The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-05-05
TIE AMENDMENTS
o the War Revenue Bi,l Voted Down In
the ,use on Fr,day--The Vote Was
1S1 Yeas to 181 Nays.

the IL ,use on Fr,day--The Vote Was
1S1 Yeas to 131 Nays.
Friday passed the war revenue bill,
with only the amendments agreed up
IN 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 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 proposition for the
substitution of an income tax pro-
vision to AN authorization for an issue
of S150,0oO,OOO green backs. But all
were voted down. At the last minute
the democrats decided to offer the mo-
ton to recommit with instructions to
report back the income tax propo-
sition as an amendment to the bill
instead as of substitute for the
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 1Sl-13D the
democrats and populists with six ex-
ceptions. voted solidly against the bill.
The democrats who voted for the bill
were Messrs. Cummings, Mcclellan
and Grigys of New York; Fitzgerald
(Mass.); McAleer Pa.) and Wheeler
(Ala.). Two republicans, Messrs. Lin
ney (N.C.) and Thorp (Va.), voted with
the opposition. Quite 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
ernment. 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 $4,000
men called for by the president. It
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 &C.
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 ap-
portionmento of troops to the states were
made Friday, but as far as practicable
the war department officials are ad.
herring to their first decision not to in.
crease.
The rendezvousing points in half q
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 fled with the department,
and it is expected by Monday of next
week 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
patton Of Cuba. They all maintain the
strictest reticence 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 ofii.
GERS would confirm the reports
published Friday that the infantry at
New Orleans and some of the troops at
Chickamauga 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 at
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
men.