Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-03-20

over the United States, and congress has
not been able or willing to recognize or
relieve that court.
In short he found everywhere proof
that congress is not absolutely wise. The
bill was bad. 1t abandoned the original
theory OF government and launched the
government on an unbounded sea OF wild
schemes.
Senators Moody and Chandler spoke
briefly in support OF the bill, which then
went over.
The house amendments to the Okla
hOlna bill were non-concurred in and
conference was ordered
The following senate bills for public
buildings were passed: Spokane Falls,
W. r., 100000; Walla Wala, $50, 900;
Tacoma, 800, 900; Seattle, 500, 900.
senate bill to establish certain ports
of delivery in Alaska territory, at May
island, Wrangle, Juneau, Land Point,
Kodiak ana Ounalaska, was passed.
HOUSE.
A resolution was adopted calling upon
secretaries of war and the interior for in
formation as to whether saving of pub.
lie expenditure can be made by transfer
ring the bureau of pensions from the in-
terror to the war department.
A resolution was adopted calling upon
the secretary of the interior for data rela-
tive to the payment OF pensions, and esti-
mates as to the amount of money which
would be required for the payment ef ar
rears in case the limitation of arrears act
were repealed.
Pending acton the house went into
committee OF the whole on the pension
bill Mr.. Morrow (Cal }, in charge OF the
bill, which approprlates sos ,427 900, ex
planned its provisions in detail. He made
reference to the general subject of pen
sions, and saidit might safely be assumed
that the number of pensioners would
reach maximum about July |, 1894,
when the expenditure would be $ll2,0OU,-
900 on that date. Under the existing law
the number of pensioners on the rolls
would be 100000.
Mr.. Sayers discussed the pension sys-
TEN as affected by both of the acts of
congress and the administration of the
service. He cited statistics to show that
from July l, 1860, to January l, 1890,
the expenditures of the government for
pensions we're, 81 l,l09 326, ,0l7; that the
expenditures for pensions were in the
last fiscal year, $40, ,13l 1913; that expen-
dtures for pensions March 4, 1859, TO
June l, 1861, throughout the period of
seventy-two and one-half years, were
$50, ,73S ,327; and the excess of pension
disbursements for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1889, over pensions, from 1889
to 1861 was $8,393,64l. He severely
criticised the administration of the pen
sion office, and cited many instances
where he claimed the decisions OF the
bureau were incorrect and improper.
He wished to call attention to the man
ner in which the pension system is being
administered He thought there should |
be a thorough investigation of the sys-
tenn that complete justice might be done |
to the men who had tough; for their
country, and the bounty Jumpers might
be stricken from the roll.
Mr.. Peters said that for the first time
in the history of the country the house
had before it a careful and concise esti-
n ate OF what the expenditure OF the pen
sion bureau would be during the next |
fiscal year. He defended the administra-
ton OF the bureau. While he had not
defended all the acts of Commissioner
Tanner, he could only say that that officer
had followed in the wake of his prede-
cessor, Gen. Black.
Pending further debate the committee
rose.
Mr. Gest III introduced bill sf..nt-
ing bounty of 500 to all soldiers and
sailors Of the late war who served in the
volunteer service not less than ninety
days and were honorably discharged.
A bll was introduced setting apart the
Yosemite valley for public park. Adj
jOurned,