The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-06
ingalls, States His Position on the
Elections Bill.
HE IS OPPOSED TO THE MEASURE
IN ITS PRESENT FORM.
The Senate Disposes of the Pension
Appropriation Bfn-The Bill Pro-
vtding for Tunnel Under New
York Bay Also Passed-The House
Busfly Engaged on the Sundry
Civil Appropriation Bill.
Special to the REcoRp-UsIoN.

Special 10 Tie fLECORD-UNION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. SIN the Senate
to-day, among the bills reported and
placed on the calendar, was one increas-
ing the pension of General Clusters
widow to 500 month.
ingalls,, rising to make personal state
nent, said he had been absent from the
session of the Senate during the past two
weeks, in which, in an interview on the
action which had been taken on the
cloture and on the election bill, his atti-
tude on both these questions had been
subject to comment and censure of mad
version.
On the day of his departure, after con-
sultation with Allison, on whom he had
been accustomed to lean in every hour of
need, he had left with Casey, who had
charge OF the pairs of absentees, note
saying, II should vote against the pro-
posed change of rules and should vote for
motion to proceed to the consideration
OF any other than the election bill, and
am paired accordingly with Senator Ali
son, who is at liberty to vote to make a
notion
He had been opposed, he said, unalter-
ably opposed, to the adoption of the clo-
satisfactory to himself; was now and al
ways had been in favor of just and inn
partial election law, directed alike against
force and fraud, non-partisan and appli-
cable equally to all parties of the nation.
The measure under consideration, how
ever, did not in many of its details have
the sanction of his Judgment. 1t ap-
peared to him to be cumberous, compii-
Gated, obscure in many of it's provisions,
and difficult of application. 1t subordi-
mated the Judiciary to political control
and opened the treasury to indefinite eX-
pendlture, without requisite supervision
and in violation, in his Judgment, of the
spirit, it not of the provision of the Con-
stitution, that declared that no money
shall be drawn out Of the Treasury ex-
cept in consequence of appropriations
made by law. In order to guard against
the enactment of such measure into a
law in his absence, and without amend
ments which he regarded essential to pre-
vent dangers not less distinct than those
it was intended to obviate, he had re-
served the right to vote, in his absence,
with those Republicans who favored the
consideration Of other important meas
ureS.
He had been a Republican since the
party was born, and had voted without
variableness or a shadow OF turning for
every Republican candidate during that
period. He had never espoused cause
which he believed to be wrong because
1t was popular, and had never refused
to advocate q canse which he believed to
be right because it was unpopular.
Allison deemed it due himself to say
that on every occasion when he had an
opportunity, he had stated distinctly that
he had no pair with Ingalls, on votes re-
speeding the election bill.
A conference report was presented
| agreed toy in the bill setting apart for
settlement that portion of Fort Ellis as a
military reservation in Montana
The pension appropriation bill was
taken up. 1t appropriates for pensions
penses OF examining surgeons, 81, SOC, 0OO
for salaries of eighteen pension agents.
600, and for clerks hire, 100000.
In the course of discussion on the ap-
preparation bill Mcpherson inquired
whether the amount appropriated would
be sufficient for one year.
Allison believed it would be, but adj
mitted that there might be deficiency of
five, six, eight or ten millions; on the other
hand, there might be surplus but he
thought it more likely that there would be
a deficiency.
Mcpherson asked how many applica-
tons had been made under the Act last
year.
Allison gave the number up to January
10th as $4,000, of which only 5000 or 9, 600
had been as yet allowed.
Quay moved to add to the provisions as
to fees, proviso that it shall not apply to
any case now pending where there is an
existing lawful contract. Agreed to.
Cockreu moved to insert prOyiSo that
hereafter no fee or compensation for
any pension attorney or agent shall be
retained out of any allowance for pen
SionS
There was long discussion upon the
amendment, which was finally disagreed
to on strict party lines.
Cockrell offered an amendment pro-
viding that hereafter no pension shall be
allowed or paid any officer, on-commis-
stoned officer or private in the army,
navy or marine corps, either on the active
or retired list. Agreed to.
All the committee amendments having
been agreed to, the bill passed, Stewart
not offering the amendment of which he
had given notice, to insert the free COIN
age bill as part of the pension appropri-
alton bib.
The Senate took up the House bill to
provide for the adjustment of the accounts
of laborers, workmen and mechanics
arising under the eight-hour law.
Dawes gave notice of an amendment in
the way of a substitute, requiring pay
ment for overtime.
Notwithstanding any! agreement to the
contrary, the bill was then laid aside in
formally until tomorrow.
Among the bills taken from the calen-
Oar and passed were the following: The
House bill to authorize the construction of
a tunnel under New York bay; the House
bill for the cancellation of the contract
with the United States Engineer for the
delivery of stone for the Improvement of
the mouth of the Columbia River; the
Senate bill to establish marine board
for the advancement of the interests of
the merchant marine; the. Senate bill
authorizing the Secretary of War to cause
an exploration and survey to be made of
the interior of Alaska, and appropriating
100000 for the purpose; the Senate bill
granting to Wyoming certain lands in
the d. A. Russell military reservation for
agricultural exposition grounds.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-To-day the
House, on motion of Mckinley of Ohio,
by unanimous consent, ordered that dur
ing the remainder of the session the
members shall meet at IL AM
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the sundry civil appro-
priation bill.
When the paragraph providing for ex-