Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-05
ATTORNEY GENERAL miLLER.s
ANNUAL REPORT.
A Burglar Cuts Doctor Wheeler and
Wife, Terribly, With q
Razor.
DEATH OF DUNBAR PRICE ~
NEW YORK.
The Pope Issues an Encyclical Ad-
dress Co1cerniag the Anti.
Slavery Movement.
By Telegraph to the sEws.I
THE PENSION BILL.
Cooper Reviews tho Charges
Against Rausu.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-On mo.
ton Of Morrow teal the House
went into committee of the whole
on the pension appropriation bill.
Morrow explained that the bill
appropriated for the payment of
pensions Sl33, l7s, 900, TO be distrib-
uted among 654,5l6 pensioners.
This was the largest number
ever provided for in any single item
in the statistics Of the United States.
II was estimated that the gross cost
for the United Safes OF these pen
sioIs for the year 1892 would aver.
age S20S. 30 each. He believed
there would be no deficiency next
year.
Cooper Ind got the floor and
reviewed all the charges made
against Commissioner Ranm which
formed the basis of the investigation
during the last session and asserted
that they had all been proved. The
Pen-ion Bureau should be presided
over by a man above criticism aud
above reproach. During the last
campaign the commissioner had
gone to Indiana and had invaded
his tCooper's) district. The COM
missiOner's only excuse was that he
might defeat Cooper's election. The
commissioner had gone to Indiada
to prostitute his high Office for partis
san ends. He Cooper had great
veneration for the Pension Bureau
and protested that the institution
should not become q spawning place
for corporations or stall for the sale
of patent rights, nor should 1t be
presided over by ''inoribupd and
malodorous politician" likened by
a republican paper TO a chad egg"
Sawyer New York. was surprised
that Cooper should make his speech
at this time, before tie case was
closed. Cooper had said the COM
mittee had abandoned any further
investigation, but it hal been the
clear understanding that the COM
mittee should hear further testimony
at this session. Sawyer further de-
MED that the charges against Eaum
had been proved. After further de-
bate the committee rose AMI the
House adjourned.
SENATE.
Morgan introduced a joint resoIu.
ton, which went over until toner
row, nppropriating 5000 for an
investigation. under orders Of the
Senate, as to the cause OF the trouble
among the Indians.
The elections bill was then taken
up. and Pugh addressed the Senate
in opposition to il. The bill, he
said, was never Intended to he put
IN operation in republican districts.
1t was founded on cne propositions,
and that was lhl. State election
officers might be watcheJ, guarded
ami overrulei because they were
democrats. The whole conception
of the bill was transparent aud an
audacious scheme, having no other
end or purpose than the capture of
districts anu their trans
fer TO the republican party in Con-
gress, and was to be used ia perpet-
Mating its supremacy In defiance o.
the will OF the people.
Gray was TO follow Push, but he
did not desire 10 speak this after
noon.
Blair moved to lay the election
bill aside until tomorrow and take
up the displaced labor till.
Hosr gave notice that after today
he would endeavor &c press the
election bill without having Il lail
aside for any other purpose what
ever until final vote was reached.
Cockrell objected to the labOr bill
being taken up, and after number
Of bills on the calendar were passed
the Senate adjourned.