The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-01
IN THE SENATE.
lngalls Elected tn Prcsisle Over the senate'- =
Sensloua,

SGBs10nss
wAsHINGToN, Feb. 2s.-In the senate
to-day Senator Ingalls, was elected vice
president pro tenn. and will otlciatc dur
ing the absence Of Vice President Morton
i'm Florida.
Blair took the floor and said hc had ~
ccived n letter. one OF many such, COM
planning that the association of the press
and the newspapers OF the country failed
to give such reports of important matters
of debate in the senate as would properly
inform the people touching on the affairs
i'm progress. The letter in qucs-
ton referred to his educational
bill. This, said Blair. is but specimen
of the general complaint throug hout the
country that the press, to which the SCH
ate furnishes privileges, and the Asso-
ciated press, whose reporter has the privii-
eges of the floor, fail i'm the discharge OF
their important duty connected with legis-
,ns,S mated that ~ the rs reasons @ for its alleged
delinquency i'm not publishing such i'm
portant matter rather than prize lights
were not entertaining. / have spent
many thousands of dollars, distributing
my speeches and this would have been
unnecessary had not the press been daz-
zletl and intimated false its trust in
that regard. have been told by responsible
newspaper men that the associated press
has not transmitted any, or scarcely. amy.
of the facts which day after day had been
placed before the senate, ansl:which should
trary, papers have been filled with false
hoods, lies and Misrepresentation of a
grave character, bearing on the merit OF
the question, that cannot be accident.
The press should not cater to the worst
side Of humanity even III it supplies It's
HaWiex with sai little ne knew sa
press performed it's duty. IL sent from
Washington every day quite full alb
stract of the proceedings of congress OF
Hale and Hoar also spoke in defense OF
the press. the latter finding excuse for the
sentatives preparing long written
speeches and delivering them to empty
Blair said, however, there is a demand
does not satisfy. There might be
provision made for the general cheap
circulation of the Congressional Record
That provision had not been made, with
regard tn the associated press he was glad
cut Haley said, but had been told by
responsible newspaper men il not
true; , The matter ,,s,, then ,ran dropPsh .;,,.,
alton of the bill reported from the COM
| mittee ON pensions on january 10, grant
| ing pensions to ex-sol,liers and sailors iil-
| capac lated for the performance of manual
labor, and providing for pensions To de-
pendent relatives of deceased soldiers and
| sailors.
| Davis, chairman of the committee ON
\ pensions, addressed the senate in explain
alton no OF ,hs bill The h S;1n n
| among invalid pensions, increase OF ex
| isting pensions, widows of unpensioned
| soldiers. widows OF pensioners, widows
| whose claims were pending or rejected
| children of widows and children under
| the pending bills.
| Plumb offered u substitute for the sec
ond section under which no pcnsioncI
! would receive less than S6 per month.
| Moody spoke on the substitute and Yes
| opposed the bill. One of it's inconvcni
| ences was that the parent who could no
| support himself by manual labor. but whs
| might by mental clerical work carr
| 5000, $4,000 or $4,000 n year, would b.
| entitled To u pension under il. He alss
| spoke of the unreliabilty of the estimates
and said no man could tell within Emil
| lions and billions how much this bill
| would COST Ii went over without ac
| ton.
The house bill for the appointment a
| two persons to represent the United State
i'm the Madrid conference i'm reference Z,
industrial property passed. Adjourned
until Monday.