Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-04
THE NATIONAL CaPITM.
New tie nay Passed IL she
senate and Meuae.
ne ssnnts Commlttss On Rsnaloas Dis.
sun he Psssiaents vstsss-Pesi-
msstss esssral viIas ana
ne Fan Clerks

ne Fan Clerks
WasHlna4oN, 1nIg 3-Ths annsud-
menf reported b the gommeeos Com-
Millaa 70 tie Appropria4ion ball appTul-
pTi1fiuQ one million doliarE FOR the I'M
lpFoFemenl 81 Nsu York harhor vas
aaxnad "a. xhe nsxt amendmnnt on
which TIERS wa1 dis9asEiou vas ona 40
pEupElaline e500.0e0 for the Improve
ment q TIE Poe0mac river IN the viain-
ffy uf Washington. vita 9 pFogise that
No part Of she anms shonld be expended
npun or with references 70 any plaos II
rsspsot 70 which shs titls sftha GATED
81alaa was in doubt, O. IN BEapeel 70
which any elniu adverse b he United
I States had bson made. uaa aalosd 90.
Ailss an exseutiEa session the Senate
mause.
WAaa1aox0a, 1nly S.-AftsP routine
BUSINESS tie Houga went into Commil-
lee e the whole. (f1F. Hammond, Of
Georgia. II the Chair. on the Defafen
/ % bill. The remainder Of the after
boon was eo1saEed ID very unintsr-
esting consideration of the bill, most of
| The tine being devoted 10 debate upun
= Eolafiv8 % h0ase amploYeea. lhs
| strongest Opp0eition vas manifested 70
he proposition granting ~ extra
m0nfA,s pay 20 all employees of the
Heuss. buf Il was finally agreed 20.
After composing sixty- eight Of the ono
/ hnndrsd ana ninsiesn paasa az ths hill
/ The committee ross, and she House ad-
tonrned until Monday.
eenaaoEs Talk BaciE e shs Prealdens.
Waaanao1oa, July a.-Ths senate
Committoo On Pensions, on the report
recommending passage oEaF the PFeal-
dent'a veto Of The ball granting q pen
sion 20 Mary A. Hottage. enyes s'Se great
has become the nnmbsF Of suoh petoes
lntsEpossd By she Presidential Exson-
tive, ail within few weeks past, and 90
sxtFaoFdiaary the eensnFes sometimes
Rudeiy expressed and 10 nearly every in
stance severely implied. Of the action
Of the two houses 81 Congress and Of
their committees upon Uhich devolved
the wearia0me and RsHerally unappEs-
ciated labor Of investigating these
claims. accompanied in many cases by
sush Eiaionie and seeming disRuat with
the claims themselves tkat Jour eom.
miftee feel that shey are tnsti6ed u
making q brief statement of The cir
onmatnncea involved. In doing this q
strong effort uili be made te restrain
any natural indignation which, II per-
mittsd 20 assume she proportions which
The pFoYooation justides. would wholly
destroy those respectful f0rms OF ex-
preston which mast be maintained Ia
Official inkereouree between the differ
- - nss.mamam - -
GoveFnment. This becomes more neoes-
eaxy IL proportion aa Is is rendered
more dimouik by reason OF the uninsl
and unexampied style Ia Whiah some of
the messages Of the Ptesident are ex-
pressed. Il shall be the e9oEa Of this
oommiftee 20 get on 10 tkiB difhdulf
matter without violating the oouFt8sies
OF official intercourse, by an example
which 50 far as We arc concerned shall
remain 60. The COMMITTEES pEoe6eds
30 Bhow that IS per cent Of the Senate
uilis aud o,f puf ueut uf Tuo Ek0uss bills
submitted % the Prasidout have beuu
vetoed, and says it ia not iuaeugihle 20 |
the special condemnation which this |
dispaFaQina contrast indlots. eMuch |
eriticism,n y The report continues, "has /
bean indnlged IN 81 the President on |
tha methods Of legislation pnKaued By /
The TIVE houses OF Congress. and how /
ever informed upan the subject and /
however uninlentionally, By reason 81
want Of knowledge. be NAV have mis-
Represented 70 the conntsy the methods |
Of legislation which have been pursued |
10 like cases ever sinee Congress or par
liamants have existed, and which have |
efnce parliaments became free been safe |
from kinely and presidential inteFfer-
ence. All Che same the paoPle are mis- |
led By unuaFFantsd statements Of the |
Presidents as - the manner IN which |
legislation upon pensions claima and |
tbs like Il aud Of necessity must Be cou
dncted. TIE psnsi0n business Of the
Senate has never been better done than |
daring fhis session. Those members OF !
she committee who have perf0Fmed |
the NEST work have been as caEefui as
possible. The patient, eenseientious
and exhaustive laboFs 10 help along |
ihs best portions of Gods poor and the
oountry's benefaotoFa can originate only
which a misied, or IN one
thai II informed sadly needs Eeoonsid-
Grafton or FecreakiGn.n The report em.
bo.iias 4 cooV 81 ahs fnatruoiiens by
the Assistant SoaFesary Of the Iuierief
ta the Commissioners of Pensions az
follows: ekslease causo the same 20 BE-
critically examined, and report 50 this
department whether, in your opinion,
any obisetioas 10 their approval ara
known % exist. 10 cases Whefe ob1so
tions exist they should Be specifically
st forth" This Indicates, the commit
Tee says, unmistakahly that she PEesi.
dent relies on che Commissioners for bis
facts. The rap5Ea continues: ~Why
The President should initiate this game
Of shutsleooak and pelt 3 % 0rdinste
department ct the Government With
vstoes, based up0n Eeviaw Of TIE ac-
ten of Congress - some subordinate
of the Commissioners Of Pensianns u 4
touio which uili be thoneht. bat par
haps may ~ t8ft githoet discussion.
Why the hndina Of she two hoasea Of
Congress shoald be disorediteds and a.
tribetad 80 ungoFthy motives indiAef-
enee or inoapaeisy. Walls an assertion
by Pension clerk that be ia Ftghs and
Onnnress wra1a u acoepted as . basis
OF fact n these nBmefuns vetoes, it ~
hard 20 peFoeive; bus ell thr0ngh these
vatoea there seems 30 run The falIaoy
that tie poWeR of Congress 20 grant
pensions is limited ts uhat may alfeady
bs d0ae bs tie Peuaipn Olioe IN
aer ne general lau. n is dim-
onIt 70 urits IL that gudlmentafy
way upcn the nMtuEo Of pensions and
the various eroanda Of compensation
charity and publio policy uh.ch are
necessary ID or1eF % remove thiS TIM
prsasicn. Il i snn sient 70 obssrve that
She iurisdictien Of the Legislative pogef
/ of this GoVsFnmons u larger than shat
Of ths Commiszicner of Pensions aud
thas aooner OF lAtoE, alehoaah u any
sast e. ths coanfEy Of prolonged and
STEADY eaoEt. this truth gill beooms ap-
paEent.
Bui Il should Be rsmembefsd that IN
3 vnry large nnmhes Of thsss bills pass
"a by Congress. tmportnnf original
written epidenee i Gled with the eons-
mittse o. preasnled verbally as N bear.
/ iurs before ether eommittses ul,on ell
puhlis ouesiiona uhich came before ieR-
iaIaaiTs bodies and ofisa he Applloant
i present. with Ma s4aseme1t aad his
ralpRhia DISABILITIES. thss evtdence =
l nus availahle 30 The exesallves ~ last
r.ffhnuk antfnn aF13 nnqaT has ben m