Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-05-25
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS


NF MI Allison lld.l. the runkluE member IN
the absence OF Mr.. Morrill, (Ntl. Il was esti-
mated that the bill as Il came from
the house OF representatives would raise
about fiu0.oOJOOl year. A. rcuortcI
from the senate committee Mr.. Allison
estimates that IL will raise Sl5i sq7. Oea An
pended is recapitulation OF the amount Of
revenue TO be derived by the government under
the present law and under the bill a. IL was
reported from the senate committee ON finance.
At the conclusion OF MIR Alhson's statement
the biz was made the unfinished business aud
twill be pressed 10 passage as 500. as possible.
HorsE-The house Monday received it,
nrst veto from President Mckinley and voted
unanimously 10 sustain the executive Tho
veto was OF bill comforting upon the court {.
claims jurisdiction in n private claims case OF
ions standing. The day was given 10 cOnsidera.
tion OF bills under suspension OF the rule, the
measures OF chief importance being one
ratifying an agreement for the allotment anc
opening 10 settlement OF The Commanche. Kio.
wa and Apache lands in Oklahoma; and TO es.
tablish an assay once at Seattle. Wash.
WASHINGTON. May iS-SENATE- Considera-
Die progress was made By the senate Tuesday
In considering the war revenue measures Mr..
Jones tArk) presented I'm general statement
the views OF the democratic members OF the
finance committee. He maintained that the
taxes imposed by the pending bill ought to be
levied upon property and not upon consump-
ton, than the policy OF the republican party
always had been TO impose taxes upon
|
cratic party impose Il upon prop
erty. He believed that taxnnon that would
raise siho.Oo0oc0 would be amply SUFFICIENT
To be carried by this bill. and that Il the cN-
igcncics OF the war should demonstrate that
more money was needed congress could pro-
vide II later. He opposed the proposition &c
issue bonds and certificates of Indebtedness
far in excess OF the requirements OF the war
and held that the expenses should be paid 10y
the government as the war progresses.
HOTNE-lhp house held "A hrfe az
day Two important bills cnecting labor were
passed one limiting the labor OF persons EN-
ployed upon government works and In govern
mcnt service To eight hours daily and the 9TH
er providing for the equipment OF a non-parti-
san labor commission TO consider legislative
problems affecting labor.
WAsHINGToN. May i9.-SENArE-The fen
| ture OF Wednesdays session OF the senate was
| the speech OF Turpe dem. Ind.) upon the
war revenue measures. He strongly commended
| that bond issue was unnecessary; that all
the funds required for the prosecution OF
/ the war could be realized through the
proposed Inheritance tax, by the tax on
| corporations by the coinage OF the
| silver seigniorage and by the issue OF legal
tender notes. These four means OF obtaining
money would yield TO the government during
| the next year. he maintained fully $500 O01, GOO
an amount in excess of the estimated sum nee
ssSary for the conduct OF the war The speech
was Enthusiastically beautiful In dlction
and close and forceful in reasoning
Senators ON both sides OF the chamber
gave IL undivided attention Considerable
progress was made in the reading OF the hill
which included, naturally the consideration OF
the amendments proposed by the committee
| Through the influence OF Mr.. German (dern
Md the imprisonment penalty was stricken
| out OF some OF the section, relating to viola
| lions OF the stamp tax. After an extended de-
bate part OF which occurred in secret
| Legislative session, the conference report on
the bill suspending certain parts OF the exist
NJ Jaw relating TO the purchase OF supplies by
the war department was adopted. The bill
permitting officers of the regular army to ac-
| sept stan appointments in the volunteer army
without losing their rank or place In the regu-
| lar service was passed.
| HouSE-Thc house adjourned Wednesday
after n session lasting only an hour and "A half
| An Intellectual effort was made To mass n hill
prohibiting the publication OF information
concerning the strength OF the country's forth
| locations. Without word OF debate the def =
| ciency pension bill was passed
WASHINGTON. May 90 SENArE-While sew
eral important paragraphs in the war revenue
| measure were passed over Thursday for fu-
| lure consideration. excellent progress wns
| made by the senate in the consideration OF the
Dill 1wo-thtrds of the measure has been
read, the committee amendments generally
having been agreed to- Mr. McI.aurin dem
: c. opened the discussion OF the bill THURS
lay with carefully prepared speech touching
i All OF It's features. He expressed the hone
| that the bill would pass as reported
oy the majority OF the committee on finance
win the exception OF the stamp tax. which ne
| thought quite unnecessary The propositton
| TO place stamp tax upon proprietary articles
and perfumery articles now in stock aroused n
hVely discussion. IL was regarded as retro
setiVe legislation and. as such, was oppos ed by
many senators. The paragraph has not beer
| disposed OF finally
HoUsE-The adjournment OF the house 70
Monday postponed until next week any possi-
Die consideration OF the Hawaiian resolutions
/ On the opening OF the days session ChnnIaIn
| Gouden referred feelingly 10 the late William
T.. Gladstone. I'm the death OF this grand
DID man, the chaplain said. our hearts 60 out
| In gratitude TO Thee for his great
character as writer, statesman and
christian which has been felt throughout
the world Mr.. Grosvenor rep. o. called
up the labor arbitration bill as amended and
| passed by the senate He explained tho
amendments as being either salutarv or I'M
necessary. saying they had been approved by
the friends OF the bill outside OF CONGRESS
He moved to concur in the seuate's Almond
mentS After debate, confined to tho proposi-
ton 20 send the bin TO conference In which
many members participated a roll-cnll upon
| agreeing TO the senote's amendments. thereby
Erecting the bills passage. was ordered re-
sulting in yeas eio. nays4
WASHINGTON. May e1-SENA TE-At the con
rluSton OF Fridays session OF the senate the
| Eeading OF the war revenue measure had been
N"i"Pt't'u' ABOUT >eNcn-clghthS % the amend
ments proposed by the senate committee, have
been agreed 20 Those remaining are ouite
naturally the most important In the bin ana
VIII provoke % deal OF discussion The prin-
opal amendments yet 20 be passed upou
are those relating TO the issuue Of bonds ana
'eruhcates of Indebtedness. the tobacco
tax the tax on proprietary articles. the issue
OF Ereenoacks, the coinage 81 the silver scfr-
niorage' the issue Of silver certificates. the Inc
lcritancc tax, and the tax on corporation
me action upon some of the amendments viii
DC dependent upon that on others Mr. Aid
rich rep. r. ID Friday offered o. % substitute
ior the paragraphs relating TO the coinage Of
'hc scigniorarc the issue of silver certificates
ana the issue Of legal tender notes. the
pond provision prepared by the republican
minority ~ the committee on finance IL tho
uond provision should bee accepted bv the sem
ate the amendments offered hy the democrats
IN hcu 81 10 viii naturally bc rejected Mr.
DANIEL dem. Na) delivered an attended
ipeech opposing an issue Of bonds and sum
porung the substitute paragraphs proposed by
me democratic majority Of the finance com-
nittee
HoUsE-Not Ia session
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