The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-18

whole, Spriuger in the chair, on the pen
tion appropriation bill.
After an hours general DEBATE tho bill
was read by paragraphs for amendment.
Col offered q provlso that no proof shall
be required either In pending cases or those
hereafter filed as to the physical condition
OF a soldier at the time nc was mustered
into service, and all claims heretofore re
ieoted on account OF lack OF such proof
shall be Ieheard.
Against this proyiso Randall and Ham.
mond raised points OF order.
Feed took occasion during the course OF
the debate to express his contempt for the
systom OF rules under which the house WAS
operating. The house was doing no busl-
ness because II deliberately sacrificed its
time under the rules In a way that made II
impossible to do business. An hour q day
was wasted In cataloguing decisions made
by the various committees The only effect
OF the decision OF the committee was to On.
able the corpse TO be put In n glass case that
The friends OF the deceased might look upon
the remains. There were on calendar 200
except that presided over bv the gentleman
from Pennsylvania (RandGlD, and he ma
jestically situated as he was, was not equal
even with the assistance OF Holman. to do
the whole business OF the country. Niagara
conld MOI oe poured through spouts.
Randall said the theory OF the rules OF
tNAAHANEN AaA hNNtNn hNIA ~ HfOktlN Va
minority. TIT majority could always take
care Of Itself, and the gentleman from
Maine ought 20 know tho present commit.
tee rules had been mggnAnimous. Coniin-
ue that philosophy. The ruleB provided
for saving money AM put an end 10
the system Of leElslatiug through omnibus
bills. lie was willing 10 iegislate on any
appropriation bill, provided the money
was TO 10 saved thereby, but never when
ex Expenditures were 10 be increased. Tho
United States, he might say. was legislated
10 death. IL had more legislation than was
required, more than the people demanded,
and II there was IN evil IN this country IL
YVES too much legislation.
Reed did not know whether this assertion
vas true, but he did know congress sst here
for the purpose OF hearing the people. 4
verdict Tor defendant and against a bill was
just as much a iulhllment OF congressional
duty as anything else, bat when the house
refused 70 lesislste, not because IL
had decided against q party, but
because. !. had heard him, i.
did injustice gross and most foul.
This was q court Of the people where they
were entitled to have their grievance
heard. The result oil these repeated re.
iusals TO listen to the people would be o
congress which would go as TAR wrong in
one direction as this congress was going in
another.
The amendment was ruled cut of order.
Hiscock offered an amendment striking
out the re~appropristipg clause of the bill
and making the money available by direct
appropriation. Lost.
Henderson Of Iowa offered an amend.
ment increasing from So to S12 per 100
vouchers the allowance to peneion agents
tor vouchers prepared and paid by them in
excess of 81, 900 per u Lost.
Hancock, In behalf OF the committee on
appropriations, moved 10 make the amount
$40. Agreed to.
Rosecrans oifered..an amendment striking
out the provision for ia pay pension agents
and transferring the duties Of those officers
TO the pay department Of the army.
Pending a vote on this amendment the
committee rose aud the house adjourned.