Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-20
CONGRESS WILL woRK Swiftly
The President win spur the House and
Senate to These Mnnsurcs--There May
Be Little but Partisan Fighting

The President VIII spur the House ana
senate to These Mnasurcs--There May
Be Little but Partisan Fighting
Through the Session.
WAsluNGToN, d. e., my iS,-lt is moro
and more evident that there Will be q larse
deficit in the pension appropriation before
the end of the fiscal year, us the eNpendl-
lures thus far have largely exceeded the
estimates In this connection u IS lnlcf.
csting to note the way in which the cost ot
pensions has increased within the last lew
years During the last year of the tiraht
administration there We're ~, lOI pension
ers of all classes ON the rolls, costing Tor
the fiscal year 1907, So, $50, 1901 DllT-
ing the first year of Hayes administration
there were 5000 less pensioners On INC
rolls, and the cost was almost 81 ,75OWW
less, but ever since then the number Of
pensioners and their cost have both stead
ily increased. During Hayes adminiStra-
ton sl6S, i12 020,02 was paid out in pen
siuns. in Garfield and Arthur's 1927 ,695,-
1906 vs.. under C'lcvcland's, S30S, III, SIO.ll,
and the pensioners have already drawn
from the treasury since Mr.. Harrison has
been IN the White House Sl06 iO3, SD,l9,
while their number has increased from
80, l0i in the last year Of Grant $ admin
istration to h37 ON in the present year.
The sum paid during the present fiscal
wear is larger by Sl7.WO,uOu than has ever
been paid before in any one fiscal year,
and since last June II Is calculated that
some SlO,OO00OO has been disbursedi but,
while the exact figures are not available, It
is known that there will have to be II def
CHENEY bill passed bv the next Congress to
provide for the increased cost of pensions
owing to legislation passed at the last ses-
sion.
PROGRAMME or CONGRESS.
Congress will be in session within two
weeks, and there is considerable interest
taken in the discussion of the probable
policy Of the majority during the short ses-
sion. Il may be confidently asserted that
the party leaders of last session, supported
by the sympathy of President Harrison.
will insist upon disregarding. the result Of
the election, and will exert all their power
To secure the fulllmcnt of all their plans
laid ont At the beginning of this Congress.
The policy urged by them will be totake
up the order of business agreed upon by
the committee of rules inst as soon as the
reading Of the Presidents message is con-
cludcd, and 10 work right along to the lth
Of March without a recess except on Christ
mas and New Year days, dspOsng of as
much work us possible. That there may
he n0 doubt about the passage of the Fed
oral Election and the Apportionmcnt bills
il will he urged at the earliest party con-
ference that the rules of HE Senate be
changed as the first step in the order of
business This plan is now being urged by
all the radicals and has the approval of the
President.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
It Is understood that Mr. Spooner, on
the occasion Of his visit to the White House
Il few days ago, urged the President to try
to give the party in Congress as much
backbone ms he could by making his
message strong appeal to them 70 com
plete the work they began at the first SEES
sion. II is understood that the message
will give no evidence of any tanning in
tlurncc iii the elections, but will cheer the
party forward on their course, recon-
mending particularly the passage of II bill
TO secure fair elections.
The session opening in this spirit is very
apt to be Il lively one, If the plan for the
taking up of the committees order Of
business IN the Senate is adhered 10 upon
the Presidents recommendation, it will
press back all the routine business, and II
is questionable whether there will be
much else but partisan lighting throughout
the session.