee by Mr.. CARTER (Rep, Month and
passed providing that the pay and allowance OF
tho volunteers enlisted In the United states Army
shall begin on the day OF their enrolment at the
State camps, with a provIso that volunteer troops
sem. 20 the Philippines may draw one months pay
IN advance It was explained that the bill APP
piled only 10 those who had as volunteers entered
the United States Army.
ON motion Of Mr. ALLISON (Kep, Iowa.. consid-
Grafton Of the War Revenue bill was resumed. Mr..
Jones Dem. Ark) taking tho floor. Mr.. Jones
said that he doubted whether there was man IN
tho Senate who not ready TO vote all the
money and taxes necessary to carry on the present
war IIe would perform his duty. he thought
II he should for too much money. me
nroblem now presented was how much money IS
needed? Mr. Jones called attention to tho state
rnent OF Secretary Gage that tho additional ex-
penses OF tho war. and above the current ex-
penses OF tho Government. would be about 5000
100 a MONTH a total OF perhaps 100000" year.
Secretary Alger had Informed the Finance Com
mi,tee that the extraordinary war expenses OF his
Department would be about $50 oo.oO. lie thought
this amount sufficiently liberal Secretary Long
had presented TO the committee n carefully pre-
hat he
OF his Department would be about S5,covV Al
lowing 100000 for expenses. the full
amount needed by the estimates OF Cabinet orlcers
was according 10 his figures In the neighborhood
OF 100000 This amount was. OF course III
addition to the ordinary expenses OF tho Govern
mcnt.
Mr.. Hale challenged this statement. declaring
that the s 900 900 referred to In the statement OF
Secretary Long did not include the amount car
rlcd by the Naval Appropriation Dill Tor inc pres
ent war and II did not include about SD.WUnp.
which would be In the General Deficiency bill lie
was satisfied that tho war would cost the Navy
Department not far from s3o.GOO from the pres
ent time until July l. 1893.
Mr. Allison called attention to the fact that he
made that point clear In his statement yesterday.
Mr.. Jones continuing. maintained that It
entirely unnecessary for all the expenses Of the
war to be provided for In the pending bill. Con-
gross would return here in December next, and II
called together by the President sooner than that
Mr. Jones did not approve the bill as 1t came from
tho House OF Representatives. His figures. the
best attainablo estimates. he said. Indicated that
the expenses OF the war In the next year would not
be more than $40 900 0Oo yet advocates OF the pend
ing bill proposed to place OF the disposal Of the
Government moro than three times that sum
through taxation and the issue OF bonds.
Mr. Jones declared that every feature OF tho bill
WAS IA tax on consumption. The stamp tax
one Of the most onerors and vsxatious forms OF
in reply inquiry f1S% H. AL Ii, SSd RsD
the beer tax would fall. I'VE this side" said
TO rest upon property while the bill pending in.
creases the taxes on consumption"
MT. Jones said: Il am willing to TX the amount
that ought to be produced by the pending bill at
wiser for us to levy even more taxes rather than
Increase our interest bearing OBLIGATIONS n had
increase OF taxation, l would prefer to increase
taxation:" ,, ..n,
ton of the bin should be considered first the SEN
the understanding that at any time Senators should
have the privilege OF returning to passed Items for
The total estimated revenues dncluding postal
revenues, Mr. Wilson's tsb ,a, showed were ss2
ordinary appropriations The appropriations for
the war Mr.. Allison gave as follows:
National defence act Of March o. lS9S) $4,000 0OO
Army, and Navy act OF May T.. S. 700
Forthcations ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000
Naval act increase over lS09 for war pur-
poses) a. 100000
Naval deficiencies 1893. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 20 275
Naval establishment for 1890. additional
Immune bill and Engineer bill ............. l50O00OO
for 1900. additional. 10000 ono
Total appropriations Of the 1919 1872 900
At o'clock the bill laid aside and Mr.. Halo
presented resolutions In memory Of the late Seth
l. Milliken. q Representative from Maine, Euloges