The Globe-republican., 1893-02-24
CONGRESSIONAL

| senator quay gave notice OF an amendment 20
the Worlds fair appropriation bill; making il
| conditioned on Sunday opening. Work on the
sundry civil bill was pushed forward.
il the house Gye1 limiting Se
| ing e time for debate to close.
| Mr.. Hatch gave notice that he should press
sion bill included. If a vote was not reached on
| the latter at the time set
All amendments to the sundry civil appropri-
| alton bill reported by the committee on appro-
priations, including the worlds fair items were
disposed of with the exception of the series re-
| lating to the river and harbor Improvements
presidents Hawaiian message was delivered.
| and then, without delay, the senate on Senator
| Shermans motion. went into executive session.
olaed the atfsntion Of the Rouse. The general
debate was enlivened by Mr.. Boute!le: of Maine,
who made a vigorous characteristic speech.
Sersy without excitement and it ended without
any gain on either eide. Against the amend
ments changing the existing pension laws points
OF order were made. the determination OF which
was postponed. After further debate the gem
eral discussion closed and the bill was read for
amendments. The committee on appropriations
offered an amendment transferring the pension
bureau from the interior TO the war department.
Points Of order were raised, but adjournment
prevented action upon them.
A careful canvass of the members of the sem
ate appears to indicate the Hawaiian treaty will
be ratified with several votes to spare.
sundry civil APPROPRIATION bill providins that
no more than three-fourths OF the appropria-
tions for internal improvements be expended
during the next fiscal year, except as to the
Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
The house had stormy session while discuss
ing proposed amendments to the pension apprO-
priation bill. Fistc encounters were prevented
by bodily interference.
After the debate the amendment for transfer
OF the pension bureau to the war department
was disagreed to by vote of SO to IS: The other
amendment relative to the reQuirings of pen
sioners under the act of 1899. to show that they
were disabled from manual labor and have not
an annual income OF $500, and providing that no
widow shall be granted a pension II she was not
married within five years after the close of the
war in which her husband served, was also de-
feated without division.
In the senate the amendment to the eundry
civil appropriation bill, the effect of which is to
continue in force the federal supervision of
elections was carried by party vote. Ali the
committee amendments having been disposed
of and the bill being open to general amend.
ment, the question as to the issue of per cent.
tssed An e was ored By
Sherman, which was discussed the rest of the
day.
TSenator Stewart said there was no necessity to
sell bonds to buy coin. There was plenty OF
coin in the treasury. There was over $6Co,OO0,-
600 of silver coin and silver bullion in the treas
nly and Sos 100000 gold, thus making over
SCO.0OO0 600 coin or of what might be converted
into coin. If silver was good money for the
people it was good money for everybody and
In the house the postofice appropriation bill
and car coupler bill were both reached and post
poned.
Further excitable debate was had on the PEN
sion appropriation bill and it was finally passed
In the discussion Representatives Davis and
Otis favored q motion made by themselves to
pay pensions in legal tender greenbacks. They
also wanted the law so amended that all the
silver bullion now in the treasury could be
coined and used in meeting pension payments.
Judge BrOderick spoke against the amend
ment to transfer pension agencies to Washing
ton. He regards it as a scheme of the southern
members to get the patronage of clerks; of an
increase in the expense of doing business and
making it for more incOnvcnent for the old SOL
diers.
The Sherman amendment the per cent. bond
proposition, was agreed to by the senate, ayes
30; nays 10.
In the house fight on the item in the postof-
fee appropriation bill of Sl96.OOO for special
mail facilities on certain trunk lines, consumed
time and the bill went over.
The friends of the Cherokee strip bill are
greatly enraged over their luck in the house.
They met with utter defeat in two attempts to
get the bill before the house. Speaker Crisp.
according to Chairman Peel. promised to recog-
nize the chairman of the committee on Indian
affairs Immediately after the omnibus claims
bill was disposed of, and at that moment Peel
arose for recognition, and much to his surprise,
Herbert was recognized and the navy bill was
On making inquiry the speaker stated that he
had decided to make u change, and in the mat
ter his word was law. He then promised to
recognize Peel as soon as the committee on agrl-
culture was passed.
But while the agriculture committee had right
of way kilgOre, the Texas steer. stamPeded and
held the house idle an hour by his ilibustering.
This prevented reaching the Cherokee strip
bill. SO it Will be seen that kilgOre and the
rules of the present house and the speaker of
the house have operated fearfully against the
opening of the Cherokee strip.
Chairman Peel said: This is the first time in
my life was ever deceived by the highest offi-
cial in the housc.
Delegate Harvey sized the situation up in a
few emphatic words, and expressed the hope
that treason to the bill would not defeat it.
Chairman Hatch announced a proposed pro-
gram by which he still hopes to get vote on
the anti-options bill.
Senator Gorham. while opposing some amend
ments to appropriation bills. claimed that the
revenues would not be sufficient to meet all that
it was proposed 10 appropriate; and said that
special session of congress would be necessary |
to devise taxation to meet the condition.
His warning did not prevent the senate from
agreeing to all the amendments that were of |
fered making appropriations for increasing the |
limit of cost of public buildings. |
The house passed the New York and New Jer- |
sey bridge bill; also the naval and agricultural
appropriation bills.