Telegram-herald., 1890-12-06
IN CONGRESS-.
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Arns 70 Western States.
Ths Pension Appropriation Elil Con-
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WAsHfSaToS, Dee a-The Senate.
after ssEns dlse1ssiea % 1hersass.
passed tie hill - issae sraas - the
states q NortA sha Ss0th D4ksta. Ny
oning and Nebraska ~ ss used IA pro-
teesing settlers fron attacks By In
dians A Jolus Fssolatlea wss intre-
duoea preslsisg Ter sn appropriation 81
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causes of ths disoontent and oatbreak
ameng ths Sloax and etAsr lrihes
Bills we're intro& iced fer : permx-
nent tariff commission sns ior The tree
unlimited coinage - silver money. SEN
stor Pagh Ala addressed ths Seaats
in opposition 10 tie Federal elections
bill.
senator Faulkner CIV. Va orered
amendments embracing the following
points: An amendD Dcnt 70 the House lill
strikes cut the provision requiring
supervisors 10 observe ane serutiaiEe
the manner IN which naturaliEAtions
are made. IL also strikes oUt the pro-
vision o. the bill authorizing the can
vAssing beard 70 consider other papers
than statements and certificates msae
by the supervisors Of election. This
amendment would limit the powers OF
the canysssing board 10 simple taen-
lation OF the returns
HousE
WAsnINaroS. Dee 5.-The unfinished
business in The House Thursday morn-
ing Was the bin for the punishment Of
every guardian. eonserystog, curator.
com mittee. tutor or other judiciary
agent for the embezzlement OF the pen
sions OF a ward. The previous question
was ordered-yeas. rs; nays, s2-and
the bill Was passed.
The Speaker laid before the House
Thursday letter from the Secretary Of
the Treasury transmitting cemmunica-
tions from the Secretary q the Interior
and the Commissioners Of Indian Affairs
asking that an appropriation of ssig, ,oS9
be made for the fulfillment OF assurances
made 70 the Sioux indians by the late
Sioux commission. A letter from the
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs recon-
mending an appropriation Of 500, 900
for tie purchase OF additional beef and
other necessary articles for the Sioux
nation Of Indians was also read.
On motion of Mr.. Morrow lCal) the
House went into committee OF the
whole, Mr.. Burrows (hich.) in the
chair, on the pension appropriation bill
Mr.. Morrow explained that the bill sp-
propriated for the payment OF pensions
the sum OF $iS3,l7S, 600. IL was
estimated that this SUN OF money
would be distributed Smong oS4-
7l5 pensioners This was the
largest number OF benefciaries
ever provided for in any single item in
the statutes of the United States. 1t
was estimated that the gross cost 10 the
United States OF these pensions for the
year 1892 would average S2o3 each. He
believed there would be no deficiency
next year-that there would prove 10 be
slight excess OF appropriation.
Mr.. sayers CTex.) argued that the es-
Inmates Of the Commissioners OF PEN
sions were totally unreliable, He
ventured to say that the Fifty-second
Congress would be compelled 10 meet
deficiency of not less than SIS, 600, 0eo.
Mr.. Cooper Qnd.) referred TO the
large force OF employees in the Pension
Bureau and to the vast expenditure OF
money for pensions. lie proposed 70
show why this force of men should be
presided over by man Of high charsc-
ter. and why this vast sum Of money
should be disbursed by q man above
criticism and above reproach. The
present Commissioner OF Pensions Was
not such person. He then reviewed
the charges made against Commissioner
Raum, which formed the basis OF inves-
tigstion last session. and asserted that
they had all been proved.
Mr.. sawyer n. W denied that the
charges against Commissioner Raum
had been proved, and after some fur
tber debate the committee rose and the
House adjourned
WASHINGTON, Dec. a-At the morn
ing session OF the House the Senate
joint resolution authorizing the Secre.
tary OF War 70 issue l.00o stands Of
arms 20 each OF the States Of North and
South Dakota, Wyoming aRd Nebrasks
was taken Up. The Stase Of Montana
was included in the provisions Of the
ioint resolution, which was then PASSED.