Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-11
THE NATIONS LAWMAKERS.
The Work of the Senate and House .yf
Representatives During the week.

Representative During the week.
In the House on Thursday Of last week
the petition from the New England
Shoe and Leather association against the
imposition Of duty upon hides and skins
was ordered printed in the Record. The
Senate bill was passed to enable the secre-
tary of the treasury to guther full and au-
thantic information as 90 the present condi-
tioH and preservation of the fur seal inter
ests of the government in the region of AL
aska as compared with its condition in 1870;
also full Information as to tine impending
bill on the other industry.
Mr. Lawlor Of Illinois, introduced a
bill to test the science Of short spelling
and establish 100 schools for that pur-
pose it was referred. The House then
resumed the consideration of the Idaho
admission bill. Mr.. Perkins of Kansas,
concluded his speech in advocacy of the
measure.
Mr.. Stewart Of Ncrmont spoke in support
of the bill and denounced the practices and
teachings of the Mormon church. Mr..
Buckaiew Of Pennsylvania opposed the
Idaho constitution because it outawed the
members of n certain church
After the reading Of the Journal the House
on Friday proceeded to the consideration Of
from last Friday nights session
IN speaking on one of these bills Mr.
Stone. of Missouri declared TINT no neople
had been 50 despoed and burdened under
the name Of patriotism and under the cuise
of pension laws as had the people of the
il United States lie denounced The demands
of the G. A. h. and asserted that the presi.
dency was put up and sold 10 the highest
bidder. ''1hank God" he said "theYe
was one grand man who had declined to he
party 10 such a sale. Though he mad
fallen, he had fallen. bearing the reputation
of a wise and incorruptinle stateomanshiu
and enjoying the respect of cvery honest
citizen. Applause on the democratic side
Benjamin Harrison had attained his Office
by cash raised by Wanamalicr and dis
bursed hy Dudley He Stone believed the
government had been generous enough tc
the soldier.
Mr., Lane Of Illinois in favoring the bills,
soid the democrats of Illinois believed as he
Lane did, that the government hal not
done justice to the men who had deieud..
it in the hour of peril Mr Chlpman Of
Michigan said it was not the .inlc to talk
Of the costs of pensions. lie well remem-
bered the cost was no: counted when the
government was prodigal OF money and
Iavish Of blood; when the motives which
brought men under the flag were not
scanned and analyzed; when the man who
enlisted was the hero of the hour. Then nc
man was mean enough to suggest that,
men went out to risk their lives fog the pal
try pay of SIG month. The men whc
would make such a suggestion would have
been wiped out and looked upon rs Il rebcl
He could not have lived in decent society.
The time for q halt had not come and
would not CONF Unul the last of the sal.
diers in toe war was dead and gathered c
his fathers. tApplausel
Mr.. Bollivcr OF Ohio made an elo0u7nt
appeal in favor of high pensions The pen.
sion bills five in number were then pas,el.
In the Senate Monday the Montana clcc.