Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-12-06
PENSIONS BILL PASSED.
The House Gives Its Approval
to the Measure.
TME KlLLING OF GEN. DARRuNpIA

man Eaft IN inc unfortunate Amir.
Senator Gray'a Speech ON the Lodge Bni.
WASHINGTON, Dec 6-The house after
debate passed the senate joint resolution
to issue arms to North and South Dakotn,
Wyoming and Nebraska, with an amend
ment including Montana The pension
appropriation bill was debated further and
passed. Mr.. Vaux PENN spoke upon the
bill. He said he did not oppose its general
purpose, but he did oppose the appropria-
tion made for dependent relatives under
the act OF March 0. 1886 He objected to
weighing down justice to the term called
charity. On what basis was congress asked
to give charity to those who had done moth
ing for the country, nothing to carry out
the objects OF the war.
Doclsery's Financial Estimate.
Mr.. Cultivate co. said that ia the de-
bate Thursday charges had been made
against the commissioner OF pensions,
which, IL sustained, brought the conduct
Of that officer very near to an impeaohable
otfense. He then proceeded to reproach
the Republican house with shirking its
duty, arguing that the pending bill would
show "A deficiency OF at least S32, s34, ,0CO
Mr.. Henderson (Ia.) csted figures to show
that when the Republicans controlled leg
islation in the house the appropriations
for pensions were generally in excess of
the requirements OF the law. Mr.. Dockery
MOI laid before the house statement of
the financial condition of the country as
follows;
Receipts and expenditures, ls001-Sur.
ID 4
receipts, ,SiI2, 900 600; expenditures, 1874, ,4f2
$40; admitted pension deficiency, S34 50O,-
900; total liabilities, Sl9S, 81. $40; deduct
deficiency prior to July /, 1880, Sc ,bO2, 15l;
net liabilities S47l, ,33g, ,759 surplus July ],
1891, 5000 240; cash on hnnd July /, 1859,
9,6l7 ia; receipts, 1891, S472, 900 600; sur
plus fiscal year 1891, sG0O, ,240; total assets,
S5s2. .277 1854; liabilities. redemption of ma
tional bank notes, s22,OOOOOO; purchase
bonds, since July /, 1880, Ssl2, ,535, 500; appro-
priations, S47l ,889, ,759, total liabilities,
S5S5, s75, ,565; actual treasury deficiency, So.
591 600; condition Of treasury July /, 1872;
estimated receipts fiscal year 1892, s4i6 $685.
03l.
A Deficiency Of s34, ,O7s, 737.
Liabilities appropriations, $751;.
032, 1863; deficiency 1891, s. ,5g7 600; total
liabilities, Sis4, ,629, 769; deficiency July 4,
1892, $50 ,674, ,737 Mr.. Dockery said that
this did not include any deficiency for
either 1891 or 1892, except the pension de-
! ficiency. Mr.. Raines (N. W supported the
bill as appropriating fully and generously
for the pensions, and Mr. Kerr DAD de-
Tended the dependent relative feature OF
the measure. Mr.. Breckenridge (Ky) said
that the probabilities were that within
seven years there would be 100000 PEN
sioners on the roll, who would be paid
S170, 100000 annually. The first necessity
was to meet the question frankly by ade-
quate appropriations; the second was TO
raise committee TO investigate the bu-
reau thoroughly TO have the list revised
and to strike Off unworthy pensioners; the
third was to transfer the bureau to the
war department and take it out Of the do
main OF politics.
IL Got BiRQs Eye.
Mr.. Peters (lSan.) made an exhaustive
argument to show that the appropriation
was amply sufficient. He charged the
Democratic party with hypocrisy in its
treatment of the soldier. The Democrats
in the Fifty-first congress had been preg-
nant in professions Of love for the soldier
The soldier would see IN the next congress
whether those professions were sincere or
not. The Democratic party was endeavor-
ing to embrace the Farmers Alliance
movement. He conceded that the Repub-
lican party in Kansas had run against it
and been overthrown. IL had received a
black eye. Qaughter.) But the time was
coming when the cyclone would strike the
Democratic states. II was now being in
trenched in Texas and Missouri, aud in
1892, gentlemen who were relying upon
the alliance hosts, would find that their
hosts had disappeared as the Republican
majority had disappeared in Kansas. The
Republican party would revive, because
truth crushed to earth would rise again. i"
Q4aughter.) He wanted the Fifty-second
congress to pass the sub-treasury bill
Q4aughter), the free coinage bill (Cries OF
1--WE willPD, and the civil service bill, and
unless his Democratic friends would do all
that they would find that the wave Of the
Farmers Alliance would sweep over them
and wipe them from the face Of the earth.
To Cut on Attorney Fees.
On motion of Mr.. Dockery an amend
ment was adopted providing that no agent
or attorney shall demand, receive OF be al
lowed any compensation in any claim for
increase of pension on account OF increase
of disability. IL is estimated by Mr.. Dock
cry and Chairman Morrill,, of the invalid
pensions committee, that this will save
S5.O00,0O0 to the pensioners within the next
three years Mr.. Springer offered an
amendment increasing To $3.50, 200 900 the
appropriation for the payment of pensions.
Lost 65 to 129. After further debate the
committee rose, the bill was passed and
the house adjourned.
Senator Gray ON the ''Force'' Bill.