The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-06

and impartial law, directed alike against
force and fraud, non-partisan and applica.
bic equally to all parts Of the nation. The
measure under consideration, however, did
not, in many Of its details, receive the
sanction of his judgment.
OBSCURE AND INTRICATE.
1t appeared to him to be obscure and In
tricate in many Of its provisions and diff
cult of application 1t subordinated the
Judiciary to political control, and opened
the treasury TO indefinite expenditure, with
out the requisite supervision and in viola
tiOn. in his Judgment, Of the spirit. if not Of
the letter of the provision Of the constitu-
tion that declared that no money shall be
drawn out of the treasury except in conse-
quence Of an appropriation made by
law. In order to guard against the
enactment of such g measure into law In
his absence, and without amendments
which he regarded as essential to prevent
dangers not less distinct than those which
it was intended to obviate, he had reserved
the right to vote, in his absence, with those
republicans who favored consideration of
other important measures, unless these mod
ifications were made.
NO AGREEMENT.
He had no arrangement, agreement or
understanding, 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 as ready now as he had always been to
proceed with its consideration and with
notifications which he had always believed
essentially to support it to the end.
MIR. Allison deemed it due to himself to
say that, on every occasion when he had an
opportunity, he had stated distinctly that
he had no pair with Mr.. Ingalls, on the
votes respecting the elections bill.
MONEY FOR PENSIONS.
The pension appropriation bill was taken
up. 1t appropriates for pensions for the
year S133, ia, ,0S5; for the fees and expenses
of examining surgeons $1,5O0,000; for the
salaries of eighteen pension agents S72, 900,
and for clerk hire 100000. The latter item
is increased by the amendment of the
comm ittee on appropriations TO $400, 900.
Another amendment reported from the
committee strikes out the provtso limiting
to 50 the compensation of a pension
attorney and inserts in lieu Of it proviso
limiting such compensation to $5. The
latter amendments gave rise to
course of the discussion Mr.. Mcpherson
inquired Of Mr.. Allison whether the amount
appropriated in the bill would be sufficient
for the year. Mr.. Allison believed that it
would be, but admitted that there might be
a deficiency of five, six, eight or ten
millions. On the other hand, there might
be a surplus, but he thought it more likely
that there would be a deficiency.
LAST YEARS APPLICATIONS.
Mr.. Mcpherson asked how many applica-
tions had been made under the act of last
year.
Mr.. Allison gave the number up to Janu-
arv ZOO 000 oF xryainb nnIU q O00 Or q mr.
had been yet allowed.
Mr. Quay moved TO amend the provision
as to fees by a proviso that it shall not
apply to any case now pending where there
is an existing lawful contract, and Mr.
Cockrell moved to add to Mr.. Quav'.
amendment the words: SIN writing on file
in the department"
Mr. Cockrells amendment was disagreed
to, and MIR. Quay's was agreed to. Mr..
Cockrell offered an amendment providing
that hereafter no pension shall bs allowed
or paid to any officer, non-commissionec
officer or private in the army. navy or ma
rine corps, either on the active or retired
list. This was agreed to without division.
STEWARDS AMENDMENT NOT OFFERED.
All the committee amendments having
been agreed to, the bill was passed, Mr.
Stewart not offering the amendment, Of
which he had given notice, to insert the
Tree coinage DIN as parU OF the pension ap
preparation bill
The Senate then. ON motion of Mr.. Blair
took up the House bill to provide for an ad.
justment of the accounts Of laborers, work
men and mechanics arising under the eight
hour law.
Mr.. Blair explained the circumstances
which formed the basis of the bill, and sale
it had been estimated that it would re
quire q, 10000 to pay these claims, but his
own opinion was that it would require a
larger amount.
Mr.. Dawes gave notice Of an amendment
in the way of substitute, requiring pay
ment for overtime Notwithstanding any
agreement to the contrary.
The bill was then laid aside and number
of others were taken from the calendar and
passed, among them the Senate bill tc
establish a marine board for the advance
ment of the interests Of the merchant ma
rine.
After a short executive session the Senate
adjourned.