New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-06

members OF the Mormon Church IN oiuor " PusS ui9
and other Objectionable bills the authority OF me 'om
mittec Rules had 10 be invoked ana closure I,so
luton brought in aud passed wIich sct alart fri"y
which under the rules IL devoto- 10 thc cp',idenloh
Of pension claims and other private s Tn ma Scrs
about Loo s'ch bills on Va cdeha'" awaiting
action.
THE PROPOSED NEW STATS.
ON the same day that the Utah bill was passed and
IN the same dsordcry manner bills were also passed
fnrfbc admission into the Union Of Arizona and N0w
Mexico Only thirty minutes were allowed for dc
bate OH either Of the bills. although both Of them
contained novel and important provisions The same
Democratic pary which for year, resisted the adIis
sion of the Dakoas-even after the population was
sufficient TO enttlc them 10 three Representatives IN
Cngress-now stood together and applied the sas rule
in order to paas q bill foT the admission OF Arizona
whose population Is 100000 short Of the numVrr re-
a,iired To cntitle her 70 a single ReprceenhuVt u
Congress under the lat apporlosmcnt. TINS acl!oh'
of course was prompted solely by anxiety to create
new state. which, II wa- hop~d would send Dtm''
Cratic Senators and Democratic Representative 20
Congress and give the Democratic party three m"ic
electoral votes. Partisan motives AMI th- nope III
reapnu partisan advantage also controlled M ACTON
of the Democratic party in regard to the admission OF
New Mexico whose gliSh-'peakins population l. AT
Lea, e' .o'V nenrcsnn,atve in Congress But even
granting tina, the lack Of p'pg'atn T. mCI ts Sl
objection 10 INC aHlson ., ~ w. nnb the Ho.se
at the recent session, /. measure which ought hvrr
~ have been passed except after the most deliberate
and tboronSb consicratlon' with FIJI opportunity for
amendment and discussion II Is sac ~ say ~ ,
one in twenty Of the democrats VINO vo'cu t rba
n knew ANYTHING about the novel provisions ~ lilr
Arizona hill, or the New Mexico bill. ana u wa. Wv.
dent, from the careless haste WIN "M' ,,t t' 10
measures were forced through the h0nse' INV y
Democrats did not caro- 10 know what they contahe,;
The bills mentioned were ny no lctnS u. tro
ones which rushed through that ucI . =" ",
bodvn under the gag rule without anv prci"h,e VI
deiberaton consideration IL laCt nio. .,on wore
nroceediOgs Of the House in regard 10 c-l,i'O'' w"
marked by the absence Of dclibc1tion. while dnYS ni
weeks were wasted in Irrelevant ana lo'ntrS' ,Han
cusson of trivi" matter For eS" i'o;ct'cr npan
the Executive. Legislative ana Jnnic'' p.i. 'n
Arizona New Mexico and utan bl, as th Snocch
~ Mr. Walker. Of Massachusetts. against MugwumpS-
which speech after all was not eNpnhs'd'
ACTION TAKEN on PRIVATE ELLIS
OF the l. 200 and moro private bits reporter I" I've
House with favorable recommendation during 'hr SOS
sion about 500 were bill. FOR tho payment % Claims
ays,nc ont OF the War Of the Rebellion when were
,er,rtcd nv the Committee War Claims. The az
crocate amount involved by these bus "NcecHei
ss,ooooOO Probably onNthrd OF the total am"ln'
is claimed ~ persons who wcr" loNh 10 inc Inn"
Suring the War; by the heirs o. snch persons DE-
sides these individual bills there were several 81 i
general naturc-as for example tho one an'horThS
and directing the War Department 10 Investigate ana
report for payment al claim. en- Hsconln Va 'n
military occupation and Us" 81 chnl'!; 'oins d.
school buildings and other properly IN ''0 '''''' ~"
ing the War of the Rebellion ~, ,.,a
Only y Sss Or a SIX q ss wen sn vi r
the shape Of claim in behalf OF h heirs OF i: IA
Sibley formerly an officer IN tho AIlnN N NC H'ta
States. who had been educated at ne cArrn7e VI XIX
allegiance ~ his country and drew his sworn arnT
i Rag IN M FG 2 io Af rco
Gratis blocked the way. and as conS. eu1n uin
whose proposed benedcarles were loyal 20 S me s,,i
sin months ago. and vherc they nasi leia,h nm,
after the Presidential election win Sign nope sio ~,
passage in the scramble AID haste Of shor' Session
Congress Among them is tia G 1bo 'c rc in| T
S y The rebel forces which invaded that state morc
than quarter Of q century ago -
THE TREATMENT RECEIVED Bf PhNS4ON
CLAIMANTS
Tho treatment by the Democratic majority OF pen
sion claimants deserves mention here. Among the
r,,as of the House Of Representatives which have
heen I'm force during number OF years past J. ono
which devotes Friday evening u each veea. "heN
that body is in session. 10 the consideration o. p1F
pension bills These bills for the relief % persons
whose cases are exceptional and not PROVIDED LOT O'
existing laws. but whose claims arc none tHe LIS
moritorous for that rcisoa. JHtn TIL Cois'tss Ci'
time set apart for these has been properly u'eA
ona fruitful IA results During tho nrst session u
ths list Congress sGl special pcn'!on acts Terc up
proved Sy President HsTisn ard none was p""@ 80,
E ts, H. ei the sfif 81, cng e' oi Dnin: the mt
we're passed. $50 Of which were app ovSd ~ t'e,t
dent teys!ard 10. % o rc2 gsd2 EH.cny a
pT o During tie a>, session d tac XlNt Goa;
sssss ~ se y PsS'n 2 I rcG TT cyc5d t. -
became laws by lapse Of time without NJ, "IpIo,,@l
ard log vsoed sy HIN OF ne io ,,,, nrnfc c
%Lfxth and Lth ConSreescs-in both e %hCh tH-
Hone q HspteSen3 4Nr, VA ~ gT meo.c, a
compared with that w tie PTs,ai hon|c w
Ispesys y rrs 1Gn I. G S ~ We We an
became laws by lapse u tine without approval b.
'' The record Of the recent session shows that The
Democratic majority bad DETERMINED at N" Ou'N''
ignore. as far as profitable nc .ia wsr it re Re-
bellion, and 10 givc preference 20 claimants on az
count Of service b Other Ms Rc Wansc M Coin
nittce OF the Whole. on Friday night JuiY - VIZ
Which lasted ninety minutes passed eicity-nne pen
sion hills and eighteen other hills. or more thai
ore taii a minute and about ten times rs raany e
the average passed at previous sitting during ~
session. OF the ci.htynne pension ~ thr, l2SSgi
and other dependent relatives and eight FOR the senc
ht Of hospital nurses Of the late vhr making to,i
remainder OF the session. The Other tniT'y-six IN
rushed through the Committee of the Who'll" az I'M
MEXICAN Var survivors and widows. thirteen: Mex
ican War. hospital nurse one; Florida luaan War
Mar of I l'H on t" Re Th I war; one
The House Committee on Invalid Pensions has JnIlF
e ,k a. all pf S cI2m' a UT 't S rem M
Pensions has jurisdiction Of MI clnms 'or pensions o.
account Of sereC Goo IN 2hGr var rerr %s s
committee Of which about 34O were favorHby rtprc'
10 the House Durln, the same session ahpr go ~"
40 were fayOr7hl reported - NE House. Tho t'r'
mlttee on Invalid Pensions, which consists Of hiteci
mrmhcrN investigated ani reported on less man J.
per cent Of 'hc bills referred 10 i, all ~ which y rs
based on claims for services during the War II ~
Rebellion. while 'Le Committee On lenlnns, Whirl
consists Of only thirteen members. lnvcSiigaicf a&f
repcrted or moro than Is n. cent 81 the mlS re
Claims for services prior To The Nar " 'hc Rcbell p
n majority OF which claims w"Tc hoarv with age an.
f1o iIN-0flen
cation than those examined by the Committee or
invalid Pensions.
for the neglect 5nd Injustice wich claimants for lcn
siOrs on account o! services rendered daring the Wal
OF the Hpfc'l On suffered ~ tlc hands Or the reno
cratic majortv n the -cSSicn winch h1' ltf enifH
Members If the committee refl7od I'M fhcy Wcr
handicoppod AMI naturally became discouraged. u
about tr ls reported PRIOR 20 July 20 only 10? h1d
pass2d tn House drrrc tvcHiy o@ht siiin~S OF IN