Evening journal., 1890-05-10
TnE WORK or C0SGREcS.
The Senate Passes the Pension
Appropriation Bill.
TnE ARMY AND PR0HIBITIoN.

Pension Matters and Temperance at Mil
itary Posts the Themes for a Lively De
bate in the Senate More Tariff EIo-
qrence in the House.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-The senate spent
the day in discussing the pension appropri-
alton and army appropriation bills. When
the pension appropriation bill was taken
up Mr.. Sherman's resolution increasing
the number Of pensisn agents by two led
to lively debate on pensions in general.
Mr. C0ckrell criticised the action Of the
SENATE as hhmilating TO the committee on
appropriations, which had beenridd over
rough shod by the Republican majority in
defiance Of every profession made by that
parry for the last twenty years.
One Hundred millions for Pensions.
Mr. German said that as the pension list
now amounted Go about SlOO00OOOO a year.
and would be increased to double that If
pending legislation was enacted, economy
in the administration Of the pension office
should be practieed. In the interest Of the
soldiers congress might bankrupt the gov
/ eFnment, and probably would, for in fifteen
| years the amount spent for pensions would
be more than il cost the government TO put
down the rebellion. He thought the SEN
ator from Ohio should hesitate about Gre
ating useless Offices, making places for
party menand party purposes
Two More Pension Agents.
After further discussion, Mr. Sherman's
amendment was agreed to-yeas, 22; nays,
g-Mr. Payne voting with the Republi-
cans and Messrs Allison, Ingalls, and
Plumb with the Democrats Mr.. Teller,
who had also voted with them on the pre-
vious occasion, did not vote. The bill was
then passed and the Military Academy ap-
preparation bin was taken up and passed.
For Temperance IN the Army.
The army appropriation bill was then
taken up. Mr. Hale moved an amendment
to the bin providing that no liquors, beer
or wine be sold or supplied to enlisted
men at military posts. Mr.. Frye said that
the state of Maine had very deep feeling
on the question, The people of that state
tried to enforce the prohibitory liquor law
and did enforce il very we'll, but II the sale
Of liquors was authorized at the one milf
tary post there Il would have a very bad
, effect. The recent decision OF the supreme
court had excited that state very greatly
and had a tendency to destroy the prohibit
tory law, II ii did not actually destroy It..
II the United States opened the doors by
! that decision TO such violation of the pro-
hihitory law, and then in addition 70 that
authorized liquors TO be sold on its own
premises, the state of Maine might just as
well give up the prohhitory law
The supreme Courts Decision.
Mr.. Allison remarked that he understood
that the present secretary Of war Ind given
orders that in prohibitory states no liquors
should be sold at military posts. Mr. Cor
man said that while he believed in temper
! ance and praeticea d absolutely II WA
D not possible to enforce Il on everybod,
else and it was not wise If II were possible
y such extreme legislation had resulted il
y the recent decision of the supreme court
Y which was regarded by lawyers and laymel
+. as most extraordinary Mr. Coekrell rea!
Z. statements in support Of the canteen s5s
z. tom as against tho post leadership system
=. end Argued thes the whole subject Nigh
ss be safely left 70 the SECRETARY o. war.
Intemrerance at Frontier Posts.
: M F...lock said that liquors would b
= sold to the c,snteens from the comissar
L departments thar the soldiers would thu
2 have liquors much cheaper than ordinar
: citizens Gould get them and that there
fore larger quantities would be consumed