The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-06-08
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
THE EVERLASTING PENSION.
Mr.. Cooper's Feelings Hurt bv News
paper Criticisms.
(Bv United ProsS.1

paper CE1t1ClSmSs
[By United Press.l
WASHINGTON, b. c., June 7.-Mr.
Cooper, of Indiana, to-day introduced in
the House resolution authorizing the
House committee on invalid pensions to
inquire into and report to the House
certain charges that have been widely
circulated through the newspapers
rejecting upon the management
of the bureau of pensions. The preamble
to the resolution states that reports are
beiug widely circulated through the
newspapers rejecting upon the manage
ment of the bureau of pensions in which
it is charged that the present commits
sioner of pensions has been engaged in
selling to certain employees of the PEN
sion Office, shares of stock in corpora
tion or company of which he is president,
which is organized for the purpose of
introducing patent refrigerator which
was claimed is impracticable and worth
less, and that in consideration of such
purchase said employees are promoted
in Office.
Representative Oral, of Pennsylvania,
day introduced by request, a bill for
the establishment of "the American
University in the District of Columbia;
to commemorate the four hundredth an
niversary of the discovery of America.
The provisions of tho bill to establish a
National University, recently introduce
ed in the Senate by Senator Edmunds.
Before the debate on the silver bill
IN thn r..
Conger, of Iowa, lin charge of the billy
offered 81 bstitute.
The suggestion of Mr.. Payson, of Illi-
nois, modified his substitute 50 as to
provide that the treasury notes used in
pursuance Of the bill shall be an abso-
lutte legal tender.
Mr.. Payton then took the floor and
said in spite of his objection, he would
support the substitute, not because he
believed in it, but because he had assur-
ances that the Objectionable features of
it would be changed in the Senate, and
the House given an opportunity to vote
on amendments.
Mr.. Mutchler, of Pennsylvania, op-
posed both propositions pending before
the House.
Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri said no Secre-
tary, of tha Treasury Republican or
Democrat ever rested respected the law
of 1874 in the interest of the people. II
had been executed entirely in the inter
est of Wallstreet.
Before the sun sets this day more Rep
resentatives would have betrayed theil
constituents and violated their conscien
ceS than ever before.
To-day the House was witnessing ths
triumph of the republican machin,
which was running as it never had ruI
before with man in control with more
brain, more nerve and mere reckSessnes
than any man who had ever controlled
it before.
Mr.. Oonnor, of Illinois, said he stoot
upon the platform of the Republican
party. He had always favored the U.s.
Of the two metals, and he would no
willingly vote for any law that he wa
satisfied would bring to the country th
use of either to the exclusion of tn
other.
Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas favore,
free silver coinage. The only man VIII
would be hurt by it were the men VIII
loaned money. It was not an issue be
. tween Democrats and Republicans. Th
pending bill demonetized silver, and b
could not and would not vote to dc
monetize silver.
Mr.. Perkins, of Kansas, said he woul
, vote for the bill because he recognize
the fact that if the country must hav
any legislation on the silver question,
must be had under the provision of tn
order reported by the committee Q
, rules