The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
In the House.

WASHINGTON, April TN the House to-
day Mr.. Morrill, of Kansas moved to suspend
the rules and pass with substitute the SEN
ate Dill granting pensions to soldiers and
sailors incapacitated from the performance
Of labor and providing pensions to widows,
minor children and dependent parents.
MT: Boothman of Ohio and Mr.. Springer
OF Illinois objected to the suspension of the
be given the measure in the limited time al
lowed for debate,
Mr.. Springer charged the Republicans
with. evasion of responsibility, lodging of
the issue, and betrayal of the soldiers, to
whom they had promised service pension
hill. II this bill passed. no opportunity
would be. given in this Congress for the
passage OF service pension bill.
passage of a bill of this magnitude under the
gag law. He was opposed to indiscriminate
pension legislation.
Mr.. Craig of Pennsylvania said he would
vote Tor the motion to suspend the rules, al
though the Dill did not go as far as he would
desire.
Mr. Martin of Indiana suggested that the
Dill was called up today in order to prevent
the offering OF amendments in behalf of the
soldiers. He objected to the age and time
limitation. He would vote for the motion,
but with great reluctance. He believed it
was breaking promises made to the soldiery
of the country.
Mr.. Lane Of Illinois said the bill was not
statute books. He favored it.
Mr.. Yoder of Ohio said Friday he sent
request to the Speaker, asking for recogni-
tion today. Now the order was to put On
his response to that request in this Star
Chamber proceeding today. A gag law had
been placed on the friends of the service
pension bill.
Mr.. Cutcheon of Michigan ridiculed the
idea of gentlemen on the other side of the
ahQmhQr n0einD q c friandc 0f tho enldiQr
and chided them with opposing general PEN
sion laws during the six years they had con-
troll of the House. He declared every such
law had been enacted by Republican votes
against the opposition of the Democrats.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois said the pending
bill would place 100000 names of soldiers on
the pension rolls, and he submitted that no
friend of the soldier could refuse to vote for
1t.
TheHouse refused to suspend the rules and
pass the Senate dependent pension bill with
the House substitute therefor: The vote
stood, yeas 1863, nays 81, not the necessary
two-thirds vote in the affirmative.
Gen. Miles Promoted.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE President
mas nominated Brig-Gen. Nelson A. Miles to
be major-general.
Nelson A. Miles was born at Wachusetts-
cant, sa,1e, Mass, August 8, 1889. He enlisted as
captain OF the 22d Massachusetts Volunteer
infantry in October, 1861
,oai ne was made brigadier- general on May 12,
Ioo4' ana distinguished himself in the Rich
mono campaign. He was made colonel in
tne ieguiat army In 1866, and in 1869 was
transferred to the command of the eth infan
try. While colonel of the latter regiment
he conducted successful campaign AGAINST
the Cheyennes and Comanches in 1874 After
Clusters defeat In Montana he was ordered
to the scene of action at his own reGnest.
After four years he subdued the Sioux and
captured the Nez Perces. For this he was
made brigadier-general in 1880, and assigned
to the department of Columbia. He was as
signed to the department of the Missouri in
1885, and later to the department of Arizona
to succeed Gen. Crook. His campaign ended
In the capture of Geronimo, the crafty and
cruel Apache chief,