The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-03-06
IN THE HOUSE.
The Pension Bin CIV Rise 10 Spirited
CollUquies.

WASHINGTON, March Sin the house
to-day Speaker Crisp presented. by re-
quest, petition from the governor and
legislative assembly Of Utah protesting
against the removal OF the southern Ute
Ind ans from Colorado TO Utah and
memorial from the same source for the
allotment Of Indian lands in seyeraity.
Representative Bowers of California in
troiuced a bill extending the mineral land
laws SO that they will apply 10 all lands
embraced within the existing reservations
created by presidential prociamations,
and also extending grants OF rights-oi-
way for canals and bitches provided by
the act repeating the timber culture laws
50 that they will include rights-oi-way for
electrical power lines.
BreckinriGge reported the urgent def
cheney bill with the senate amendments.
The latter was not concurred in and the
bill was sent 10 a conference. McCreary
of Kentucky asked unanimous consent
for the passage of the senate resolution
for the appointment Of commission TO
represent this government at the Antwerp
exposition. Bailey of Texas objected.
The bill TO make Bonner's Ferry, Idaho.
port of entry, passed. After one or two
other attempts TO get bills passed by
unanimous consent, the house took up the
regular order of business. Delegate
Josephs introduced bill for the admis-
sion of New Mexico. Cannon of Illinois
raised the poin; of no quorum. The bill
was then Withdrawn. The house then
went into committee Of the whole on the
pension bill.
Hepburn, republican. Of Iowa, declared
that the confederate states contributed
not one dollar TO the payment of pensions.
o! Sl50,0Oo,OO internal revenue taxes the
South paid less than s9,oOo.0J0; of Sl17.-
0o0,0o0 custom receipts, the South paid
but S4,00O,00J; of miscellaneous receipts
less than S2,p00.0D0. 80" said he, adj
dressing tho southern members, "yon
contribute less than SlS.0O0,00o to the
revenue OF the government. How do you
get that back? Nine millions returns as
sugar bounty, 100000 in pensions and
$4,000 as n deficit in postal receipts.
You therefore receive back 900 more
than you contribute. You contribute not
cent To northern pensions. What dl.-
ference does il make to you what We do
with our own money?' Republican
applause. The first proof OF hostility 10
pensioners by The administration Hepburn
found in tho fact that Grover Cleveland
is president; the second. that Hoke Smith
is secretary OF the interior.
Cannon of Illinois concluded the debate
for the afternoon. In the course Of his
speech lie drew General Black into a
most subtle colloquy, Cannon's purpose
being to commit General Black to the lat
ter's opinion OF Cleyeland's pension policy
during tho first administration. All his
finesse, however, availcd nothing, as
Black was on his guard and refused 10 be
/ trapped. Cannon then sought 10 get an
( expression upon the present pension rol-
icy. General Black replied that he had
/ already given his opinion of the demo-
cratic idea OF pensions.
1.-The country" replied Cannon, "cares
not three hurrahs in hades what the DEM
ocratic party thinks. WHAT would like
TO know is whether the pension policy Of
Grover Cleveland is just one. | believe
my colleague. General Black, does him.
self injustice when he seeks TO make his
own magnificent war record cover a mali
cious and wanton attack upon his COM
rades." The committee then rose and the
| house adjourned.