The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-28
The WAR REVENUE BILL.
Ssaator Gesmar Is IN Opposition =:
His PARTY.
ri IS m FAVOR OF i FOND ISSUE
ON Corporations should Be Levied,
Teller Wants Crcsnbscixs.

Washington, May q "A notopic speech
on the war revenue bill was delivered to-
day by Mr. German tDcm.. Md. mr.
German took n decided stand against the
majority of his party on tho propositions
to coin the silver se.g2!orage ana issue To-
sal tender notes.
AR. Teller (Colo) continued his speech |
bcsun yesterday on the coinage OF the
seigriofngc. the leyying OF an income TAX
and the issue of legal tender notes and
opposing the issue Of bonds.
Mr. Cockrel (Dem.. MOI discussed the
question in contention between the DEM
ooratlc and republican parties. He urged
that the bill as reported by the majority
of tho finance committee should be en-
acted into law.
Wellington, May 27.-soon after tho
senate convened at II o'clock this morn
ing Mr. Garter reported from the milf
tary affairs committee bill providing
for second assistant secretary OF war ny
the president and receive salary OF $1,000
when Che bin was placed On Its passage
Nv Bate (Tenn.) suggested the lack Of
quorum, not more than eight or ten sen
ators being in tho chamber. After de-
lay Of ffteen minutes quorum was Sc
cured and the bill was passed.
MIR. Morgan then offered this amendment
10 the way revenue measure;
when any Of the islands of the At
iaptic or Pacific oceans are owned by
the United States or wien they ais occu-
MED hv the civil or military forces of the
United States as IA regult OF war Witn SPAN,
or az a necessary means OF conducting
such war. TO be determined bv the presl-
dent as commapder In chief ot the army
md navy Of the United States 1t sohli DC
lawful ana within his discretion TOT the
presidcnt tc appoint A civil or military
governor OF such island or any group OF
such islands with fun authority. under
such rules and regulations rs the presl
don't shall prescribe not inconsistent WIN
the laws of civilized warfare. to maintain
tbs good order of the people thereof.
and there shall be cXtende. over such
islands ana enforced there such parts ana
provisions Of the tax laws OF the United
States or of such Islands, whether re
lating to customs duties or TO Internal tax
alton, as shall In the Judgment OF The resi-
dent justify application to such iAlaniF
during the war with Spain
The CURRENCY of the United Sll'es
whether OF gold, silver or paper money
shah be lawful tender IN said Islands sc
uwred OF occupied In the same manner
and TO The same extent that they arc d
lawful tender In the United States IN tht
payment of all debts, public Or private,
And the provisions OF this act thai
relate to such regulars "a shall be mad'
by order OF the president for cSecutini
the same shall remain In force until the
same are altered. amended or repeated by
act of congress"
Consideration OF the war revenue meas
ure was resumed, Mr. Teller taking th
floor to continue his speech begun yester
day.
In concluding that part OF hts nrsumen
IN favor of an income tax Mr. Teller sait
that II the proposition was submitted u
the senate he would feel bound TO yot
for it. despite the docisIon Of the suprem
court against the law OF 1894 Such tax
he said, was supported by five decisions o
the supreme court prior 10 that unon tn
law OF 1894
II have no reason to suppose" he said
that the court may not yet return to il
former decisions. indeed, | have ever
reason TO suppose that II Will"
Mr.. Teller then began discussion of IN
proposition to coin the silver stlgnioraR
whica he said had aroused grea. opposition
lie declared the seigniorage could b
coined without letrment to the public SCI
vice. Briefly advtrting to the proposed col
poration tax. Mr. Teller said he hoped .
opportunity to vote for tho tax that wou
apply to individuals ana firms as well as
corporations would be had he would
HlHu 10 support the corporation tax nrppoS
ton IN the pending bill, He then argue
in favor OF the Issuance OF 5000, 200 600
treasury notes, He was opposed to the ssi
OF bonds, he said, as unnecessary aud dA,
gerous Referring to the immense amour
the government has now and Will have
the future to ray for pensions, he sail
''Wo shall pay the pensions of both q
last and existing war in accordance wi
the letter Of the law. Notwithstanding Il
complaints made of tho large pension e
pcndiiures. Theee pension charges \
large. vet the government has paid sin
1886 S3l2 600 900 more or interest upoN 4
public debt than 1t has paid Tor pensions
rfhcsc who ought 70 lJrow," said N
Teller, estimate that the present war "
cost $500 900 II II be prosecuted for u
year 1t is not Il war of conquest, but
war OF humanity However. sluce we ha
taken the Philippines we ought to ho
them until somc deeiaioa can he cached
to their disposition, We ought to Ia
every foot Of Spanish soil outside Of Spa
itself, whether 1t be in our hemisphere
In the other
Mr. Nelson tMinn.l regarded the propos
issue of greenbacks as one of the inost Il
portant features of the bill. He felt n
the rotes would be an adSfd menace to I,
treasury and that IL would be usol 10 d