The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-10
PENSION APPROPRIATIONS.
The Senate Votes to Increase the
Number of Agents


WASHINGTON, May 9.-In the Senate to-
day the annual pension appropriation bill
was taken up, the question being on the
amendment offered yesterday by Mr.. Sher-
man increasing the number of pension
agents salary $4,000 from eighteen 10
twenty, and il was agreed to by a vote of 25
years to 10 nays. It was a party vote, ex-
cept that Mr.. Payne voted ''yean and
Messrs. Allison, Ingalls,, Plumb, and Teller
voted ''no." The bin having been reported
back from the committee Of the whole to
the Senate, the question on that amendment
came up again for action.
Mr.. Cockrell confessed that he was NOR
titled and Inundated at the fact that the
great committee on appropriations, headed
by the distinguished Senator from Iowa,
had been just ridden over roughshod by
the republican majority, in defiance of
every profession made by that party for
the last twenty years. This was reform
administration" an economical admins
tration," and yet here was republican
majority in the Senate creating two offices
OF no more earthly benefit than a man
burning sticks In the moon.
The amendment was discussed by Messrs.
Plumb, Blair, Sherman, Faulkner, Allison,
Paddock, and German. Finally the discus
sion closed and a vote on Mr.. Sherman's
amendment was again taken. It was agreed
to by % yeas to 81 nays. Mr. Payne again
voted with the republicans, and Messrs
Allison, ingalls, and Plumb with the demo-
Gratis. Mr.. Teller. who had also voted with
them on the former occasion, refrained from
voting. The bill was then passed.
MONEY FOR THE MILITARY ACADEMY.
The military acade my appropriation bill
was next taken up and passed.
The army appropriation bill was then
taken up. Among the amendments re-
ported from the committee on appropria-
tions and agreed to by the Senate was
paragraph appropriating 800, 900 for build
ings at military posts, for libraries, gymna-
Sums, amusement rooms and canteens. Mr..
Hale, in connection with it moved an
amendment providing that no alcoholic
liquors, beer or wine shall be sold or sup
piled to enlisted men in any such building
at any military post.
MIR. German submitted that as the para
graph had been stricken out there was no
propriety in submitting such proviso. II
the House should insist upon restoring the
paragraph then the conference committee
could prescribe the conditions.
HALE STICKS UP FOR 1T.
Mr.. Hale Thought it as well to establish
now the proposition contained In his amend
ment. IL the paragraph were restored to
the bill the proviso ought to go with it.
The discussion on this amendment became
discussion of the canteen system as
against the post leadership system, and of
temperance in the army, and occupied the
remainder of the days session.
Mr.. Cockrel moved to amend the amend
ment by striking out beer and wine. The
vote resulted In IL yeas and 28 nays, no
quorum voting.
A number OF vacancies were created
among the ranu hliNqn YnaY,lhara1fp nf IA
committees, which vacancies were assigned
to the new senators from Montana.
The Senate at 5:35 o'clock, adjourned till
tomorrow. leaving Mr.. Hales amendment
to the army bill and Mr.. Cockrell's amend
ment to that amendment pending.