Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-15
bRK OF CONGRESS.
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SENATE AND HOUSE.

record of the Important
,ou. of Our National Lnw-
,'sr.-The work Done IN "o'h
inches.
,:,rton. March 6.-The debate on
'nnien appropriation bill continued
IN the house and al times con-
HE spirit was displayed;
mo,iver Rep. Iowa. said ne would
nbtruded himself in this debate
not in receipt of letters com
IN terms that excited his sym
with the present management OF
Ieasion office: 49,.
=. proof of hostility to pensioners
administration was found in the
u Grover Cleveland was presi-
second. that Hoke Smith was sec
If the interior. When Hoke
cont into office, he continued,
Poo onnlications were pending. The
80 Y ere dying at the rate Of H.
"nor Instead of adjudicating these
The depa rtment went back and sus-
1900 pensioners whose cases
- lawyers adjudicta. How did this
.omnare with that of his predc-
Who in the previous six months
al 10000 claims? He denied that
were any great number of fraudu-
pensioners.
Tovney CRep. Minn.l cont lu"d the
he in opposition to the pension pol
the administr ition.
Baldwin Dem. MIMI gave a
nrors description Of the the war
IF the other side; Mr.. Dolliver who
only prevented from charging on the
od ranks of rebellion and of having
elf enshrined on the pension roll by
binder youth; Cannon, whose old age
I yeals 2 enabled him to escape
fdroft. and Picker, who now re-
n smooth the front of grim-visaged
.In the name of God and a suf-
l. %people," he concluded, "let us have
:" Gaught,r and applause).
Il senate held Il short session and
little business Of importance was
sacted. A brief debate on silver was
Inflated by the intention expressed
he vice president to refer to Bland
HORACE bill (Which had just been re-
4d from the house, to the finance
%nittee. Mr.. Stewart of Nevada Op-
this disposition of the bill, and
that it be allowed to lie OH the
! subject to being called up at any
This was finally ordered. Mr..
TART at the same time offered a free
II amendment to the bill. The only
r event of interest was the offering
lir. Morgan of louisiana of n rcso-
IN looking to the appointment of a
commission member which he Of
as a substitute TO the tariff bill.
umber of bills of minor Importance
! passed.
1ashington, March THE dcbGte on
pension appropriation bill was con-
I'd to-day il the house, the feature of
day being Gen. Sickles' speech crit
BIZ the action of Commissioner Loeb
An agreement was reached where
The debate on the bill will close to-
row. Before the debate began to-
the resolution for the investigation
Judge Jenkins writ of injunction
nst the Northern Pacific railway en-
es was taken ID and passed.
somewhat amusing episode Cnlivened
senate proceedings to-day, inaugur-
by Senator Berry's personal ex-
ntion. A New York newspaper had
|ded him in a group # portraits of
Democratic senators whom it
ged with being ''obstructionists" to
tariff bill. Mr.. Berry denied that he
ever been anything but an earnest
kcate of the bill, and on an occasions
urged its speedy report TO the senate
put modification. His explanation
followed by explanations from SEN
Faulkner, Call, McLaurin and
gan, which led to much amusement
be senate chamber. The main inter-
Of the day centered about the dis
bon as to the disposal of the Bland
Mr.. Stewart gave notice that to-
Pow he would move to take it up
make it the business before the sen
until disposed of. Mr.. Teller also
e on the same subject.
ashingtCn, Mar,h S.-After five days
ebate the pension appropriation bill.
ping Sl51,O0O,00O. passed the house
.at division. Throughout the debate
E had been no criticism of the amount
pei by the bill, debate being on the
hand confined to an assault on the
Pner in which the present commission
p pensions had administered the Of
and his alleged unauthorized sJspcn-
OF pensions, and on the other TO a
fhse OF the attempt of the commits
FER to purge the rolls of those who
not entitled to a place upon them.
'ruay there were several very spir-
speeches, those by Gen. Henderson
iowa, MIR. ONeill in closing the dc
and ex-Speaker Grow. All the
Fndments to the bill. save one, that Of
flckler to make the reports of the
INNING surgeons open to the inspec-
Oh the applicant or. his attorneys,
y oefeated. They all fell under points
|prder that they were not germane.
one which attracted most attention
'nat OF Mr.. Enloe to repeal Il por-
Oh the provision included in the
" iast December to prevent the sus-
f,,on OF any pension except on thirty
! motto, as to permit the suspension
.ase OF plain prime facie evidence
"e pensioner had procured his pen
" forgery. perjury or other palpable
rh his amendment was offered at
-assestitn of Commissioner Lochren
SUI who, under the opinion of the at
~ general, declared that if the act Of