Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-06

that the Commissioner now came
asking for . deficiency Of thirty
four aud a half million.
Dockery branched into = discus.
sion. Of the general financial con-
dition of the country, presenting
tables to show that there will be q
deficiency July LIST, 1892, Of over
thirty-seven aud q half millions.
He said this did not include any de.
ficieney for the fiscal year 1891 or
1882, except the pension deficiency.
Breckinridge Of Kentucky Ssaid
this was not question as to whether
the present Commissioner had taken
part In the recent campaign, or
whether the. former commissioner
was guilty OF the charges made
agsist him. The point was that the
probabilities are that within seven
years there will be a million pen.
sioners on the rolls, who will be paid
SidO, 0J0, 009 annually. The first
necessity vas to meet the question
frankly by adequate appropriations.
The second to appoint committee
to investigate the bureau thorough
ly, have the list revised and strike
out unworthy pensioners. Third,
10 transfer the bureau to the War
DEPARTMENT and take ID out Of the
domain of politics. Here was a
people staggering under a burden
that had 50 distressed them that
they were seeking new alliances.
Let Congress meet the matter
frankly.
Peters tKas. made an exhaust
i've argument to show that the ap-
preparation carried by the bill was
amply sufficient. The Democratic
party was always flooded with tears
In behalfof the soldiers when il was
cut of power, but when it was in
power it was quite n different thing.
fhc Democratic party was en-
deavoring to embrace the Farmers'
Alliance movement. He conceded
that the Republican party in Kansas
had run against this movement aud
received n black eye, but the time
was coming when the cyclone
would strike the Democratic States.
The Republican party would revive
because truth crushed TO earth
would rise again." He wanted the
Fifly-second Congress to PASS q
sub-treasury bill, free coinage
bill and service pension bill, and
unless his Democratic friends
would do all that, they would find
the wave Of the Farmers Alliance
would wipe them from the face Of
the earth.
Briggs California; made a brief
and harmonious speech in the in
terest Of an increased appropriation,
which would prevent a deficiency
being thrown upon the Democratic
House. He created hearty laughter
when, in conclusion, he CALCULATED,
"Ask the people Of California who
stands foremost among them, w.
w. Morrow or Manon- Briggs, and
the answer will be Briggs, by 500
mejority.''
In concluding the debate Morrow
lCalifcrnia) argued that the amount
carried by the bill was all, If not
NOR. than ali, that would be requir-
ed by the Pension Bureau during
tine coming year.
On motion Of Dockery an amend
ment was adopted, providing that
no agent or attorney shall demand,
receive or be allowed any eompensa-
ton on an; claim for sn increase Of
pension on account of increase of
disability 1t Is estimated that this
will save FIVE millions 10 pensioners
within the next three years.
Springer offered an amendment
Increasing to $3.50, 000, 900 the appro-
ptistiou. There was no excuse, he
said, for the republican house 10
make inadequate appropriations and
throw n 4 deficiency on the demo-
cratic house. The amendment was
lost, 90 TO l2s.
After further debate the COM
mittee rose, the bill was passed and
the House Adjourned