The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-13
WORK OF CONGRESS

WORK OF CONGRESS
Washington, April so. = The house
passed the war revenue bill with only
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 q 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-
lon to the authorization for an issue
of $150,O00,O00 grecnbacks. But ali
were voted down. At the last minute
the Democrats decided to offer the
motion to recommit with instructions
to report back the income tax PROPOSE
ton as an amendment to the bill in
stead of as q substitute for the bond
provision. This was due to the fact
that a number of Democrats had de-
clined to vote to strike out the bond
proposition. The motion was defeat
ed-1S4 to 175. -Four Republicans
voted with the Democrats and Popu-
lists on this vote. But ON the tinai
passage of the bill (Which was carried
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 TIC
vote.
| In the Senate.
At yesterdays session OF the senate
the report of the conferees Oh the ma
val appropriation bill was presented
and agreed to. The measure as per-
fected carries q little more than $57,-
100000. No other business of I'M
portance was transacted.
Washington, May 8. - Several war
measures We're passed by the senate,
and, Notwithstanding their Importance,
not one Of them elected the slightest
debate. Probably the most important
measure passed by the senate was the
emergency war deficiency bill carrying
$50, 120,945. Not more than ten mill
utes was consumed in passing it, that
time being occupied in reading the
measure. MI. Hawley. chairman of
the military affairs committee, secured
the passage of bill providing for the
enlistment of q volunteer brigade OF
engineers and of 10000 men in the
South who are immune to yellow fever,
these enlistments to be in addition to
those provided for in the presidents
call for $4,000 volunteers. The men
will enlist ''for the war;" Two other
measures were passed, one suspending
for the duration Of the war the restric.
tions placed by existing laws upor:
the quartermaster's department of the
army in order that supplies may be
purchased without the present formali-
ties, and the other providing that own
ers of mining claims shall not forfeit
them for not performing assessment
work upon them provided they enlist
for the war. The war revenue measure
passed by the house Of representatives
last Friday was received by the senate
and referred to the finance committee
for consideration. AT the opening Of
the senate's session the chaplain Of
fered devout thanks for the glorious
| victory won by Commodore Dewey's
Asiatic squadron.
| In the House.
The passage of the emergency war
appropriation bill was the feature of
yesterdays action by the house. The
naval appropriation bill. with the
amendment providing for the payment
OF officers OF the navy for the use OF
their inventions by the government
stricken out, was reported from the
conference and passed. 1t now goes to
| the president
Washington. May 4.-What promised
| to be al uneventful and uninteresting
session of the house was thrown sud-
denly. after three hours consideration
of private bills, into session OF spir-
tied speechmaking among Democrats.
members that savored at times much
Of acrimony. The storm was precipi-
tated by Mr.. Lewis Dem.. Wash.l, who
| referred in the course Of speech to
the recent vote of Mr.. Cummings OF
New York in support of the war reve-
nue. bill with it's Incorporated bond
feature. He made reference to Mr..
Cummings assertion that this period
was q time for placing country above
party. intimating that the New York
members had served the Republican
party and perhaps contributed to the
satisfaction of unpatriotic moncpo,ists
and capitalists. This brought an I'M
passioncd and patriotic speech in re-
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