The record-union., 1893-02-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
Yesterdays Proceedings in the Senate
and House.

Yesterdays Proceedings in the Senate
and House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. q. In the Senate
to-day, after the agricultural bill was
placed on the calendar, the pension ap-
preparation bill was taken up. German
called attention to the fact that the bill
appropriating 1856, 100000 was being run
through the Senate with very few SEN
ators giving any attention to it. This
was the Commissioners estimate of what
would be needed; but the fact was that
the Commissioner did not know how
many pensioners will be added to the
rolls this year, and it was beyond ques-
ton that there will be at the end of the
fiscal year, on June Both next, a def
cheney of from $1,000, 600 to $50, 900. 900.
German said he could not fail to take
notice of the fact that there had been an
overwhelming vote in the House against
any change III the pension laws. The
fact was, as stated last week by the SEN
ator from Illinois lPalmer), that there
had been rivalry between the two great
political parties to see how far they could
80 in the matter of pension legislation.
All that he tGorman) desired to do was
to call the attention of the Senate and
the people to the fact that with the pres
ent condition of the pension laws.
Congress would be powerless at the next
session las it was at this to reduce the
pension appropriation to any extent until
the question was taken up by the pension
committee, and until legislation was had
for reduction of pensions.
Palmer spoke on the subject of the pen
sion as one interesting the country very
much. The amount of pension appro-
priations was exciting surprise There
was a growing anxiety that pensions
should be paid only to the deserving, and
he thought the old soldiers pensioners as
well as non-pensioners) would favor any
proposition that tended to eliminate from
the rolls those who did not deserve pen
sions. He trusted the new administra-
ton would find a man for Pension Com
missioner who comprehended the gravity
of the subject, and have the courage to be
right.
After further discussion the bill was
passed without amendment.
The conference report on the Military
Academy bill was agreed to, and, after a
conference was ordered on the sundry
civil appropriation bill, public business
was suspended in order that fitting trib-
utes might be paid to the memory of the
late Senator henna.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The demand
for the regular order by Simpson in the
House to-day blasted the hopes of a num-
Der of gentlemen who desired to have pet
bills passed during the closing hours OF
Congress.
Peel moved to suspend the rules and
pass the Indian appropriation bill. AL
though more than two-thirds of the bill
has already been agreed to in Committee
of the Whole. and though Peel requested
that the reading of that part be dispensed
with, Kilgore objected, and the clerk pro-
ceeded TO read the bill in full.
The House Committee on Agriculture
to-day decided to push the anti-option
bill. Hatch will endeayor to get it before
the Committee of the Whole. Failing in
this. he has arranged to be recognized TO
move to pass it under suspension of the
rules.
The Indian appropriation bill was
passed under the suspension of the rules.
Holman moved the suspension of the
rules and non-concurrence in all the SEN
ste amendments to the the sundry civil
appropriation bill. This gave rise to a
brief discussion of the Sherman bond
amendment. Then the House agreed to
non-concur in the Senate amendments
and the bill was sent to conference. The
arrangement is to use this non-concur-