The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-03-27
CONGRESS-.
An Abstract Of the More Important
Proceedings of Both Houses.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10.

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mer's expense account from 50 to 100 per cent.
| in agricultural implements There had been
| depreciation of 3B per cent. in the value of
! land in the last quarter of a century. The
| farms ia Ohio were mortgaged to the extent of
| $500 900, 600; those of Illinois S402 900 600 or
% per cent; Michigan, AZ per cent; Indiana,
Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska,
and tho whole Northwest from 90 to so per
| cent These mortgages were ut such rates of
interest ms the farmer could never hope to pay
| out of his crops. There was tho same deca-
denee in Vermont and New Hampshire where
| there was "a movement to recol0nize them with
| Scandinavian immigrants.
| Remarks wero also made by Mr.. Wilson GOwa)
| and Stewart New. The matter was not con-
| cluded when the Educational bill WIS taken
up, which consumed the days session. remarks
| in its favor being made by Mr. Evarts IN. W
and Call (Fla.' The Senate adjourned at $50
| p. m.
In the House the contested election case of
! Mudd VS.. Compton, Fifth District of Maryland.
! was taken up, and arguments in favor Of the
contestant were made by Mr.. Lacey Iowa,
| Mr. DaIzel tPa.1 and Mr.. Greenhalge tMass.),
while Mr.. Moore TEX and Mr. Gibson Md
| spoke in behalf of the sitting member, Mr..
| Compton. The case was not concluded when
the House adjourned at 4:3O p. IN.
THURSDAY, MARCH 20.
| In tho Senate. after tue presentation of
| largo number of bills and petitions. tho Blair
| Educational bill was taken up. According to
previous agreement a vote was to be taken at
| ) D. IN.
Mr.. Bate tTcnn.) made an argument in oppo-
sitiUn of the bill, and Mr.. Blair IN H. closed
| the debate in an hours speech in its favor.
The Senate then proceeded TO vote on the
amendments TO the BILL the first being offered
| by Mr. Moody Is. D., which were adopted.
| Several other amendments were also proposed
and adopted.
Upon the question shall the bill rs amended
pass, tho yeas and nays were ordered and the
| bill was deleatedyeas 81. nays 81. After an
| Executive session lasting over an hour. the
doors were opened, aud the Senate adjourned
| ut p. III.
In the House, the contested election case of
| Mudd VS., Compton, of tho Fifth Maryland Dis
| trict, came up, and arguments in favor of seat
| ing tho contestant were made by Dir. Cooper
| (O.) and Mr.. McComas Md, while Mr. Comp.
| ton spoke IN his own behalf after which the
previous question was ordered, upon which the
! yeas aud nays were called Mr. Mudd was de-
clared entitled to the seat by yeas l59 nays
| 1i5. Mr.. Mudd was brought to the bar OF tho
| House aud sworn in.
The House then went into Committee Of tho
| Whole on the pension appropriation bill, but
without making any progress adjourned at 5:l7
| p. NJ
FRIDAY. MARCH 81.
I j.
| Committee on Appropriations. reported back the
| House joint resolution authorizing tho appoint.
| ment of 30 Medical Examiners for the bureau
! of Pensions, and gave notice that he would ask
| the Senate to consider il tomorrow.
| Mr. Cockrel NO. said that tho report was
| by no means unanimous. and gave notice that
| ho would move TO amend the Join resout Ion
| by striking out thu clause allowing the examiu-
| alton TO be within the discretion and under the
direction of the Secretary of the Interior leav-
| Ing the appointments undor tho Civil Service
| law. 10 which the Republican party stood sol
| emmy pledged.
The Antitrust bAl was then taken up aud
| consumed the days session, the adjournment
| taking place at n N
The House cntint9 Committee Of the Whole
| on the Pension Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Chcadle tIud. ,. in opening the discusson,
said the bin made the largest annual Appro-.
! pTiation for pensions ever before made In this
country. aud lac did not attempt TO underesti.
| mate It's cost. He knew that tho pension OK
pense was heavy aud would likely bo heavier
for several years to come but the Government
| these pensioners saved from destruction had
! solcmny promised its citizen heroes that il
they would volunteer in It's defense. those who
| were wounded or broken in health. the wild.
| ows aud children OF those who died, should be-
properly cared for. The patriotic soldiers filed
their part of tho contract, and 10 yet remains
! To be seen whether those ia charge Of the ad-
Innistration OF the Government will fulfill the
| promises and redeem the pledges made TO the
| soiers Of 56I'GJ. He did not believe ia some
of the class legislation which had been enacted
where one widow receives $500 year. while
another. who had lost her husband as well rs
had the other woman. only got STA year. lie
| Was in favor uf giving each widow mt least $50
per month, aud thus do away with all class legis-
| lation.
Mr.. Morse Mass said that while the war
was going on such representative men OF his
State rs John 4. Andrew, tho war Governor.
Judge Russell aud Henry Wilson, repeatedly
stated in war meetings held 10 promote On
listments that the wounded survivors, the
widows. orphans aud dependent relatives of
those who fell In battle should be cared for
by grateful people. We are now asking this
| rich powerful Nation with boundless resources
and with an OVERLOOKING Treasury, TO redeem
that promise here and now. Shall We falter
| Shall we refuseI
| Mr. Clements (Ga.l did not think any con-
siderable portion of any community iii the
country begrudges 10 the true, genuine Union
soldiers adequate pensions, but thought there
was great discomfort all ever tho land at the
| oOsencss oil the pension laws and their admin
stration, whereby great injustice has been
done not only 10 the taxpayers but to the true
| soldiers themselves.
Mr. Spinola On. ! said that it was the pur-
pose of the Democrats of the House to force
| the dominant party To lace the music, Tor they
| intended 10 draw the line of battle on the
service pension bill. The Republicans have
got TO march up to the scratch, and no longer
mask themselves before the country as the
special friends of tho soldier, without doing
something for them.
Mr.. GTosyenor Ohio, in answer to Mr. Spi-
nOa. claimed that every dollar that had been
appropriated during the past 20 years for PEN
sions was due 10 the Republican partys patriot
ism aud love for the soldier and nearly every
measure that has passed the House during the
last 10 years has been the result of the hardest
fought battles ever witnessed in the halls of
Congress against hlibusiering and all sorts of
| opposition by the Democratic party. lie
claimed that mo- Republican had ever voted
against pension bill, with one exception-the
Mexican war blrLwlien ono Republican voted
against that measure lie also said that " tho
10th Congress passed bill-which was the best
we could do. Westopd hero day after day and
week after week Appealing to gentlemen on the
other side to perfect and improve that legisla-
ton, aud then we passed what has been called
sneerngy by tho Democratic press OF this
country almost unanimously the pauper pen
sion BILL 1t went t0Mr. Cleveland, the Presi-
dent of the United States, and he vetoed Ii
with language all redoent of insult against
the Union soldier OF the country. When II
cs,me back here, under the provision of the
| Constitution, we called il up aud demanded
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