The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-24
AIN ADJOURNMENT IN SIGHT.
MORE szIRnINe AND EXCITING SCENES
IN THE HOUSE.

An b.t Three OF the Great Appropriate,
u Tit on Pension NiSht-rhs Calendar.
ove-ioaded-The Legislative Locomotive
Again workins-Tom Reed rresestiss-
: The Great silver Fight and Its Resaii.
iwAsHiNGToN. July 23-The heat here Is ter
rife. Tho city CLOVIS like a furnace. The
members OF the House are wild to get away.
Eleven OF the great appropriation bills have
already passed both Houses and have gone TO
the President The Sundry Civil and the Gen.
erai Deficiency bills are in conference The
Sundry Civil bill came back'to the House
weighted with s12.000.O00 extra in Senate
amendments.
The silver fight drew over 275 members to
tho House. As soon as the contest was ended
the members began to scatter for their homes.
1t begins to look as though II would soon be
difficult to secure quorum. Tho House Is
really awaiting the action OF the Senate. and
the Senate must be held responsible for any
further delay.
This week scores Of members are at homo
looking after their political fences. Others.
exhausted by the heat. are recuperating at the
seaside or in the mountains. Everybody is
anxious to get through and HE away
Tho calendars. however. are laden with hun
dreds Of bills. public and private. There are
over thousand bills on tho private calendar
alone. Tho corridors are filled with claimants
urging action In their behalf. At times 1t Is
possible to secure unanimous consent for tho
consideration OF such bills. It Is hard to So
cure this. however whenever bill carries an
appropriation. however small. Indeed. obiec-
ton has been raised to the consideration OF .
bill appropriatinR . small sum Of money to
49, L.
from Alaska to his home.
As soon as tho House thins out even II
unanimous consent is given. tho point Of no
quorum will certainly be raised upon any
measure brought before the House. Mr..
Bailey OF Texas has announced his belief that
under the Constitution q quorum should be
required to pass any measure whatever. He
has made It his business to see that . quorum
votes. This leaves 1t in the power OF few
men to delay business BIZ refusing to vote
As the end approaches tho anxiety in regard
to private pension bills increases. On recent
pension night there were 100 members pres
ent, This was the largest number present on
any pension night since the session began. A
moderate business was done. Tho session was
marked by lively tilt between Mr.. Robinson
OF Pennsylvania and Mr.. Living ston Of Georgia
Mr.. Robinson accused the Confederates Of op-
nOSlng Rll pensions UNION bOiul0Ib mT. Live
ingston and MIR. Meredith OF Virginia warmly
denied the charge They asserted that the Con-
federates In the House never stood in the way
OF pensions to deserving Union soldiers They
fought those souRht-for deserters and others
who were not deserving. The dispute grew
30 hot that Gen. Curtis OF New York raised a
point OF order He said that the evening sos
sions were intended for the con Grafton OF
bills on the private calendar. The House had
been listening for some time to q display Of
talent on both sides. North and South. upon
an, entirely different subject. He said that It
WINS very interesting. but not In order. Then
the following scene ensued:
s Mr.. Livingston-We did not begin It on this
: Gen. Curtis-My point applies to both sides.
Mr. Livingston Well. we are tired, Of that
sort OF thing. and We don't want to hear any
Mr.. Robin on--well you will hear Just as
much Of it as choose to give you when have
Mr.. Livinrston,:Then you will take It back.
represent the district that John Hick man rep
resented. and he never took anything back.
Mr.. Livingston, have got to stop these
insinuntions on this floor.
Mr.. Rohinson-Neverl neverl
other pension through this House.
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record.
Mr. Robinson-All right
Mr.. Robinson is Republican. He had PEN
sion bill before the House. and few Demo-
Gratis were opposing it Mr.. Butler OF Iowa. .
member Of the Committee on Invalid Pensions
said that it had no merit in it. This was de-
MED by Mr.. Martin. the Chairman OF the COM
mttee. He made a calm. dispassionate state
ment. which allayed the excitement Robin
sons bill was passed IN committee. the Con-
federates Offering no factious opposition.
On the next pension night O new rule was
adopted. BY unanimous consent the roll OF
the members of the House was called. and
each member present WAS allowed to call up q
bill for the consideration Of the House. In this
way W pension bills were utthrough the mill.
They included bills for the relief OF Union
soldiers Mexican war veterans. soldiers OF the
war Of 1872. and soldiers Of the Florida and
other Indian wars Among them was bill
giving pension of S25 u month to Corporal
Abraham Ba!!y. tho only soldier Of the war OF
1872 in New York city. As introduced. the bill
provided for q pension Of 500 month for tho
old corporal. who requires the const mt SER
Vices Of an attendant The Committee. how.
eyer. cnt it down to s25. Buck Nisore and
other Cont ederate veterans were present when
these bills were passed and offered no factious
were all good bills aud there was not bin
among them for the benefit Of o dsserter.
H.-ANorHER SUSPENSION DAY.
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