The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
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WAsHrSsrcx CrrY. April 3.-In the
House the bail for classification OF worsteds
and WOODEN cloth Vas passed yeas 3s. nays
Q. the speaker counting . quorum The
text OF the bill Is as follows: That the Sc
retary Of the treasury be and is hereby au-
thorised to classify g WOODEN cloth known
under the name Of vorsted cloth. orunder
the names Of worste ds or diamonds or
otherwise
The committee on rules reported reso-
luton for immediate consideration of the
senate service pension bill. 70 which the
morrill, service pension may be ordered as
substitute, the previous question to be
considered ordered at o'clock. Adopted.
Carlisle protested against the adoption of .
resolution of this character, which took
away from the committee the whole right
to consider bills and forced the House to
vote upon them after q brief debate. 1t
was not fair to the members of the House.
1t Was not fair to the taxpayers OF the
country. The pension estimates were
never liberal enough. He said the expendi-
ture under the Senate ball would amount
to $55 .00O. 900 and under the House bill $5o.-
OD,0c0. From this time on be would protest
against this system and insist on the rights
OF members to have an opportunity for dis
cussion and amendment
Henderson of Iowa inquired whether the
gentlemen on the other side would support
measures desired by the soldiers.
Carlisle said he was not authorized to
speak on this subject, but in his opinion
there were gentlemen ON the Democratic
side who would give the soldier more than
the gentlemon on the other side was willing
to give them.
Henderson-You are very liberal when
you are out Of power. We took care OF the
soldiers when you had majority and we
intend to take care of them now.
After considerable further debate OF this
nature. Mckinley said the resolution was
justified under the present code of rules.
and by precedents set by the House The
Republicans wanted to get to public busi-
ness. The country wanted results not
speeches.
The resolution was adopted. and Morrill,
spoke in support of the bill. The total
number of persons put upon the pension
roll under the provisions of the bill was es-
timated to be $40 600. at an annual cost of
$50 629 600. This act of justice had been
long delayed. II the government was to
grant service pension it should grant it
without delay.
Yoder OF Iowa spoke for q per diem
pension bill. and charged the Republicans
with not being true to their promises to
the soldiers. The pending bill might be
better entitled. "A bill to benefit soldiers
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providing they become paupers before they
die
Tarsney of Missouri opposed the bin be-
cause il made no discrimination between
three-months and three-year soldiers; be-
cause it made no distinction between dis
ability resulting from the service and that
resulting from the vicious conduct of the
pensioner.
Grosyenor Of Ohio said the bill. il passed.
would make the pension roll number a50,.
600, with q total expenditure Of $50 oo0,0 900
per annum. This gross sum amounted to
nearly 43 per cent OF the gross income of
the government 1t was q munifcent
generosity, such as the world had never be-
fore witnessed and exceeding that Of all
European nations combined.
Springer opposed the bill because ii made
no discrimination as to length OF service.
Sayers of Texas opposed both bills in the
interest of the taxpayers of the country.
After further debate an amendment was
agreed to on the Morrill, bill reducing the
age limit from 81 to so years. The Morrill,
bill was agreed to as q substitute for the
Senate bill: yeas, 1888; nays. II.
Yoder moved to recommit the bill with
instructions, the committee to report back
per diem pension bill; lost. 4s to 16i.
The Senate bill, as amended by the SUBJ
stitute. was then passed, 179 70 10. amid
loud applause. The House then ad-
journed.
The bill authorizes the secretary of the
treasury to place on the pension roll the
name Of any officer or enlisted man 60
years or over who served ninety days or
more in the war and shall have received an
honorable discharge. said pension to COM
mence from the date of application and
continue during life at - per month. All
persons who served ninety days in the war
and were honorabiy discharged, and are
row or may hereafter be suffering from
mental or physical disability shall. upon
due proof, be placed upon the list of pen
sioners at $s per month. The bill provides
for pension for the widow of any soldier
when she shall arrive at the age Of 50 or
be without other support than her daily
labor.