The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-26
THE WAR REVENUE BILL
WILL NOT REACH A VOTE ON
SATURDAY
OPPONENTS OF BOND ISSUE
See No Reason for Increasing the
DEMONSTRATING Indebtedness
of the Nation
Associated Press Special Wire

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Late this after
noon Mr.. Allison of Iowa, in charge OF the
war revenue bill in the senate, endeavored
to secure unanimous consent that final
vote on the measure be taken on Saturday
next before adjournment. Mr.. Teller of
Colorado objected.
Mr.. Daniel of Virginia. In reiteratins Mr..
Teller's objection, sounded the first note of
delay against the measure that has been
heard since the debate upon it began. He
declared that there was no emergency
which required the immediate passage of
the bill, and frankly announced that if GER
tain provisions in the bill put into 1t by the
Democrats of the finance committee were
not incorporated into 1t, he would offer
some amendments to the meas1e that
would probably precipitate debate. He
strongly intimated, too, that If the war
should not be prolonged, it might not be
necessary to provide so much revenue as
the pending bill would raise, and he indi-
Gated a desire to await developments that
in all likelihood were close at hand before
passing upon a bill that meant so much to
the people as this one.
Speeches on the general features Of the
pending bill were delivered today by Stew
art of Nevada. Allen of Nebraska and CAT
fiery of Louisiana. Before the revenue bill
was taken up this morning the pension de-
flciency appropriation bill was passed. 1t
carried nearly $9,O00,O00.
Today the senate convened an hour
earlier than usual TO resume its discussion
of the war revenue. Scarcely dozen SEN
ators were present.
Mr.. Hale of Maine reported an appropria-
ton bill to supply deficiencies in pensions
and for other purposes. AS reported the
bill carries $S,49S, 4O5, of which $S,O75,S72 is
for pensions and the balance for the army,
navy and courts.
After brief discussion Of that feature of
the measure which makes possible temper
airy appointments Of clerks without civil
service examination, it was passed.
A joint resolution was adopted directing
the Secretary of War to report to Congress
plans for the Improvement Of Tampa Bay,
Florida.
After the transaction Of considerable
morning business, consideration of the war
revenue measure was resumed, Mr.. Stew
art of Nevada taking the floor. Mr. Stew
art said he proposed to address himself par
ticulary to those paragraphs of the bill
WhlCn prOVlueu LUZ TIC Coihd6c VI SILVER
seigniorage and the issue of legal tender
notes. He held that the amount of money
produced from taxation under the bill
would depend largely upon the policy
adopted relative to the issue Of more
money and the issue Of bonds. He believed
that with an issue Of bonds 1t would re-
ouire largely more taxation to produce a
given sum than it would without an issue
Of bonds.
In the course Of long free silver speech
Mr.. Stewart declared that the revenue bill
as 1t passed the house Of representatives
was the most miserable. villainous piece of
legislation ever enacted by legislative
body.
He attacked vigorously the bond propo-
sition of the minority of the finance commit
tee, and urged the coinage of the silver
segniorage and the issue of legal tender
notes.
Mr.. Allen (Populist) Of Nebraska. in
opening his speech, said that II the wishes
Of some, at least, Of the advocates of the
pending bill were consulted 1t would carry
only provision for the issue of bonds, and
would not place cent Of taxation upon the
people. He did not regard taxes burden
when they were Justly and equitably as
sessed, and maintained that there was no
property and no Individual which the gov
eminent could not tax, whatever the con-
ditions might be. 1.-THE sinister purpose of
this effort to eliminate from taxation the