The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-04-19
WAsH1NeroN, D. c. April 9Th.

l am not eatlsned Win Inc depend
ent pension bill which Congressman
Morrell of my state brought before
the House for consid eration last week,
says Congressman Funston, of Kan
sas. 81 am in favor of service pen
sion bill and have been in favor of
service pension bill from the begin
ming, because my people think 1t is
right, and ! think it is right. There
is no use of mincing matters, either
upon the pension question the tariff
question or the agricultural question.
OF course everybody knows that it
will cost great deal of money. to
pay service pensions to tee boys who
were in the army, but the fellows
who object to service pension bill
must have exceedingly short memoir
les, or else very ungrestful hearts. l
believe that the msjority of the peo-
pie of this country remember with
gratitude the deeds of the soldiers of
the Union army, and that they will
not begrudge them any amount of
pension that congress chooses to vote
them.
"But Mr.. Funston, there seems to
be great deal Of agricultural de-
preston throughout the entire coua-
try" said the correspondent allow
do you account for that, and do you
believe that while there 10 so much
suffering and apparent poverty the
farmers OF this country would be
willing 70 pay service psnsioss:"
"One of the causes of the depress-
ion Of business throughout the entire
country, > depression which is felt
by the small country store-keepers as
we'll as the farmers, is the fact that
the currency of this country is oon-
tracted. One of the FIRST things to
be done for the benefit of the entire
country, IN my judgment, would be
the passage of bill for the free
coinage of silver. The silver serti6-
Gates could be issued representing all
the bullion in tho Treasury. There
would be large volume of currency
in circulation throughout the country,
and it would relieve all sorts of trade
depression. If that were done, the
people would not feel SO poor as they
do now, and they would be more de-
termined even than they are, in de-
handing the passage of a service
pension bill.
The delay in the report of the tar
If bill from the committee on Ways
and Means. has not been accidental
but intentional, said Chairman Nc
Klnley this afternoon. "From the
very beginning 1t has been the inten-
ton of this committee to give every
industry throughout the country a
fair hearing upon every artical upon
the schedule, and in order to do that
a great deal of time has been neces-
sarily consumed. Those who have
heen clamoring for an Immediate re-
port of the bill, are not our friends.
nor friends of the working people
throughout the country. They have
desired US to bring in very imper
feet bill by reason of undue haste,
merely in order that they might pick
it to pieces AID gain political capital
for themselves. A bill is being pre-
pared IN the interest of the people,
and in my judgment 1t will be salts
factory to the people"
'f The republican leaders i'll the Sen
ate and House do not seem to pay
any attention to the democratic gains
which seem to be visible throughout
the entire country at the municipal
elections. Probably the most signifi-
cant expression upon the subject,
was made BY Col. Robert G. Inger-
soil, a. he laid down paper contain
ing long list of democratic ruc-
tesses: "The democratic party beats
hill, drawing a full hand, when no.
body Is betting.
Society il in the swim again and
gaiety pervades the atmosphere again
in the National Capitol. The Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harrison are busily
engaged In giving their annual state
dinners, that Is, their Official enter
tainments to the Supreme Court,
House of Representatives, Senate.
heads of departments and heads of
Bureaus. A separate dinner will be
given to each in addition to the reg