The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-28
RUSHING MATTERS NOW.
Tho House and Senate Are Maxine
Haste With Appropriation
Bills.
Hundreds Of Millions Voted AWav
With Few Paying Heed to
the Proceedings.
Senator German Again Calls Attention to
the Vast Sans Being Spent An
nuaiIy on Psnsious.


turaI bill was placdd on ths calendar the
German called attention to the fact that Il
bill approprinting $lGG, 100000 WAS being
run through the senate with vory few sen :
ntorB giving any attention to il. This was
the comm ssioner's estimate of what would
be needed; but tho fact was the com mis-
sioner did not know how many pensioners
would be added TO the rolls this year, and
it was beyond question that there would be
at the end Of the facal year, on the 3Osh of
June next, a deficiency of $5.00UO00 to
S2o.o00.000. German said he could not tail
to tako notice Of the fact that there had
been an overwhelming vote in the house
against any change in the pension laws.
The fact was as stated last week by the
senator from Illinois (Palmer) there had
been rivalry between tho two great
political parties to SEQ how far
they could 40 in the matter OF pension leg
,slation. All that he (Gorman) desired to
do was the attention OF the senate and peo-
pie to tho fact that. with the present con-
dition Of pension laws, congress would be
powerleEs at the next session as it was at
this to reduce pension appropriations to
any extent until the question is taken up
by the pension committee and until legisla-
tim ia had for the reduction OF pensions.
Palmer spoke of the subject of pensions
as one interesting the country very much.
The amount OF pension appropriations waa
exciting surprise. There was growing
anxiety that pensions should be paid only
to the deserving and he thought old
soldiers, pensioners, well as non n-pensoners.
would favor any proposition that would
tend to eliminate from the rolls those who
dld not deserve pensions. lie trusted the
new administration would find n man for
pension commissioner who could comDre-
hend the gravity of the subiect and have
the courage to do right.
After further discussion the bill passed
without amendment.
The conference report on tho military
academy bill was agreed to, and, after
conference had been ordered on the sundry
civil appropriation bill, public business
was suspended in order that fitting tributes
might be paid to the memory of the late
Senator kenna.
In the house the Indian approximation
bill ra.3eed under a Suspension of the rules.
Holman moved suspension of the rules
and on-concurrence in all of ths senate
amendments to the sundry civil appropriR-
tion bill. This gave rise to brief dis
cussion of the Sherman bond amendment.
The house agreed to non concur IL the som
ate amendments. and the bill was sent to
the conference commlttee.
The arrangement 10 to use this non con-
currence to force the senate to recede from
its action on the sherman bond amend
ment. 1t is believed tho amendment is not
as strong as it was in the senate, and that
the bold front on the part of the house
will cause the senate to recede on that point
in order to GET the other amendments
through.
Wise moved to suspend the rules and
concur in the senate amendment to the car
coupler bill. The motion to concur in the
senate amendment WAS agreed to.
demand for the regular order by Simp-
son blasted the hopes of a number of gen
tlemen who desired to get bills passed in
the closing hours of congress. Peel moved
to suspend the rules and pass the Indian
appropriation bill. Although more than
two-thirds of the bill had already been
agreed TO IN committee of the whole and
though Peel requested that the reading of
TINT part be dispensed with, kilRore OBJ
iected and the cletll proceeded to read the
reading of the Indian appropriation bill
the anti option bill came i'll for some talk
Taylor. of Illinois, said it WAS being
p ossed on the senate by the greatest COM
bination of milors ever formed in the
world to limit the markets. Coombs, OF
New York, sent to the clerk desk and had
read newspaper dispatch from Manksto
MIMI, declaring that the combination of
alters favor the bill. He then called the
name OF one of this most important nillers
IN the United states. HATCH replied at
some length, md said the bill would limi.
salea; not the sales of wheat, but the sales
Of wind on the Chicago board Of trade.
After some further badinage the house got
back to business and passed the Indian mp
pEop,intion bill