Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1886-06-25
HOUSE.
AIoRR1sON's NEW RULE,

On motion of Mr.. Scott, of Pennsylvania,
the senate bill was passed granting the
right of way to railroad companies through
the Indian reservations in Northern Mon
tana.
Mr.. Morrison called up the proposed
change of rule, making it in order to
amend the general pension bill by adding a
provision for the imposition of tax to
meet the expenditures required by the bill.
In advocating the proposition Mr.. Morrison
argued that its adoption was absolutely
necessary unless congress was prepared to
grant pensions and leave the government
without the means to pay them. Mr.. Reed,
Of Maine, expressed surprise that this rule
was proposed to be confined to pensions
alone. There was not a practical man in
the house who did not know that the pro-
posed rule would be applied to fasten upon
every pension bill some method of taxation
which would prove obnoxious to men who
might be desirous of voting for pension
measures. Why was this insiduous dis
tinction made? The purpose was to saddle
on the pension bills legislation which
would result in the defeat of bills them.
selves. .."-
Mr.. Hiscock of New York, said that the
democratic party had not redeemed single
pledge it had made, but had stood cover.
ing here before the country, admitting
that it was powerless to lift any burden
from the people, that it had spent all
the money and that the empty treasury
vaults were the fruits ofdemocratic victory
[Applause on republican side]. He wished
to emphasize that the democratic congress
had been in session six months, that it had
accomplished nothing, and that in these
last days of the session it stood confessiAg
that it had known nothing about the re-
ceipts of the government and was incom-
petent to carry out any of its promises and
pledges Applause on the republican side].
Mr.. Bragg asked republicans why was it
when you had two-thirds majority in this
house, when the war was fresh, when men
were suffering from wounds, everywhere,
that you placed limitations on pensions and
provided that every claim not presented
within five years should only commence to
draw pensions from the date of applica-
ton Who did that Will you answer me ?
1t was the republican party. Who was it
that repealed arrears limitation and paid
soldiers whose claims were pending from
date of disability? 1t was the democratic
party. Mr.. Randall said, some years ago
we had the same controversy, and cast
my vote then as l cast it on Thursday, from
conviction. I resisted anything that
tended to free trade in the United
States and lowering the wages of
American laborers [Applause on the
republican side]. I was condemned
in the same quarters for that vote. I went
with the rest Of you addressing the demo
cratic side) to the national convention,
where was told would have no republi-
cans to help me. What was the result of
that convention? Does any man here at
tempt to say that the measure reported to
this house by the committee of ways and
means is in harmony with the spirit of
that convention or enunciations of those
who took the stump in its behalf? No. I
am just to-day where / stood then. am
in favor of revision of the tariff and lower
ing Of rates Of duty and the repeal in part
of the internal taxes, upon which the ways