The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29
ON THE MONEY SIDE Of IT
Representative In the House De-
bate on War Finances.
THEY WANT LOTS OF SINEW
NcMillin Argues That he Wealth of
the Country Should Bear the Greater
Proportion OF the Taxes and Make
1t Easier for The Poor.

suned in the house to-day h emer-
gency war measure was passed by
unanimous consent to repeal limita-
tions upon purchases OF quartermas-
ter's supplies during h existing war
with Spain. Payne. rep, N. Y. was
the first speaker on the war e
bill to-day. In the course Of his re-
marks Mr.. Payne said that In disci-
plined armies and seasoned soldiers,
Spain at present had the advantage,
and that 1t was therefore the part of
prudence to supply the government
with all the ~pecuniary means neces-
sary to recruit and prepare u army
for the field. He combatted the opin-
ion of Mr.. Sayers that $500, 000, 900
would be suficient. Our war prepare
tions were costing s25. 900. 900 a month.
With armies IN the field the expendi-
lures would be much greater.
Mr.. Wheeler. dem, Ala. a member
of the committee. announced his oppo-
sition to the bond provision. but said
II 1t was not stricken out he would be
impelled to vote for the measure.
NIL. DoNhtINs III Nuoss lie
the condition of the treasury. He OBJ
jected to the majority side %picturing
to a bankrupt treasury in order lay a
foundation for a bon issue. Mr.. Dali
zell. rep, Pa, In support OF the bill,
said hat the loans proposed to be
noated by the pending bill could not
be avoided. He regarded the bond pro-
vision of the bill as its o benefcient
feature
NJ NsoNsu,c ~ r.oo o.s,Ii.,a
some of the internal revenue features
of the bill, especially as upon the poor,
and argued that the wealth of the
country should bear a greater proper
ton Of the taxes. He quoted Secretary
Gage as saying that $500. 000, 900 was
sufficient to prosecute the war. As
there was now i'm the treasury $500, 000.-
900 he contended that a bond authori-
zation was unnecessary. Mr.. Hop
kins. rep, ILL.,. commended the bill as
the best that could be framed to raise
extraordinary Over s55, OO0,-
600 would be obtained from beer and
tobacco. articles of voluntary consump-
ton. The remainder would come from
tonnage taxation and from the stamp
tax which would fall mainly upon the
classes able to pay. The bond feature
of the bill has been urged, he said. by
the patriotic administration which was
10 DfOSeCute the war. lie ueTlueQ the
income tax proposition of the minority
and was especially cautic In his criti-
cism OF the proposition to issue $685.
900, 900 OF greenbacks. In one year of
the civil war the g~reenbacks had cost
the government $500, 000. 900.
Mr.. Mann. rep, ILL.,, made a brief
speech in support of the bill.
Mr.. McClelland. dem. N. Y, a MEM
Der of the ways and committee,
said that the great mistake that we
always mad in the past when con-
fronted by war had been to underesti-
mate the magnitude of the task before
us.
Mr.. Henderson. rep, Iowa. made an
eloquent appeal to the members to lay
aside party politics and give cash with
out reserve to the government to pros
ecute the war. He had believed that
there would be no war, but IL nae
come. He despised war, but the chief
executive had unfurled the flag and
all his brain and heart and energy
should go to its support. Thus far
politics had been kept to the rear. To-
gether both sides had declared war
and rallied the young men of the coun-
try. Let us not" he said. "hurl them
into the ranks of battle and the Jaws
OF death with h sound of d~issensions
ringing i'm their ears. ] care not how
we provide the sinews of war so that
they are the least burdensome. But
taxation there must be. This step we
have taken has already cut down our
revenues. All our estimate are gone.
We need men. bullets and cash. Let
us move up like brothers. Let there
be no this side nor that side: no repub-
licanr. no democrats. Let us back up
the step we have taken by giving cash
without reserve" (Applause.)
Representatives Lowering OF Massa-
chusetts and Russell and Sperry OF
Connecticut also spoke.
Representative Lanhan OF Texas said
he had no serious objection to offer to
the excise feature OF the bill, but that
the income tax and the internal reve-
nue. tax would provide SUFFICIENT reve-
nue. for all practical purposes.
Representatives Evans of Kentucky
and Fitzgerald of Massachusetts. the
latter making a strong defense of the
income tax provisions proposed by the
minority. also spoke.
Representative sherman nov that
when the house adjourned at to-
nights session. II be TO meet at 10
o'clock. which was agreed to.
The committee then rose and at $40
o'clock took a recess until s o'clock.
The conferees of the two houses
reached an agreement on the naval
appropriation bill before adjourning to-
night. All the senate increases i'm the
way OF monitors n torpedo boats were
adopted. These increases included four
monitors at 81. $50. 900 and 16 instead OF
IL torpedo o de~stroyers. All the
other important additions made by the
senate are retained. The language i'm
regard to the enlistment of seamen was
changed so as TO provide for 1000 more
marines. A provision was inserted
giving the secretary Of the navy au-
thority to enlist volunteers up to the
rank OF commander. This was done
so that the department could avail
itself Of the service of the officers of
the American liners chartered by the
government. The conference will re-
port tomorrow.