The Portland daily press., 1890-05-01
PENSION BILL PASSED.
The House Substitutes Mr.. Morrill, S
Measure for the Senate Bill.

WASHINGTON, April 3O.-After the read
ing of the journal today the House proceed
ed to vote upon the passage Of the bill for
the classification of worsted cloths as
woolen cloths The bill was passed-yeas.
1888; nays, meme; the Speaker counting the
quorum.
Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio, from the commit
tee on rules, reported resolution providing
for the immediate consideration of the Sen
ate service pension bill to which the Morrill,
bill may be added as substitute, the
previous question to be considered, as order
ed, at O'Clock.
Mr.. Carlisle protested against the adoption
of resolutions Of this character which took
away from the committee of the whole the
right to consider many bills and forced the
House to vote upon them after brief de-
bate. 1t was estimated that the Morrill, bill
involved an expenditure of S40,000,000, and
the Senate bill an expenditure of $37, ,000, 900.
One of these bills it was proposed to pass
after three hours debate. He undertook to
say that the expenditure under the, Senate
bill would amount to $45,00O,C00. and under
the House bill to $50,0OO.000 There was no
reason that they should not be considered
under the rules of the House. The Okla
homa bill was taken out of the committee OF
the whole with the previous question order
I've
great court bill. If this was not confes-
Sion that the new code of rules had failed to
facilitate the business of the House, he did
not understand its meaning. lApplause on
Democratic side
Mr.. Mckinley argued that the resolution
was justified under the present code of rules
1t was justified by the precedents set by the
House, over which the gentleman from Ken
lucky Mr.. Carlislel had presided. The Re
publicaus wanted to do the public buslnes,
of the country. What the country wanted
was results, not speeches. [Applause on the
Republican side.] -
The resolution was adopted and Mr.. Nor
rill of Kansas took the floor in explanation
and support of his bill. The total number Of
persons put upon the pension roll under the
and the annual cost at $39, 9,62o, 900 The OBJ
ject of the bill was to render aid to every, sol
dier over 60 years of age, to every disabled
soldier, without regard to age, and to widows
of deceased soldiers who needed assistance
Mr.. Yoder of Ohio spoke in favor OF the
per diem pension bill asked for by the Union
| Veterans Association of the Grand Army OF
| the Republic. and the Kansas and Indiana
| Service Pension Association
The caucus amendments reducing the age
| limitation from 62 to 60 years was agreed to
and the Morrill, bill passed as a substitute
| for the Senate bill--yeas, 1873; nays, II. Int
Senate bill as amended by the substitution
| pasSed-yeas, 179; nays, 20. The bill author
| lies the Secretary of the Interior to place Oh
| the pension roll the name of any officer OF
| enlisted man who is 60 years old or over, oil
| who shall hereafter reach that age, who
| served 80 days or more in the army, navy OF
marine corps of the United States during
| the Rebellion and received honorable dis
charge therefrom. The said pension shal
| commence from the date of application anC
| continue during life at So per month Al
| persons who served 80 days or more in th,
| military or naval service during the Rebel
| lion and were honorably discharged and witt
are now, or may be hereafter. suffering from
mental or physical disabilities equivalent t.
the grade now established in the pension of
fee Tor a rating of $S month, shall be place.
upon the list OF invalid pensioners at tn
rate of $8 per month, The bill provides TO