Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-21
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 81.
SENATE.


Numerous petitions and memorials were
presented for law against the employment
of aliens on government works; some for
the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
Mr.. Ransom. referring to yesterdays vote
on the Blair bill, said that there had been
some confusion about it; that be should
have been paired as in favor of ths bill, and
that Mr.. Casey with whom he waa paired
was opposed to the bill.
Mr.. Plumb reported the House joint reso
luton authorizing the appointment of thin
ty medical examiners for the bureau of pea
slons.
Mr.. Cookrell gave notice that be would
move to amend the resolution by striking
out the clause allowing the examination to
be within the discretion and under the d.
rection of the Secretary of the Interior
leaving the appointments under the civil
service law, to which the republican party
atood solemny pledged.
On motion OF Mr. Sherman the bill to de-
clare unlawful trusts and combinations In
restraint of trade and production was taken
up for consideration, and Mr.. Sherman ad.
dressed the Senate thereon.
Mr.. Vest said No one could exaggerate
the importance OF the subject or the feeling
that existed agsirs. trusts all over the count
ry, but especially in the agricultural districts.
But be could not, even in face of the popu
lar indignation which would be visited on
any one that criticized measure intended
to destroy the evil complained of, violate
his oath to support the Constitution, and
violate all the habtudes of thought which
had come to him as lawyer educated and
trained in his profession. He declared his
belief that the supreme Court would lmme-
diately throw the bill out of court.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the House went into committee Of
the whole on the pension appropriation bill
MIR. Cheadle. of Indiana, spoke at length
in favor of service pension law which au
thorizas q service pension for life to every
man over so years of age who served SIXTY
days Under the general law all invalid
pensioners who receive less than IS
month and all who receive no pension will
be benefciaries under it. Those who draw
less than IS month can surrender their In
valid pensions, if over so, and receive
service pension. He said the serv!ce pen
zion should De granted as a badge of dis
tinclion for patriotic service rendered the
goEernment and SIS token of gratitude to
the heroes who saved the life of the nation.
That now, after the lapse Of 25 years from
the close of the war, there we're more than
$50 900 unadjudcated pension claims in the
pension Office. The cost of interest on the
war bonds to tie end of the last fiscal year
was 50 407 ,S07 $50. The government had
paid ont on pensions to the same date
81 059 S47 S26 only. The total expense OF
service pension law would not exceed
seas 900 900. The additional pension ex
pense, should the bill become q law. for the
next fiscal year would not exceed SAL ,000,-
600. He thought the high water mark OF
pension expense should reach $3.50 100000
a year and continue seven years He said
he would oppose every material reduction
of the revenues except upon sugar, and eve
~ material revision of the tariff and revenue
schedules unti his comrades should have
received the pension recognition promised
them.
Mr.. Clements, OF Georgia, said that after
listening to the speeches Of gentlemen on
the other side be was inclined to wonder
Why Commissioner Tanner had been re-
quested to resign The gentleman from
Kansas, (Mr. Peters, had justified the ac!i'
of Tanner in putting upon the pension rolls
those who had rendered good service before
they had left the army without permission.
The gentleman bad also justified Commits.
soner Tanner 10 increasing the g rate; and
in reraling pensions. Then why had Tan.
ner been asked to resign?
Mr.. Spnola, democrat Of New York, said
that the republicans would have to face the
music on this bill.
Death of General Crook.