St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-20

ports which followed the Nicaragua
canal bill was favorably reported from
the committee on commerce. The
house at the conclusion Of the call went
into committee of the whole for the
further consideration of the
URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL.
The item appropriating s2OO.0OO for
special examiners Was again immedi-
ately under fire.
Mr.. Waugh (Rep.. Ind.) offered an
amendment to MIR. Holman's amend
ment OF yesterday designed to prevent
the pension office from employing prr-
sons ''Other than pension examiners"
as spies and secret agents to hound
Union soldiers. These two amendments
precipitated some debate. The Waugh
amendment was defeated, 49 to 6S, a.
VAS also the Holman amendment, rs To
81. Mr.. Hicks and Mr.. Hudson with
drew amendments they had offered, an
thereupon Mr.. Martin offered the fol
lowing:
provided, that any pension hereto
fore or that may hereafter be granted to
any applicant therefor under any Law
of the United States authorizing TIL;
granting and paying Of pensions on APP
plication made and adjucated -upoh,
shall be deemed and held by all officers
of the United States to be aveSted right
in the grantee to that extent that pay
ment thereof shall not be withheld or
suspended until after due notice to the
grantee of not less than thirty
days, or until the commissioned
of pensions, after hearing all the
evidence, shall decline to annul.
vacate. modify or set aside the decision
upod which said pension was granted.
Such notice TO grantee must contain
full and tue statement of any charges
or allegations upon which such decision
granting such pension shall be sought
TO be in any manner disturbed or modi-
fed" this substitute was adopted.
104 to 20.
MIR. Hayes, Of Iowa. offered an amend
ment appropriating $4,000 for mileage
for members of the Ihousp for the pres
cnt session, and s45.CC0 for mileage for
senators and S45.CC0 for stationery lCr
The house ard 81, COO for the senate.
The members showed a peculiar and
personal interest in the long discussion
which followed, crOwding about the
speakers desk and listening to every
word. To some of them from the far
off Pacific lis determination involved as
high as sl.2Co During the debate
Chair man Wilson, of the ways and
means committee, rose in his place with
the long looked-tor
TARIFF BILL
in his hand, and the committee rose in
formally 10 receive the bill and report.
There was no demonstration of any
kind. Mr. Wilson simply reported from
the ways and means committee "a bill
10 reduce taxation, provide revenue and
for other purposes" The discussion of
the Hayes amendment was continued at
some length, and it was finally adopted,
145 to 10.
Mr.. urtis, of Kansas, then offered an
amendment to pay the employees of the
house and the senate, Including the
capitol police who were on the roll Nov.
8, when the extra session adjourned, an
extra months pay. The amount i'll
volved was S45,OU0. MIR. Richardson. of
Tennessee, offered an amendment to
this amendment widening its scope.
After some debate, participated in by
Mr.. Savers iii opposition, Mr.. Curtis
and Mr.. Hooker Miss. in advocacy, Mr..
Richardson withdrew his amendment
and the Curtis amendment carried. 139
10 As. No further amendments were
duOpI6u. anu Tie committee rose anu
reported the bill and pending amend
ments to the house. A Separate vote
was demanded by Mr.. Bland OIL the
mileage amendment, and Mr.. Brecken-
ridge Oh the amendment for all extra
months pay for employees of the house
and senate. -
Mir. Wells, of Wisconsin, called for
the yeas and nays on the mileage amend
ment, but the members were not anX-
iOus to go on record.
MIR. Bland, of Missouri, Immediately
inaugurated q filibuSterjng movement.
He explained that all he wanted was
record-making vote
That's just what you don't get"
cried a dozen voices.
Mr.. Holman and Mr.. Bland insisted
that they were entitled TO have a az e
and nay vote, and Mr.. Bailey testified
house would not agree to it, and Mi.
Bland went on making filibustering
motions 10 adjourn, to take a recess,
adjourn to certain day, etc. Meantime
the speaker had retired from the chair,
and the committee on rules had held
meeting. A special order was prepared.
The gag was invoked. Gen. CatchiugS'
appearance with the rule in his hand
was greeted with loud cheers. Sue
cessiyely the special order was adopted,
the motion to adjourn was defeated, the
mileage amendment, the amendment
for a months pay 10 house and senate
employees was agreed to. Shortly there
after the house adjourned.
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