Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-08

! hgd, as he understood, been originally set
apart In order 10 support the par value
OF the silver certificates. And now II was
! proposed 10 issue paper currency for IT,
without A dollar more Of gold to redeem
{, with. and with the standard silver doi-
I lar worth only 45 cents II there were
/ any senators on either side of the cham
bcr who wanted to put the Government #
/ the Emitted States in that position, lie
/ (MorrilD was not one OF them.
Mr. Palmer inquired whether the bill
was still subject 20 amendment. and was
( Informed by the presiding officer that 1t
was not
Mr.. Allison: Has the bill passed 10 a
third rcading2
The presiding officer: res, ard the ques-
ton now before the Senate Is on the
passage Of the bill.
MOTION TO RE CONSIDER.
Mr.. Alison ] move to reconsider the
vote whereby tho bill was enSrotsed and
read third time.
Mr.. CockicU: Democrat, OF Missouri
+ on that motion l ask tar yeas soi idys
Mr Sherman made a final appeal to
the Senate against hasty action. The
course adopted with this bill was. he said
in violation Os.the old established rule Of
the Senate.
Never since the body was organized
rushed pcll-mcI through IT, The Senate
had refused 70 refer IT, and now it was 10
be passed with scarcely any debate. That
seemed extraordinary. He begged the
Senate. the greatest deliberativc body in
the world. to pause before hurrying to
its passage bil which. In his judgment,
contained within II things as indefensi-
Die as he had ever known in a bill.
re intimated that he would Ike more
time % present his objections to II. No
+ senator. be said had dreamed that the
hin was TO pass to-day.
no matter" said Mr.. Harris. what
people may have dreamed or not dreamed
If the Senator desires further time he
shall have it,
Mr.. Allison said that he had in his
mind two amendmen. which ne thought
were necessary and he hoped that In
some way the blll might not be placed
/ beyond the power Of amendment
/ That has already been done" said Mr.
/ Voorhees,.
/ II hope the third reading will be recon-
, silcrcd." Mr. Allison pleaded
"l prefer being frank To being agree
able" said Mr.. Harris, "and ] shall not
/ consent to its going back to the amend
. uout stage"
After some further colloquy the bill
was allowed TO 90 over TIL tomorrow
principally for the accommodation OF Mr.
sherman but with no indication that
there woull be tomorrow any abandon
mcut or yielding Of the parliamentary ad-
vantage which It occupies
Action being had on the Allison motion
70 reconsider. the next vote Is TO be on
the passage OF the bill.
After a short executive session the
Senate at 3:2o. adjourned until to-mor-
row
House of Representatives.
Mr.. ONcI OcmocraO. Massachusetts'
reported from the Committee on ARpro-
priations Mr. Bingham's resolution ask
iug the Secretary Of the Treasury 20 m
form the House under what authority the
bureau Of Engraving and Printing sub
mitted bid for printing postage stamps
with a favorable recommendation, and II
was passed Mr.. Henderson OemocraO,
North Carolina. reported from the Com
mitec OH Post Offices and Post-ltOads MI
Hinghams resolution asking the Post
ruaster-Gcncral to give the House all
tho information In his department respect
ing the bids for printing postage-stamps
and the award of the contract, and IL
was also passed.
At the beginning of the discussion of
the pension bill. Mr.. Waugh DemocraO'
Indiana. stated that Deputy Commissioner
Ben had written him letter denying
the truthfulncss Of the interview prihteI
i'm the fnd'anapolis Sentinel, and quoted
by him OWaugh i'm his speech in Wnlch
Nr zen WAS made to say that the eX-
randiturcs for pensions I'm the year 1854
would he s25 go 900 lees than for the cur
rent wear and that before the CIeNeiaih
administration closed the annual eKpehHl-
urcs on account of pensions would pe Ie-
duccd 10 $l00,ooo0Oo year.
Mr.. Hudson PopulisO. Kansas. said the
real reason why the House INDUCED III
this annual debate was that the old SOL
dicr had "A vote The pension question: He
, said. should be- taken out OF pohtics.
AIR Russell DcmocraU, Of Georgia
e,id ne had received notice that the col
. .r,I brother was to bc relcBated 10 the
roar. and that the Republican party Woul1
/ fire the northern heart with thclr ap-
uoals on this pension question. heltrrWs
To- the statements that the southern states
did not pay anything Tor pensions MI
Russell said the states should take the
pension matter i'm their own hands. Ihe
answer the country made TO the charges
,nado. AGAINST President Cleveland as 10
his p.nsion vctoes was TO give him the
LARGEST majority I'm 1892 ever given to any
candidate for the presidency In the MS
tory of the country. All That me Demo
cratic party desired. ne said, was that
thc pension laws be equitably admin
istcred.
HOKE SMITH.
In the further course of his remarks
Mr. Russell was interrupted by Mr. WI
son Republicanl. Of Ohio, TO ask whether
or not Secretary Smiths father served III
the Confederate army.
Il believe not" said Mr.. Russell.
"Wel. did he have any relatives IN the
army?" asked Mr. Wilson.
zone relative he had" answered Mr..
Russell. whose name stands as high prob
ably as that OF any man who gave his en-
,rgies ana his fortune u the Coniede-
racy-General Iioke. Of North Carolina,
whose illustrious name the Secretary
bears"
Mr.. Wilson: Was the Secretary in SYM
pathy with the COnfcderacy?
Mr.. Russell: Wen. the Secretary was
: wears old al the time the war broke out.
and in common with every 1-year-old child
In the South. his entire sympathy was
with the ConfederacY.
Mr. Springer charged that the Pension
Rurcau had been used by the Republican
partv TO affect the vote in Ohio and In
diana. which were doubtful States pOliti-
cany. Illinois averaged neither 50 many
pensioners nor 50 much paid per pen
sioner per district az did either OF the
States ndincu.
Mr.. O'Nen Democrat, Of MasSaehu-
sets. i'm charge of the bill, closed the
general debate. lie reviewed the various
speeches by Republican members. and re,
plied TO their several criticisms OF and
charges against the bureau. The cause
of the great sudden decrease OF the issue
OF pension certificates, he said. was de-
clsion made by MISUNDERSTANDING
Interior Bussey IN the late administration
which reduced the allowance OF certain
class Of certificates ; per cent On the
question OF the value of allowances MADE
hv the bureau. Mr.. Omen said the aver
axe monthly payment OF certlhcateS Is
sued I'm the Last Naum's) administration
was Sqql. while of those issued In the
first ten months of Lochren's admihis'ra-
tion II was Sl0.OS. -.
rbe close of Mr.. O'Neil's speech was
an eloouent euloey upon the character
and services of General Black the eN-
Commissioner; Commissioner Lochreh'
Secretary smith. and President Cleveland
and "A preventation of the bill as gene
/ raj expression OF the Democratic party on
| the subject Of pensions.
AMENDMENTS.
The bill then came up for cohslueia'.o''
under the fve-minute rule ana Toy amen"
rent Three amendments were ruieu out
Dn Joints of order The fourth gave tlse
| =. a.hs,a I, Was offered by Mr.. dros-