Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-05-02

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Of treason by those who were Of the breed Of
Jobs war horse, and who, like him, .'snuffed
the battle afar off,
WAsHINGToN, April 90, On motion Of Mr.
Anderson, of Illinois, the senate bill was
passed extending the system Of beacon lights
to the Illinois river.
On motion Of Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois,
the senate amendments were concurred In to
the military academy bill.
The Indian appropriation bill was then
passed.
Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois, from the COM
mittee on military affairs, reported his bill
placing Gen. W. F. (Baldy) Smith on the re-
tired list with the rank Of major general. Re-
ferred to the private calendar.
The pension appropriation bill was then
taken up.
Mr.. Henderson, Of Iowa. alluded to the re-
cont action of the house regarding the pur-
chase of bonds with the surplus in order to
dispel any doubts in the mird of the presi-
dent as to his authority to purchase bonds.
In examining the arrears Of pension act 1t
would be found that there was no limitation
as to the time when the claims should be flied.
The only limitation ever placed upon that act
was found in an appropriation bill. He called
the attention of the administration to this
fact, for If the president had trouble in buy
ing bonds with the surplus he should have
equal difficulty in not allowing the arrears Of
pensions. He appealed to the president to be
consistent and allow arrears of pensions to
those who filed claims within the provisions Of
the act. Mr.. Henderson referred to the ad-
ministration Mexican pension law. So rapid
was the pension bureau, he said, in recognize
ing the claims under this law that pensions
were allowed before the claimants ever put in
claims and certificates issued when the bene-
fciary did not know he was a claimant. In
proof Of this assertion he sent to the clerks
desk and had read an article in Chicago
paper to the effect that Commissioner Black
had issued a pension certificate to Exon
gresham Morrison, notwithstanding he was
informed that Morrison's name did not ap-
pear on the list of applicants, and that Mr..
Morrison had returned it, stating that he had
never applied for pension.
Mr.. Cultivate asked Mr.. Henderson to
prove another similar case, saying that he
was anxious that Mr.. Henderson SHOULD keep
to the truth
Mr.. Henderson, want the truth from
your piotis commissioner, who started out in
the administration of his Office by charging
against faithful officer, an officer who left
part of his body on the battlefield (Col. Dud-
ley), that during his administration the PEN
sion Office from turret to foundation was used
for political purposes.
Mr.. Outhwaite-Did he prove its
Mr., HendersOn-No, never. Now that the
same gentleman stands convicted on Demo
cratic authority of violating the terms Of the
law and swiftly issuing certificate to a
d Der attic chief who was too high and too
clean to become party to the transaction.
This man who entered upon the discharge Of
his duties with heayen-erected face like a
saint is caught In the Democratic trap. He
has got lower down in struggling for political
influence than any officer have ever known.
When the general debate closed amend
ments were adopted providing that In all
cases Of pensions to widows payments shall
be made from the date Of the death OF their
husbands; and that all officers of the Uuited
States authorized to administer oaths shall do
ESQ free of charge.
The committee then rose and the bill which
appropriates $50, $50, 900, was passed.
The river and harbor bill was BREEZY dis
u. ed and the house took recess until z: 80.
ARLINGTON, April 21.-In the house the
contest for consideration between the special
order homestead bill and the river and harbor
bill resulted in the house going into commit
tee Of the whole on the river and harbor BILL
An amendment appropriating $250,0O0 for
the improvement of the harbor Of Philadel-
phia was adopted.
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, speaking of ver'
bal amendment, regretted that he could not
give his approval of the bill. It made appro-
priations for rivers and harbors which it
would test the geographical knowledge Of any
gentlemen to locate. The Forty-seventh con-
gress had passed river and harbor bill Of
Sis, 900, 900, and the Democrats had gone into
the next canvass and painted on their ban
ners: "Down with the Republican party be-
cause it had passed this enormous BILL" The
verdict Of the people has been against this
appropriation. With this piece Of history in
his memory he did not propose to vote for the
bill which went beyond that which had been
condemned by popular verdict in 1872.
Without further action the committee rose
and the house adjourned.
WARRINGTON, April 24.-The house went
into committee of the whole springer, Of
Illinois, in the chair) on the tariff bill, the
floor being accorded to Mr.. McMillen, of Ten
nessee who spoke in advocacy of the meas
ure.
Mr.. McMillin opened with the declaration
that whoever advocated the present tariff
favored tariff not for revenue, but for sur
plus and tariff for trusts. The cause of the
immense surplus in the treasury was that the
people had been taxed beyond reasonable de-
mands. Commenting on the surplus Mr.. Nc
Millin said:
We are drawing money from commerce and
locking it up in the treasury at such rate
that it is only question of time when strin-
gency will set In. We are robbing not only
commerce of its lifeblsod but the people of
their means Of paying taxes to their govern
ment.
Speaking of the question Of what articles
the taxes should be reduced ON Mr.. McMillin
said that in view of the fact that We cannot
repeal the internal revenue system we have
to determine whether we will reduce the tax
on whisky or on clothing or sugar. In other
words, reduce the tax on that without which
men can live and prosper, or upon that which
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