Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-05
SENATOR INGALLS,.
He Creates Sensation by a Personal
Statement
AGAINST CLOFURE And THE FORCE BILL
He INDUCES in Some Free Advice
to Republican Leaders.
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BLL UP.
SENATE.

On mouon OF Mr. Ecmunds the REV. Philips
Brooks Of Boston was admitted to the privi-
leges of the floor Of the Senate during bis stay
Of three or four days in Washington.
TO INCREASE MRS. CUsrEg's PENSION.
Among the bills reported and placed on the
calendar was one increasing the pension of
Gen. Clusters widow to s100a month.
Also House bill giving consent of Congress
to the construction Of a bridge across Duke
river, Humphreys county, Tenn.
MIR. Quay offered a resolution (which was re-
ferred to the committee on contingent expeuses)
authorizing the committee transportation
routes to the seaboard to employ a clerk dur
ing the recess.
MR.. INGALLS, PERSONAL STATEMENT.
Mr.. ingalls,, rising to a personal statement,
said that he had been absent from the sessions
OF the Senate during the past two weeks, in
which interval action had been taken on the
cloture and on the election bill. His attitude
on both those questions had been the subject of
comment, OF censure and OF animadver-
sion. On the day OF his departure,
after consultation with Mr.. Allison, on
whom he had been accustomed to lean in
every hour of need, he had left with Mr..
Casey (who had charge of the pairs of abb
sentees) a note saying: Il should vote against
the proposed change of the rules and should
vote for a motion to proceed to the considera-
ton Of any other than the election bill, and
who is at liberty to vote tomake quorum
OPPOSED TO THE CLorURE RULE.
He had been opposed, he said-unalterably
opposed-to the adoption of the cioture, for
many reasons sufficient and satisfactory to HIM
SELF There were those present who knew that
many months ago. while occupying the chair
in the absence of the Vice President he re-
sisted many urgent opportunities and many
strenuous solicitations to cooperate in that
direction by methods which he then believed
and now believed were revolutionary and sub
versiye of the fundamental principles of con-
| stitutional government. He had not since seen
any occasion to change or modify his con-
victions.
HE FAVORED JUST ELECTION LAW.
He was now, and always had been, in favor of
| just and impartial election law, directed alike
against force and fraud, non-partisan, and ap-
plicable equally toall parts of the nation. The
measure under consideration, however. did not
in many Of its details receive the sanction of his
judgment.
1t appeared to him to be cumbrous compli-
Gated, obscure in many of its provisions and
difficult of application. 1t subordinated the
judiciary to political control and opened the
treasury to indefinite expenditure without requi-
| site supervision and in violation. in his judg-
ment, OF the spirit. il not OF the letter, of the
provision of the Constitution tina. declared tina,
no money shall be drawn out of the treasury
| except In consequence of appropriations
| made by law. In order to guard
| against the enactment of such q measure into
law in his absence and without amendments
| which he regarded essential to prevent
| dangers not less distinct than those which il
was intended TO obviate, he had reserved the
right to vote (in his absencel with those repub-
| licans who favored the consideration of other
| important measures unless those notifications
| were made.
| gF MADE NO AGREEMENT
had no arrangement, agreement or under
standing, express or implied. direct or indirect
remote or contingent, to have his vote counted
against the passage of the election bill. and in
| that statement he was convinced that he would
| be confirmed and corroborated by the Senator
from Iowa. He was ready now as he had
| always been to proceed with its consideration
| and with notifications which he had always
| believed essential) to support it to the end.
He had been a republican since the party Wal
born, and had voted without variableness oI
shadow of turning" for every republican can
didate. During that period he had never
| espoused a cause which he believed to bt
wrong. because it was popular, and had never
| refused to advocate a cause which he believed
to be right, because it was unpopular. He hao
| recently expressed no opinion on political
| social, or economic questions which he had no
long entertained and to which he had not giyel
! frequent utterance i'll the Senate chamber ant
elsewhere.
| SOME GRATUIToUs ADVICE.
1t was related that the streets of Jerusalem
had been kept clean by every man sweeping
before his own door, and he commended to tn,
self-constituted guardians of the consciences O
their associates (outside of the Senate cham
ber) that they should observe a more fru
gal. prudent and guarded husbandry
who had conducted the most powerful
political organization known in American his
tory to the most stupendous and Overwhelming
disaster recorded in its anr:als might well par
don those who were disposed to doubt the in
fallibility of their Judgment. II they were wis,
they would be less proscriptiye and more toler
ant of differences Of opinion among their asso
| ciates on questions of opinion on which differ
ences might be allowed, especially among thos,
| whose devotion to human liberty had nevel
been questioned and whose constancy and for
titude had been exposed to tests as severe q
least as any which they had ever known.
Mr.. Allison deemed it due to himself to say
that on every occasion when he had the oppor
tunity he had stated distinctly that he had M
pair with Mr.. ingalls, on votes respecting thu
election bill
BUSINESS RESUMED.
A conference report was presented ant
agreed to-the bill setting apart for settlement
portion Of the Fort Ellis military reservation
in Montana.
THE PENSION APPROPRIATION BILL TAKEN Up.
The pension appropriation bill was taken up
1t appropriates for pensions for the veal
S133, ,l73, ,0S5; for fees and expenses Of examin
ing surgeons, o., SOC, GOO; for salaries Of eigh
teen pension agents, S72, 900, and for clerl
hire, $500 900. The latter item Ia increased b,
an amendment of the committee ON appropris
tions to $4,000 Another amendment re
ported from the committee, strikes ont thu
proviso limiting to % the compensation OF
pension attorney, and inserts IN lieu Of il pro
viso limiting snch compensation to IS. Thu
latter amendment gave rise to . very long dis
cussion.
THERE NAY BE A DEFIcrExcY
In the course of the discussion Mr. McPher
son inquired Of Mr.. Allison whether the amoun
appropriated in the bill would be sufficient 10,
the year. Mr.. Allison believed that 1t would be
but admitted that there might be deficiency
of five, six. eight or ten millions On the othei
hand there might be surplus; but he though
Mr.. Mcpherson asked how many application
had been made under the act Of last wear.
Mr.. Allison gave the numbers, MP to Januar,
10, as $4,000, OF which only 5000 or 5000 has
been yet allowed.
Il HOUSE.
On motion Of Mr.. Mckinley (Ohio), b,
unanimous consent, It was ordered that durin,
the remainder Of the session the House shal
meet ct II o'clock .. m.
Mr.. Boothman (Ohio), from the committee ol
accounts, reported resolution Tor the print
ing Of digest Of the election casss decided b,