The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
NOT MUCH LIKELIHOOD OF SPECIAL
PENSION LEGIsLhTION.
There Seems 20 he Just,nsbic Suspicion
About the Senate Pensions Committee-
Ir,ported Cannon ksn1ir Seized for Duty.

There Seem. to he a Ju.un.bie Suspicion
About the Senate Pensions Connittee-
Imported Cnnnon Tsnlis Seized for Duty.
WARRINGTON. Sept. 5.-President Cleveland
will probably not be called upon to repeat his
veto messages OF either private pension bills
or service pensions. Such. at least. were the
indications this morning when the Senate
Committee on Pensions held its frat meeting.
Senator Palmer sat at the head OF the table.
On the Republican side were Senators Shoup.
Hansbroueh. GallinRer. and Hawley. On the
Democratic side were empty chairs. On any
other committee OF the Senate and until this
year on the Pension Committee also. all the
minority members and one majority member
would constitute quorum. Not so with the
Committee on Pensions which, in spite OF the
Senate rule calling for eleven members is
now made up Of ak Democrats and four Re-
publcans. with no vacancy. 1t will require
all the Republicans and two Democrats to
make o quorum. and apparently the only
Democratic member who 10 anxious to make
TSe IN the senate chase tina.
the removal of Senator Turpie from the COM
mittee wa. due to the he fact that he uniformly
tio9. BY such action: / e ~, said ID ,n he
the soldier vote in Indiana. and thus save their
own bacon as we'll as promote the interests OF
to Bellows that the ,og removal q Mr.
pie vas due to pressure from the afesu tive
sae IN hs
nam me Mr. Was and MI br!ss three 3, r.
places on the Pension Committee. the other
two Democrats being Mr.. Camden OF Mest
it's preponderance Of Democrats and the views
OF its Democratic members the hepnpmcanss
alone Of pension legislation.
There was an echo OF the late unpleasant
ness with Chill In the Senate yesterday and
curious example OF official red tape obstruc-
ton. Secretary HeIbert sent letter to the
Senate. in which he said:
In view OF the relations between this government
f"s asSy OF G hs G"' Il ns
mob at VALPARAISO in October sv tins fnr en-
nssot the navy larger amount Of armoI piercing
nestle msnuf.oture by the time within which i was
tive service
The Secretary then relates how the depart
nnety o SIX ten G Firth armor.pierens
shells, sixty twelve-inch Hotter o armor- pierc-
ing shells. 200 six-ineh end 200 eig tt
inch Hadfleld comm on shells. the orders being
placed by telegraph ana cable In January.
There was money enough to pay for the am
munition and there was money enough to pay
wa was no no fund bic out Of which the duty On
these goods could be paid. The customs OIL
saw no sae m
They stood on, their dignity. and under the
very shsdow Of man,oi Nv said Mo PAY;
sary ' to-, call consEess tossther to Set
1 TSe H msn point which the sscretary oi
the Navy now lays before the senate T. that h he
ens hen in When the duty
forthcoming. and there they still are Now the
ssys needs them and shsy o4Eht
were purchased. He cannot get them. though.
and he wants Congress- to remit the duty.
introduced the resolution carrying into effect
the request Of the Secretary o. the Navy. and
dale viii be restored between the Treasury
and Navy Departments.
On the last day Of August. the Senate passed
a resolution requesting the Secretary OF the
Treasury to furnish the Senate q detailed
statement OF the value Of our exports and i'm;
ports carried under the severa! flags engaged
or foreign eaF5yng trade dIaE the as.
piled that the information requested could not
be furnished unless special Appropriation
Statistics has never distinguished between
foreign bottoms In collecting these stats;
would Involve the separate examination OF
each individual invoice and manifest OF mar-
chandise, imported or exported. nleQ IN every
port Of entry Of the United States. 1t would
require large force OF clerks. and four or FIVE
months would be required to prepare the
statement In case the Senate deems the mat
ter OF sufficient moment to warrant Its COM
pilation. he asks that 1t appropriate $4,000
for tho purpose.
Mr. Robert Grier Monroe was here to- day to
consult Secretary Lamont about the political
situation in New York. and incidentally to
look after his own prospect for recognition by
the Administration. Mr.. Monroe is said to be
anxious to figure as q power in New YORK
affairs under the present Administration. and
to give force to that i'm preston ne exerts him
self In looking after minor appointments in
Washington and elsewhere. Thus far his sue
cess has lot been sensational.
Toadstoois Among the Mushrooms.
stanislaus Bodisczek OF 427 Fifteenth avenue.
Newark went out on Monday morning along