Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-21
Over Eighty Millions Of Dollars
Called for by Its Provisions.
II Receives Several Important Amend
mentS by Democratic Members.
BouteLe 0Vefhauls the River and Har-
Dor Bill and Shows Where and
Why the Money is Going.
Fourteen out Of Nineteen Millions OF
Dollars Appropriated to States
Represented by Committee
Members,
WASHINGTON, April 20.
House

The House resumed the consideration of
the Indian appropriation bill, pending the
question being ON motion 10 strike out the
Choctaw judgment section. The motion was
lost and the bill passed.
The House then went into a committee of
the whole on the pension appropriation hill,
Mr.. Henderson, speaking ON the pension ap-
preparation bill, said 'lf the administration
cannot. without an expression of opinion from
the house, go into the market and buy bonds,
it has no right if it is logical and cousisteut,
to Withhold the arrears of pensions. | appeal
to the administration to be consistent. | ap-
peal to the President 10 come up like little
man and allow the arrears of pensions to the
boys who filed their claims within the proyis-
ions of this act" He eontrover,ed the claim
that the soldiers were getting better recogni-
ton from the democratic administration than
they had from republican administrations
He cited statistics to show that when the
number of claims filed were compared with
the number of certificates allowed, the re-
publican party and its administration stood
unchallenged for acting for the interests OF
the soldier. He then referred to the admin
istration of the Mexican pension law by the
pension office. so rapid was the pension
bureau in recognizing the claims under the
before the claimant had put in CLAIM and y
certificate had been issued, when the heneic- |
iary didn't know he was claimant. In
proof of this he read an article III u Chicago |
paper to the effect that Commissioner Back
had ordered pension certificate to Col. W.
A. Morrison, Notwithstanding he was in
formed that Morrisuns name |
did not appear on the list of applicants
and Col. Morrison returned it with terse
little note in which he stated that he had
never applied for pension.
Mr.. Mcdonald said that this statement
was not true.
MIR. Henderson insisted that it was true
and had the clerk read copy Of the letter
from Col. Morrison. Mr.. Henderson con
tnued; II want the truth from your pious
who started out III the admin
istrstiOn of his office by charging against
faithful officer, brother officer, who left
part of his body on the battle field, Colonel
Dudley, that during his administration the
pension office from turret to foundation, vas
used for political purposes Now the same
gentleman stands convicted on democratic
authority of violating the terms of the law
and of swiftly issuing cerlIncate to q dem-
ocratic chief who was too high ana too clean
to become party to the TRANSACTION. This
man who entered upon the discharge of his
duties with a heaven erected face like a
saint, is caught in a democratic trap. He
has got lower down in struggling for political
influence than any bureau officer have ever
known
Afte the general debate closed, Mr.. Con-
ger of Michigan, offered an amendment pro- |
viding that IN all cases of pensions to Wild
ows, payment should be made from the date
nf Haath nf bushuuIq 'Eh1.
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. O'Neill of
Missouri, an amendment was adopt
ed providing that all officers of
the United States be authorized TO administer
oaths and shall administer all oaths required
by pensioners to witnesses free of charge.
The committee then rose and the bill which
appropriates $50, ,2S0, 900 was passed. The
contest for precedence of consideration then
arose between the post office, the District of
Columbia, the river and harbor Appropriation
bills in which the latter came out victorious.
A general debate having been dispensed
with its consideration by paragraphs was i'm
mediately entered upon in the committee of
the whole.
Boutt lie, speaking ona verbal amend
mendment, criticised the provisions of the
bill and commented on the fact that the
States represented by members of the com
mittee on rivers and harbors, received near
ly Sl4 ,000, 900 of the $4,000 900 carried by
the bill. He made a brief geographical
analysis of the measure, and said that the
entire appropriations for the rivers and har-
bors of New England, aggregated the mea-
gre sum of S30s. 900, while Texas alone re-
ceived over 81 ,000, 900 for one or two hor-
bors. The great imperial harbor of New
York was almost entirely ignored, while the
Missouri and Mississippi rivers received 3d.
Coo 900
Mr. Blanchard Of Louisiana, replied that
New York harbor received an aggregate ap-
preparation of 1885 900, while the State of
New York received more than 81 800, 900.
He didut think that New England had been
unfairly treated as the provisions for that
section had met with the approval of the
New England representative on the commit
tee.
Pending further discussion the committee
rose, and the House took a recess until 7.30
this evening, the session being devoted to
the consideration Of private pension bills.
The House at the evening session passed
% pension bills and adjourned until tomorrow,
Notes.
Senator Hoar has introduced a resolution
to the effect that the publication of some
parts of the Fishery Treaty discussion, may
be published by order of the Senate,
The Senate passed the bill making South
Dakota State on Thursday. Senator
Plumb spoke in its favor against Messrs.
Vest and Bubler. Mr.. Plumb was supported
BY Messrs. Allison, Chase and Plat.
The Indian appropriation bill calls for
s5 ,000, 900 nearly.
a.
poned till Tuesday next