The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-06

as he referred to the blowing up Of
the Maine and the new common
wealth we would rear as monument
to guard the memory Of the unforgot-
ten dead. The evening session was
devoted to brief speeches by men,
bers unable to secure time at the day
session.
In the Senate.
The senate was in session but an
hour and half, during which time no
important business was transacted.
Washington, April 29.-The general
debate Oh the war revenue bill closed
last night after eight and half hours
of speecll-makaing. The debate lacked
both spirit and interest. There was lit
tie discussion of the internal revenue
features of the bill. The Democrats
continued their assaults OH the bond
feature and their advocacy of the in
come tax. The latter was ridiculed as
a sub proposition by the Republicans.
The auathority to borrow money was
defe lded by them as absolutely neces-
sary. The most notable speeches were
delivered by Messrs. Payne (Rep.. N.
| ", Dalzell Rep., Pa.l. Mcclellan
Dem., n. W, Mcmillan tDem., Tenn.l,
Henderson Rep., lowa) and Hhea
| (Dem., Ky.).
The Senate Is Waiting.
Again the senate was in the attitude
of waiting for business to reach it. A
few bills of unimportant character
We're passed, but no business of gen.
eral interest was transacted.
Washington, April so. - The house
l n1SSn1 tln 1var rovonuo hill Will, o,,lv
the amendments agreed upon by the
Republican members of the ways and
means committee added. In order to
accomplish this a parliamentary ma
neuver was necessary, as the whole
time for amendments was exhausted
by the minority in thying to amend
the bond feature of the bill. Mr..
Dingley offered as substitute an en-
tirely new bill containing these
amendments after the bill had been re-
ported to the house. This was an old
parliamentary trick frequently resort
ed to years ago. The Morrill, tariff law
was passed in this way in it's original
form after it had been loaded with
amendments in committee of the
whole. Many amendments were Of
fered to the bond feature of the bill,
ranging from appropriation for the
substitution of an income tax provis-
ion to the authorization for an issue
of $15O.O0O,OO0 greenbacks. But all
We're voted down. At the last minute
the Democrats decided to offer the
motion to recommit with instructions
to report back the income tax PROPOSE
tlOn as an amendment to the bill i'll
stead of as a substitute for the bond
provision. This was due to the fact
that a number of Democrats had de-
clincd to vote to strike out the bond
proposition. The motion was defeat
ed-134 TO 175. Four Republicans
voted with the Democrats and Popu-
lists on this vote. But on the final
ISL to 131)-the Democrats and Pop
ulists. with six exceptions. voted sol
idly against the bill. The Democrats
who voted for the bill were Cummings,
Mcclellan and Griggs of New York;
Fitzgerald, Mass; McAleer. Pa, and
Wheeler. Ala. Two Republicans. Lin
ney of North Carolina and Thorp of
Virginia, voted With the opposition.
A number of Democrats declined to
vote.
In the Senate.
At yesterdays session of the senate
the report of the conferees on the ma
val appropriation bill was presented
and agreed to. The measure as per-
100000. No other business of inl-
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