Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-28
THE NATIONS LAWMAKERS.

The first vote was on three amendments
offered by Mr.. Moody Of South Dakota to
the effect that the illiterates among the In
dians shall be included in the calculations.
Mr.. Blair said there was no objection to
the amendment.
Mr.. Edmunds took the opportunity of
speaking to the amendments in order to de
fend the consttutionality Of the bill,
Mr.. Hawley prophesied that if the bill
became law it was not merely S1i, 900, 600
that it would cost; it would cost hundreds
of millions and would go on for 80 years
unless the bill became so odious that an ex-
ira session would have to be called to re
peal it. The bill was against the spirit OF
States rights. He went on to read a table
Of appropriations to be made for the next
fiscal year. Proposed appropriations not
included in probable deficiency: Direct
tax, 1000 600; Blair bill, $1,000, UOD
French spoliation claims 50 far as reported,
81, i42, ,OU0 naval ships, $1,000, 900; in
creased pensions, S35, 600 600; total Sos
PIP, UOO. Recapitulation: Probable ap-
preparations, Si35, 600, 600; proposed APP
preparations, So, PIP, 600; total, 523, S42,
coo. Estimated revenues, 500. 400. OO0
Excess of appropriations over revenues,
$13, 442. 900.
Mr. Moody's amendments were agreed
to. Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment to
distribute the fund among States in pro-
portion to the population between ~ and
81 years of age. Rejected
The Senate tEeu proceeded to vote ON the
third reading and the engrossment of the
Till. When the vote was CONCLUDED and if
was known tina; IT had resulted against the
bill, Mr.. Blair changed his vote too, so as
to make a motion to reconsider. The re
suit was then announced as yeas 81, nays
81 Messrs. Chan Her, Dawes, Edmund,
Hoar and Morrill, voted yea
Mr.. Blair made motion to reconsider
the vote, which motion was entered and
then on motion Of Mr.. Ednunds the Senate
proceeded to the consideration OF executive
business.
The House on Thursday resumed consid-
GRAFTON of the Nudd Compton contested cleo
tion case Compton the sitting member,
addressed the Housy in his own behalf.
) the close of the debate Mr.. Moore of
Texts, on behalf of TIE minority of the com
mittee on elections, offered resolution d.
clariug Compton entitled to the seat Tui,
wa. defeated yeas 10, nays lj3. the
vote was Il strict party one Tie majority
resolution dcclari4g Mudl entitled 10 the
scat was adopted, yea. l19, nays 49,
oath oi olhce anna mucn applause from HE
galleries
The House on Friday wen, into
commi.tee OF the whole on the pen
son appropriations III. Mr.. Oh "jie
OF Indiana sp)Ae in favor uf a
service pension law tHat would give 10 every
veteran over % ye1rs of u-e. who served
bo day and was hoHorahly discharged. a
service pension ior life. spoke at length
IN support OF the service Jaw. he SAID the
cost oi interest Oh the war bonds to the enN
"i the last fiscal year Wa -! lV'. NN' .sf'.
lhe government has paG IA pensions 10 the
same dut', %i.'1".N -. he total OK
pen,2 ol tae service pension laW WoUP not
eAcee, SUI N.pjV. U"j aidltluna! pension "N-
lense should the bill become law. fnr l"r
next fiscal year 1t would NO; rNceei SiL-
OOO,GOO. Even if the pen on expense
shouia reach the high water mar, Of SLOT
Ouo, 600 year and continue seven
years; at the end OF that t,mo I've
! pensions "ouid have COS; S@Vo.Ooo, po0
less than the interest On the wa: depf would
have cost. Then the capital had been paid
In tuil and tie men whose bravery vas th@
! only guarantee capital ever had or could
have tor The payment OF Il, principal ahd
interest, nad not been paid at all. Nation
/ the enactment of the service law,
Alter further debate ny MeasrN Cutcheon
! of Michigan ana Goothman and CULTIVATE
of OHIO the committee rose and the bin was
! passed. Several private bills were passed.
! In the Senate on Friday on motion
I of Mr.. Sherman the bill to declare
! un'a"tUl trusts and combinations IN
restraint OF trade and production, was
taken up for consideration. The substitute
reported by Mr. Sherman from The finance
committee on the 18th inst, WAS read. lie
declared that the bill did not interfere with
any lawful business, it dealt only with un-
lawful combinations. such combinations as
were unauthorized by any law of any civil
| lized nation, ancient or modern, and whose
sole object was TO control prices aud estab-
lish substantial monopolies which were iuju-
rious to the public and which should be re-
strained by the courts.
In the Senate Monday the bill to declare
unlawful trusts and combinations in res
traint of trade and production was taken
up and Mr. Turpie discussed the consti-
tutional points involved. Mr. Stewart
said that tho whole bject was surrounded
with difficulty of the greatest kind, Com
] in, ba Of oil