War Revenue Bill Bailey an Objector
Bailey opposed the war revenue bill arguing the treasury did not face a dire need. He asserted no urgent fiscal emergency justified the measure and questioned the necessity of new wartime taxes.
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1898
Page
8
Bailey opposed the war revenue bill arguing the treasury did not face a dire need. He asserted no urgent fiscal emergency justified the measure and questioned the necessity of new wartime taxes.
Washington June 6 The House focused on the war revenue bill from the Senate as leaders aimed to adopt a general nonconcurrence resolution and send the bill to conference. Democrats pressed to vote separately on Senate amendments including seigniorage while arguing Treasury needs and fiscal limits. The chamber also approved a deficient war bill totaling 17.745 million for war and navy needs and adjourned after brief action on election and census items.
General Graham at Falls Church Va for duty assignment. W E Hutton of Cincinnati returns to the city on business with the Quartermaster General's office. Colonel and Mrs Thomas F Shay and their daughter visit Washington for sightseeing.
Washington June 6 Secretary Alger sent a bill to Congress to reorganize the Quartermaster General's office. The measure creates eight divisions, adds twenty five captains as extra quartermasters, assigns senior ranks, and authorizes four special inspectors to oversee depots as the army expands its force and supply needs.
Senators opposing annexation say they have enough pledges to adjourn the Senate avoiding consideration of the Hawaii resolution. Seven Republican Senators are named in the pledged group. House action remains unsettled with Hitt and annexation advocates confident a House vote may come this week, possibly Wednesday.
Washington June 6 The Conference Committee report on the sundry civil appropriation bill shows disagreement on key Senate amendments while the House conferees concur in most others. Amendments agreed to include Dry Tortugas pier and wharf improvements and a light and fog signal at Toledo harbor.
Miss Pau line Helm Hardin of Covington assumed duties as Kentucky State Librarian today in Frankfort. She succeeds Mrs Emma Guy Cromwell who will stay on until Hardin masters the office routines. Mr F Kavannaugh becomes Assistant Librarian succeeding C B Willis.
The Georgia Democratic primary resulted in the ticket: Governor Allen D. Candler Secretary of State Philip Cook Comptroller General William A. Wright Commissioner of Agriculture O. B. Stevens State School Commissioner G. R. Glenn Attorney General J. M. Terrell Prison Commissioner J. S. Turner State Treasurer William J. Speer. The eleven House members were re nominated.
Special Dispatch reports Spencer Indiana June 6 that the Indiana Republican Editorial Association Executive Committee has decided to abandon the usual summer outing, believing members will prefer no purely pleasure meeting during wartime.
Prescription No. 2 851 offered at the southeast corner of Eighth and Race streets by Elmer and Amend and A Fennel and Son. The ad urges the remedy for rheumatism and invites readers to try a tile.
The village of Crown Point Ohio twenty miles below Gallipolis suffered near total ruin from a blaze that started in a defective flue in a tenement. Residents formed a bucket brigade to battle the flames but many were exhausted. Several large tobacco barns many houses and two hotels burned before control was achieved.
A severe quake hit Northern Kentucky between 2 and 3 a.m. with tremors felt in Paris Maysville Millersburg Cynthiana and Owingsville where meteors were reported. People were thrown from beds panic spread for up to two minutes.
Lincoln City report says six year old Claud Main, son of Joe Main, shot and instantly killed his sister Beatrice, three, with a two caliber target gun. The boy did not know the gun was loaded.
The United States Ambassador Colonel John Hay told the Foreign Office that Spanish officials used Canada as a base of operations and protested Britain's neutrality. He also drew attention to Britain exporting war munitions to Spain.
Magistrate LaFontaine discharged Detective Kellert from custody on a charge of stealing a letter from Lieutenant Carranza. Kellert seeks 25000 against DuBose and Carranza for false arrests. Acapias will be asked to prevent them leaving the country and seize Bank of Montreal funds and personal property to cover costs. Carranza and DuBose were arrested at 4:45 at the Spanish Consul General's house.
Washington reports Lt Carranza and Senor Du Bosc are in Montreal using Spain as a base for anti US action. British authorities would expel a foreigner if the Carranza letter translation is confirmed, but will wait for verified translation. The original letter reportedly lies with the Treasury Secret Service, not the State Department.
A Nationalist demonstration in Belfast celebrating the 1798 uprising sparked fierce clashes with Orangemen. Police and troops faced stone-throwing crowds, multiple injuries including several constables with fractured skulls, and numerous arrests. The unrest continued late into the night with officers and civilians injured and Shank Hill under military occupation.
SAYLOR SPRINGS ILL June 1 to October 1 1898 the B and O S W will sell Cincinnati round trip tickets for eight dollars each.
In a probate matter the Shillito Company and Henderson-Achert Company clash over a surety issue tied to the will of Mr Fechheimer. The dispute centers on liability and the securing of funds, with a legal decision pending.
Circuit Court briefs detail Judge Dempsey's ruling on the Grussel versus Pell case with a motion to strike Poll’s answer and a demurrer. The Drach explosion case against the estate proceeds with Judge Jelke charging the jury. jurors returned for the defense and new trials are sought for Standard Oil and Devere Electric verdicts.
Judge Jackson hears the case of Henderson Achert Lithograph Company against John Shillito Company over a $2900 surety claim tied to a department superintendent. The dispute centers on attachments and replevin involving Belford Clark and Department Supply of Chicago. The defense argues no valid guaranty was given and that any such act lacked authority. a jury trial proceeds while a motion to take the case from the jury awaits ruling.
Victor H. Grossius sues John Grossius and Pauline Grossius heirs to partition the estate claiming the personal property suffices to cover all debts. Martha Jane Farrell seeks divorce from John F. Farrell and restoration to her maiden name Fultz for extreme cruelty. Henry W. Kouitz files for divorce from Angelina Kouitz on grounds of infidelity. Albert M. Price sues Cincinnati Street Railway for 2000 dollars claiming a car employee struck him after fare payment. Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland interpleads against Martin J. Byrnes and Louis Drach for 1500 dollars, asserting each claims sole entitlement to the fund.
The will of May Fechheimer was admitted to probate yesterday and Carrie Fechheimer, the widow, was appointed executrix. The real estate and personal property are valued at $15,000 each. The will names Carrie Fechheimer sole executrix with no bond or inventory required and leaves all property to her in fee simple. Dated January 15, 1892, witnesses are John M. Fitzgerald and Jonas B. Frenkel.
Yesterday in the Circuit Court Judges Cherrington Russell and Sibley heard the cases Shearer versus Weber Deglow's executor versus Kruse and Stichtenoth versus Atlas National Bank. A decree was entered in Blair Brick Company versus Gustav Walz finding no equity for the plaintiff but granting defendants a pro rata share of the fund brought into court by Schuester McCammon and Co if law compliance is met.
Judge Davis directed a jury to decide if Della Windisch was George Windischs wife and if the probated paper was his last will. The jury ruled Della was not his wife or widow, and that the probated instrument was indeed his will, though the compromise terms remain undisclosed.
George A Shaw and Lillie M Armstrong filed an amended petition against West Virginia Interstate Loan and Trust Company alleging the defendant sells paid up certificates and allotting bonds to its stockholders.
Plaintiffs charge the defendant company runs a scheme of chance and an illusion designed to defraud stockholders. They allege secret allotments and insolvency and request appointment of a receiver, dissolution of the company, and all proper relief.
C. L. Howard and others sue Col lier-Budd Coal Company W B Stevens and T B Collier for 32000 for a sale of leasehold property in Cincinnati and for appointment of a receiver Nathan R Park named as receiver bond of 5000 with Thomas Gibson and Richard Park as sureties approved and qualified as receiver.
Grand and petit juries for the July term were drawn in Judge Smiths court yesterday. Several cases progress include alimony in Wilhelms divorce, Pettibone Trustee report exceptions before Judge McNeill, and a $11 000 real estate sale authorized in Insolvency Court. The Court of Common Pleas affirmed Rule 21 on partition, Senora Tecla Vigna declared intent to naturalize, and financials show Gobrecht McDonald balance of 4300 20. Bauer v Village of College Hill: verdict for defendant, 950 costs. In Covington, Mitchell Tranter & Co among filings in Cincinnati Roofing Co v Walton Iron Co for 101 80. Judge Avery estate appraised 6355 92 with 5700 in Cincinnati Street Railway stock.
List of cases in common pleas and superior court with filings for divorce partition damages rent and liens. Names include Henry W Koontz Angelia Koontz Martha J Farrell Victor H Grossius Albert Moorhead Mary Hering Cincinnati Street Railway Company Fidelity and Deposit Co George Hoazlin and Harry E McNeely among others with case numbers 113922 to 113929 and 43511 to 49513.
In Clarksville Missouri on June 6 two Black brothers Curtis and Sam Young from Hannibal were lynched by a mob after a steamboat disturbance on the Mississippi excursion boat Ottumwa Belle. Marshal Walter Melean was killed during the incident and the suspects were initially jailed before a midnight mob released them and hanged them from walnut trees north of town.
A consumer urges readers to choose Hood's Sarsaparilla over cheaper alternatives, emphasizing quality and efficacy in a health tonic recommendation. The note frames Hood's as the trusted, tested option for renewed vigor and well being.
Sea advertisements list departures from Virginia Pomeroy Lizzie Bay Courier Dick Brown Louisville Boston Leave as Advertised Workum with Nisbet June dates Kansas June 8 5 pm and June 11 5 pm signaling boat schedules and times.
The river stood at 12.6 feet at 6 am, 12.3 at noon, and 12 feet at 6 pm in clear warm weather. The Gate City repaired a broken supply pipe at the wharf Sunday night. Several packets including the George W. Moredock, Hattie Brown, Dick Brown, Tacoma, and City of Louisville operated between Louisville, Maysville, Vevay, Pomeroy, and New Richmond with arrivals, departures, and general overhauls noted.
Evansville reports a river level of 12.2 feet and falling as lake conditions ease and dispatches progress. St Louis shows 21.5 feet with warm, clear weather, while Memphis notes 21.6 feet and a 1.4 foot drop. New Orleans records light levee business with cotton bales and grain arrivals despite a threatening forecast. Captain R E Herbert returns City of Brunswick amid illness in Bayou Lafourche.
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