Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-22
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would ;nterdict labor organizations "n"
he baiieved in labor organizstions. $3.50,
ne peI p,a;r ranewed his motion 70 recon-
III tba yote of Yesterday by whicn ,ne
ssid nen hill was rejected, ana Sir. IN
calls moved TO lay that mo''oh on wv
table.
No action was taken. AN Monday
A motion TO adjourn over III r .n,';sbnd
~ have action on the antitrust olli to-
,norrow and the motion was ueIea'e"
WI NJ REAGAN addressed the Senate on the
o,ti trust hill He hoped the, Senate
would adont his amendment which wouiu
Give tho General Government conLIoi II
cases where foreign commerce was eueo 49,,
leaving to the States jurisdiction IN 80. Sas
where the local trade and mapuiao'ui''
were affected. -, x,o.,,s orc,,.
men, .gi. az 70 the connection between. high
duties and trusts, taking the ground tnat
eli great combinations were practicsly
outside of the tariff and independent OF IL.
He would mot admit that even the sugar
trust was dependent on the tarlh. -,
Mr.. Coke offered q substitute for the biil
and Mr.. George offered an amenament,
both of which were ordered printed. 1ne
bill then went over TIL MONDAY %heh II -
IN no - untlQlSlel buSlb'no' eAN ~
oyderod that the session tomorrow shall
Ie confined exclusively TO business on tho
calendar under the eighth rule (bllls I'M
obiected tor. Under this arrangement the
yote ON Mr.. Ingalls's motion TO table Mr..
Blair's motion of reconsideration cannot
be taken before Monday. go,
IN Announcing the pairs on the Blair bill
Yesterday therelatlve positions OF tour sena-
tors were misstated on the moor. MessTS.
Ouay and Ransom, who were lot me Dill,
were paired with Messrs. Butter and casey,
who were against It. III WAS INC Ie'eise VI
this that was stated.
After short executive session Tue Sen-
ate adjourned till tomorrow.
House of Representatives.
Immediately after the reading of the
Journal the House went into committee Of
the Whole Mr.. Burrows. of Michigan. in
the chair on the pension Appropriation
bill.
Mir. Cheadle. of Indiana. spoke at length
over the affairs of the service pension law.
He explained the provisions OF the Dill
authorizing a service pension for life to
every veteran over fifty years OF age who
served sixty days and was honorably dis
charged. Under the general law all Invalid
pensioners who receive less than ~ q
month and all who receive no pension will
.
less than SO month can surrender their
invalid pensions, If over fifty. and take
tbe service pension. The service PEN
zion bill could become q law. and the eX-
nense of the invalid and service pensions
ronld be met without levying one cent of
additional taxes upon the country. The
total expense of the service pension law
would not exceed S6lS,O0O,O0O; Inc add
tioual pension expense snould the Dill ne
Il. Il
not exceed S41 200. | suppose the high
water mark Of pension expense should
reach $50. 100000 a year and continue
seven years. Speaking for himself, be
would oppose every material reduction OF
revenues except upon sugar and every ma
terial revision Of the tariff and revenue
schedules until his comrades should have
received the pension recognition pro-
missed them.
Mr.. Clements, Of Georgia. said that after
listening TO the speeches OF the gentlemen
on the other side he was inclined, 10 Won
der WHY Commissioner Tanner had been
requested to resign. The gentleman from
Kansas (AIr. Peters had justified the action
of Tanner in putting upon the pension
rolls those who had rendered good service
before they had left the army without per-
mission. The gentleman had also justified
/ Commissioner Tanner in increasing the
50 rate and in rerating pensions. Then
| why had Tanner been asked TO resign:
Mr.. Morrow, of California, said that that
question could be answered easily, but
| that as the answer would involve gong
into matters of detail he would refrain
/ from doing so at present:
blr. Clements inquired whether ninety
| eight and half million dollars which was
! carried by the bill would DO sufficient tol
| the next fiscal year.
| Mr.. Morrow replied that 1t would be sut
/ ficient TO pay all pensions under the present
/ law. but that if Congress passed further
! laws increasing the number or rate of pen
| sions there would be deficiency.
Mr.. Clements suggested further that II
accordance with the circular issued by the
/ Commissioner of Pensions the employees o.
| the Pension Bureau would be utilized II
working up pension cases; ana ne sald Una
| if this we're so there would lie large IN
crease in'the amount of pensions even un
der the existing laws. Without any new
laws passed by this Congress the sum o
sos, 500 900 would be inadequate, and there
would be a large deficiency. The present
| Administration had criticised the last Ad
/ minstratiOn for doing what It was nov
doing itself. He (Alr. Clements) did no
oppose just and liberal pensions. lie VIC
not going to vote against the pension bill
His only objection to it was that 1t appro
priated less money than tho Adinlnltra
ton knew would be necessary to pay th'
pensions for next year.
The debate was continued by Messrs
Bynum, buchanan of New Jersey, Spinola
Enloe, Allen of Mississippi, BrecklnridgC
of Kentucky. Grosvener. Tarsney, Morse
| of Pennsylvania. funston, Kerr, Flower
| Strubble. Cutcheon, Boothman, and Outh
waite. The committee then rose and the
! bill passed.
A number Of private bills coming over
! from Friday last were passed, among them
| one for the retirement of John Z. Fremont
/ with the rank Of major general.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson, Of Louisi
ana. the bill was passed approprlatIne
| S25. 900 to enable the Secretary of War &c
purchase $500 tents for the use of the
| people driven from their homes by the
Hoods now prevailing in Arkansas, Missls-
sippi, and Louisiana.
On motion of Air. Morrill,. Of Kansas
! (acting under instructions from the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions), the resolu-
ton was adopted calling on the Secretary
OF the Interior for copy of the evidence
| taken by the committed appointed by him
| TO investigate the management OF the pen
| sion Office under Commissioner Tanner.
The House then, at o'clock, took re
| cess until o'clock-the evening session tC
| be for the consideration of private pension
| bills.