The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-18
Democratic and Republican Theories
Contrasted BY Jones.
PROPERTY SHOULD PAY
LAY THE BURDEN
UPON THE PEOPLE.
One Hundred and Fifty Millions
Amply Sufficient For the Present,
But the Republicans Propose to
Raise a Fund Ear In Excess OF
That Amount.

Washington, May 17.-Considerable
progress was made in the senate today
in considering the war revenue meas
ure. Mr.. Jones of Arkansas, presented
in a general statement the views OF
the Democratic members of the finance
committee. He maintained that the
taxes imposed by the psnding bill CUsht
to be levied on property, and net upon
consumption; that the poley OF the
Republican party had always been 10
impose taxes upon consumption; while
that of the Democratic party was to
impose it upon property. He believed
that taxation that would raise $l5O,UO0,-
GOO would be amply sufficient co be
carried by this bill, and that if the
eXisencies of the war should demoa-
strate that more money was needed
congress could provide it later. He OPP
posed the proposition TO issue bonds
and certificates of indebtedness far in
excess Of the requirements OF the war,
and held that the expenses should be
paid by the government as The war
progresses.
The chaplain, in his invocation at the
opening of the session, paid a tribute
to those who suffer at home through
the horrors of war.
on naval affairs, offered the following
resolution, which was agreed 10:
That the temporary appointments
made by the president on ana after
April y, 1886, and up to the date of the
passage OF this joint resolution, or 9TH
GERS of the line and staff of the navy,
are hereby ratified and confirmed, to
continue in force during the eXiSency
under which their services are required
in the existing war. Officials so ap-
pointed shall be assigned TO duty with
rank and pay of the grades established
by existing laws and shall be paid from
the appropriation for pay Of the
navy
a bill was reported from the military
affairs committee by Mr.. Carter of
Montana, and passed. providing that
pay and allowance of the volunteers
enlisted in the United States army shall
begin on the day of their enrolment at
the state camps, with a provision that
volunteer troops sent to tho Philippine
islands may draw one months pay III
advance. 1t was explained that the
bill applies only to those who had as
volunteers, enlisted IN the United Stats
army.
JONES ON WAR REVENUES.
On motion of Mr. Allison. considera-
ton of the war revenue measure was
the floor. Mr.. Jones said that he
doubted whether there was man IN
the senate who was not ready to vote
all the money and taxes necessary to
carry on the present war. He would
not perform his duty, he thought, If
he should vote for too much money.
The problem presented was how much
money is needed.
Nj Jones called attention to the
statement of the secretary of the treas
ury. Gage, that the additional expenses
of the war over and above the current
expenses of the government, would be
about $25, eco month, a total of
perhaps $500, 600 in q year. Secre- /
taTy Alger had informed the finance
committee that the extraordinary war
expenses of his department. would be
about $50 600 Geo He thought this |
amount sufficiently liberal
Secretary Long has presented to the !
committee a carefully prepared state .
ment showing that the war expenses 7,
o00. coo. Allowing S15,G00,000 for extra /
expenses the fun amount needed by the I
estimates of cabinet officers was, ac- /
cording 20 his figures, in the neighbOr- /
hood of S2i0,000,G00. This amount was, (
OF course, in addition to the ordinary /
expenses of the government.
Mr.. Hale challenged this statement, /
declaring that the $4,000, 600 referred .
to in the statement of Secretary Long .
did not include the amount carried by
the naval appropriation bill for the !
present year. and il did not include, ]
either. about $40, GOO 400 which would be .
included in the general deficiency bill. /
He was satisfied that the amount the /
war would cost the navy department
would not be far from $3.50, 5000 from
the present time until the first of July, /
1899
Mr.. Allison called attention to the .
fact that ne had made that point clear /
in his statement.
TOO MUCH MONEY.
Mr.. Jones, continuing, maintained
that ii was entirely unnecessary for all .
of the expenses of the existing war to
be provided for in the pending bill. +
Congress would return here in Deem
CURED its presence, it could pc called |
together by the president. Mr.. Jones +
did not approve of the bill as il came
from the house. His figures, the best (
obtainable estimates, he said. indicated 1
that the expenses of the war during the
next year would not be more than
$40. 0O0. 600, yet advocates of the pend I
ing bill proposed TO place at the dis
posaI Of the government more than
three times that sum through taxation
and the issue of bonds.
Mr.. Jones declared that every feature
of the bill was a tax on consumption.
The stamp tax was one of the most
onerous and vexatious forms of taxa
ton ever devised. The tax upon to-
bacco and upon beer was tax on
In response to an inquiry from Mr.
Aldrich, Mr.. Jones said he did not be
lieve any man could determine def
nitely on whom the beer tax would
fall. I'VE on this side" said ne, be
lieve, however, that the taxes levied
ought to rest upon property, while the
pending bill increases the taxes on con-
TAXES PREFERABLE To BONDS.
In answer to an inquiry by Mr. Aid
rich, Mr.. Jones said: Il am willing to