The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-12-17
HOT SHOT IN The HOUSE
Republicans Attack and Democrats De.
fend CleVsland's Pension Policy.
FREE TALK BACK AND FORTH
Each sido Appeals to History to
Vindicats Its Position-Cannon,
Livingston. Enloe ana
Others at IL.


the pension policy of tho administration,
growing out of an item in the urgent def
cheney appropriation bill. appropriating
100000 for special examiners, consumed
the entire day of the house. Under the
lead OF Cannon an assault was made
against Cleyeland's pension policy, espe-
cia ly that portion which resulted in the
revocation of order l6i and the subse-
quent suspension of thousands of pen
sioners. Livingston of Georgia and Enleo
of Tennessee defended the administra-
tion and Lacey of Iowa and Morse of
Massachusetts opposed il.
Breckinridgo took the floor and ex-
planned that the bill contained appropria-
tiations amounting to 81 ,65l sos, the only
item antaSonized being an appropriation
oil 500, 900 for special pension examiners.
Touching this item Cannon thought IL Was
time Tor congress to examine the manner
the pension Office is being conducted. He
referred to the clause of the presidents
message declaring that every neighbor-
hood had its fraudulent pensioners. He
reviewed tho action OF the department in
cutting of thousands of pensioners.
There has been much allegation of fraud,
but littlo had materializcd on cross exam
ination. or the 235 special examiners in
the department, dozen were employed
to run down these alleged fraudulent pen
sioners. All pensions cut OH were ciassed
ny the commissioner 10 the credu OF the
amount saved py tne once. one miiiioh
ooiiars IN reJectea pensions nau oeeh
ciassiheu as si.ooo'oV sa'eu' ie' atera
rousn examination, H was iouhu ,ha' pu'
sSi'ocV hau oeeh aetuaiiy paia out,o pen
s'ohers VINO haa procured pensions py
faIsa top
forgery perjury OF iaise Perso"a''oii'
lie undertook to say that there was
no i,o'o "auu III ,"e au'h''s.r"' s,,
'ion OF me ahairs oi thc pension onlee'
wnicn uisoorsea annually sioo"V'oV'
.nan III .,e aaJuuicauon Oh cases III 'ne
courts OF the country: Inc fi.S-nrs' CON
Gress appropriated sloo'uo.oo ior pen
s'ous. me rnH-seconu, WIN ,to a ueino. noc
cra'ic majority, appropriated sioe'o''o"
10 mee' payments OH account Oh pensions:
vraer iot was respohs,o'e 'or hlucn OF
'his maghanih,,y. let inc preseht heau
oi "e pchs'oh oePar'heh' snu ',e ses'e
.a.' " 'ue .r''
,"'s CONSTRUCTION hau s''oi iou' Year snu
oeeh acIuiesced III oy aonocra,'c mousse
OF REPRESENTATIVES, 10 re'erse '""' co''
suue''oh.
was an u.'' sa'u ne' snaM,ns ,, ,''s
,is' s' o''''lipuss' ann 70 .r. I"o 'i'
famous ruiins u 'ne eaunii'''S''a'io" was
,ha' men receN,he pcns'phs' wh1se .ases
iiao peeh Pio,eu' snousu oe suieAen i.on'
,ne roiis. nooh a' 'he penhe,' 'sse' "n'e'
- hhoM u i,o'ii o'e e'u y. w, o'"s ~
,"e o'ner. ~ su'n , ru,i,s nau '.en ,'auo
os repu"iieah '~u'''n's'aon, ~ u' uau"'
OF Dussey. ai'e 'n' eohsrue,'o" vi ''o
Jaw naa s'ooa 'nree years anu Deen raw
hea oy coperess' "o''' ""a'" "e
'aeneu .,,', hom. ,,-, :.
na' 'is"'' s"o"''' i.''e'' s"'
10 nauu'' ,, a.,
o"' no, i.p'eu Sso' "" "os
go ior hau'i. occauso III "ou y c.ianee'y
no IS not gui'y' anu your commissioner
is.
comparing me worh oi nau'i auu Loc','
reh' seven iioh'"s aun'n's''s''on OF oi eac"
showea 'na' Nau'h hau issueu isf'"V cer'
tlhcates' Locnreh sf,oU. IN .ne same pc.
riod hauih naa NJec.ed ef'ov Chains anu
,ochreh o''ooo. Loenren nuu neP, WIN
hauth on reJecuons' ou' i'a"'" ""u oca'eh
ninn TWO 70 one on 'ssues.
i"a' erea'S 70 "'s e'eo". s"ou'ea
some one Oh 'me oeniocra''c s'uc' eo
not 'hin" So TePi,ca Nanhoh' anu
tnink my Judgment WIZ oe me Judgment
OF history' ne oid not uesire 10 at'ack
the pension oIice' put ne diu at'ack the
aihosPhcre oi ,"a' oihee' "n'ch Ior an
honest eia,mah' was ~ degrees peiow
zero lLangmerl. II makes ma,ters look
gloomy Tor op'oVo ciaihiahtsu uhder 'ne act
OF io'o whose Chains were ho' auJuni-
ca'cd' ana fcoV pensioners unuer mat
law whose pensions were In jeopardy.
(Appiause on the republican side):
Livingston replied 10 cannon. lhe APP
preparation unuef ulscusSlon was 10 pro-