, 1890-05-10
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Senate Passes the Pension
Appropriation Bill.
Tariff Tinkerers Hold the Floor
in the House.
Mrs. Parnell's Pension Cut
Down 0ne-half.

WASHINGTON, May "a communi-
cation was received from the treasury de-
partment with reports from special agents
as to the evasion of the law against the
entrance Of Cinnamon coming from Can
ada. Referred to the comINittee on immI-
grafton.
The annual pension appropriation bill
was taken up. the question being on the
amendment increasing the number of
pension agents (salary 81, 900 from eieh
teen to twenty. Agreed to-yeas %,
nays ia party vote, except that
PAYNE vote aye and Allison, Plumb, In
gals and Teller no.
The bill having been reported blck
from the committee OF the whole to the
senate, the question on that amendment
came up again for action.
Cockrell said he was Inundated at the
fact that the commi tee on appropriations,
headed by the distinguished senator from
Iowa (Allisonl, had just been ridden over
roughshod by the Republican majority.
crease of the two Offices except for the
benefit of the spoilsmen.
Sherman suggested that Cockrell was
making a very great affair out of a small
matter and argued for the increase, saying
the pension Office at Columbus was SO
crowded now by the increase in pension
ers that it was necessary. He (Shermap)
very seldom disputed with the committee
on appropriations, but when a new aues-
ton came up the committee ought not to
feel offended hat its work had been In
quired into.
Cockrell referred to the rumor that
there was a warm and lively contest over
the Ohio pension agency; that the friend
of an ex-president had been selected over
the choice of another distinguished citl.
zen (meaning Sherman), and that the
senator who was so grievously disap-
pointed was apparent y awaiting the crea
ton of these two new Offices.
Sherman said that all this showed that
Cockrell had been looking into the small
details about local politics which bad no
more connection with the amendment
than the man in the moon.
Allison said he felt Rrieved that the
majority had voted TO increase the agen-
cies. IL shows that the majority had lot
examined the question with care, as it
should.
Paddock said there were localities
worse of as regards the necessity for an
VI @kthSitN nan OuID. ne SPOKE
on the needs OF Nebraska, Kansas and
other Western states and said that il
there was any action it should be a read
iustment and consideration of some of the
smaller agencies.
German said that IN the interest of the
soldiers congress might bankrupt the
government and probably would, for in
fifteen years there would be more spent
for pensions than it had cost to put down
the rebellion. In view of all this, econ
omy should he practiced in the admins
tration of the pension office Al. least.
Finally the discussion closed and Sher-
mans amendment was agreed to-22 to
81. Payne voted with the Republicans
and Allison, ingalls, and Plumb with the
Democrats. Teller did not vote. The
bill then passed, and the military academy
bill was taken up and passed.
The army appropriation bill was then
taken up. Among the amendments
again today was a paragraph appropriate
ing 800, 900 for buildings at military
posts for libraries, gymnasiums and can
teens.
Hale moved an am ndment that no
alcoholic liquors, wine or beer be sold or
supplied to enlisted men in any such
building. Co krell moved to amend the
amendment by Estriking out beer and
ne No quorum voted and the senate
adjourned. leaving Hale's and Cockrells
amendments pending.