The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-05
FORCED TO MAKE A RECORD
The Republicans Drive the Democrats
Into Hole on the Pension Question,
and Candidate Matson Is Made the Subject Of
Furious Party Malediction-Gen. Blacks
Treatment Of q One An med Soldier.
PENSION LEGISLATION.
The Republicans Succeed I'm ForcinG TN
Democrats TO Make Record.

The Republicans Succeed In Forcisg the
Democrats TO Make Record.
Special 90 the 1ndianapoiis Journal
WAsHIssToN, June 4-Repubicans are elsted
over their days work In the House, although IL
was brief They succeeded in driving the DEM
tocrats into hole on the pension business. and
scompelling them 20 pull the hole in after them.
III Matson. the Democratic candidate for Gov
srnor Of Indiana. could have heard the abuse
lheapsd upon him, during the afternoon, on the
floor Of the House. by members of his own par
~, for demagogically reporting the bill to repeal
the arresraess Of pensions act, he would not re-
gard himself ss standing well among his col
leagues. Democrats lay all the trouble at Mat
sons door. for placing On the calendar measure
he knew he and his party we're opposed to. and
which il was not intsnded should be considered.
They say il is to Republicans like waving red
mag before lot of bulls to have the bill within
reach. and yet beyond reach. For the frat time
ir this Congress the Republicans rssorted to fl
fbusterine and there is question about their be-
ing justified init This was individual suspension
! day In the House-a day when IL was in order
FOR members to move to suspend the rules. and
take up any bill they might select for consdera-
Democrats that the Republicans had. in caucus,
! resolved in favor Of the passage Of the Senate
dependent pension bill. which has been on the
House calendar for some time. They had Sc
tiectsd Mr.. Morrill,. Of Kansas. a member of the
committee on invalid pensions. to call the meas
IRE ND under suspension OF the rules. and SO the
only hope the Democrats had for defeating it
lay in defeating recognition Of the man the Re
tpublieans bad selected to get mp their bill Mr..
Mills, leader OF the Democratic side. WAS rscog-
Inized undsr the suspension-of-rulss privilege,
and he called up a resolution setting aside seven
days a. special orders for committees
named. when they might consider any
measure they chose to take mp.
10 the list the committee on pen
;aious did not appear. First the Republic
ans wanted the pensions COMMITTEES included in
the special orders. This was refused. Then
xhey asked II. In event they permitted action
ON this resolution. the Speaker pro tenn. would
frecoRnizs Mr.. Morrill, to call up bill which
tshsy did not mention This was refused Then
khe Republicans declared that they would not
permit special orders to be made for any COM
'rnittee so long a. pension legislation was re-
fused They demanded that pension bills be
given the same chance other measures were
given. There Was o call Of the House
and the Republicans refused to vote.
There was net . quorm Of Democrats present,
and the consequence was failure of the Mills
resolution. The House then adjourned for the
day. This puts the Democrats squarely and
fairly, without any possible equivoestion, on
ireeord IN opposition to pension legislation.
lam told tonight that there II behind this all q
trick. A day or two ago Mills received informa-
ton 10 the effect that Randall, as q member OF
the committee rules. intends voting for
ythe Johnston resolution. fixing . day for
consideration Of the bill repeating the arrear
ages act His object to-day in trying TO get ae-
tion on the resolution he offered was to flank
the Johnston resolution. If he could get the
special orders his resolution called for, more
would be desired by his party at this session,
and it could fight the report the committee
rules Is to bring In. just what he will do now,
and what the party will DO, since the Republic
ans intend to filibuster against giving special
days to committees unless pensions are includ-
cd, cannon be conceived. 1t places the Demo-
Gratis IN . very embarrassing predicament.
They have q number OF party measures to take
up under the special orders they have sought;
aud to permit pension legislation. they believe,
IS to permit death blow 70 tariff reform. The
action Of the Chair to-day, in refusing to even
recognize Republicans TO make inquiries, fear
ine they would call up pension BILL 10 unpre-
icedented, unjustihaole, indecent and has had
tthe effect Of putting Republicans on their met
tile. So long as effort is made by Democrats
Ito adopt these special orders. Republicans do
mot intend to obstruct legislation In any way.
They will permit the tariff bill to come MP to-
morrow, and It's consideration TO 60 right ahead.