The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-18
THE SENATE AND HOUSE
THEsUNDRr oIyIL AUTHORIZATION
BILL AND ITS AMEyDENMKNTs.
No Person Shall he Paid q Pension Under
the Act OF 1890, During the Time when
His Income Shall Amount TO 81 900.


The Sundry CWii Appropriation bill
having been taken up in the Senate at
the close OF the morning business, tie
vote was taken on the amendment re-
tanning laws for the supervision OF Fed
erd elections. 1t was agreed TO, ayes.
~; noes, "a. The Senate then on motion
OF Mr.. Sherman proceeded 10 executive
business.
After twenty minutes of seclusion the
doors were reopened and the consideration
Of the Sundry Civil Appropriation bin
was proceeded with. All the amendments
which had been reported from the Com
mittee on Appropriations having been
disposed of. various other amendments
OF no public Importance were reported
from the committee by MIR. Allison. it's
chairman, and were agreed 20. The bill
was then open 10 general amendment.
MIR. Sherman offered his per cent. bond
issue amendment. AS soon as IT was read,
a point OF order was made by Mr.. Sewart
against the amendment as general iegis-
lation on Appropriation bill" After brief
discussion the President made his
ruling. The amendment. he said. made
an appropriation to carry out existing
law, and limited the authority Of the
Secretary OF the Treasury under existing
law. 1t did not in the opinion of the
Chair. propose new legislation. The Chair
therefore, held the amendment to be in
order. Mr.. Stewart appealed from the
decision and moved TO lay tho appeal on
the table. That motion was agreed to-
ayes. 2S noes. IS. SO the amendment
was decided TO be in order
Mr.. Mills moved 10 strike out Of the
amendment, the words, Ave years after
bofg At pIe
deemabie at the pleasure of the Govern
ment, and he argued in support of that
motion. Mr.. Sherman said that If the
proposition was not one 10 provide for
an emergency he should feel disposed TO
accept Mr. Mills amendment; but he
thought that II would not be wise to ven
ture on II now. He did not believe that
any considerable amount of the per cent.
bonds would ever be issued. At
the same time. the contingency
should be provided for. The
power to issue the bonds would, he
thought. enable the Secretary Of the
Treasury TO maintain the gold reserve
without his issuing them. The merits
OF the amendment were discussed for the
rest OF the day, and the adjournment
came before the debate closed. Opponents
OF amendments were PETER, Teller, Mills
and Call. Ii was advocatd by Voorhees,,
Hiscock. Harris, Morrill, and Mcpherson.
Mr.. Allison tried 10 get an agreement
as TO the hour at which n vote should be
taken tomorrow on the Sherman amend
ment, but objection was made. He then
asked unanimous consent that the bill
should be disposed Of tomorrow, and that
also was objected TO. He then gave notice
that he would try 10 have night sessions
next week. The Senate then al $40 ad-
Journed I'LL tomorrow at Ii A. VI.
House Of Representatives.
The Car Coupler bill was postponed for
further consideration until next Tuesday
The House narrowly escaped another ex-
citing scene. on this occasion there was
nothing political or personal involved.
Mr. johnson Qtep., 1nd) was calling the
attention Of the speaker TO what he
thought was q MISREPRESENTATION on the
part OF the Chair in one Of ms state
ments. Johnson was aggressive in his
manner and in his speech, but at the
direction of the speaker he (rather un-
graciously) took his seat, and the House
resumed consideration Of the Pension APP
prOpriati0n bill.
DeArmond offered an amendment that
after July 1st, 1898, there shall not be
paid 10 any person under the act of 1890
any pension for or during the time when
the income OF such person shall amount
to 1000 a year. The amendment was
agreed to-l0l 10 SS. The consideration of
the bill having been completed. Mr..
GrOut Rep., Vt) obtained a few moments
on a verbal amendment. He merely wish
ed 10 reply 10 the remarks made yester-
day by Mr.. Turpin, OF Alabama. That
gentleman had stated that there was a
man employed In the pension bureau at
a salary Of 81, 600 year who was drawing
a pension of $19 a month for total deaf
ness. and who was stationed at the tele-
phone. He (GrOuD had received certain
Information in regard TO this case from
the pension bureau: In the first place,
the man was a Democrat; in the second
place. there appeared among the names
Of the men who recommended him the
name Of Judge Gresham. Uaughter) The
adjudicating officer. He drew a pension
for total deafness Of the right ear. II
vas not his business to attend to the
desk Of another adjudicating officer oc-
casionally he did put his left ear to the
phone. Oaughter)
The committee then arose and reported
the bill TO the House.
The DeArmond amendment agreed 10
In Committee of the Whole was rejected
by the HOuse~yeas. 12i: nays, 13i. The
bin was then passed.
The House then. in Committee of the
Whole proceeded to the consideration of
the Postoffice Appropriation bill.
Without dispOsing of the Postoffice
bin the committee rose, and the House
az o'clock adjourned. having first va
Gated order for the usual Friday evening
session.