The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-08

TO HOLD DEMOCRATS RESPON
SlBLE FOR a PENSION BILL.

this Monday would De devoted 20 legislation
for the District Of Columbia Compare
/ lively few members take amy interest IN
District business. Generally they regard il
as belonging o. the members Of the District
Committee. and that as it is local in nature
thele is no necessity ior their attend
ance ON District days most Of
the members absent themselves. Hence.
speaker Reed and his associate
leaders, announced that this day would be-
given up l0 District business. in anticipa-
tiOu ihIt many of the Democrats would ne.
maina away. Meantime whips were secretly
sent out to admOuish all Republicans % be-
iu their seats. Great care was taken 10 uro.
vent this action from becoming public. bat
last nighi 10 leaked out and as "a c0nsl
quelce. when the House was called 90 order
to-day. there were more Democrats on hand
than there would otherwise have been.
However. the Republicans bad proceeded
TOO far 90 abandon their scheme, and TIE
trap was sprung. The Morrill, SER
vice pension bill was offered for
passage under "a motion 90 suspend the
rules. Had the Republicans been able to
keep their design secret. there would pro-
baby have been sufficient Democratic ab-
senieee 90 have enabled the Republicans TO
muster "a tWo-tnirds vote, which is necessary
Oh pas, "a bin under a suspension OF tae
rules.
The Democrats. even those who favor a
sol1 .cc pension Din, denounced the method
adopted for passing DO as am evasion bY tine
Republican majority of their duty, and
their pledges To- tle soldiers. The Repubii-
can leaders reaiiHe that 20 fulfill all their
pension pledges would bankrupt the
Treasury and such men as Cannon are
loudly demanding halt Hence, the Re-
puhIicaus wanted 10 bring the
service Pension bin up in shape
that its defeat. 10 defeated, might
BIS charged tO Democratic votes. SD that Re-
nuhlcans might say they endeaYored 10 put
it through. but as 10 required twO-ihirds,
the Democrats refused tO support It, Some
0i the Republicans were indignant no the
scheme. pickler. of South Dakota, was
mu0u-. and boz rising in his seat
he shook his fist at Morrill,. chair-
man OF the Invalid Pensions Committee.
and denounced him for having misled aud
deceived the members of the House. lie
charged that Morrill, had promised the men,
lDr- tlay should have ample time tO debate
and amend the bin, and instead of do
ing chat an unsatisfactory bill was pro-
posed and only forty minutes allowed for de-
bate. speaker Reed was vigorously banging
with hi- giYel and calling Pickier 90 order.
luf the Latter went right on with bis denun-
citation. and When finally commanded by
name fO take bis -eat Doc concluded with
vigorous shake of the fist at Morrill,. and
declared: "l am personally responsible ioi
what ] say.'
The Democrats attacked the bin as a de-
ccit0u, in that % only proposes a service
pension afer tle eA--0idicr shall baYe
reached ile age of siXiy-two; that that Yves
net NAla,ai.fafo i6llbNahp hefl trying
90 avoid going ou record ON the question.
IuE ALuEH-ON-M GlNNl- CONTEST.
The indications are that Gen. Con vii
succeed iu hull-d0Iinr the Republicans Of
the llUlsa Elections Committee into report
ing a.li1.t Anderson, ihe sitting Democrat
from iho ilrl West Virginia district. The
contestant has made nO case. but Con
makes it % personal matter that
Dee shall Doe seated and declares
it would Doe reelection upon him for the
Republicans t0 sustain Anderson. lie has
told the Republicans That if his services are
wanted for thc party ln West Virginia in
future they Mu-i seat Mcdinni7.
gm LoNG BRIDGE.
Colonel liaincs, OF the engineercorps. in q
report 0n the Long bridge over the Potomac.
recommends ihat the wagon road DE sepa-
rated from the railroad SD that one shall be
entirely independent OF the other. lie says
ihc government has expended over million
of dollars JOB improving tine Potomac river
front. Hereport-. further. that that part OF
the Long bridge that spans the main
channel Of the river as now built is se-
ri0us obstruction tO the free flow Of the
river. Colonel llaiues submits a project 90
raise thc grade of the railroad tracks and
cmn the latter over Yiaduct OF brick and
masonry. with archcd openings on iron
irestles.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Senator Barbour to-day introduced blll
t0 ply a. B. Carter. now of Tennessee, for
merry of FauGuier county. Na.. So, 800 for
5000 cords Oi wood taken from his place
near Narrout0n junction during the war.
le also Introduced a bin 20 pension Mrs.
Anne Mercer Slaughter. of Culpepper, wid-
owed daughter of Captain Philip Slaughter,
who served all through the revolutionary
war, at the rate OF $50 per month.
HOUSE.
ln the House to-day Mr.. M0uill, OF
Kansas. moved tO suspend the rules ana
pass. with "a substitute. the senate bAi
erantinr pensions 90 soldiers and sailors
whoa iucapacitated from the performance
of labor. and providing for pensions to
widows. minor children and dependent
parents.
Aner q long debate. ihe motion % sus-
pend the rules was ioei-leas, lbJ; nays,
~-: not the necessary two-ihirds voting.
Tine House also refused o. suspend the rules
and pas. the bin Increasing The salary ~
the -ur4e0n-Gcneral OF the Marine Hospital
service from $1,000 90 $4,000 After consid-
erin1 other business, the House. no $780, adj
i0urngd.
Nr. Springer. of Illinois, demanded q
second. and ihe motion was scc0nded-l-'
% 80.
Mr Morrill, explained that the substitute
provided a service pension OF 4, month I,
soldiers t2 years Of age and dependent
The substitute and bin be said DO was est
mated. would require an annual eNpendi
ture of )l5.0o1.No0.
RELIEF FOR MARY WALKER.
The House Committee on War Claims 10
dlv authorized favorable report on the
h.ll introduced in the House hy Mr. Payne
of New York. apprupriatlng $4,000 Tor th'
r-liefof Dr. Mary T.. Walker for her suffer
nts and services aud expenditures durin-
The late war. The bin has passed the Com
miiieo 0n War Claims 40 four different ses
+ s.0ns OF Congress. but was meyer reacne,
0n the calendar
SHIP CANAL AROUND NIAGARA.
The House Committee ON Railways an'
I Canals to-day acted fayorably on bill IN
+ troiuced by Representative Payne, Of New
f YORK. directing the United states 70 make
+ shin casal around Niagara Falls from
p0int ON Lake Erie. The canal is intende'
f las an offset % the Welland canal on III
/ Canadian side Of the falls. IL Is 10 b
/ twenty feet deep, one hundred feet wii'
/ at the bottom. and its estimated cost d
about S23,o00,Oo0.
SOUTHERN TOUR or TIE PAN-AMEKi
CANS.
The proposed Southern tour OF the mem
I hers of the International American Confer
/ rnce will begin on April 18th, on which dau
I tbev will leave Washington 10 Dee aDst n
uufil Nav 10th. The following IS the pro
rramme for the trip Leave Washington
/ Ma. PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. Friday, Apr
/ 18th. at n =. NJ; arrive at Old Point Com
fort. Va. saturday. April 18Th, A. NJ.
/ leave old Point Comfort, \a.,>unday, Apr
10Th. n T.. NJ: arrive at Richmond, Va
/ Monday. April 2lst, . a. NJ; ieaN
Richmond Monday at J.. NJ
arrive at Charleston :. C., Iuesda,