Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-16
TRUTH AND LIB ERTY.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The Question Comes Up In The
House Of Representatives.


WASHINGTON, July l5.-Cannon
moved that the House 90 into COM
mittee Of the whole on the bill
apnr1priating 1886, lSg for additional
clerical force To carry out the pro-
visions Of the dependent pension
act. Pending this motion. ne moved
that general debate be limited to
two hours. Agrvei tO-yels III,
nays 90. The previous question was
then agreed to--yels l25, nays 81
and the House went into committee
Of the whole.
DOckery Mo- criticised the ma
jOrity Of the committee on apprOpTi-
atoms for not reporting bill max
ing appropriations TO pay pensions
which would be granted under the
| dependent pensions bill, and init
mated that the failure was atIribut-
able to political reasons. The ap-
! preparation would not be made be-
| fore the November elections.
Cannon said the money would be
appropriated and paid just a. rapidly
as the pension certificates were
| issued.
DOckery charged that the majority
was frightened 10y the startling ap-
preparations maize ut the present
session for pensions and that IL was
the intention Of the majority 10
bring in an enormous deficiency
bill after elections.
Sayers (TeNasl predicted that the
next session Of Congress would he
called upon to appropriate not less
than s3O,OlO.O1 10 supply deiicien-
cies in the appropriations for PEN
siOns.
Enloe Tenn thought that before
any increase OF force were granted
the Pension Bureau iteshUuii be
ascertained whether the charges
brought against the present commits
siJuer in Tire resolution offered by
Cooper Ind. were true.
Coz lind said that he was
ready TO prove before 4 competent |
committee that the
COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS
outrageously sold out a ruling on he
halt Of u firm Of pension attorneys /
in Washington. 1.-THE commissions /
or Of pensions would devote his time 4
30 the discharge OF the duties OF the ]
bureau, instead Of becoming Pre~i- /
Dent and chief manager OF 4 refrig- |
Grating institution, based, possibly, |
on no substantial foundation, there
would be no necessity for q cOusId- /
cradle number Of clerks.
Cannon said he did not know I'M
oil last Friday that Cooper Lad III
trddiu"ei an investigation resolution.
II lac tgnnOnj hrd introduced such
n resolution and n hearing was in
progress, he would wait until the
hearing was completed.
Cooper replied that the committee
on ruI,s. after hearing his statement.
adjourned 10 meet last NHuaay. bg-
il did not meet 20 pursue tie iUuuIry
because tine gentleman from iiiiuu.-
tCannoul AMI other memners au- I
seUtej them s5ivtr.
Cannon saii ne bad ll.rE AZ I
Monday FOR tile f'rei t'ri, if' ri-.h.'
teen years. TIE ern'Ieu.Iu' e r=.gs5 I
ness WOULD seem tU show an ankle
t. 20 figure u the new papers. It
might be that lie "dr7iuis-rgtiJn Of
the Pension Bureau was cUIs:.rt. II
il be corrupt, let u be shown. From
au acquaintance Of twenty years !
with Green T.. Raum, from mis- hon
orahlc career in responsible positions
held 10y HIM for years In he Treas
ury Department AM his uniform /
Sod Sbp~ae'er from al these
things he TUJ.,d 5Gy III. u u sh0nid Z
be true that in these las. days he E5d ,
FALLEN UNDER TE5u-rAIIoN
il was n rare casr, ami for one lac
would not cOudyuu him until proof
y"ss shown
MciN.nlec -aid, owing o. serious
Illness in his family &c "ad not been
present at the meeting OF ;hc ""m-
nittee on rules 10 which Cooper had
20 far as the investigation :
was concerned, il any gentleman
would rise and charge irregularities
pr corruption or dishonesty OF I'm
fair dealing on the part Of the com
that would he sufficient
-eason for him TO give his vote for an
CsEnUc said he did not % 50 far
~ the gentleman from OHIO. y
'hargc on the part Of 4 member Of !
congress, who frequently did not =
weigh his words, OF maladmiaistra- =
.IOn against an executive officer, was
not sufficient Ia authorize the House
% order an investigation. IL must
je a specific charge, for which the
made himself respOu-
idle. He must state such facts and
n would satisfy the
House that an investigation ought
o lie made.
HOuk (Tenn.) offered an amend
uent providing that persons en-
,lOved under this bill be appOrtiOned
,Inong The congressional districts Of !,
he several States and Territories not
low having their quota OF employees :
Inder the existing law. Ruled Out !
IN point Of order. II
During cO,loquy between Can Z
ron and Houk concerning the civil 7
ervice Law there was considerable y
Of expression. Finally the +.
rose. passed the hill and \
he House adjourned. q
senate. :
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