The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-03-15
was taken up, but not carried far.
tors Morrill,, Sherman, and Allison spoke

was taken up, but not carried far. Soma.
tors Morrill,, Sherman, and Allison spoke
in opposition, and then after a short exec
utive session, the Senate adjourned.
In the House on the 18th tho Senate joint
resolution was passed for the appointment
of a commission to the Antwerp Interna-
tional Exhibition The House then went
into Committee of the Whole on the PEN
sion appropriation bill. At 3 o'clock the
general debate closed under the agree
ment and the bill was read for amendment
and debate under the five minute rule.
Messrs. Bingham of Pennsylvania. Enloe.
Democrat. Of Tennessee. and Hopkins of
Illinois. offered amendments which were
declared out of orier as not being ermane
Mr.. GrOsvenor Of Ohio offered an amend
ment to increase the appropriation for PEN
sions carried by the bill from $50, 600, 900
To St65, 000, 900. which was defeated without
division. Mr.. Pickler of South Dakota Of
fered an amendment to make the reports
OF the examining surgeons open 20 the in
spection of attorneys and applicants.
Agreed 10. Mr.. Grow of Pennsylvania Of
fered the last amendment pruviding that
no pension on account of disability in SER
vice should be less than 81 per month.
With this amendment as II text he made u
brief speech. his first since his return to
the House, which he left thirty years ago
as Speaker. q ow's REMARKS bubbled over
with patriotism and glowed with the fl g Of
cleuuenCe. Inc iHcHtIGfS listened 10 ms
words with clo.e attention and bursts Of
applause from both sides of the House
greeted his conclusions. The bill was then
iepoited to the House and passed WITHOUT
division. The House then adjourned.
In the Senate on TIE 8th the Bland seign-
forage bill came up aS unfinished business.
The pending question was Alli-on's motion
to reconsider the vote by which the bill was
passed to "a third reading. senator Harris
upnnnnrpl that tho hill had nhfninpn "a
place in the regular order and should not
be changed without q vote. Senator ShCr-
man began n speech on the bill. senator
Sherman. with an OminOus frOwn on his
brow. and speaking in an earnest, determ-
ined tone. reiterated the hope that the mo
ton of Senator Allison would prevail, for
there was nc disposition in his part OF the
chamber to prevent the passage of the bill.
He was followed by senators Lodge and
Higgins. The bill went over without ac-
ton until the next day. when Il vote will be
taken. The Senate ad iourned after a brief
executive session.
The President transmitted some addi-
tional Hawaiian correspondence 10 the
House on the Sth. The Senate bill to amend
the act to establish the Smithsonian Insti-
tute passed. The conference report ON the
urgent deficiency bill was presented and
agreed to. a resolution of inquiry calling
Onthe Secretary of the Treasury for n re-
pOrG on all unsettled Claims up 10 uate
against the Southern and Central Pacific
Railroads and their branches and for trans
pOrtatiOn service was adopted. Mr.. Rich
ardson of Tennessee called up the bill to re-
form the method of accounting and audit
ing in the customs department of the
Treasury. The bill abolishes the Office of
Commissioner and Assistant COMMISSIONS
of Customs. The discussion over the bill
took a wide range and was participated in
by Messrs. Baker. Henderson, Hepburn,
Cannon and Dockery. The bill passed.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole for the consideration of the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill. After
some debate the committee rose and the
House adjourned.