The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-24
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WAsmoToN, June 23.-IngalA q
resolution, which was agreed to, h ng
the senate committee on privilee, md
elections to inquire as to the date when.
under law and precedents, the salaries of
the senators from Montana, Washington
and North and South Dakota began. The
senate resumed consideration of the agri-
cultural college aid bill. Morrill, offered a
substitute for the various amendments
pending on Saturday az to the division of
the fund between colored and white schools.
Adopted. Thebillwas then passed. Thedepsn
emit pension bill was then taken up and Pugh
spoke against it. The practical effect of it
the Union soldiers on the pension roll,
,sa ss''h Or, you'd would & si g sos tes
more, yet no northern senator or or
representative dared stand up in opposition
to the pension bill. Northern democrats
and northern republicans contend with each
other as to which would go farthest to sat
isfy these demands. If any southern, sena-
bill he was told on one side that he would
injure the party, and on the other he was
denounced az traitor who had no right to
announce any opinion on the subject of
pensions. German also opposed the con-
ference report. Expenditures under the
bill aggregated $7S, ,673, ,Ob4. and this added
to $125, ,OOO. 900, under existing laws, would
leave the treasury bankrupt in 1891. Davis
denied the correctness of Gorman's figures
and said expenditures under tho bill would
be about $40,0OO,0OO. He denied that the
bill was a service pension bill,
aisah;,;ts And asserted ted that hat. it it., was
German said if the bill became law there
would be a deficit of $1OO,O0O,OOO in 1892,
and even if it did not become law there
would be deficit of $40,O0O0O0. He called
attention to what the republican leader,
Mr.. Blaine, the greatest leader that party
as to the extravaganza of appropriations
and unthoughtful and unwise legislation in
the matter of revenue. Ingalls, advocated
the conference report. This was an obliga-
tion just as sacred as that under which the
soldiers were paid, and yet the senate was
about it. For himself, he was in favor of
the removal of all limitation in the act
granting arrears of pensions. He did not
care whether it cost 500, ,O0O, coo or billion.
Vest spoke of the monstrous abuses that
had grown up under the pension system and
declared his belief that the pending bill
was being pressed for personal and politi-
cal motives. He asserted that the pension
list was unduly swollen in Indiana because
it was pivotal state and it's vote necessary
to elect president and he protested that
the people of the United States would re-
volt against the pension system and its
abuses. Turpie said he had not heard of
any charges in Indiana against the admins
tration of the pension bureau and he was
prepared to say that political bias has moth
ing to do with granting or refusing PEN
sions. Finally the discussion closed and
vote was taken. The conference report was
agreed to, yeas "a, nays 18. conference
was ordered. on the fertilization bill and
Dawes, Plumb and German appointed con-
ferees on the part of the senate. -
whole on District of Columbia business.
The committee rose without final action on
the district bill. The conferees on the gem
eral pension appropriation bill reported
they had failed to agree. The house in
sisted upon it's disagreement to the senate
amendments and adjourned.