The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-27
SPEECH Or SENATOR SIBERIAN ON
TRUST.i-THE SENATE ADDREssED
BY PROMINENT MEMBERS.
THE SUBJECT OF PENSIONS.
Remarks in the House by Gle ments of
Georgia and Peters of Kansas on
Pension Bills in General.
FIFTY-FiRST CONGRESS.
SENATE.


| WAsAINGToS, March 21.-On motion o
| Senator Sherman the bill to declare unlaw-
full trusts and combinations in restraint o.
trade and pi oduction was taken up for con
| SideratiOn.
The substitute reported by Senator Sher-
man from the finance committee on the
10Th inst was read Also an amendment
that was offered by Senator Reagan. Sen
ator Sherman addressed the senate.
AT the close of Senator Shermau's speech
Senator Ingalls, gave notice of an amend
ment which he would offer to the bill. The
amendment, which is aimed against deal
ingS i'll futures or options, was read aud Or
de ed to be printed
On motion Of Senator Sherman it was or
dered that the substitute report from the
finance committee shall be treated rs the
original text Of the bill, and so the amend
ments proposed by Senators Reagan and
Ing8lls are to be treated as amendments in
the first and second degree.
+ Senator Vest addressed the senate.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading of tn +
Ournal the house went into committee 0
he whole on the pension appropriation
bill.
MIR. Cheadle Of Indiana spoke at length
in favor OF service pension law. He eI-
planned the provisions OF a bill authorizing
a service pension for life to every veteran
over so years Of age who served sixty days
and was honorably discharged. Under the
general law all invalid pensioners who re
ceive less than IS a month and all who re-
ceive no pension will be benehciaries un-
der it,
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cheadle's
L. ~
after listening to the speeches of the gentle
men on the other side he was inclined to
wonder why Commissioner Tanner had
been requested to resign. The gentleman
from Kansas (Mr Peters, had justified the
action of Tanner in putting upon the pen
sion rolls those who had rendered good
service before they had left the army with
out permission. The gentleman had also
justified Commissioner Tanner in increas-
ing the ~ rate pensions. Then why had
Tanner been asked to resign?
Mr. Morrow, of California, said that that
question could be answered easily but that
as the answer would Involve. going into
detail he would refrain from doing so at
present.
Mr. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, sug-
gested that the bill recently passed for the
appointment of thirty additional medical
examiners would have the effect of increas-
ing the number of costs and cause de-
tiCienCy to arise.
While referring to the services pension
question, Mr.. Clements was interrupted by
Mr.. Peters (Rep.) of Kansas with the ques.
ton as to whether the country was not bet
ter able today to pass service pension bills
than it had been when it enacted the Mex
lean service pension bill.
Mr.. Clements (Dem.) replied that he was
not sure about that. He had seen in the
(Which sometimes told the
trulh) letter from the president of the
Farmers Alliance of Kansas in relation
to the matter. That letter had stated that
the following heroes could afford to await
a moment until the rights ofthe living had
some recognition from those chosen to rep
resent them in congress. He (Mr. Glenn
ents) did not oppose just and liberal pen
Sions. He was not going to vote against
the pending bill. His only objection to it
was that it appropriated less money than
the administration knew would be neCes-
sary to pay pensions for the next year.
Mr.. Bynum (Dem.) of Indiana charged |
that the Republican party was being false
n its promises to the country in the mat |
Ter of pensions. The Democratic repre-
from Indiana came here as
friends of the soldiers and SO far as it lay |
n their power the Repub leans must meet |
he service pension question and no longer |
lodge it and go home and deceive the SOL |
Tiers. Indiana Democrats were ready to |
vote on the service pension bill. The DEM
,crats were determined that the Repub-
leans shonld carry out their pledge to the
soldiers. The Democrats were ready.
Mr.. Buchanan of New Jersey suggested |
hat this was the first time the Democrats
lad been ready for five years.
Mr. Cutchron (Rep.) of Michigan in
Iulred whether the Democrats when in
control of the house had passed a service
pension bill?
Mr. Bynum replied that they had not
,one home and asked for votes under false
,retenceS.
Mr.. Spiuola (Dem.) of New York said |
he Republicans would have to face tn
music.
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