New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-22

LARGE DEFICIENCIES CAREFULLY CREATED
OF COURSE EVERYBODY KNOWS THEY WILL
HAVE TO BIZ MADE UP FOR SOMETIME.
BUT THAT DOESN'T COUNT.


HAVE TO BE- MADE UP FOR SOMETIME.
BUT THAT DOESN'T COUNT.
,BY TELEGRAPH TO PIE TkIBrNE.1
Washington. May 2l.-The opening Of the tenth
DAVIS consideration Of the SuRdrv Civil bill In the
House was prefaced BY the adoption Of resolution
which provides that the daily ings hereafter shall
begin at IL O'Clock a. IN. This action does not mean
anytling In reality for meHbets who do not put In
an appearance At win not be likely to do so an
hour earlier. In other words. the resolution would
not have been necessary II majority OF the Demo-
Gratis had not habtusllv neglected their duties and s
adoption will not change their habits. In some
previous CONGRESSES Democratic abseteeism has ex-
cted unfavorsble comment. bnt In Of them was
the fragrant and scandalOus In the present
one. Mr.. Homans resolution which was adopted
this morning. is sign OF desperation as well rs q
confession OF distress 1t will avail nothing. LOT a
ma jorty Of the Democratic members has ceased to
expect anything from this House. especially SO long
as Mr.. Holman remains in command.
An amendment TO the first paragraph OIL the SuhorV
Civil BILL considered by the Committee OF the "hoie
to-day provoked a long and animated discussion IL
was proposed BY General Forney. Of Alabama ana
provided that the pension OF each inmate OF soieie
home in excess OF SIS a month should be Wthhed ana
applied by the managers to the support OF the hohie
unless there be a dependent wife. child or parent
OF the pensioner IN which the balance Is to De
paid 10 such dependent relative. General Mitchell
NJ Wisconsin, who Is one Of the managers OF Soldiers
Homes moved TO increase 10 S. month the amount
10 be received by the soldier. The discussion OF tlese
amendments cave enemies OF the veterans Of the Union
Ike snodcrass OF Tennessee and Bland. Of Missouri
an opportunity to exploit themselves. The former
declared that the roll OF pensioners IS "a roll o us
honor and the latter demanded the repeal OF the
pspendent Pension act. General Mitchelrs amend
ment was rejected and General Foney's was adopted
by the Committee Of the Whole
After the items for the support OF Cnlted States
Courts had been passed. General Blnghm' ID spirit"
speech. called attention TO the fact ts' ene oni ~
duced the appropriations for that purpose Sl'-oo''"o
below the estimates and far below the appropriations
for the current year. which have been found insucieh'
so that deficiency will have to be voted. II the &C
ton Of the House is allowed to stand deficiency ap
propriation Of more than - 10000 Will have 10 DE
voted next session. This is what Mr.. Holman wants
the country to believe is d" economy
Another reduction in the bill winch ui!us"na
BILE and is in fact an insult large number OF per
.oDs who have Just claims against the Government mas
been effected by cutting down the appropriations lo
the payment OF adjusted and certified claims OF soldiers
and the widows and orphans Of soldiers on account VI
back pay Communication of rations while hed as prs
oners Of war. and for unpaid bountes Ihe7e cia'"As
accrued under the law twenty-seven to thirty years
AGO. None OF them is certified for payment until 1t
has been thoroughly investigated by the accounting
officers OF the Treasury, accordance with law, and
once certified Il is a debt OF honor owed by the Nation
The claims are not large-prObaby the average does
not greatly exceed 500 eachbut. as rule, they are
thu claims Of persons who are in extremely mouera'e
circumstances. There is no reason why every one of
these claims should be promptly paid Us soon as
n has been acjudicated and certified IT Is then an
acknowledged debt, which ought to be paid as promptly
as A pension or the interest on Government bond
The last Congress realized this. and Inade an III
definite appropriation for the payment OF these CHAINS
as fast as they should be adjusted. In 1871 the
amount thus expended 81, 10000 and 1t Is esu
mated that the expenditures for 1892 will amount 10
$685.. oOO The estimates for 1898 were Sl.l2OOoO
and these estimates made by the accounting
officers who know better than anybody else can how
much money will be required Holman has cut the
appropriation down TO $50 600 This simply means
tbat claimants TO whom the Government justly owes
1885 900 are be kept out Of their money year OF
eighteen months longer, after waiting thirty years 10
have the debt acknowledged. That is all 1t means, Tor
Inc money must be paid The creditors as before eA
planned are veterans of the war; the widow. chill
,ren and other heirs OF Union soldiers who have DIED
This is what Holman and nus Deuieciauc eoiieaeues |
in he course of the debate General Forneys
MI. snodeIass took OCCASION 10 uram a
,,cfure of Mr. Simpson, Kansas lie had SUPPOSED
Tim % be- careessy dressed and sochle's ne io' a
lim elegantly attiiSd idns ga bicycle VII" 's"'
When Mr. simpson so all opportunity 70 reply ne ne
said he had been accused OF not wearing soohs' ne
no gentleman had accused him of being the nol Oh ue
Iioise He wished he could shy * much iOT Tue gen
LEHMAN from Tennessee. He had heard TWO gentlemen
discussing this morning whether IN" gentleman IRON
Tennesseo or other member was the 1901 OF the
House. lie (Mr. SIMPSON, had received various per
,ona attacks from members, and ne thonght IL ume
10 PUT stop TO them. ~. ..,
In speaking TO "A verbal amendment MT shngrass
epled 10 Mr.. simpson The gentleman had accnscu mn
Mr. snodgra,s) OF wearing Prince Albert coat lie nan
worn cot hes before he came here. tie had never po"
around ragged and socklcSs In order I" sohcit WOES
Another charge was that he was lawyer, calculated
You can enter d ,nOlf pros or uat, eJaS3m"u
Mr.. Boutele. amid loud laughter 1890
Continuing MI encd grass said thai he had over
heard two gentlemen discussing whet er ne clr SnoN
grass was the fool Of the liOnc. lie dld not natter
smser that ne would receive commentator from the
Republicans or the Third Party. He had heard dozen
members this morning that Mr. simpson WIS
mountebank q socklcss demagosuc.
Mr. SnodCrasss time having expired, Mr.: simpson
asked that ii be extended five minutes for then
added Mr. simpson Al will not have to bring up the
.wo members to prove my assertion Naughter)